The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-16
CARTER HANDICAP
OPENING OF MErROPoPLITANR RAC-
 ING SEASON TO-DAY.
Roseben Looks Good In Ten Thousand Dollar Feature While Lord Of
 Vale VIII Be Con- farar tender.

New York, Apri lo.-The carter handicap. the s1o.ooo feature of the opening day of Metropolitan racing will be run at Aqueduct tomorrow, proba- bly, on a muddy track because of the heavy rains today. The Carter handieap has aiwayA been an interesting race as 1t has furnished the first real contest between the bet ter class of horses and has oftentimes developed the horse of tho year. This was notably the case in 1904 when the speedy Beldame romped over the seven furlongs of the Aqueduct course and won the first race of year which proclaimed her a champion of tho turf Last years Carter was won by Or monde's Right who is again a candi- date this year.
 The Metropolitan season which be- gins tomorrow gives promise of being one of the most notable of recent years.
 After ten days at Aqueduot the rac- ing season changes to Jamaica with the Excelsior handicap as the opening feature of the Metropolitan Jockey Club April 27. The second year of rac- ing at Belmont Park begins May 10. when the Metropolitan, the first of the older spring hahdicaps will be run An experiment Is to be tried this year In splitting the spring meetings at Belmont Park and Gravesend. The first Belmont season will continue from May 10 to May 19. when the Brooklyn Jockey Clubs meeting at dravesend will begin May 21 with the Brooklyn weeks racing at Gravesend racing ut Belmont Park will be resumed sor ntne days and then Gravesend has the rac- ing privilege for two weeks Then follows the Sheepshead Bay meeting with the Suburban to be run June 21, and the Brighton Beach summer meet ing, after which the August recess will be taken during the four weeks sea son at Saratoga.
 The secondary racing circuit in the East this year will include the Pimlico meeting at Baltimore beginning tomor- row and continuing until April 2s, the Buffalo racing association meeting from June 4 to July '. the inaugura- tion of the New England breeders club with a meeting at Rockingham Park, N H.. not far from Boston June 2s to July 37. the Narrangansett Breeders Association meeting at Narrangansett Park, R. l.. July 22 to August II, a fall meeting at Rockingham Pork ard dates at the other tracks yet to be ar ranged.
 Public opinion as to the outcome of the Carter handicap tomorrow is as diversified as usual when a big race is to be run. The concensus of opinion seems to favor the chances of Roseben, if the going Is at all good. This cham pion sprinter of last season has been training splendidly and if he is sent to the post he doubtless will be favora- ble.
 Whimsical, the champion2- year old lilly of last season. is another candi-
 | many expert handicappers. Lord of the Vale, from the stable of August Belmont, had his Carter preparations at Benning where the was returned an easy winner during the past week. He likes heavy going and Is regarded as a sure factor in tomorrow's feature. The two New Orleans representatives,. Rams Horn and Phil Finch, the latter one of the stars of the winter sea son in the South, have had a refresh ing rest and have attracted much at tention in their Carter trials.
 The horses and jockeys and probable odds are as follows;
 Roseben, 1929 Gyne), 9 to l.
 Lord of the Vale, 120 c. Jones).s 6 to
 Ramshorn. 1sO Co'NeiD, 10 to 1. Will Hams entry.
 Ormondes Right, 114 (shaw). to I.
 Red Knight. 10s (Treubell, 70 to
 southern Cross, 1Os e. Morrisl, to 1.
 Bohemia, 104 Liller), 10 to 1.
 Whimsical. 1o3 (L. Smith), s to I.
 Rebo, 100 (Garner), 60 to l.
 Goldsmith. 9S (Fleischon), so to i.
 Battle Axe, 96 (Noone). 30 to 1.
 D'ArkIe. 95 (Chandler), 100 to
 Greenroom CD. oConnorl, l2 to l. Bennington entry.
 Belmere, 93 CMcDanieD, 12 to I Bennington entry.
 Ballota B.. 93 co. Barnes), 100 to
 Phil Finch, 11S (J. Martin), 10 to i