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BOSTWICKS VIGOROUS RIDE » Contributing Factor in Success of Road Agent in Steeplechase. 1 Spectacular Finish in Race Through the Field Furnishes Real Thrill to Tuesdays Racing at Belmont Park. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., May 19.— George Herbert Bostwick rode his own gelding Road Agent to victory in the short course of the Coligny Steeplechase here this afternoon and it was the most interesting contest on the program. The finish brought a real thrill when both Icicle and Cree were closely lapped on the winner and the vigorous ride of "Pete" Bostwick was a contributing factor in the score. There was a threat of rain all afternoon at the big Nassau County course, but the weather was springlike and the attendance large. Fields for the most part were small, but the sport was excellent. In the running of the Coligny the only mishap was at the first jump when Mrs. Robert C. Winmills Dancing Princess came down with Campbell. At the time the filly was racing second and it seemed inevitable that the rider would be hurt, but he was on his feet promptly none the worse for his tumble. Tasman, the starter from the Log Cabin Stud Stable, was first to show the way, but he did not last long in the lead. Then as the front field was reached Erne II., from the Greentree Stable, took the command, while Road Agent and Cree, the A. C. Schwartz starter, were racing closely after him. Valorous, a stablemate to Erne II., was in the front division and it was Icicle and Luckite that brought up the rear, but the entire field was in fairly close bunch. It was going to the hedge at the lower end of the course that Pinon came over slightly with Erne II. and Road Agent met with a slight interference and at the same time Cree was blocked to some degree. Both Luckite and Icicle moved up as the back field was reached and there Mr. Mc-Kinney ran into some more trouble with Cree. Tasman was beginning to drop back, while Valorous was moving up strongly, but Road Agent held to his place with all the pace. It was going to the upper end of the field that Albright made his bid with Icicle and the son of Ed. Crump, which races for Mrs. K. E. Hitt, showed in front. Road Agent was close after him with Valorous racing third. There Cree was taken wide by Mr. Continued on twenty-second page. BOSTWICKS VIGOROUS RIDE Continued from first page. McKinnpy and he lost considerable ground. Luckite was still racing strongly, while the others had dropped out of the running. Through the front field there was a bitter fight and at the last fence Mr. Bostwick had Road Agent first over, but Icicle, racing on the inside was lapped on him, while Valorous was only leading Cree by half a length. The short run home saw Icicle hanging on gamely and all four were under a hard drive. Road Agent just stuck it out to be winner by a neck and Icicle had only saved second place from Cree, which was by a head. Valorous was two lengths back and only a length and a half before Luckite. J. H. Ijouchheims Uncovered proved easily best of the juveniles that were brought out in the opening four and a half furlongs dash through the Widener course. The son of Wise Counsellor led all the way to score over Mrs. George Reads Hugh Mc-Callan Jr. and Francis J. Buchanans Kfjaybe saved third from George D. Wide-ners Dust way. The six furlongs of the Shoreham proved easy for Mary L. Crawfords Follow Thru, but it furnished plenty of thrill when well back of the Epinard filly. Marshall Fields Maitinelli and Ral Parrs Dunlins Lad finished so closely locked that many were of the opinion that the Parr colt had saved second place, but it was awarded to Martinelli. Just a half length back of these came Rol-lin In. from the Tedlu Stable, while Epinax and Greatorex, the only other starters, were beaten off. Clarence Buxton saddled his second winner of the day when he sent out A La Carte, from the Alton Stable, for the mile , and a sixteenth of the Whisk Broom Handicap. The son of Transmute was only opposed by Flaming, from the Belair Stud Stable, and Sunvir. racing for Mrs. K. Hitt, and he never left the result in doubt. Willis Sharpe Kilmers Dark Seeker, a daughter of Traumer— Sun Quest, was one of the easiest winners of the afternoon. She took the Pretty Polly Purse, for fillies, with ridiculous ease from C. V. Whitneys recent winner Pintail, and Mrs. Herbert Pulitzers Emancipate was third. Robertson rushed Dark Seeker into a long early lead and she was always clear of the others. Pintail was slow to get in motion and had to make up some ground to take second place, but she was never close to the winner.
