The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-16
AQUEDUCT TRACK
 OPENS WITH ECLAT Ornondes Right Wins the Car
 Ter Handicap EVENT WAS WORTH $7O00 No Records Garnished the Opening Day Contests, But Event Was Run
 Within 4-5 Second of the
 Aqueduc. Record.
EVENT WAS WORTH $7OO0

New York, April 15.-An immense out pouring of turf enthusiasts witnessed the opening of the Metropolitan season today at Adueduct track and cheered the Vic- tory of Ormondes Right, public favorite in the Carter handicap. The winner bore the eolors of Sydney Pagent. Nicely rid cen, through tie stretch by w. Davis, .he orn,onde colt outfooted David C. Johnson's Roseben, the contender, and won easily by half length, covering the seven furlongs in 1:26 4-5. The purse was worth a little over $Io0O.
 No records garnlshed the opening day contests. but the handicap was run with in four-fifths of second of the best time ever made over the Aqueduct course. Hildebrand upset calculations by winning the first race with Consideration at 10 10 l. and again in the third won Orty II. The latter was backed down from 2Os to los. Oaklawn made show of his held Tn the second race. He and Ormondes Rights were the only winning favorltes. Bantam at 30 to 1 in the fifth was prac- tieally overlooked by the betters,
 No more perfect day could have been desired Ter the bef buing of the racing season. A light rainfall late at night put the course in perfect condition. Sixty bookmakers took their stand in the big rIng," while mere than 100 lined up out si to accommodate snall speculators.
 The ring was In turmoil from begin ming to end.
 Men struggled with one another to place their wagers but the regulars" among the women in the grand stand. were cast down because of the new ru.- ing of the Jockey club forbidding bet ting commissioners to ply their trade.
 Every starter in the big handicap had hundreds of packers and no partiality was shown in the applause when the field paraded past the stand. Starter Cassidy sent them away in good order, when Ormondes Right contrary to his reputa- ton as "suker," showing well in front. Positions shifted rapidly in the first fur long, Roseben. Ormondes Right Orthodox, Little Elm and Rapid Water being closely punched. Rosenben and Orthodox ran like a team for a quarter of a <hle, but the Pagent colt was always within call, cling ing to his original position on the rail. When the field swung into the stretch Davis rushed his charge to the fore, and the race was as good as won.
 Roseben and Little Elm clung 10 him like leeches, the others being beaten off and swallowed up in cloud of dust. Floriay King. the hope of the western horsemen, and quite heavily played by the general public. ran a disappointing race and finished almost last Summary:
 First race, selling, five furlongs-Con- alterations, 107 Hildebrand), to 1, won, Right and True, 107 (Crimmins). to 1, second; Tea Cress. 1O4 (W. Davis), ? to 1, third. Time, 1:01 4-5.
 Second race, half mile-Oaklawn, IF (Burns). 3 to 5, won; Commodore Fon- taine, 1O7 (O'NeilD. 6 to l, second; Fast Flight, 107 GIildebrand), 10 to l, third. Time, 0:49 1-5.
 Third race. selling, seven furlongs- Orly II, 1l6 QIildebrand), 10 to l. won; Arsenal. III (Baird), 3 to l, second; Divi- nation, 107 CHoffman), IS to 5, third. Time, 2S.
 Fourth race, the Carter handicap. $5000 added, seven furlongs-+Ormondes Right, no (W. Davis), to l. won; Roseben, 113 (FulleD, 10 to 1, second; Little Elm, 105 (O'NeilD, 20 to l, third. Time, 1:26 4-5.
 +-Coupled.
 Fifth race, four furlongs. seling-Ban- tam, 102 (crimmins), 30 to l, won; Evelyn J, 94 fBaird), I to l, second; Special License, 97 (MeDanieD, s to 1. third. Time, 05O 3-5.
 Sixth race, six furlongs-Sir Briar, no fJ. Kelly), ' to i. won; Confessor, 10i tKent, 12 to 1, second; Jerry c. no (Iil- debrand), to 1, third. Time, 1:15.