New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
JACK ATKINS WATERLOO
BEATEN BY RESTIGOUCHE
CourtIand Smith Takes Interpreted
Part in SteepIechase.

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| terday. and the three-y -year-old son OF Commando
Dancing Water won ridden out by three or Co.
lengths. after standing long hard drive 70 shah.
| off Jack Atkin. the hero OF the Carter Handean
| on the opening day OF the meeting. He ran tbs
seven furIongs in los 2-5. which was within w.
| hfths of a second of the track record made IN
Israelite in 1904 Considering the fact that it wa,
his first start of the year. the performance was
creditable and stamps him colt which =
likely 10 play important part in some of the bix.
ger stakes later.
Restigouche did not 90 20 the post many tiu,..
| last year. but he the United States FIot.I
Stakes at Saratoga, beating Jim Gaffney. Fair Pay
and others, although he had pull in the weghts
He has filed out winter into a big. fine lo0knx
| three-year-old. and Jimmy Rowe had him ready 10
to his best form Foxhau P. Keene vas at
the track and expressed much satisfaction az TIA
performance. In view OF his good race yesterday
il seemed pity that Rowe could not secure q gooA
lightweight rider to handle the colt IN the carter
Handicap.
With Melbourne scratched. ten horses went To
the post for this race. and Jack Atkin was heavily
backed from TO > TO : 10 s. Because Of his v5c-
tory in the Carter Handicap the form players had
picked him out the ''one best bet of the day and
they accepted the short price with the utmost con-
fdence. The big sprinter smut of Just after
the start and lost two OF three lengths. and this
may account in part for his defeat. tie
three four lengths behind Restigouche which
made the running, turning for home. but raced
into contending position at the last furlolg pols
and appeared 70 head the Koene candidate for
few strides. II looked then ~ he would coras
away win easily but the weight and enort told
In the last sixteenth, so that he began hang and
Restigouche came on to win by a comfortable
margin.
Delaby had the mount on Mr. Keenes horse. aud
while he criticised by some for making too
much of his mount IN the early part os the
race. fault could be found with his finish He
went TO the whip far up the stretch and kept tha
colt up to his task Until a Few strides from ths
wire.
Jack Joyner's Rialto would have been closer up
with clear sailing through the last quarter Hs
shut OF sharply when E Dugan tried TO coma
through the rail. and met with more tnterfer-
ence when the boy tried 10 take him through be-
tween Restigouche and Jack Atkin. AS II was. hs
finished a respectable third. five lengths before
Riheman. which headed the ruck.
A big Saturday crowd in attendance. that
in numbers not far below that OF the opening
day. when twenty thousand persons went down 70
welcome the return OF the thoroUghbreds- drtz-
zing rain fell part OF the afternoon. and the Con
tions anything but favorable. but this was
overlooked IN the keen enjoyment OF the sport
provided.
CourtIand H. Smith out in the iraeId to
Palm. in which he half interest with
Jay OBrten. in the steeplechase. and unexpect-
gramme. Palm fell at the fourth jump from homs
the backstretch. and Henderson, who had ths
mount, got such a shaking up that he had 10
thoughts OF rernounting to third money. NJ.
Smith chance to pick UP the 500. however,
and when the horse was caught mounted. and.
taking him back TO the place where the accits1s
happened. rode out the IN hts street clothes
His friends gave him warm reception when Ia
got back TO the clubhouse inclosure-
Only three horses went to the post, and J. ".
Colts Thistledale the odds-on favorte. rornped Ii
front all the way and won eased up by SIXTEENTH
Of mile from Motor. The winner fairly few "a
jumps and showed no disposition 70 run out as Is
did a year ago Harry Stone had the mount hss.'
ing suffered no Ill effects from his bad fall ca
Friday.
JuggIsr was a lukewarm favorite over snok.s
and Royal Lady, the winner OF the Second Bsa-
ming Handicap in the third race. Mcdaniel saved
two OF three lengths with him the rail turning
for home. and the fve-year-old son o. Hamburg
rather easily from Molesey. which fnishsa
strongly after being outrun for six furlongs Com
pare. 100 TO 1 shot. made the pace for five fur
longs. but stopped almost TO a walk and Anlshad
last Smoker also gave il up IN the last sixteenth.
although he managed TO beat Royal Lady. which
met with some interference. for third money.
Jack Joyner's Indomitable is well named. ass
Judging from his in the first event. ne q
colt Of indornitable courage He stood q long hard
drive in gamest fashion and fought his way 20
victory. when. far as could be Judged, he
soundly beaten at the last sixteenth pole. James
r. Keene's Mystify forced the pace. but tired n
the closing strides. which made II possible for
Indomitable TO get up-
John E. Madden and his friends backed Chap
eron from Is TO 1 TO TO I IN the nth race and
in another stirring finish the Galore lily got Up in
time 10 beat Ramble and St Withhold. which had
been fighting It out most OF the way. The last
named was another Keene colt which "a likely 10
show Improvement the next time he goes 70 the
post Gavin will also bear watching. Re was
closing strongly the rail in the last furlorss
when he shut OF sharply. which forced Flynn
to pull up
Chaperon bid up $500 over her entered SELF
ing price OF 500 after winning this race by A.
Aigro, acting for Jack McGinnis She was retained
however. for the usual $ advance.
Havre backed from 10 70 10 n ths
fifth race. but the we'll planned coup came uctn-
ing. the colt with SO much i1tarrerencs
that his chances were ruined when lIusErave fcun5
clear sailing.