The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-20
KEATOR WINS TRR R0CKAWAY.
Defeats Diamond in q Thrilling Finish at
A~queduot.

Four favorites went overheard at Aqueduct
yesterday. much to the distress OF the form
players, who backed them with confidence.
But In the last two events the choices came
home and the talent was enabled to recover
some of the lost wealth. There was a rousing
finish in the R~ockaway Selling Stakes for
three-yeaT-olds and upward. six furlongs.
which caused the 10000 spectators. to chez
Wildly. Alex Shields's Diamond was the
fAvorite. but he went up to 0 to 5, as there
was a great play on Frank, Farrell's Keator,
who was backed from . down to 2 to /. Fred
erlck Johnson's Aeronaut also attracted a
lot of support at I to ., When the field was
sent away Shaw broke like a fash with Dia-
mond aud assumed a commanding lead when
he reached the turn. There 1t was that Lyme
went up to him with Keator, who was of
poorly, and as Aeronaut had been shut of
the struggle for first money was between
Shaw and Lyme all the way down the long
homcstretch. Both Keator and Diamond
were extended to the last ounce under the
whip, but Lyme husbanded the energy of the
Farrell horse with better skill and In a hard.
sruclling drive Keator won by a neck in
1913 20. Diamond was twp lengths In front
of John A. brakes Rebo, 8 TO !.
Shields was equally unlucky with his horse
O~rmonde's Right, the top weight In the handi-
cap at n mile. The ormonde horse was
heavily played by his owner and closed fav-
Orlte At Z 10 D, gong Ut from even money,
but Grenade in the meantime was played
down to . to l.. At the start Ormonde's Right
kicked up his heels and refused to break.
after which Shaw made a ~fruitless attempt
to get up with him. Grenade also failed to
make good because OF q sloVenly ride by b.
Smith. Little Race King, 10 to 1. skinned
the rail coming into the stretch and In a sharp
drive he landed the money by a length and
a half from Bill Days Sailor Boy, 10 to /.
The latter just nosed p. j. Dryers Red Friar
a 40 to | shot, out Of third money. The mile
was run in 1880 AS.
axe and Optician In the handicap or three
year-olds, five f%urlongs. Battleare, with I?t
pounds, was a ? to l %favorite, but he could
not handle his burden and ran third. Radtke
h pr' Won 70 The race Wlth, George fodEonml''ss
Cassandra, a 20 to | shot, who passed the
judges a half a length to the good in i:ol.
Perry Belmont's Donna Elvira was a hot
maiden .two-year-9ld FLIES. but she could
not get inside OF the money. II. I. Grlh1n's
La Rose, a Is to l shot, made all the. pace
and won in q hot finish by a head from james
head before p. s. P. R%andolph's Taunt. 8
20 /. The time was 049.
While Newton Bennington's Conville was
rsee. for qG two-y ye e ,oids, i four farl Oh ss' there here
war an attempted killing with James H..
Keene's Philander, who opened at, g to l
and was soon lowered to 10 TO 5. PhilandeT
his chances, but at that he ran second TO, Con-
vile. who led all the way and rushed home
a winner by four lengths in 0:is pa. Q; L.
beSssn s lc GsIbpa ssna hfnisS FL J. IN was fro sRlr 81
Acrobat by a short margin. Al the bend IA
the track Campalgner bolted and carried all
of the others wide except the winner.