The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08

L. Z, putting over Kings Dauxh-
Ter, too, while Okenite was victorious in the
Sterling Stakes, at a mile. which he ran
in lao. w. n. Carey. with l29 pounds.
w0n another handicap nj n mile. in a big
gallop, on April "a. Owner Carman betting
Sl5, 900 at Q to 10. The Newcastle Stables
q son Of Ogden, who won unbacked az
10 to 1 on April rs. Wave Crest. from the
same stable, also graduated from the
maiden class in the last race Of the day
and was solidly backed.
Dave johnson wagerad SIS, 900 on Hand
zarra in a handicap ON April 20 at even
money and won the bet. az his mare got
home six inches in front OF Voorhees,, a
30 to 1 shot. That was the opening day
Of the Jamaica spring meeting, which was
in the Excelsior Handicap, worth 81, $50 to
the winner. DIR. Gardner handled 12B
pounds, and with Jack Martin uD made
all the pace, but no receded i'm tho betting
from 4 to 10. as Sullivan. Farrell, johnson
and their immediate following did not bet a
nickel on the Bannockburn colt because
they did moi believe hat he could go the
route. Gloritier. who finished second. ran
strictly to form, bVt was neglected at ~ to
/. CairngOTm Wasthird, at 10 to I. Kings
Daughter and W. n. Carey, both unplaced,
closed equal favorites at ! To 2.
1t was iP the PaumOnOk Handicap. at six
furlOngs, On April27 that Mr.. keene's Super
man started Tor the first time as a three
y%ear-Old, but in spite of the fact that he was
a tremendously backed 9 to 8 faVOrite,
X. 4. Wilson, Jr.'s, lied River, at ~ to l.,
beat him in a canter. Two days later
Lucky Jack McGinnis resurrected buttilng
who a been driven to wagon for a year
or more, the old feliow winning a hanoIcap
at a mile and a sixteenth in a romp, easily
disposIng OF BurIew > Samson, a 2 - )
faVorte. On the same day Dave Johnson
made ms biggesC bet OF the year ON ms colt
Senator Gay, who started in the Dunton
Stakes. Johnson believed that Senator
Gay would win in a breeze. so ne wagered
exactly So 900 on MIN, the odds dropping
from Z to A to even money. But wnen n
came to racing senator Clay could not
beat a rat man going up a nal, wntle the
BrownIeigh ParK SLaDLe's Iney're OH,
~overIooked at 10 to 1, MADE a show Of ma
field. Johnson had allowed
BOO ruckeN 20 GUY Joaquin out OF a selIlng
race because II was Deneveu tina the morse
was on the verge oil a breakdown, but
tucker won aim out rlgn on top OF the ne
feat OF Senator cay. johnson refusing TO
beJ a dollar on mis- CASTOR, VINO roIIeu nome
an easy winner at a mile ana seventy yarus,
a greater distance than Joaquin hau ever
gone before.
Al. A.. Whitney's Tanya. by Meddler. was
trOttei out for the first uune ON may ? after
a long rest anu VAS heavily haCKeu to beat
Seweli at six furiOngs. lanya carried I26
Ounus, white Seven. with IUb, Proceeded
TO beat the " nlJney mare an the way,
running the Instance IN lIJ pulled up.
This doomed ave stock anu many
shTeNd Judges ~LEeLICteI that he wOuIu
win the MeIrOS OiItan Handicap. But Ir.
Gardner again got INTO the ilmelight when
he ran a great race in the Montague Stakes,
weight for age. az "A mile anu a sixteenth
on May .. beating Mr.. keene's Pnuanuer
and Mr.. Belmont = Okenite easily.
Col. White. quoted in some BOOKS at 100
TO l, was trump liant in a selling race run
over a muddy track on May 7. his ON n,r
betting a measly $40 on him simply because
OF sentiment. Buttling came right back
with an impressive victory in the Kings
County Handicap on the same afternoon at
prohibitive ODDS. McCarter. the New
castle Stables star t~hree-year-old. made
his first appearance Of the year on May \.
when in n sprint he took the measure oi
Halifax. lnquisitor, Don DOmO. Lacy Anne
and others.
