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EOSEMONTS BEST RACE : Kentucky Derby and Preakness Winner in Second Place. No Excuses for Son of Gallant Fox in Old Fixture Plat Eye Ac- counts for Third. - NEW YORK, N. Y., May 25. Another champion went down to defeat at Belmont ark today when William Woodwards Omaha, winner of both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, bowed to William Du-ponts Rosemont in the old Withers Stakes. The victory was a decisive one, and Omaha was a length and a half back of the son of The Porter and just a half length before Plat Eye, from the Greentree Stable. It was a stunning surprise to a monster crowd that was out for the week-end sport, and Rosemont ran his greatest race to be the winner. There did not seem to be any real excuse for Omaha, but Rosemont surely improved over his most recent effort, when he was beaten rather handily by Plat Eye. With perfect racing weather and a remarkable program of sport, one of the most notable crowds of the season was out and the racing was thrilling all afternoon. Nine went to the post in the Withers and Rosemont added 1,250 to his earnings by the victory. FAST EARLY PACE. After a short delay at the post, the start was a good one and Nautch was first to show. He set a fast pace and Plat Eye was following him closely in a first quarter run in :23 and a half in :46. Psychic Bid was holding third place and then came St. Bernard and Special Agent in close order. Rosemont was not far back and Omaha was lapped on the Dupont colt, while Gillie was in the rear. It was going to the stretch turn that Nautch began to tire and Workman went to the front with Plat Eye to finish the six furlongs in 1:11. By that time Saunders was moving up with Omaha on the outside and Wright moved up with him on Rosemont. He was devoting all his attention to the Woodward colt and Rosemont was able to do everything that was done by the son of Gallant Fox. When Workman had Plat Eye clear he crossed to the inner rail; for the son of Chicle likes that position, but he was soon doing his best to hold his position. Rosemont was charging along gallantly and outside of him Omaha was making up ground. Plat Eye was beginning to pay the toll for the early pace as Rosemont drew alongside, and he soon dropped back to second place. Then Rosemont raced straight and- true, though ridden out smartly, to be winner by a length and a half. Omaha appeared to tire slightly in the final drive, but he wore down the tiring Plat Eye to take second place by half a length, while the Greentree colt was all o." five lengths before Psychic Bid. ANOTHER WIDENER TRIUMPH. The popular silks of Joseph E. Widener were triumphant for the fifth time in the running of the Charles L. Appleton Memorial Steeplechase Handicap, when Bushranger, in a good, game performance, led Mrs. Gwladys Whitneys Rideaway over the line, with Mrs. Arthur Whites Spinach beating Irish Bullet for third. Neaptide was winner of the first running for Mr. Widener in 1922 and the others to score have been Fuirmount in 1926, Arc Light in 1932, and Azucar, winner of the 00,000 Santa Anita Handicap last winter, carried the silks to victory in 1933. One mishap occurred in this renewal when Thomas Hitchcocks Amagansett made a bad landing two fences from the finish and unseated the amateur, Pigan McKinney. Fortunately, he was not seriously hurt by his tumble. Besides the trophy that goes to the winner, this renewal carried a net value of ,750. Coldstream, the two-year-old son of Bull Dog and Nimble Hoof, that Alex Gordon-brought from Kentucky lor C. B. Shaffers Coldstream Stud Stable, proved himself a real runner in the Delhi Purse, an overnight event. He made a show of three other good ones when he ran the route in :52 easily, to beat Billie Bane, which raced for Mr. Continued on thirty-fifth page. OMAHA BEATEN IN WITHERS STAKES AT BELMONT PARK Continued from first page. Nightingale; Galsac, which carried the Greentree Stable silks, and Royal Fox, which raced for William Woodward. There was really nothing to the running for Coldstream was so much the best that he soon had a safe lead, and Keester took hold of his head to. rate him along in front. Coldstream is an eligible for the Juvenile to be run next .Saturday, and there is a chance he. will eet Ogden Phipps White Cockade in that race. This son of Diayolo is better qualified than any other to give the son of Bull Dog a battle. Coldstream has won three of his four starts, being beaten a head in his first effort. John Simonettis Sgt. Byrne came back with another winning effort in the seven furlongs of the Round Table Handicap, which attracted some of the best sprinters on the course. Mantagna, from the Mae-imere Farm Stable, raced to second place, with E. R. Bradleys Bazaar saving third from War Glory. Bazaar beat the others away from the post and Meade sent her into a lead of daylight. Out there he took hold of his mount and she was soon joined by Sgt Byrne and Mantagna. Then the three dominated the rest of the running and Sgt. Byrne-was safely in command long before the stretch was reached, and Rainey had only to rate him along to hold the others perfectly safe. Aperitif, from the Howe Stable, was a driving winner of the final race of the day and led home Mrs. J. H. Whitneys Nice Talk, while in third place was Maine Chance, from the Maemere Farm.
