New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-03
OSTRICH RUNS GOOD RACE
WTNS MONTAGUE ST4KES.
The Order Colt Takes the Measure
of Some Metropolitan Candidates.

of Some VI eUOpOhtdH C0tdtUuteS'
Interest was added 10 the racing at Jamaica
YESTERDAY because certain owners and trainers
made the Montague Stakes the medium OF a last
nubllc trial 1o- their Metropolitan Handicap can
5isates TIE stake Is 81 one and a sixteenth miles
o. ne tr-ee-vear-old and upward division and the
e-st weisht-Gar-age race OF the year. Only i've
horses made Up us field yesterday, but OF this num-
her least three have been looked on as probable
s-s- srs IN rae Metropolitan, and because Of their
previous pe-Il-ilailI-s serious Soi-7-e-t e''0 mas
been bestowed
The running q the Montague served the double
-u-ross Of partially eliminating one candidate and
bringing two others conspicuously into the racing
l,r1e,sht The horse whose chances for winning the
first great handicap o. The year materially de-
creased-.r the rubLcs opinion. at least-Was Major
psirgerfeId the fve-gear-old son OF Handspring
Mon Irost The two whose performances entitle
Them 10 more consideration than they have re-
ceive6 were the tnree-year-o.a colt Cstrlch oy
Crzz--plgn7aea owned by the Boston Stable. and
James P Keere.s tlree-y sar-old s. LeoHaros geld
ing Careless These Two horses, The former taxing
rD EOS pounds and The lat-er -l6 pounds, finished
heads anart after running Major DaingerAeIo
Buttons and Andy Williams of their feet
rs 7fa40- seemed 10 be the class q the race ana
-rfs -qrrled with the fact that Tom Welsh ms
trainer. thought very Vel Of him. made him me
choice in preference 10 Z. r. Thomas's Andy an
fans ana Buttons and the Boston Stables os1Eleh-
Careless was both the outsider and the soou
-bfrr Jimmie" Rowe told those who cared 10
listen thar The 81 Le-rar5s gelei1s was likely 10
get out in f-ont al the fall q the nag ana stay
there 10 the end. He only missed MS guess oy
q head and his forecast. moreover, was Iuln!leu
m 10 HE Iasr sixteenth pole When the barrier
went I'D Burns took Careless out II front, and hug
g.ng The raI. set the pace for the others. Inc
others chased him, with Ostrich showing con-
suicuousIy In the through the backslrelct-
The Major did not show much speed, and was
inclined TO yield TO one Of his fits Of sulung- IN
the quarterstretch the race resolved itself into
fight between Ostrich and Careless and for half
the distance II was difficult 10 guess which would
get the decision. The order colt had more in re-
serve, however. and caught the judges eye hrst
andy Williams poor third
Careless which is in The Metropolitan with eighty
seven pounds is stiu q maiden and was last seen
IN public at the Morris Park spring meeting. when
he gan unpIaced in the Jus ale. Ostrich carried
yesterday twenty-five pounds more than he is asked
20 take up in the Metropolitan and carried II
sixteenth of e mile further His time IN the Mon
;asue was Lar 80
Grand Opera the good handicap horse which E
/. Smathers bought from 'Pitrsburg Phil imme-
diaely after the Iatters entries were ordered re-
fused made his first start OF the year in a high
weight handicap AT FIVE and q half turlongs- He
looked extremely high III flesh and al least two
weeks from race. Mr.. Vos5urgh placed 40 pounds
him and he finished seventh In a field Of nre.
The race was in a rafting good finish by Lord
OF The Valley, with Schoharie second.
Mrs Frank FarreIl'S The Nusketeer, first choice.
