Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-17
R0sEBEN WON
CARTER HANDICAP

NEW YORK. April 17-Roseben, the
popular favorfte. carrying top weight of
129 pounds. won the Carter handicap. at
seven furiongs. the feature of the OPEN
ing day of Metropolitan racing at Aque-
duct yesterday, the home Of the Queens
County Jockey Club. The finish was fought
gu. In q hard drive between Roseben ana
Southern Cross. outsider. The favorite
gamely responded to mastery ride by
Jockey Lucien Lyme and won by head.
long gap of daylight separated the first
two horses from the eleven other starters
IN the race. Coming out OF the ruck at the
sixteenth pole. Red Knight ran into third
place. barely nippipg the short end of the
purse from Whimsical. second cholce
In the betting The race was run In 1.26 is.
two-ffths OF a second behind the track
record.
Roseben was always the favorte. finan-
eially and sentimentally When he led the
posi- procession past one of the largest
crowds the Aqueduct track ever held. he
was loudly appiauded. When his winning
number was posted after the exciting fin
1sh there was tumult of cheers. Open
ing at 2ia TO /, the d. c. johnson sprlnters
price scared to threes. Then he was back
ed down to IL to at post time Whimsi-
cal. on the strength of her -year-old
work last season. was second In demand.
southern Cross. who ran second, was at
tens and Red Knight was 80 to 1.
Fine Field of Starters
The field OF seventeen horses named to
go to the post was reduced by the scratch
ing of Rams Horn, Rebo. Battle AK.
D'Arkle and Ballotta. J. H. Mccormick
added Grenade and brought the field UP TO
thirteen
When it came to the running of the race
1t was all Roseben up to the last furlong.
when Southern Cross challenged and the
stirring drive to the wire followed The
gameness with which Roseben fought out
that last furlong won him high regard
from all horsemen. and he is held to be a
dangerous factor in the Metropolitan at
one mile. Hermitage and Green Room ran
with the big Splinter for the first two fur
longs, but he had clear lead entering the
stretch, when. In the closing rush. South
ern Cross, who came to the races with a
splendid New Orleans record. was the only
one 10 get anywhere near HIM
Three strong favorites and a split favorite
won their races yesterday the other two
events going to weli-tackedr second and
third choices Horses which were facing
the barrier for the first timethis year won
hve of the six events, the only seasoned
victor turning up in Tileng. a smart two
!ear-old, brought out by the Benning ses-
sion. Garner only had to sit still on Tile
ing to have him handily win the Ozone
seiiing STAKES. The winner was afterward
bid up $1,000 but was retained by his
stable.
Diamond won the first race after long
delay at the post in which he was the
chler oHender. Jockey Radtke rode his first
eastern winner In the second race HIS
mount, Clark Griffith was favorite and
much the best. winning all the way In
the nth race Broadcloth from the stable
or j. A Drake won in spite of the fact
that his boy kept him in the deep going
all the way. Newton Bennington uncov-
cred sensational winner in the last race
HIS good two-year-old Gold Finch colt.
Demund romped away from AL Powell and
other coed ones in a way which stampad
him as unusually clever He won by ten
lengths pulled up. Demund was the heavily
played favorite. the news Of his workouts
having spread widely. The summaries:
The Summaries.
First race. selling; FIVE furlongs-Diamond. los
SHAW. to 1 and to 5, won; Toots Mock oS
tRodtke) II to l and to /. second; Brush In
so e. Norris. II to and to /. third Time
LOO keator Right and True, Considera ton Snow
King, Early and Often. Cousin Kate Lawsonian
Cassandra and Lstless also ran
second race, six fl,riongs-Clark Griffith. 103
Norris, 6 TO and . TO L. second: Water Grass,
" tHornerl. 10 to and to l. third Time / IA
Moharib Grapple. veronese and Idle Dream also
r, Third race, the Ozone stakes: four furlonss-
mont, ioa Baird! to and to i. second: DIS Dis
ester los t0'NeilD: to and 2 TO |, third. Time
Rappahanneck Athens Fond du l Lac and M0ie Cora
Price also ran
Fourth race, the Carter handicap of SO 900;
seven furlongs-Roseben, % nyne} IL to 5 and
even. won; Southern Cross. 100 (Bairdl, 10 to
and to 1, second: Red Knight, los (Radtke) 80
to and 10 to l. third Time l. &c % Lord of
the Vale. Phil Finch 0rmondes Right Bohemia.
Whimsical. Goldsmith. Green Room Beimere Her
mitage and Grenade also ran.
Fifth race selling: seven Decentralization,
ITO tGarner), to / and even. won: Jack McKeon
113 Hffiler). 3 to l and even second: Water Dog
02 &C. Morris), to and to 3. third Time
1.27. The Cure. Lord Badge. Edict Deux Temps
alS ran
Sixth race. four furongs Eemund los
(O'Neiill, TO and to 3. won Campsigner
100 tW. Kobhinsl Is to / and TO / second;
Sbackle. I06 ~. Jenes). Is to / and 5 to / third
Time, 04I Is. Al Powell. Blue Dale CommunI-
paw. They're on. Gambol, Taunt. MiIcat and
Economy also