Roamer May Be Retired: Andrew Millers Gallant Old Racer Due for a Life of Ease.; His Racing Career Remarkable for Speed, Honesty and Endurance., Daily Racing Form, 1918-10-19

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ROAMER MAY BE RETIRED Andrew Millers Gallant Old Racer Due for a Life of Ease His Eacing Career Remarkable Remarkablefor for Speed Honesty and andEndurance Endurance New York OclolxT 18 Although entered for tomorrow Andrew Miller and trainer Golds horough have decided thnt gallant old Koamer has had enough of it for this season and perhaps for all seasons and the gelding is standing knee deep in comfort and retirement He will be well sired for all his life It is probable that Hoamer has run his last race He has Inen to the races six years and just missed getting into the 100000 winner circle having been in ninety one contests and earned 1M701 Here is his record to date Year Age Sts 1st 2d 3d Unp Won 1913 2 17 4 1 8480 1914 3 1 12 1 2 1 2910 291019ir 19ir 4 13 S 1 0 4 13321 13321nint nint 5 is i i 5 3705 37051SI17 1SI17 li 17 7 4 2 4 li5ol li5olmis mis 7 ir r 2 21150 21150Totals Totals I HI 3S 25 S 22 9C7 il ilJJorimers JJorimers racing career has been i remarkable remarkableone one for SpeTd honesty and endurance He holds the American mile reconl aiul seven distance records f r sfveu different tracks a ml goes into temporary r permanent retirement sound in wind and limb The track records of Koamer are as follows 1 mile against time HO Saratoga Now NowYork York August 21 1918 1 4 This is the American mile record 1 14 miles 123 Saratoga New York August 1 191S 202 114 miles 117 Aqueduct New York June 9 1914 205 1 14 miles 114 Syracuse New York Sep ¬ tember a 1914 202 1 1S miles 128 Empire City New York YorkJuly July 13 191S 131 1 18 miles 124 Laurel Maryland October 10 1914 149 1 18 miles 129 Havre de Grace Maryland MarylandSeptember September IS 1915 151 1 116 miles 123 Jamaica New York June 18 1917 145 145In In his seven years of performance Koamer has won twentyseven stake races on nine different courses These races with the tracks years and rallies an Year Stake Track Value 1013 Saratoga Special Saratoga 0500 1914 Brooklyn Derby Aqueduct 2300 1914 Belmont Park Autumn AutumnWeightforAge WeightforAge Stakes Belmont Park 810 1914 carter Handicap Aqueduct 1925 1914 Huron Handicap Saratoga 2200 1914 Midsummer Stakes Kmpire City 2925 1914 Municipal Handicap Belmont Park 2150 1914 State Fair Stakes Syracuse 9500 1914 Travers Stakes Saratoga 3000 1914 Washington Handicap Laurel 1970 1915 Brookdale Handicap Aqueduct 2025 1915 Havre de Grace Han liar de trace 1495 1913 M rchants and Citizens CitizensHandicap Handicap Saratoga 1425 3915 National Handicap Laurel 2300 1913 Queens County Han Aqueduct 2300 1915 Saratoga Handicap Saratoga 2300 1915 Saratoga Cup Saratoga 2225 2225lOir lOir Yonkers Handicap Kmpire City 1905 1917 Aqueduct Handicap Aqueduct 2225 1917 Arlington Handicap Pimlico 1000 1917 Excelsior Handicap Jamaica 2825 1917 Saratoga Handicap Saratoga 4850 1918 Queens County Han Aqueduct 3775 1918 Empire City Handicap Empire City 3850 J918 Mount Ycrnon Handicap Empire City 2325 2325jyjS jyjS Saratoga Handicap Saratoga 5350 5350JMIS JMIS Pierrepont Handicap Jamaica 2550


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