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A. ROBERTSON-. 0: | BOATSWAINS . WITHERS; BURGOO KING UNPLACED — / m A BELMONT TRACK MUDDY • Track Conditions Result in Defeat of the Derby Winner. « Osculator Is Second and Pairbypair Third in Famous New York Race — Beacon Hill Wins. p NEW YORK, N. Y., May 28.— Boatswain, ridden by A. Robertson, carried the silks of Walter M. Jeffords, his breeder, to victory the famous old | the famous old in Withers Stakes at Belmont Park today, just as his sire, Man o War, had won the same race for Samuel D. Riddle in the 1920 renewal. Following him past the finish came W. R. Coes Osculator, and closely after him was Mrs. John Hertz Pairbypair and Willis Sharpe Kilmers Sun-melus was the one to finish fourth. Far back in the field of seven, and only beating one horse, was Edward R. B r a d 1 e ys Kentucky Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, Burgoo King. The race carried a net value of 1,600 to the winner. The Withers Stakes was the big event of the week-end racing at the beautiful Nassau County course, and again there was a large and representative crowd out for the sport. Unfortunately the rain of Friday night resulted in the track being decidedly off, and this was a serious handicap to Burgoo King, while it was unquestionably to the advantage of the winner, which had finished a close third to Burgoo King and Tick On in his last previous start. Another feature of the holiday racing was the Corinthian Steeplechase Handicap. It went to Gladys Whitneys Beacon Hill, winner of the International Steeplechase the opening day of the meeting. DIFFICULT TRACK. When it was seen that the track was muddy from the rain of Friday, it was thought that possibly Burgoo King would be withdrawn, but it was decided to send him to the post in the hope that the bottom would be firm enough to permit him to give a good account of himself. Little time was lost at the barrier, and both Osculator and Boatswain beat the others away, while Burgoo King and Sun-melus were sluggish leaving the stalls. Early in the race it was evident that the footing was going to bring about the undoing of the son of Bubbling Over when he was unable to make up any ground after he had settled into a full racing stride. Boatswain, revelling in the footing, quickly drew away into a lead of three lengths, and once Robertson had the son of Man o War clear, he steadied him and, saving ground, always had something in reserve. Pairbypair quickly raced past Osculator to run into second place, and he was leading the Coe colt by a length, and Pompeius came next with Larranaga lapped on him and two lengths before Burgoo King. James was driving Burgoo King in an effort to improve his position as the field swung out of the back stretch, but he soon found it was a useless punishment as Sun-melus drew away from him, and he became last of the lot. Boatswain was still three lengths clear and rating along smoothly. Pairbypair was only leading Osculator by a length, and Pompeius was just back of his stablemate. This order was maintained into the stretch, where it became apparent that Boatswain was not to be caught. Pairbypair, in the final furlong, tired from his chase, and then it was that Osculator drew up on him. Pompeius was dropping Continued on twenty-first page. D D _ b a as m is b a, u, v. C w f5 Zi . «,, h t] 1 t, n I, I c 1 tl to 1 a E. 1 c j 8 j J 1 *■ J -j * • v r% q £ q J q q j n J 0 q s BOATSWAINS WITHERS STAKES Continued from first page. back, but Sunmelus was making up ground he went past Larranaga, which was through. In that final furlong Osculator finished with courage to cross the line only beaten a length and a quarter by Boatswain, -and he was just three-quarters of a length before Pairbypair. Sunmelus had closed a big gap to be at the heels of Mrs. Hertx* colt, and the others were badly strung out, with Pompeius, Burgoo King and Larranaga finishing as named. After the race Mr. Bradley said he was satisfied Burgoo King could not race in the muddy going and he would not again be started over such a track. He said the colt would be sent to Washington Park to keep his engagement in the American Derby but that he would only be raced over a fast track. Gwladys Whitneys Beacon Hill again proved himself one of the best jumpers of the year when he carried 162 pounds to vic-1 tory in the Corinthian Steeplechase Handicap, at two miles, a prize that added ,900 his score. He was added to the field after "Tim" Donohue had scratched Joseph Wideners good four-year-old Azucar, and left Indigo as the only starter for the vice-. chairman of The Jockey Club. Indigo was good enough to race to second place, but he was no match for the old son of Broomstick. Third went to Rigan McKinneys Inception when he outfinished A. C. Schwartz* Cree. Only four completed the course, when Syd-■* ney was badly lamed and pulled up after taking the water, and Rooney fell with Charlie Smoot two fences from the finish. Cree was the one to race out with the pace and Inception and Rooney went after him, with Smoot vainly trying to take Rooney back. Sydney followed these, and Beacon Hill brought up the rear. Swinging into the front field, both Sydney and Rooney lost considerable ground. There, Beacon Hill was taken inside to save ground, but Cree was still showing the way under re-0 straint and at the water Rooney was closely lapped on him.
