New-York tribune., 1907-04-25
RUSTLE WINS A STAKE.
EARNS 4 HEAD VICTORY.
II. II. Carey Makes 1t Three
Straight at 4queGuct Track.

The WoodhsveT- Stakes at Aqueduct yesterday
yrss the feature Of the programme in fact as
-en es in name -Four horses came down
.brourh the stretch fighting desperately for the
mastery. and g. hesd-and-head finish Rustic
.,eto J. beat Masks and Faces, the favorte
,,,b Laura Clay lapred them a short half
,.,a+h away. II looked as if Rustic outgauled
.sasks ana Faces IN the last few strides. al
tAo1cb some did rot hesitate to say that little
Swain outrode Miller in the driving finish. Jack
yoyner's Rosario, twice played for a killing at
,he meeting, again proved disappointment
His stable companion. Tartar Maid, in the
chick of the fight until Well inside the last six
.eeuth pole but Rosario was always outrun. and
.e All appearances Is one OF those horses which
work fast but race poorly
The track was fairly dry on top, although slow
from the effects OF the heavy rain Tuesday
night A gale Of wind blew across the track
but fortunately for the good sized crowd IN at
tendance il was out Of the west and wasted
itself against the back Of the grandstand. w
H. Carey and Punky were the only winning Ia
voFites so that the form players were all at
sea The followers Of Miller f8red even worse
rs this popular Jockey failed 10 score, and, to
make matters worse finished second in three
races. making those who bet on his mounts feel
that luck was against him.
Mountain and Notter divided the jockey hon
oTs. each riding two winners. Mountain rode w.
II Carey 10 his third straight victory At the meet
iug in the second race and brought Punky home
IN the fifth. Notter scored with RObador IN the
fhir8 race and got Sweet-Taire Gp in time TO
win the last race by a short head, spelling
well planned coup with James r Keene's SepOy
The sport began with an upset when Cam
paigner, strong faVorite al odds-on' Was
easily beaten by Royal Onyx, a Gespised maiden
Royal onyx was poor third in an ordinary
field few days ago, and his runaway victory
Yesterday came as 4 distinct shock TO the form
nloF
100 10 / last year. was whispered round as
good thing" in this race. but he finished Tar
count for anything il win be many days before
he earns brackets
WI Carey once more proved himself a good
horse by taking up l23 pounds and winning the
handicap at one mile IN easy style. He was out
run as usual fer half d mile. but closed strong
IN the stretch, and won eased Up from Tommy
WaddeL. which beat Colonel Jack, the supposed
good thing" Of the race for the place Colonel
Jack, winner of the Ascot Derby. was backed
from 10 ] 10 10 J. which made II possible
Cor those who liked ". H. Carey TO get even
money against a legitimate 10 ? shot. The
Picket which beat Irish Lad and Proper, among
ethers, in the Brooklyn Handicap OF 1904 made
his FIRST appearance ~ the year in this race
He looked high IN flesh, but ran well enough 10
indicate that Billy Lakeland. his present owner.
has worked wonders with him.
Judging from the noisy roofing IN certain
section OF the gTandstand, Big Tim Sullivan
and his clan profited well by the victory OF
Robador In the third race. The horse was
backed from 70 ] TO 20 .. and he proved much
the best OF his field by coming away 70 an easy
victory in the last fgrlong- Mary Morris, the
bkewarm favorite, saved the place, while old
Lord Badge, which was practically left at the
post, took IL into his sulky head 70 run, and
closing a big gap finished third.
Punky, q cast-oH from the Keene stable, was
heavily played by Senator NcCarreu and his
friends 10 win the fifth race. After Mary Hall
had made the early running Punky came along
10 a gaIloping victory. Ontario. another strong
tip n the race. was practically left at the post
but like Lord Badge, he made up fifteen ar
twenty lengths and beat Communpaw head
for third money PuRky buclled Mountain of
on the way TO the post. but the boy plucki!y
held 10 the lines. and thus prevented the colt
1Fogn running away.
A close friend of Tom Welsh. trainer for the
Newcastle stable, said yesterday that J. C. Core
would be q starter in the Excelsior Handicap
tomorrow with Miller up. J. {. Core was a
5000 tWO-year-Old last year. just short. In fact,
az the top class. he has filed out and devel-
oped over winter. and has been working so well
that his chances must be considered seriously.