The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07

In lust. about a weeks time-0r TO
be exact, on Monday, April 15-will be
run and won the first real big race OF
the metropolitan. turf season Of 1897. At
Aqueduct, J.. l., the home course OF the
Queens County Jockey Club, on that
date, there will be contested the seventh
Carter Handicap. three-year-olds and
up. at seven furlongs. This years re-
newal is worth $4,000. guaranteed, which
BY the way, makes this first OF the sea-
sons handicaps quite a pretentious
affair and well worth the attention of
the biggest stables in training. Already
the racing folk here on the scene of
turf activity at Benning are cOmmenc-
Ing 10 canvass the field of probable
starters with the idea of picking out a
winner. In fact. from now on, the big
thing in a racing way here in the East
viii be the Carter Handicap.
After a winters layom from their IA
vorite pastime, thousands and thousands
of people viii tumble over one another
on Carter Handicap day TO catch
glimpse of the horses and the besilkened
jockeys-not to say anything of the mild
gentlemen known as the bOolSmakers. SO
il comes 10 pass that annually some 10
COO enthusiasts brave the chill early
April blow of the nearby Atlantic, in
order to lend a hearty welcome TO King
Thoroughbred returning to his realm
Romance and Tragedy Of the Race.
A Carter Handicap is not without its
romance and tragedy. II is only a short
way down the vista OF the turf TO a
memory Of Captain Carter. The captain
was one Of the old school of turfmen.
Ten years ago he lived in a heyday.
a "a n
roll, he gathered 500 900 in a short while
assisted by truly wondrous luck. Seven
years ago he endowed and founded a
race at Aqueduct. He gave 5000 out
of his own purse as added money to the
entry fees. declaratios, etc, of the own
ers Of the several candidates. The late
Thomas Reilly, OF the Queens County
Jockey Club. called the race the Carter
Handicap. Year by year 1t grew in i'm
portance until now it Is worth a small
fortune-SlO,e0O The mighty Roseben
won il last year. While looking down
the list OF Carter Handicap winners one
may discern the names of Ormonde's
Right. Ethics. and the mighty Beldame
Not a Glance for Carter.
Here is the sentiment In,erwoven with
the Carter Handicap; 0 years ago
while the great crow rushed and
crushed to acclaim the winner. a poor
old man, bent and broken, stood at the
railside least observed IN all the great
throng. II was Captain Carter. His
name was on every lip. yet for himself
not a passing glance. The years since
the fixture had come into being through
his devotion TO the turf had not treated
him kindly. So there he stood a human
sermon on the fekleness and frailty o
the world.
Then the tragedy of the Carter Handi
cap comes into mind. on the day Bel
dame won, the late Caesar Youns
first met Nan" Patterson. The mar'
brought home a complimentary bet To-
Nan that day. The swirl End TIT
long story with its TenderIoin trimming
was there begun.
May Scratch Roseben.
With the running but a few days of
IL looks as II Trainer Frank Weir nal
scratch Roseben. The big horse hal
been doing well in his work up at Grave
send, but he is an older horse than h
was q year ago and consequently hard
er TO edge up for a race so early il
the spring, Then again. Handicappei
Noshurgh asks him to pack nc less thar
125 pounds There is nothing certain
about It. but if the big sprinter start:
he win be favorite. ali right. for he il
beloved OF the average New York race
goer.
So far as Washington and Benninl
are concerned a three-year-old. Horace
f. is given royal chance. despite
bad race a week ago at Benning.
Trainer Billy Garth is smiling il
confidence whenever he talks Of thi
son OF Bannockburn and the Carte
Handicap. Last spring in California
Horace z. raced under Barney Schrei
hers colors So impressive was his form
that Roy Rainey. the Cleveland million
aire, gave So. 900 for him Then. sfte
a dismal race or two about New Yorl
IN May. he was given up as a two-year
cid possibility.
When Garth Got Horace z.
When Horace z. was turned over t
Garth. the colt was found to be thrush
ed" his hoofs being soft and shelly
However, he is IN grand condition RICH