Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-09
FIVE FAVORITES
WON AT JAMAICA

NEW YORK, May s.-Form players were
again in clover at Jamaica yesterday, due
to the success of five favorites. Jockey
Walter Miller occupied the attention of the
crowd this time instead of Jockey Herman
Radtke. for Miller rode three winners and
a second, while Radtke handled only one
first. second and third. Miller's best
performance was on Thomas Welsh's In
quisitor. to favorite, In the Montague
stakes, weight for age. one mile and six
teenth. On the far turn Inquisitor was
third, apparently beaten, and Miller was
using the whip vigorously Ormonde's
Right. to 1, and Phil Finch, 4 to l. were
several lengths In front of the Inspector b.
cot racing ike q team At the head Of
the stretch. however. Miller went to the
OUTSIDE and put InQusitor under a terrific
drive, with the result that he gradually
overhauled the two horses in front of him
until ne was within striking distance of
the leader opposite the upper end of the
grand stand. Both Ormonde's Right and
Phii Finch were firing rapidly, and Miller
ieaiizing this. Kept on with his work until
In a royal finish he got Inquisitor's nose in
front at the wire, with Ormondes Right
Two lengths in front of Phil Finch Delhi, ID
TO D. was In the air when the gate went up
ana cochran quickly took him in behind
the others, where he never had chance
to get free and came home last. Hermitage
Radtke up. bolted at both turns. though he
ied Tor nearly three-quarters OF a mile. The
time was 1.48 2-5
Easy for Miller.
Miller had an easy time winning the third
event, handicap for three odds. six
furiongs, with Pater, 2 to favorfte. who
breezed home with five lengths to spare in
LA 20, Cressina, to 1, got I'D in time
TO get the place from Esoteric. to /, by
couple or lengths, the latter beating Water
rank, 10 to l, by q head
by hugging the rail- and thereby saving
rnuch ground as he turned into the home
stretch Miller took the fifth race. for three
year-oids, five and half furlongs with R.
L. wilson, jr.'s, Lord of the Forest o to 5
favorite, who was ridden out by length
and half in 1.07 3-5 Rye, played down
to 3. was second, Radtke taking third
money. TWO lengths back. with Cassandra
to l.
Radtke scored with Yorkshire Lad. to
10 faVorite, in the second race at a mile
and a sixteenth. He waited until he reach
ed the beginning of the far turn and then
went to the front with comparative ease
Yorkshire Lad winning by a length and a
half from Jack McKeon. to l. with Sir
Briilar, u to 1, three lengths away THE
latter had early speed and ran New York
backed from 10 down to t. into the ground
The time .4S.
Miller was badly beaten on Halton. II to
10 favorlte. In the first race for two-year-
olds, at five furlongs while Radtke who
rode Clements, to 3 second choice was
beaten head on the post by Round Dance
70 TO shot Hfgginbotham % to l.
was a poor third Halton was shut off sev
eral times and never had a chance to ex-
tend himself. The time was 102 I-5
The last race. for maiden two-year-old
fillies, at five furlongs provided the closest
finish of the day. Tanager, 8 to favorite
got the verdict by an eyelash over James
X. keene's Economy. 4 to /, with w L.,
Powers Aureolin, 60 to /, third p II
DWyers Banasa, opening at z to 8. but re-
ceding to 8 to 2 was thrown into the rails
by Fantastic Just after the start and was
SO badly injured that she had to be de-
stroyed.
Summaries.
,o a1rst race selling; five furlongs-Round Dance.
~ KENT 70 to and to l. won; Clements, 100
thadtke). TO and TO g. second; Hggln-
b h 80 CBrusseD. IS to and 10 70 /, third.
blet, Creole Girl and Kittie Walter also ran
Second race selling; one and one-sIxteenth miles
YORKSHIRE Lad, 1O6 usadtke,. TO 10 and / to 4.
won; Jack McKeon. I06 (AIiIIerJ, s to i and 7 TO
to l, third. Time. las 3-5. New York, Bragg,
longbrook and Saladn also
Third race. six furlongs-Pater, III (Miller). 2
to and out, won; CressIna, 10S (Horner) 20 to 1
and even third. Time, LA 2-5. Water Tank and
Listless also
Fourth race, the Montague stakes; mile and a
Observation-Disclosures. 100 MILLER. to and to
TO- won; Ornonde's Right. 129 SHAW, to / and
2 to /. second; Phil Finch. 128 (Perrine) 4 to /
and to 8. third. Time, las rs. Delhi and Her
Fifth race. selling; five and one-half furlongs-
Lord Of the Forest. 1913 tMiller), 8 to 8 and to
ond Cassandra,s 1913 (RadtkeI. 4 to / AMI I to 8,
third. Time 1o7 SO. just, Princess Royal. Edict,
Sir Brinkiey. hickey. Good Julia. Caiabash and
Sixth race Ave furloags--Tanager, 100 MARTINI,
to and to 5. won: Economy. 100 Cochran.
60 to 1 and 20 to l. third Time l OF 3-5. Fan
tastic, Cora Price and Ida Jones also ran. Bana-
fell.