New-York tribune., 1906-10-29
THOROUGHBRED RACING
The Jamaica Meeting Ends on Fri
day-The Radtke Case.

The fall meeting of the Metropolitan Jockey Club
will TO end on Friday and the last meeting
Of the year in local circles will begin Saturday
when the Queens County Jockey Club opens its
gates Aqueduct. Judging from the quality of the
sport last week. racing folk will not find the clos
ing days behind those in the height OF the season
| in the matter of well balanced fields end hard
fought races The rich and historic stakes. about
which there Is a certain glamour have been and
won. and casual racegoers do turn out in such
numbers, but the regulars will be faithful to the
end, and they will find plenty to anuss and enter
There are still five fixtures to be decided at ia
year-oids. at i've and half furIongs; the sayvile
Stakes for tthree-year19lds at one mile and six-
furlongs; the Packer Stakes. For two-year-ods. at
9 and m hf and ths the
these, the Richmond Handicap, on, Wednesday,
good sprinters as Roseben. oxford, Nsnnie Hodge,
burg, Dolly Spanker. Halifax, Dr. Gardner, Jacob
ite. ,Hendzarra, Inquistor. Pinkerton and Frank
most sure to go TO the post, The Ravenswood
race If Hot Toddy. Running Water Dr.. Gardnsr
should trv for the stake.
The opening Of the Queens County Jockey Club
meeting Saturday viii be marked by the run
ming OF three stakes-the Woodside steepleohase,
the Creedmoor Stakes. for two-year-olds. at five
furlongs, and the Aqueduct Handicap. at one and
one-sixteenth miles. The programme is a p-eten-
% Oas -oI 81 is,ts IN 6he season. aEu Judging py
the standard. Yama Chrsty. Mutt Banches Jimmy
meet IN the chase In the Creedmoor such good
1(anleI Iourenne, Fantastic, Okenite, Eddie Ware.
Frank Lord, Barbary Belle, They're Off. Pursane
Dr8 10 @ tnT b4s{ F4nnnihg n water, Logista IN
9T,Si'0is ME-, 10y A4u' Up rap, security, Glnette
Luck ''' '''o 0oo0
The suspension OF RadtlIe the jockey. for what
the stewards of the Jamaica meeting thought was
an incompetent, II not criminal. ride on Robert
Waddell aroused more than usual discussion among
racing folk last week. Radtke may be innocent OF
any wrongdoing, and II hoped that an Investiga-
ton may prove this TO be the case. ne is clover
rider. even il handicapped by ungoverna bIe
large part OF the season. Radtke is more TO he
Pltied than blamed. perhaps. and il must be said
work in the saddle, although he has earned thou
san SANDS Tor those who held the contract appren-
10 crlucise unfavorably the action OF the stewards
as was taken with the best interests of the sport
al heart and with more knowledge than is possible
fact viii have saigfgrT 70 dfSsf afye n the rnng IN
olaeE Jockeys IN the straight and narrow path so
necessary to me proper conduct of the sport.
Colonel E. W. Baird, the senior steward at the
Newmarket meeting in England had occasion last
week to lecture the jockeys about rough riding in
race. and said, IN part;
Jockeys on the rails who have their horses beaten
sometimes Som pull out and let other horses through
must let him drop out where he is and not 8g Sg
go JUiIinieSS IiiSS frequently shout 10 one another in
take no notice Of this. They must Keep their own
rrme ana NOT pun out to let other Jockeys up They
must Keep their horses straight. and there must
De less twisting Of them about the post
lie Eebuked the exaggeration of the American
So sang that they were like lot OF post boys
Flolhg with their knees In their r72ths."
when the Queens Coan;y Jockey Club opens its
fal meeting Mt Aqueduct on Saturday the patrons
OK the held viii he able to rejoice in a new stand
Tue hrst eve built at that track The stand is g5o
e' oy 81 1ee ana sits back 80 feet the track
Inc lawn in front Is elevated giving fine vlev, NJ
nc ei'iIe course. The stand is constructed with
Ssct frame and the 'front.' posts are spaced 90 feet
%dI mere are four rows of seats in front OF the
tppi-iH!lS from which the view IS absolutely nm
opSiIucted At the foot Of each aisle there sro
uoubs Atalrcases seven feet wide while at the
The ground. "1s ~