New-York tribune., 1908-05-10
ACCIDENT MARS STAKE
PRETTY RACE SPOILED
Jack AtAan Wins Easily When
Restigoache Goes Dozen Behind

Az unfortunate accident rnarred the r,,nntpg ..
as Montague Stakes. at one mile and a sixtse,,,l,
. .he Jamaica racetrack YESTERDAY hetwaa, To-,
.,.tn the hero of the Garter Handicap and y.-,o
. Keene's three-year-old Commando colt Festi
,o5che The latter went down behind and almost
...ed Notter about the middle of the ,,,,,a 4,,r,
= .hat Jack Atkin came away TO win easily If
two horse race, as Old Honesty and Spoo,er
x-e sc-atched Jack Akin a pronounced IA
-e st 1S to 20. with Restigouche drifttnp bscl,
-, even money TO to ?. Each has scored = vic
,- over the other this year, and the test yester-
,sv promised 70 be conclusive, as they were meet
= =. weight for age in what amounted to a match
brilliant struggle up to the time the acci-
br,,ened as the horses broke in their stride and
- head and head for five furIonss the crowd
,,,sne and cheering, with neither being able TO
,.ir, an advantage Approaching the far turn Not
- ,ook a light hold Of RestigoucEe and Jack Atkir
- suav slightly. but they swung along tow
=, fhe middle Of the turn the Commando colt ap-
I'D 10 he going the easier Of the two. Suddenly
lever he faltered. and Jack Atkin was five or
=, lengths in front before Restigouche recovered
= 1,sst,led hack in his stride
xo.ter went before the stewards and made
.,.,,, of foul against E. Dugan which not sus-
..,,xs The boy explained later in the paddock
-, lack Attin swerved out suddenly. so that Rest
,.h. almost UP him. and losing his stride
-, n,nuing easily the time, and he was conf
s.. inst ne would have won. Restigouche came
y :. .he race with couple of cuts his legs.
- Jimmy Rowe said he did not expect they would
s seriol,s So far could be Judged from the
- y looked as if Restigouche slipped on soft
-. ., -he track and some surprise was expressed
p, Noter made his claim of foul.
$3.50 fldonn's Trance made q show OF her Held
.. ,be Ros .dale Stakes. for tWo-year-old hlles'
.i,s .ased I'D by five or six lengths, in the fast
... NJ al-5 seconds for four and half furionss
o,s;se-inz the condition Of the track, which was
a., along the rail Trance was an equal taForlte
- n 10 with Harry Payne Whiiney's Top Note
,.- rood looking Hamburg hlly. which salIopeo
- e, EASY winner in her first start at Aqueduct
~. latter was no match for the speedy Ben Brush
.Br YESTERDAY however, and could not even keep
,5hsn striking distance Sam Hildreths instant
hacked from p 10 l 10 10 l, and w r Schui1e
,cNsaS Belle were the only other starters, nut
...v might as well have been kept in the stable
ns--er Of fact Trance jumped of in the lead
rrb such hurst OF speed that she had her neid
-ssIiur and dizzy behind her in the first quarter
Tbose who backed Trance had some missivings
,s ..e horses uaraded by the grandstand on the
vsy 10 tie post. she seemed TO favor her leII
,.s ,sr she showed no signs Of lameness IN the
-soe however, and pulled up sound although IN
Walking OF 10 the paddock she again Favored the
came leg From her manner Of winning yesterday
!. xin take 2 pretty good FLY TO beat her, and
=, having rI1rchaeed her from H T Griffin
tiS SATURDAY crowd was in attendance, and
r4.b three favorfee and split choice winning the
tn-- rlsvers had no complaint to make Inc VIII
-tne choices were TroublemakeT. Jack Atkln ana
la 2 while the beaten fsvorites were Arlohete
in the first race and Harry Payne Whitneys baoy
Wolf in the sixth
a-ioaette opened ID = long lead in the first event
,ns suoesred 10 be winning easily. but she tired in
.e lsst sixteenth and Personal closing resolutely
ar the outside came away to win rather cleFefly
-h- length. Paul J. Rainey's Thetis is speedy
--uasse- but sne does not seem able 10 carry her
speed FIVE furlongs-
psbr Nolf which made his first appearance OF
ihe season in the last race, created faVoraoie
Impression fl the paddock. and looked quite READY
I. rvn 10 his best form He could not concede
tEsnty-nine pounds TO Horace E. however. and had
70 be content with second money. He ran well
enough 10 indicate that he viii give good account
of himself the next time he goes TO the post
.Eurace E vas PLAYED for good thing by wise
few and backed from 70 20 70 . He showed
spesa in his last race, but stopped, as ne mas 80
many -innes before. and consequently he oid not
zt.-sct the general play which his light impost
warranted He got fa~ n front after shaking
BABY Welf OF cn Par that his courage was
tested. so he easily enough by three or
,cg- lengths
E DEgar earned the jockey honors, as usual, py
riding winners and second horses f"rke
Meter Musgrave and Mccarthy scored one each
D.. z A. 4. Grange the Jockey Clubs vetert-
Marian, has accepted an offer TO act as principal OF
the Ontario Veterinary College. which has recently
heen taken by the provincial government OF
csnsds
Senator Gilch-ist AZ the ack. buy would not
talk for publication beyond saying that he wanted
10 study the conditions for himself