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ROMANSOLDIER FAILS Burden of 133 Pounds Proves Too Heavy in Rockingham Handicap. Sachsenmaier Colt Finishes Third to Gallant Gay and Good Goods in Rockinghams Feature. SALEM, N. H., June 13. Lyman Brusie sent out Gallant Gaandin the interest of W. W. Adams to win the Rockingham Park Handicap, which featured the final days sport, as 133 pounds proved too much weight for gallant Roman Soldier, the black meteor from Elwood Sachsenmaiers stable. The heavily-played favorite gave his utmost, but the best he could do was finish third, with Brookmeade Stables Good Goods second in the field of eight. Gallant Gay was ridden by Ray Hightshoe, a lad who was put in the saddle at the last minute after W. G. Jackson was set down by the stewards. It was the most important stake ever won by owner Adams, trainer Brusie or Gallant Gay. The 0,000 added mile and one-eighth event netted the winner ,050, making it the most important event of the eighteen-day meeting, which came to an end this afternoon. The track, heavy at the start of the day, was designated as good for the feature. There was no rain, but the weather was gloomy and unseasonably cool, and that undoubtedly hurt the attendance. Gallant Gay ran the distance in 1:52. but his performance was an impressive one just the same. The Galetian colt was the only Continued on thirty-eighth page. ROMAN SOLDIER FAILS Continued from first page. three-year-old in the field. He is a temperamental sort and was being ridden for the first time by Hightshoe. He was out in all the pace battle, dogging the heels of Identify to the stretch and holding on gamely to the lead once he gained it. The start was a remarkably fast one and a credit to Bob Frend, who had two tough customers to handle in Roman Soldier and Gallant Gay. Good Goods broke in front, but was rapidly overhauled by Identify. The Vanderbilt racer was setting the pace as they thundered up to the clubhouse turn, with Gallant Gay second, Black Gift third and Roman Soldier, on the outside, fourth. They went down the back stretch in this order, with Identify holding a narrow lead over the persistent Gallant Gay. As they reached the three-eighths ground, Identify tired and right there, as usual, Roman Soldier began his move. He mowed em down horse by horse as the crowd sent, up a whoop that drowned out the loud speaker completely for it looked as if the favorite was about to run the same race he did in the Decoration Day and Granite State Handicaps. In the stretch Good Goods and Roman Soldier were battling it out for second place neck and neck, but Galiant Gay was still out there by a head, and Gallant Gay is a game colt. The three went down the stretch closely lapped, with Gallant Gay still holding tenaciously to his hairline lead, Good Goods driving after him, with Woolf riding hard, and Roman Soldier, under Richards, who came here especially to ride him because of Longdens absence, closing on the outside. As they raced past the sixteenth pole it was still anybodys race, and then Roman Soldier began to show the weight was telling. He faltered slightly, but Richards swung down with the whip, and he lunged forward again gamely. He gave all he could give, and it just was not good enough. Rich ards took him wide most of the way, but his ride was a good one, for he was finding the best going. It was weight, not a change in jockeys or loss of ground that beat Roman Soldier. They reached the last seventy yards, and Gallant Gay began to draw away slowly but surely. Roman Soldier was a beaten horse at this point, and Good Goods was also tiring, but the latter was a length clear of Roman Soldier at the line. The others were far back of the battling leaders. Roman Soldier beat Black Gift, the fourth horse, by two and a half lengths. Identify quit badly on the turn and was a well beaten fifth. Gallant Gay was receiving a lot of weight from Roman Soldier, but nothing can be taken away from his score. He is courageous to the core and has moved up a long, long way since the close of Narragansett Park. Hell make the best three-year-old move fast to beat him. In a finish so close that . the. crowd was divided in calling the winner until the numbers Were posted, the camera made High Finance the winner of the first event by a nose over Zevanaid. The two were backed almost to the exclusion of the others in the five and a half furlongs tilt. Zevanaid was backed heavily in this event. The Zev mare, from the stable of Miss A. Doris, broke third and took the lead a few yards out. She was under restraint down the back stretch and began to draw away around the turn, appearing a sure winner. Then along came High Finance, which was carrying the colors of Mrs. W. Hodson. Thompson went to a furious drive on the pacemaker, but the mare was a trifle short. High Finance got up right at the wire. Fred Almy was third. Mrs. C -P. Lindeners Lone Hand got up in the final strides to beat the pacemaking Good Omen, from Miss Lillian Whites stable, in the three-quarters event, that was second on the card.
