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IRENES BOB WINNER • Gains Prominence in Accounting for. Valuable Juvenile Stakes. « Mrs. John Hertz Risque in Triumph — "Pete" Bostwick Rides Contrition to Victory in Chase. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., May 26.— Irenes Bob, the son of The Turk and Bobs Mary, which races for James Gaffney, came into h»gh importance at Belmont Park today when he was winner of the old Juvenile Stakes. This added 4,500 to his score, and was by long odds his best performance. Lapped on him at the finish was a stablemate in Mrs. John Hay Whitneys Stepenfetchit, both being sent to the post by J. W. Healy. Back of these T. M. Cassidys Universe just saved third from William Ziegler, Jr.s, Peacock Alley. With the delightful weather and the lure of this big Juvenile Stakes, the crowd was large and the sport that was furnished was worthy of the attendance. A mile race, for fillies and mares, which fell to Mrs. John Hertz Risque, and a steeplechase for maiden jumpers, in which "Pete" Bostwick brought Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Contrition home winner, were two other interesting attractions. . "Pony" McAtee played an important part in the score of the Gaffney colt. Breaking from an outside position, he had the colt away in full stride, and he dominated all the running. As he left his stall the eventual winner came over slightly, and Universe met with some interference, but he was quickly in second place, though in rather close quarters and unable to catch the leader. ORDER OF RUNNING. Stepenfetchit and Osculator followed closely and Brother Joe was lapped on the pair of them, with the others in fairly close order and Stimulator bringing up the rear. A furlong from the finish the first four were well lapped, but Universe was in the middle of the close order and had scant room, while McAtee was keeping Irenes Bob together and holding to the command. Then in the closing strides Universe tired, and there it was that Stepenfetchit made his challenge that was to carry him within half a length of his stablemate. Universe was at the heels of Mrs. Whitneys colt and only a head before Peacock Alley, which finished with a determined rush, and Defier was also racing well, when too late. Brother Joe, after being in the contention, ran into trouble and dropped back badly until he finished among the trailers. Twenty maiden juvenile fillies met in the opening four and a half furlongs dash through the Widener course, and Mrs. Herbert Pulitzers Emancipate proved the winner with Lida G., from the Pasadena Stable, saving second from the Sagamore Stables Mea, while the Wheatley Stables Crimson Rose was a close fourth. Emancipate, beginning well, forced all the pace, but was doing her best at the end when both Lida G. and Mea, after overcoming early interference, finished with a determined rush on the outside. Crimson Rose was in the front division throughout, but she tired right at the end to lose third by a head to Mea. Emancip .tes winning margin was half a length, while Lida G. had beaten Mea a length and a half for the place. Sun Tweed closed some ground to finish fifth, and St. Mica was the one to be sixth. RACE THROUGH THE FIELD. Under a good ride by G. H. "Pete" Bostwick, Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Contrition was winner of the steeplechase for maiden jumpers. Fair Moss, carrying the silks of William Duponts Foxcatcher Farms, raced to second place, with Mrs. John Hay Whitneys Abdul II. saving third handily from the Greentree Stables Degas. Ten started and the only one that did not complete the course was Mrs. Bryce Wings Williams Pride, which was pulled up before a turn of the field had been completed. From a good start, it was Degas that took command and he was under steady restraint as he set the pace. Captain Hook was sec- - — — 1 Continued on twenty-first page. I I : I l ; . i - t I • , I r 5 I - 1 f - t ; IRENES BOB WINNER Continued from first page. ond away, but he quickly dropped back until he was last. Fair Bob was in the front division, and Tasman was racing well, while in the early stages Abdul II. was far back. At the lower end of the field Parke lost several lengths by going wide with Degas and it was there Mr. Bostwick slipped through on the inside with Contrition to take command. At the same time Tasman moved up and for a few strides he was also leading Degas, but the son of Dis Done was so good that, despite the ground that had been lost, he moved up to Contrition again. Mr. Bostwick never surrendered his inside berth and went to the last jump in the back field closely lapped on Degas, but he was first over and from there to the finish he held his opponents perfectly safe to be winner by four lengths. The Willow, a mile for fillies and mares, brought out four smart ones, and saw Mrs. John Hertz Risque the winner over Joseph E. Wideners Buckup, and the Audley Farm Stables Erin Queen saving third from the Greentree Stables Robins Egg. It really amounted to a two-horse race, for both Risque and Buckup were much better than the other two. Risque was first to show in front and then, before the run through the back stretch had been completed, Malley had taken the command with Buckup and Steffen was content to rate Risque along back of the daughter of Buchan. It was not until the stretch turn was reached that Steffen made his move and as he did so Malley went wide with Buckup, carrying the winner out badly. It had all the appearance of foul riding, but Risque was good enough to accept that much the worst of it and outgamed the Widener filly. In the final furlong Risque drew out readily to be the winner by two lengths, six lengths away Erin Queen had no trouble beating Robins Egg for third. Joseph E. Daviss Colossal, which gave Jack High something of a battle last week, came back with another good race in the fifth when he scored easily over Mrs. K. E. Hitts Hot Toddy, J. H. Louchheims Grey Coat and the Ramapo Stables Knowl-ton. From a good start, S. Renick rushed the winner along at a sprinting pace in the early stages, and Knowlton went with him, while the other two dropped back badly. It seemed to be absurd but the son of Tro-. jan carried his speed magnificently, and at the end he was winner by five lengths. Hot Toddy had beaten Grey Coat a like dis-: tance, and Knowlton quit, to finish last. At the end of the program The Heathen, racing for C. Harvey Pierce, was winner of the six furlongs race, over the main course. At the end he was doing his best. Elegant, after repeatedly unseating Mann, was left at the post. In fact, the field was sent away when Mann was on the ground. The Heathen was rushed out into the lead and set all the pace, but had to be hard driven at the end to be the winner. Frank Bray claims the honor of purchas- ing the first yearling sold at auction at New York this season. He purchased Sunny Apa. Jockey L. Fator is recovering from a se- vere cold and will resume riding the latter part of this week. He has been confined to his home with his own illness and also because of the sickness of his children. Dr. Carroll Mitchell arrived from Maryland and joined the local veterinarian colony. Mose Lowenstein will ship the stable that he has here to Chicago after the Aqueduct meeting. Will Wallace reports that jockey J. Pas-sero, who bruised his foot at Havre de Grace, resumed galloping horses and will accept mounts in the near future. At private terms F. J. Buchanan sold Por-terdi to A. G. Robertson. J. W. Healy will ship a carload of horses to Washington Park headed by Mate for various owners.
