Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
AQUEDUCT OPEN|N c
Immense Crowd at the Track
Yesterday.
ORMONDE'S RIGHT WINS
TAKES THE CARTER HANDICAP
AND IS HEARTILY cHEERED.
Roseben Finishes Second, With Will
liam Lakelands Little EN-
Third
ORMONDE'S RIGHT WINS

NEW YORK, April 15-An immense out
pouring of turf enthusiasts witnessed The
opening of the metropolitan racing sea-
son today at Aqueduct track, and cheered
the victory of Ormondes Right, public
favorite in the Carter handicap. The win
ner bore the colors of Sydney Paget
Nicely ridden through the stretch by w.
Davis, the Ormonde colt outfooted David
c. Johnsons Roseben, the contender, and
won easily by half a length, covering the
seven furlongs in 1.2j 40. The purse was
worth a bit over $1,000.
ROSeben finished second and William
Lakeland's Little En- third. No records
garnshed the opening days contests, but
the handicap was run within four hfths
of second of the best time ever made
over the Aqueduct course. Five more we'll
contested events filled out the program.
Hildebrand upset calculations by winning
the first with Consideration at 10 to L. ana
again in the third won with Oriey H. Inc
latter was backed down from tWentleS 10
ten and the layers lost heavily. Oaklawn
made a show of his field In the second
race, a four-furlonS dash, and won eased
up. He was heavily backed at to 10. lie
and Ormonde'S Right were the only Will
ming favorites. The fifth race, also two
year-old event at four furlonss, went TO
Bantam at 30 to l, and practically OYER
looked by the bettors.
No more perfect day could have been
desired for the beginning of the racing
season. A light rainfall late at night put
the course in perfect condition. and favored
by the half holiday more than 10000 per-
sons passed through the gates before the
first race Sixty bookmakers took their
stand in the big ring" while more than
one hundred lined up outside to accom-
modate small spectators.
The ring was in a turmoil from begin
ming to end Men struggled with one an
other to place their wagers, but the 'regu-
lars among the women in the grand stand
were cast down because of new ruling
of the Jockey Club forbidding betting com
missionerS to place their trade
The Garter was fourth on the program
and called out field of eighteen starters.
So evenly balanced were the chances of
try-Ormonde' Right and GoldSmith-in-
stalled a favorite, was or to l. Every
starter had hundreds of hackers, and no
Partially was shown in the applause when
the field paraded past the grand stand.
Starter Cassidy sent them away in good
order, with Ormonde's Right contrary to
his reputation as "sulker," showing we'll
in front. Positions shifted rapidly in the
first furlong. Roseben, Orthodox, Little
En- and Rapidwater were closely punched
and alternated in leading a stampede for
the turn into the wide stretch
Roseben and Orthodox ran like a team
for quarter of mile, but the Paget colt
was always within call, clinging to his orig
inal position on the right. When the field
swung into the stretch Davis rushed his
charge to the fore and the race was as good
won.
Roseben and Little EN- chung to him like
leeches through the long run down the
stretch, but the others were beaten off and
swallowed up in cloud of dust
Floral King, hope of the western horse
men, and quite heavily played by the gen.
eral public, ran disappointing race and
finished almost last