The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-16
NO SIGN OF BATTLE
Racing Season of 1908 Opens
at Aqueduct Without
Interference.
JACK ATKINS WINS PRIZE
Captures Big Feature, the Carter Han
dicap, With Sio,000--Rcd
River Second.

New York, April 15,--The metropo-
Titan racing season Of 1908 was In
augurated today at the Aqueduct track
and today's program was carried out
without interference and With only
slight changes in the usual system OF
betting. Outwardly there were no
signs that stubborn Legislative bat
tie had been waged at Albany for two
months to make race track gambling
impossible In this state, but to one
familiar with the old conditions and
methods on New York race tracks
there were apparent many small con-
cessions to the public sentiment
against the betting system. Public in
:. terest, In fact, was conferred almost
as strongly in the rumored changes In
the betting pavillons as in the con-
tests between the various fields of
thoroughhreds that made up an at
tractive programme.
OF these fields the Carter handicap
with It's rich prize of $4,000 was the
one DIX Icdlult. loIt NNii W
Jack Atkins, Barney schreiber's good
horse, with Red River second, and
Chapultepee, the favorlte, third. Jack
Atkins was held at to In the bet
ting, Red River at 80 to 1. and Cha
pultepec at 5 to 2. Meelick finished
fourth and Brookdale Nymph fifth,
both at s to l. The time was 1:27 for
the seven furlongs, very creditable
performance considering the heavy
track.
Predictions and rumors of interfer-
ence that ran the course from the
absurd statement that all those bet
ting or taking bets would be arrested,
to the more conservative statement
that bookmakers would be forced to
accept wagers without the comfort Of
stool or cash box were handed about
on train and trolley cars. AS usual
the conservative view proved correct.
There was betting--amost as much as
usual, but there were certain restrc-
tons on both the bettor and the book
makers. For instance, no more than
125 books were allowed In the main
betting pavilion, and 100 In the field.
All stools and cash boxes were bar
red, the bookmakers taking up their
stand In two long rows and accepting
and paying wagers out of hand. The
layers, as usual, used their states for
the quotation Of odds. No bets less
than SIS were accepted in the main
pavilion, while So was the minimum
wager permissible In the field. These
changes had no appreciable effect on
the bettors. There was plenty OF
money apparently, and 1t was wagered
as freely as In previous years.
Printed signs conspicuously display
ed informed the public that unseemly
haste In placing bets would not be
tolerated; that there must be no run
ming, pushing, jostling and other foot
ball tactics that heretofore have OBJ
tanned In .he betting ring. Loud, OBJ.
scene or offensive language was also
tabooed, according to placarded re-
strictlons. Minors were barred and the
enforcement of this rule was apparent
in the absence of this element so offer
seen on race tracks. In fact the bet.
. ting ring was calm and almost sub.
dued in Its demeanor
]. r. Keene's two year old Apron
won the race for youngsters in an I'm.
pressive fashion from big field.
Following are the results:
Aqueduct, N. Y, April 15-Firs
race, for year olds and upward; sell
irg; five furlongs: Pantoufe, 107, Der
gen, 10 to /, and to /, won; Voorhees,
1O7, w. Doyle. to 5, place; second
Frank Lord, 1903. Shilling, s to show
third. Time, 1902 ID
Second race, the Bayslde steeple
chase; for four year Odds and upward
about two miles: Percentage, 1870, Nc
Inerney, to 5, to 5, and to 4, won
Jimmy Lans, 1853, owens, 0 to s, 4 to G
and to 5 second; Jim McGill, 1870, M
Henderson, IL to /, A to l and to
third. Time 4:32.
Third, liz furlongs. Apron, 1O1, Not
ter, 5 to /, 2 to / and even won Inter
vene, 1O4 Schilling, to /, to | and
to 5, second; Madrlono. 1902, Musgrave
8 to.1, to 5 and to 10. Time 81.
Guy Fisher Tom Reid. Guerara
Pleasing, ANNA semper, Annexation
Ramble, Lazarus, Lancer, Racquet an
ELIZA ran.
Fourth race, the Carter handicar
for three year olds, and upward; guar
anteed cash value 10000; seven fur
longs: Jack Atkin, 1872. Musgrave, t
j, to /, and to 1, won; Red River
1OS. Fairbrother, 30 TO l. 10 to l. and
to I, second Chapultepec, 105, McDan
lei, to 2, even and to third. Time
127 AS. Brookdale Nymph, Meeicl
Rifeman, Melbourne, Don Enrique
Oxford, Berkeley, Angclus and Ros
miro also ran.
Fifth. seven furlongs. Zal 113, Schil
ing. 10 to 5. even and to 2, won; Gal
lavant, 1l5, p. Egan to /, 2 to an
to second; Alilla, los, w. Doyle,
to /, ten to | and to I, third. Tim,
1929 1-5. Saracinesca, Ingham, Dotte
Iastgo and Campaigner also ran.
Mark Anthony n finished second hi
was disqualified for fouling
Sixth, furlongs, Rialto, 107, ZEE. Du
gan 2 to 1 and to 10 and out, wor
Hslket, 1O7, schilllng, to s 3 to 3 o,
second. Troublesome, 49, Lang, 30 to
. to 1 and to 2, third. Time lis
THETA NINE VS.. SpARTANS