Belmont Park opened on Nav . under the
most unfavorabIe weather and track con-
ditions. There were fifteen starters in the
Metropolitan Handicap, at IA mile. worth
SiO,57O to the winner. ROseben. Nth I2l
pounds. top weight. had received a special
preparation for this event III ~ tie "a the
fact that II was a generally accepted faCt
hat the gigantic son o. Ben StrOme could
not go the distance. Johnson, however.
could not see IL hat way. so he bet S2G. OOO
on ROseben. While 7. -. sullivan wagcrpd
so OOO u Frank j. Farrell SIS 600. the
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''luhge. But after making the pace To the
head of the stretch. where he had a com
manding lead. ROsehen stopped. to finish
in third place, while GlOrifipr. at 20 to I, went
Oh and won from Okenitc. a ~ to ! shot,
Gloriiier ran the mile in sloppy going
n la -.
Barney Schreilrr enjoyed a field day on
Nav 10. when Tom Mc(irath. Banvah and
Joe Carey. all from his barn, won the first
three races respectively. 4 $40 bill par
layed on these three horses would have
netted 81. 30. +. h. Hitchcock = Smoker, a
colt by Yankee, bred hy Madden, ran OF
with the Juvenile stakes. So, 10 90 the
winner. that ia while II. X. Duryea's
Ben Ran who got into the TOboggan Handi-
cap with u fCatiery rs pounds. rolled nome
with Is To I about him. incidentally picking
up 81, 30 FOR his popular owner.
n. p. Whitney's Dinna Ken, afterward a
big stake winning three-yeAr-old, graduated
from the maiden ria ~ ON Nav ~, beating
such cattle as Lad Of Langden, Jennie
Wells. Pins and Needles, Vervane and
others. Mr.. Keene's Transvsal was sue
cessful in the Maiden Stakes that dA v
while r. r. HitChcoCk's DandeIion. with
1873 pounds. won a handicap a. a mile n a
sixteenth IN a TOmp, beating NeRlon, Red
FriaF. Good Luck and Frank Gill. who
started for the first time but was left at
the barrier. Dandelion was the medium
for a big killing. as he was backed from 4
10 II TO ).
Grapple. practically unbacked by his
stab connections, won the Harlem Selling
Stakes, at a mile. which ne turned in l:3O 3-5.
This a OF May IA and the next day p. J.
Rainey's good iumperT. s. Martin. at e. g.,
gallopcd of with a steeplechase in which
he made his debut. Go Between, later a
big failure. won a handicap at a mile and a
furlong the same day, heating Tokalon in
a drive. Mr.. Keene's Suffrage, we'll sup
ported, won a handicap at six ~iurlongs on
May ~ from Jack Akin, a Is 20 I shot,
who has since developed into one Of the best
sprinters in training. Nobody will ever
know what happened TO ROsahen in this
race. He picked up 40 pOunns and was
ridden by Jack Martin. Dave johnson,
il was said, bet in the ~neighborhoOd Of
$50, coo on him, while Farrell and others
alAO unbelted. But ROseben was never
able 10 get 10 the front and was 90 badly
beaten that the big crowd stood aghasI.
In addition to che success of Suffrage tina
day, Mr.. keene saw Superman. a red hot
faVorite, win a handicap at a mile and a
sixteenth from a good field in i:li As, a
new track record for Belmont. SuperInan
carried il2 pounds, stepping the first
qua rter in OF 2-5, the half in O47 and the
mile in 1:2S Is. This rema Tkable per-
Torrance made Superman a probable
factor in the Brooklyn Handicap, to DE run
a few days latera at Gravesend.
Fred BurleW's Ella O'NeiIl. neglected. at