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ROUGH RIDING IN ROSEDALE • Fancy Flight Declared Winner After Claim of Foul Is Dismissed. » Flighty Anna Finishes Second and Nutlet Beats Others in Jamaica Feature — The Heathen Scores Easily. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., May 12.— J. H. Louch-heims Fancy Flight, making her 1933 debut, was winner of the Rosedale Purse at Jamaica today, but she was not confirmed in her victory until the stewards had heard a complaint of foul lodged by Mack Garner, who rode Mrs. C. Oliver Iselins Flighty Anna, which finished second. Third went to P. A. Mahoneys Nutlet, and Mrs. W. T. Andersons Kay R. beat Lady Diver and Torrid Zone, the only other starters. The race was marked by considerable rough riding and Lady Diver was knocked out of the contention shortly after leaving the back stretch. The stewards could not place the blame for rough riding on Horn, who rode Fancy Flight, and the order of the finish was not disturbed. Although rain threatened almost all afternoon, a big crowd was out and there was abundant enthusiasm. The first untoward happening in the Rose-dale was during the parade to the post. Torrid Zone, when directly in front of the grandstand, crossed her legs in some fashion and fell with jockey Stout. The lad was quickly on his feet to catch the filly, and no real harm seemed to have been done. The Rosedale was at six furlongs, for three-year-old fillies, and the start was a good one. Fancy Flight left in full stride and she was good enough to dominate all the running. Flighty Anna, racing along on the inside, was in second position and Mills rushed Lady Diver into third place, closely lapped on Mrs. Iselins filly. Nutlet was outside of these and as the turn out of the back stretch was approached she moved up with a rush. She appeared to come over as she caught the leaders and it was there that Lady Diver was knocked completely out of the contention. Garner was holding to his rail position and following Fancy Flight closely when he was hampered and forced to take up slightly. Then it was that Fancy Flight drew out again and when she was a length to the good she held the field safe for the rest of the journey. At the line her winning margin was a length. Nutlet hung to third place after Lady Diver had been eliminated and she was at the heels of Flighty Anna and four lengths before Kay R. Lady Diver, after the roughing to which she was subjected, had no chance and she was another eight lengths back and ten lengths before Torrid Zone. A close finish resulted in the fifth when Sweet Bud, under a long stretch drive by Coltiletti, was just up to win over Corvine and third went to Zaidee. Hebert had Corvine away in command and San Kai was in second place. Fator had dropped Zaidee down on the rail. Corvine carried the pace all the way, without drawing out from the company, and when Hebert kept her on the rail, Fator waited in vain for an opening. He made several moves to try and go through and in the stretch appeared to have his chance when Corvine swerved in sharply and he was again blocked. In the meantime, San Kai had dropped back and Sweet Bud went along with Corvine. The pair were racing stride for stride in the stretch and it was only in the last few yards that Sweet Bud had her head in front. The unfortunate Zaidee was another length and a half away at the finish. William H. Gallaghers Vested Power was an easy winner of the mile and a sixteenth race at the end of the card. Rushing away into a long lead, he was never headed, and won by half a dozen lengths. Boston Waters, after racing second all the way, saved the place by a length and a half from Daudet, one that was considered good enough to be nominated for both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. Walter H., a previous winner at the meeting, had no speed and he finished ten lengths back of the field.
