Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-24
HIGH PRIVATE WINS
At A LONG PRICE

NEW YORK, Aprll 24.-Gauseu Dy the
style Of his victory and the returns made
in the shape Of odds. the best good
thing Of recent years was sent out yes
terday at the Aqueduct race track when
the Kentucky horseman. F. A. Forsythe.
started the green maiden twe-year-old
High Private in the Carnarsie stakes. The
race was the feature Of the days card.
and High Private. which had never before
been to the post. and of which the gen
eral public knew absolutely nothing. was
completely overlooked in the field OF well
tried horses that he opposed.
High Private, the good thing" from
Kentucky, with Mussrave riding. was one
of the outsiders in the betting from first
to last. with 20 to I. the opening price.
against his chances. Private knowledge
of trials by High Private were in the pos
session Of but a few persons. the Few In
Guiding a racegoing group OF Iammany
men, who not only backed the Kentucky
gelding at 20 to 1, but also spread the TIP
about with such generosity that High
Private went to the post at IL to !. The
race was SO one-sided that II really was
hardly contest. High Private broke
well and showed i'm front in the first
strides, attended by Fitz Herbert. To-
gether the two raced out I'm the lead. High
Private galloping we'll i'm hand all the
way and at the end of the first quarter
of a mile having Fitz Herbert straighten-
last quarter the Kentucky horse slipped
away from Fitz Herbert with ease and
leaving him further behind at every
stride gaiIoped in. winner. by half doz-
en- lengths, while Fitz Herbert beat Uncle
Jim, another long-chance horse, four
lengths for second place.
FAvorites Beaten,
In three other races the post favorites
were beaten, while Of the two successful
choices. one, in ]. w: Colts steeplechaser
Percentage really did not count for the
betting crowd as the majority of the
hackers simply would not bet odds OF ,
to 1 on a jumper. however bad the field
that opposed him.
Frank ]. Farrells stable was uncom-
monty conspicuous In the afternoons rae
ing. as three horses carried the Farrell
colors, the two that were backed being
winning. Aimee c. was the first Farrell
starter, and at even money in the first
race was not a contender after the bar
rier rose. as she broke SO badly that her
chance was destroyed then, Jane Swift
being the winner. hustled out to beat
Bad News.
Grapple. the next Farrell runner, was a
close second choice to the Carman entry.
Col. JACK anu rietnlnS. IN tne sprint
handicap. and finished third to Col. Jack
Blandy. cast of from August Belmont 8
stable. was the third Farrell starter, and
as 1t was said the stable did not back
him, Blandy went to the post at 5 to 1.
Shaw. who rode Grapple. also rode Blan-
dy. but in a style vastly different from his
handling of the Metropolitan handicap
winner. and Blandy coming on under an
energetic ride snatched the victory by
a half length from the favorite. Preten-
sion. In hard-fought finish.
The Summaries.
First race. for mares and ge1dngs: three yea r
olds and upward; six furlonss-Jane swift. ~
a. SWAIN. to !. TO L. even. won: BAD News
liz tMusgravel. 10 to I. to 1, = to 3. second;
Mark Antony II. liz &c. Burnsi, IS to 5, to 10
and 1 to 4, third. Time. Lag. Big Ben
Saracinesca. star Of Runnymede. Aimee c.,
Canada and Complete also ran.
Second race, steeplechase; four-year-olds and
upward: selling: about two miles-Percentage,
49, tStOnel. to 3. out. won; Pagan Bey. 143
,Finnesan,; to 2. to and out. second; Lane
Time. ADS. Gold Circle refused.
Third race. three year-olds< and upward: hand
fes air md n half mi long lsek