Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1909 — RESTIGOUCHE TURF HERO [ARTICLE]

RESTIGOUCHE TURF HERO

Cast-Off From Keene Barn Helps to Defeat the Favorite, Celt. New York. June 4 —Turfmen today are discussing the remarkable race run by the Keene cast-off, ftestigouche, in the Brooklyn Handicap in which he finished second to his stable mate. King James. Celt, the public choice at 1 to 3. was third. It was P.esiigouche that set the sizzling pace ' hich caused a new mark to go on record for this famous race. The mile and a cmerter was done in 2- 04, 1-5 of a second better than Celt’s time last year. Restigouche had been regarded as a quitter and a cranky horse and few expected much of him in the Brooklyn. Experts say that all that defeated him was ths wide turn Jockey Guy Burns took in steering into the stretch.