The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-16
RACES AT AQUEDUCT
NASTY wEATHER FOR OPENING OF
 SEASON.
No Outward Signs of Recent Hard Fight in Legislature--Makes Difference In Betting
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New York, April 15.--The Metropoli- tan racing season of 1908 opened to- day at Aqueduct Park track and the days program was carried out without interference, and with only slight changes .n the usual system or bet ting.
 Outwardly there were no signs that A stuvpotn legislative hgnt ias been waged at Albany for two months 70 make race track gambling impossInIe tn this state; out 10 one familiar with the old conditions and methods on New York race tracks, there were manitest many small concessions to the pupl.c sentiment against the betting system, fndeed,s public interest centered almost as much on the rumored changes Tn the betting paviiions as 1t did on the
 of the deids, the Carter handicap with it's rich prize of si0,0o0. was the feature. The race went 10 JACK Atkin, Barney schreiber's good horse; Red the favorite. third. Jack Atkin held at to 1, in the betting, Red River at 30 to l, and Chapultepec at 5 to 2. The longs. a very creditable performance,
 A more unpropit:ous day could hard s y ss S Ns k ssS out 3ns a
 tend the opening of the races. Low scurrying gray clouds. cold drizzling rain and an. east wind which drove In
 
 obscured the further outlines of the track, characterized She weather.
 Tn spite of these disagreeabie con. susctators in the grand stand and on | the field. There was betting almost as much as usual, but there were certain Esatrictions on both ,,a the Ssttor m ana mors the than 125 books were allowed in the main building pavilion and 100 in the field. All stools and cash boxes were l their places in two long rows and ac- cepted and paid wagers out of hand. Programs with the odds marked op- Soste ths norss anass,s to ths spee tators. No bet less than $5 was ac- cepted in the main pavilion, while s2 was the mIAimum wager perwissible appreciable effect on. the eager bet tors. There was plenty of money. ap- parently. and 1t was wagered as freely First Grex,ess raes. selling sssiiins. i've surlonws: Panteoufie, 107 lBergen) 10 to l. won; Voorhees,. 107 (W. Doylel ' to s place to to show third time ios i-5. Rock stone. Momentum. Nanno. Berry Maid and Bigot ran.
 Second race. the Rayside steepleshs,ssss. cSs eSeIninery, cry ' to won; eiiin Jimmy Lans. is0 (M, Henderson, l2 to 1 third Time l:s2 Pagan Bey, ran. Gold Circle
 Third rsre. seiling. four one half furlongs: Apron, 101 (Notter) 5 to 1 won; Intervene. iOi tsh:a;;nxl to second; Marrllono. i02 t.dnsEraye( 3 to third. Time ST. Guy Fisher, Tom Reid, Guerara. Pleasing, Anna Semper. Annotaion. Ramble Lazarus, Lancer, Raqnet and Eliza ran,
 Fourth race. the Carter handicap for three years olds and up: Jack Atkin. i2e (Muserayel to l won; Red River uitepec. I0s (McDanie) E to third. Time i:27 4-5 Brookdale. Numph' ridue. oxford. Berkeley Angelus and
 Fifth race. selling seven furlonss: Zal, 113 (ShillinR) 13 to 5 won; Gala want, Ii5 (E. Dugan) to 1 second Time l:ss 1.5. saTaeinesca, Ingram Mark Anthony II finished second but was disqualified for fouling. -
 Sixth race, six furlongs: Rialto. l07 (E Dugan) 2 to 1 won; Halket. 1O1 fshiiling) to second; Troublesome. ea, UanE), 30 to third. Time 1:1S. James B Brady and Banyah ran.