Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-05
MILLER RODE
FOUR F|RSTS
Crack Rider Landed Whimsical!
Winner of Jockey Club
Stakes.

NEW YORK June 5-Jockey Walter
| Miller, who has been causing sensation
| In the turf world ever since the opening or
| the season here, rode four winners and two
seconds at Belmont Park yesterday, where
five favorites got the money. Miller had
the mount on Tim Gaynor's crack three
year-old filly Whimsical when she proved
victorious in the Jockey Club weight-for-
age race at one mile and furlong. Whim-
steal was so much in favor that she was
pounded down to to 8, with The Picket
and Accountant both receding to to 2,
and James B. Brady's waterlight going up
to II.
At the start Miller broke quickly with
Whimsical who was anxious to run, but
he soon took hold of her head and set the
pace with plenty up his sleeve until he
reached the beginning of the turn. Then he
let Whimsical down and she quickly drew
away from Accountant, with Waterlight
stopping to nothing and Radtke beginning
TO move UP from last place with Inc Pics-
ct 1t looked easy for Whimsical when she
turned into the stretch, but Accountant
closed gamely, until Miller had to huncn
the favorite to take the race rather handiiy
by half length in the fast time OF :5l 40.
Accountant had length and a half over
The Picket, with Waterlight ten lengths
away.
Made Court Dress Hustle.
James r. Keene's Court Dress. a smart
nlly by Disguise-Hampton Belle, who was
a to % favorite, did not have the expect
ed walkover in the Gaiety stakes for two
year-old FLIES. four and half furiongs
straight. Radtke cut out the running with
her, but he had to shake the flly up all
through the last quarter of a mile In order
to win by length from f. h Ihonas
Barbary Belle, s to 1. who got a husthns
ride from Miller and beat r. T. Wilson,
IRIS. Alteration. 8 to 1. a head for the
place. The race was run In o:oZ TO.
Miller began his days work with an easy
victory on Mike Clancy's Tommy Waddel,
10 to 5 second choice In the handicap at
seven furlongs. He took command at the
head of the stretch, after Watergrass. 10
to 1. had set the pace to that point. and
beat the latter in romp by three lengths
in 90. Watergrass, under a drive peat
Sir Lynnewood. 40 to i, by three parts or
length L. V. Bells Glorifier, to faVor-
lite, proved to be a royal throw down for
the public. He had no speed and was never
conspicuous Bohemia, another well sup
ported choice, was badly ridden.
Miller came home alone in the second
race for two-y -olds four and half fur
longs straightaway, when he had the leg
up on R. T. Wilson, jr. S Monfort, L to
fayorite The Ornament colt outran the
others from the swapping of the barrier
and galloped home with three lengths TO
spare In 0:52 2-5 w. H Snyders Carriers,
is to 1. got the place from the virginia
head Sydney Paget's Rappahannock, q to
/, was half length out OF the money.
Hot-Betting Proposition.
The fifth race for platers. at seven fur
longs, was hot betting proposition, with
Mintia and Entree closing equal favorites
at to 5. At the outset Enttee was shut
Off and lost great deal of ground. while
Miller on Mintia broke with his usual alac-
rfty and set the pace. attended by Far
West to the head of the stretch. Then
Radtke began to overhaul everything In
front of him with Entree until Miller was
forced to hard drive to take the race by
a head Entree having two lengths over Bat
tleaxe, 5 to /, with Telephone. well played
to show half length back.
w. I. SchuHe's Zienap. backed down to
0 to 8 fayorite. made all the pace in the
handicap for mares and FLIES. three-years-
old and upward, one mile, and won on the
bit, three lengths before w. w. Darden's
Miss Crawford. to !. with Miller in the
saddle f. R. Thomas Yalagal, to i,
was two lengths away. beating Molly Dono-
hue, a supposed good thing, by the same
margin. The mile was run in 40 fiat.
The attendance was easily 1900.
The Summaries
First race. seven furIongs- Tommy waddelI. 100
los tHorner), 10 to 1 and 10 1. second: Sir
Lynnewood i22 u.yne). 40 to aud u TO !, third.
Time 1.26. Giorifer. bohemia Jurenaga, Lindale
and Old Guard also
Second race, selling; four and half furlongs;
straight Monfort, lo4 tMiller) to and out,
won; Carriers. e6 fBalrd) 10 to and to /, sec
sHS s Sss Start E. sns to
rsisd race. Tie dsisss stsiss; four and halr