OF badly and finished third Mart Mullen. IL
= TO J. beat a crowd Of IIaters = a six flrlcng
sprint. Biz Days MadrigaI took the measure
OF another lot Of pIaters in the threeyearod group
at eight TO one and squandereG much money that
was wagered on DanseUse Frank FarreIs First
Born, in 1ye-furIong dash for youngsters ard
Koh-no0r in q race for maiden three-y ear-olds q.
three-quarre-s Of e mile, were the other winners
SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-sel.ur. years and over. 8 fgrlong=-
81 Betting f.
Z; Burss.s D. C. Mart Mullen. by Golden
Dawn-Bas Bieu, ll5...--.--- lFullerJ ~ Al
Elsie I, g -Jc6raaa Is 81
AIonaan0ek s. 50 Robertson l. TO and 70 /. Joe
aged ia 1sIcc1e 8 70 j. ana ; 70 g. Jalia N g. I6i
% ana 40 % ! and silver Heels 10 HaiIHan %
head Time. Has.
SECOND RAcE-seng maiden tvo-year-old all.es. and
". {. Daiys B. : Na1rigaL by Magyar
Ma&ai-aa So. --.--.--..- g5rsaaeTl 81 al
lanseuse. ss--.-.----..--..-lA BreaaaHj IS 10
auction. lgl G5de5raad]. 20 and .. Flavor. %
terul {, ! ana To Leriaa, "a l7llnegaaj 70 70
srE-ezlty g r. FISHER 60 q a1d 70 % = ia $ %
100 10 anu 80 70 and II abala sc w Hennessy). 10
read Time lj2 let Al th5 post fhrovn 70 The
THIRD RACE lightweight handicap. s-year-olas and
. Aasiass r IA. e J LaTa Of The Valley
Scholars. . 1ll.... "a i, o9a4B., lIss--i II
Ire Mlsaeteer. o. l2l..---.. shaw p 4-5
Fus,-aH 4 10 tAIcCueY. 10 ana 70 /. Bardolph.
= - "a FhllLps}. y 70 and 70 J. EscuIiaI 4 l07
brand ! I. Gold Dome. 3, fO2 u. Gala
han. 10 4 ans % z. and Cherry song. :, lOl u.
Aliclaelsj 200 and 50 J. also start Won
111aen o1t oy neck Time l-o79s
FOURTH HA~E-THE MONTAGUE STAKES. , years
and over lie miles.
P7aasg 3 Fa-sT} - "a
'Aucy Williams ., - utedfernJ Il 3-5
Major Laingeraed. 2 12s tOdoml II 20 10 and 10 3.
ana Buttons. 23 lPhilips 20 and 70 D also
good cleyerly By Time. I.47 \. r.
FIFTH RACE-seIIing: 2 y1aT-olds. furlongs
? rank tarrell h. g. First Born, 10y Loco
hatehee- HAPPY Day. 81. fCormachD - Is
S1eA l-a-a - tallalanl 81 -
@laN-IF5 i've fkllil4lpsj ) 81 II
1Iuoz1n. - Flnnegan) 3 20 / and 10 s. and Raiment
g. Creamer, : 70 ] and . 10 =. also good.
Won drirng hy nose Time. 1903.
SIXTH RACE Maiden 3 -year-0lds: furlongs
James X AftAf Dr. kohlnO0r
hiugston- yal Gem, 1l2. CE2edfernl is IL
Brook. ll2 tFshUipel 10 ii
waterford. i"S tBurns) Al IS
TrouviIe. ll2 tAIichsels) and 70 /; St Breeze
IL ttochranl, g 70 and u !. gEVadel
100 o. AND 20 20 J. Belle Wakefield lO7 CIi!debraadl
Z and % 4 High Heels tCarmacl3 y 4, ana
20 ! BILLY Roche. JOB ltuer) ana u 1. FERN
rock IL (AcCue) 20 40 and saldola IL. 1Asb-
100 and 80 !. Arabia ll2 fF2unaan,
- ] and 20 J. Flying Charcoal,
! and ana 'HeInitai. ll2 sims. 10 ! and 20
J.. also start poor Non ridden out bv =
lengths Time. l-I6is- '5roks down.
JAMAICA ENTRIES FOR To-rAY.
FIRST RACE Selling. e-year-oids ana ove- ST.