Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-08
FAv0RITES SWEPT THE
CARD AT JAMAICA

NEW YORK, May S-Six favorites three
of them ridden by Jockey Radtke, won over
heavy track at Jamaica yesterday, where
10000 racegoers had an unusually profitable
day. Radtke's ride on Alex Shields Go Be
tween. to 5. in the handicap at a mile and
sixteenth. was superb exhibition Of
cool-headed craftsmanship. When the far
turn was reached Go Between was last on
the rail. to which Radtke chung tenaciously
In spite Of the shower Of mud that few In
his face. BY these tactics he made up
lot of ground. but It looked as II he would
Do unable to come through as both Bats
and Masanielio, close together, were gradu-
ally bearing In under fierce drive. Some
Jockeys would have pulled up and gone to
the outside, but not so with Radtke who
took desperate chance and putting Go
Between under the whip slipped up on the
rail- and In a remarkable finish took the
race by head In 1.50. Bats, coupled with
of the place. with Tommy waddeil. 10 to s.
stopping at the sixteenth pole and coming
home two lengths away.
Radtke also put up a splendid finish on
Preen. to 2. In the handicap at five and
half furlongs. which was literally blue
pencfled- Toscan. 90-to-1 shot. led by a
short margin until the middle of the
stretch. where Radtke. who had been within
hailing distance all the time, nursed Preen
along with consummate skill. winning by a
head in los 20. Toscan lasted long enough
to take the place from the rapidly closing
Right and True. a 12-to-1 shot. by half a
length. with Monet a length back Security.
II to s, got the worst of the start and never
could get UP.
Halifax the Best.
Alex Shields Halifax, with 126 pounds.
won the Williamsburg handicap for three
year-olds. at six furlongs. He went UP In
the odds from to to to 2. but he made
all the pace, with Shaw hustling him bit
at the end. where he scored with a length
to spare In LIB. First Premium. 8 to 1,
nailed the place by three parts of a length
from Benevolent. who was backed down to
4. Zienap. Radtke up. was backed from 5
down to 18 to 5, but she seemed to be
anchored in the going.
The first race, for maiden two-year-olds,
five furlonss. was q cakewalk for the ia
vorite. Joe Fallert. 7 to 2. who set a hot
pace and romped home winner by four
lengths, with Plausible, 15 to l. taking the
place from No Marks 6 to 1, by couple
Of lengths. Radtke had to pull Little Ruth
up at the head OF the stretch because of q
slight accident. The time was LOB.
j. H. McCormick's Blue Dale. even-money
favorite. made spread-eagle race for the
fifth event. for two-year-olds. five furlongs.
Garner bringing him home a length and a
half before Clements. to 5. with Radtke
in the saddle. Momentum. to l, the only
other starter. was two lengths away. The
time was LOG 80.
The last race. six furIong dash for
maiden three-year-olds. went to Lester L.
Hayman, 11-to-5 favorite. who was taken
to the front by Radtke at the head Of the
stretch for a galloping victory by half a
dozen lengths In lie. Chandos, 15 to 1,
who led for nearly half a mile beat Green
land. 90 to I. a head for the place. Ocean
Spray, backed down to Il to s, did not like
the mud.
The Summaries.
First race. selling; Ave friongs-Joe Fallert,
102 DOYLE. to 2 and Q to s, won: Plausible. ~
NOwel, Is to and to 1, second; No Marks.
1O2 Whey, 8 to 1 and to 1. third. Time. 10S.
Idle Fancy. Little Ruth, Lady Ideal LAchesis.
and Lord Stanhope also ran.
Second race four and half furlongs-Preen.
104 tRadtke), to and to z won: Toscan, 1O2
lRomanellp, 80 TO / and to 1, second; Right aud
True. 81 ~ CacDsniel: = e | and to l third
ran.
Third race, one and a sixteenth miles-Go Be-
tween. 11o (Radtke). to and to 2. won;
Bats. 104 Knapp, to ! and to 8. second:
third nhai.rd. Time. 10 Tommy waddeil, 'Yasd and
Fourth race, the VILLA msburg handicap: six
furlongs ,-Ia l2e SHAW, to z and even;
even. seeond: Benevolent, 109 Knapp. 4 to
and to 8. third. Time. lis. Bin Phillips and
Fifth race. selling; Eve furionxs-Blue Dale "a
To an: md os out .sesSS
iMnlefl. to and to s. third. Time, 1.02 IS
sixth race, six furionss-Lester L. Hayman, liz
(Isadtke). Il to and even, won; Chandos liz
112 CEtmmtns), % to and 8 to 1, third. Time
1.16. Radical. James N, New England Ammesia
Ocean Spray and In Line also ran.