New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-04
KEATOR WINS A STAKE
THREE F4VORITES SCORE.
Sadter Spells a Well Planned Coup
scith OyaRd at Jamaica.

There little TO boast Of in the racing at
Jamaica yesterday and a majority OF the eight
thousand persons who made the journey TO the
track were glad TO rush for the trains when the
last race over. The card made up largely
OF races for cheap selling platers. and the wind
was sharp and biting that little pleasure could
be had in sitting in the grandstand Three favor
ites won in Henry Watterson, Battle Axe and Sad
ler, but the Two last named not particularly
attractive TO the form players so that, all In ALL
the afternoon was hardly a profitable one. The
card to-day is rich in promise. Of good racing.
and, with a warm sun, crowd second only TO
that Of the opening day is likely 10 be in at
tendance.
Keator proved himself good sprinter in winning
the Newtown Stakes for three-year-ods and up
ward at six furlongs I'm the fast time Of l:13 Con-
trary TO his usual custom. lie broke in front. but
the field raced around him in the first quarter,
and before his followers could realize Il he was
last, while Edna jackson and Barbary Belle were
blazing the way in front. The last named raced
Edna Jackson into submission turning for home
ard opened up what appeared to be a safe lead.
but just when the crowd began shout her name
keator came booming along the outside. and in
less time than il takes to tel il took command
and won going away b. two lengths. Rye was
heavily played in This race by tie Sullivan clan
b't he could never get 10 the front and hung
In the stretch in the most disheartening way.
Larry Mulligan, one OF Eig Tim suliivan's leuten
ants. won two races with Ace High and Henry
race, while Henry Watterson had little more. than
q good exercise gallon 10 beat Sayable and four
Others in the third Waterbury the tip
;n the rs race. and after nine of fifteen horses
entered had been scratched he plunged and
backed from 10 20 TO 10. II was false alarm
however. IS tie best that Waterbury. could do
was 10 chase Ace High through the stretch and
finish poor second.
Henry Wat:e-son proved a better investment for
those who backed him from l ). He
n rie ia he from 1T
had 10 do little than sit si to win he
pleased by three lengths Savable was badly
off The starr and turning into the back
stretch a had last. some fifteen lengths be-
hind tie pacemaker. He settled down 70 racing
rounding the far and closed so strong that
he finished respectable second. With better luck
at the start he might have forced Henry Waiter
son EntTee. a horse OF some class. made his
first appearance of the season in this race. but
Judging by his lack Of support in the ring. and
fur her yet mis- lack of speed he was not within
two weeks of a race.
/! r. T, Wilson, jr., showed a fine looking FLY
named Sungleam in the second race. She is rs big
as the average three ear-old, and had worked
so well that she the medium OF a plunge that
forced her price from 10 TO to ). In the face
of this. Sansamon. the logical favorte went mp in
the betting TO to ? Divorce cut out the running
with Sungleam in close attendance but Sansarnou
closed with a rush through the stretch and got I'D
in time 70 beat Divorce head on the post Sun
CLEAN stopped under pressure. as if race short,
and Sequence beat her head for third money.
BattleaK at last entered in a race that he
could win. The field ordinary in the fifth
event that the Hamburg four ear-old was sent to
the post at odds on. He went to the front soon
after the start. and never IN danger although
water Tank enough q him in the last
sixteenth TO force Martin 10 keep him going win
by length
Sadler, the iukewarm favorite the last race
came along and spoiled well planned coup with
George r. Johnson's Oyama a cast-off from the
heene stable Oyama was backed from Y to
10 !, but after forcing the pace. could not with
stand Sadlers determined challenge the last
sixteenth: With anything like an even break Pins
end Needles would have won easily. She came
from far back I'm the stretch and finished a good
third.
Radtke. the jockey. who had such a narrow es-
cape on Thursday when Ben Cole fell. was around
the paddock yesterday. none the for his ex-
per1ence: He wanted 10 make engagements to
ride to-day but Mr. Rainey. his employer advised
him 20 wait until the opening of the meeting at
Belmont Park Thursday
Notter and Jack Martin divided the Jockey hon
ors eSch riding two winners l. Williams accept
ed his H-st mount in the East this wear on Lime
Pee in the last IT said Miller would
probably be in the saddle again to-day.