New-York tribune., 1906-05-09
STAKE FOR INQUISITOR
GETS UP IN LAST STRIDE
-Four FaUOrites and a Split Choice
Win at Jamaica.

yaouisitor by gallant and determined rush
,srough the stretch. got up in time to beat
o-monde's Right a head for the Montague
r,,kes al Jamaica yesterday. II was a popular
sic,orv. as the three-year-old went to the post
s.rorite at . 20 >. and the crowd. on it's feet,
,hosred and shouted as If a Suburban Handicap
--sre being decided. In spite of the fact that
aoseben. together with oxford. Eugenia Burch
"a Rats. declined the issue, the field was a
-,os cne made up of Delhi, James R. Keene's
prooklvn Handicap winner; Phil Finch. the so
.suea svsonby of New Orleans; Ormonde's
oivbt. Inquisitor. which had won two races at
che meeting. and Hermitage.
Ths race was for three -year-olds and upward
=, weight for age and the distance was one
nile and a sixteenth Miller had the mount on
T,ouisitor. and in spite of the fact that the In
snector B. colt had never raced over distance
be was made the favoTite 1t whispered
hout that he had outworked Merry Lark. the
vrinner of the Excelsior Handicap, and this was
oui,e enough for those who knew the stable
secrets Delhi had strong following and the
other three were all played.
The start was poor. as Delhi. usually a quick
breaker. was hat footed when the barrier was
released Miller rushed Inquisitor to the front
sns showed the way around the paddock turn.
qitb Ornonde's Right in close attendance. while
Delhi was being buffeted around as Cochran
tried Ia 60 UP or the rail This seemed TO dis
courage the Ben Brush horse. and he was beaten
then and there. In the run up the backstretch
hermitage took command, while Inquisitor
sronped hack 10 third place in close quarters on
he rail This order maintained to the far
turn when Hermitage began to tire and Or
m5ndes Right took command. closely followed
by Phil Finch, who rushed up as if he would
come home by himself. He hung. however, when
lie got 10 OTmonde's Right. and the last named
drew away, when Strengthened out for nome ana
appeared 10 have the race in hand until IN
ouistor loomed up on the outside. Shaw saw
the danger and sat down TO ride Ormonde $
Right out. but lnquisitOr was not to be denied,
and he got up in the last few strides. PM
Finch was respectable third.
Miller lauded by many for a clever piece
Of riding. and he certainly deserved all credlt
for strong finish. but those who watched the
race closely claimed that he was lucky TO win,
because Of an i'll judged ride on the backstretch.
IN all probability. however, Miller did well 10
give his mount a breathing space on the back
stretch and not force Inquisitor to make the
running.
-Four pronounced favorites and a split choice
won. so that the form players for the second
day in succession had the best OF their argu-
reut with the LAYERS The favorites to score
were Yorkshire Lad Pater Inquisitor and Lord
OF the Forest with Tanager, which closed equal
fsvorite with Banasa I'm the last race. won by a
head from Economy. Round Dance, at 20 TO /,
vas the other winner
Pater the star of the Bennings spring meet
ing won the six furlongs handicap in a COM
non gallon Esoteric, which was unbeaten IN
lis three starts last year. was the second choice
IN this race and while he had 10 be ridden out
10 earn third money, his race was a fair one for
hls first start
O'Neil had a narrow escape in the last race.
He had the mount P J. Dryers Banasa.
which. on the strength of 4 fast trial, opened
first choice and closed equal faVorite with Tana-
ger. Just after the start Banasa was crowded
against the rail and fell and O'Neil was thrown
under the feet Of the flying field. He picked
himself up. however. and escaped with a bad
shaking up. Banasa broke her leg and will
probably have to be destroyed. Economy made
the running in this race. but Tanager caught
her at the head of the stretch, and in a hard
drive won hN head