Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-05

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Never before since
a,te-bellum days. half a century ago, have
8, many turfmen from a distance-the
south, the west and the Canadas-gathered
together at a metropolitan racing center
as now.
Aoueduct had the advance guard of this
incoming host, swarming eastward by rea-
son of unfavorable racing conditions at
many western tracks. But Jamaica has
seen the number more than doubled. the
visitors and their horses securing accommo-
dations as best they could at the three
coney Island tracks. and the others at
Aoueduct Jamaica and Belmont Park.
How plainly they are making their pres
ence felt the daily division of the purses
and stakes at Jamaica this week furnishes
a most interesting object lesson, and shows
the eastern millionaires that they are going
to have keener contention for turf supren-
acy this season than ever before.
Rarely have Texans shown so prominently
on the eastern turf as at Jamaica this Week
J. w Fuller L. T. Wood and RI. j. New
man on one day won two races Win fIrst
Premium and Hands Around, while Don
Domo ran a stron; second, defeating In
auisitor, Hot Teddy. Grapple and DE Muno.
Each of this trio of turfmen from the Lone
Star state Is a RFeeutT, inc suNNSSo VI
their horses will stimulate others.
Fred Forsythe. r. l.. Thomas, P T. Chinn,
Il. Schneider. j. P. Mayberry, l.. A. Celia,
Robert Tucker, w. A. Mckinney and other
western men have also shown eastern
horses the way to the finish during the last
few days.
All of which has moved the turf optimists
to predict the greatest season in metropoli-
tan turf history. For. although bit early
TO say that the western and southern horses
will keep up their clip when the big turf
prizes are decided, their successes now are
stimulating the sport to degree.
races with Joaquin and WOODLAND this week
left for Louisville yesterday with his stable
to come back east later. In WOODLAND he
has a very smart two-year-old-
Miller and Radtke Hurt
For the general public, however. the
Jamaica meeting has been thus far blow
to anything like form. the faulty shape of
the track being all against true-run races,
and is constant menace to the safety of
horses and jockeys.
Shaped much like an orange the mile
circuit consists mostly of turns with very
short stretches. And the crowding that
takes place daily preciptates accidents that
during the week have proved fatal to two
horses and temporarily placed hors de
combat the popular jockeys Miller and
Radtke.
Radtke's fall Thursday from the Wash
ington owned colt, Ben Cole, was a pecu-
Harly terrifying one, taking place in the
home stretch near the finish. half dozen
horses passing over the PROSTATE jockey
who lay on his face as he fell unconscious
when picked up and taken away in the
track ambulance. Fortunately he miracu-
lousy escaped serious injury.
Miller two days before was kicked at
the post, and the following day fell off the
hlly Epocha shortly after the start from
jam of the other jockeys in a rush for
position. He got of with fewer bruises
than Radtke, but as both boys had to lay
up for repairs for several days their alb
sence has been felt to degree.
If the Metropolitan Jockey Club is wise
IL will reconstruct its track at the earliest
possible opportunity, and enlarge it to a
mile and furlong mile and a quar-
ter. This would admit of larger stretches
and do away with present causes of dissat-
isfaction and danger
Among foreign visitors at the track this
week has been Prince Thorium, vice presi-
dent of the Vienna Jockey Club. The Aus
TRAN turfman had never visited an Ameri-
can race course before. and seemed duly
impressed by the conduct of affairs here
He was shown around by ex-Jockey Tod