New-York tribune., 1906-11-03
FIVE CHOICES BEATEN.
LOTUS WINS R4TENSWOOD
John W. Gates Makes Killing sCith
LMetta at Jamaica.

Far down at the end of the programme yes
terday at the Jamaica racetrack favorite won.
Previous TO that, however, five choices had
gone down to defeat in the most dishearten-
ing manner. To make matters worse, Plaud
which won the last race, had TO be accepted on
faith by the form players as his last two races
were not of kind 10 make the losers take a
chance TO get out on the day. The colt had
run the northern circuit some time
ago which was good enough If repeated. to
make him an outstanding winner In the rather
ordinary field: but few knew OF this. that he
had been working well. The fact that Miller
was up carried some weight however. ana ne
was one of the best backed horses Of the day.
A good sized crowd was in attendance TO see
the curtain rung down on the fall meeting OF
the Metropolitan Jockey cClub. and the sport
spirited and interesting, with many close
and driving finishes. While five out of seven
favorites were beaten, well backed horses won
in every race, and Fortunate, at to 2, was
the longest priced horse to earn brackets.
The Ravenswood Handicap, for three-ye -ods,
at six furlongs, attracted some clever sprinters,
including Jacobite. Halifax. Lotus, Hot To-day
and Ben Ban. Lotus the second choice, at o
10 2 won after a long and bitter duel with
Jacobite. which, coupled with Halifax as the
z r Thomas entry went to the post favorite
at TO j. Jacobite and Lotus ran Tapped over
every foot of the journey, with the former hav-
ing 4 slight advantage to the last sixteenth
pole. From there home however. Lotus proved
the gamer under pressure. and Won in hard
drive by three parts of length, while Jacobite
had all he could do the place from Ben
Ban. which slowly but surely wearing him
down. Wes, which had a strong following and
was backed from TO | to TO !, was practi-
cally left at the post while Halifax off so
badly that he himself out racing into
a contending position and stopped through the
last furlong.
Luretta the medium of one of the biggest
killings cf the meeting in the third She
was backed from 10 to to Z to 2, and closed a
slight favorite over Columbia Girl which went
back from 21a 10 in spite of a strong following
by the form players. John w. Gates sent in a
big commission on Luretta, and his lead was
followed by other big bettors. Luretta started
IN six furlong sprint last Saturday for the
first time since the June meeting Belmont
Park. She so to / on that occasion, and
showed nothing to warrant her strong support
yesterday She won, however, rather easily go
ing TO the front at the head of the stretch when
Gfvonni Balerio began to tire. Columbia Girl
earned the place by a narrow margin from Del
more, which came from far back in the stretch.
Cressina was a strong favorite in the handicap
at one mile and a sixteenth. but she proved a
grievous disappointment, and finished outside
the money Tileing a -year-old, made the
running three or four lengths before his field to
the last sixteenth pole where Tommy Waddell
wore him down and won in mild drive by n
length.
Macy. Jr, was perhaps the biggest disappoint-
ment of the day. He to favor!te in
the first race, but Fortunate and Muskoday
beat him home after a long drive through the
stretch The colt far below the form he
showed In his last two winning races. The other
winners were Mfntia and Cora Price.