The sun., 1908-05-10
JACK ATKIN WINS MONTAGUE
CHEERED BY 10000 SPECTATORS
As NE BREEZES HSHR.
Trance shows Great speed In ROsedaIe
stakes-PersOnal, TrOublemaker, Ida
D. and Horace y. Also Score at Ja-
maica-FOur FRyOrites Are Successful

ID. and Horace Y. Also Score at ia
malca--FCur FRyOrltes Are Successful
The largest crowd ever seen at the Jamaica
racetracE enthused over some excellent sport
yesterday afternoon. IL was estimated by
the Pinkertons who handled the turnstiles
that close 10 10000 spectators were on hand
when the horses we're called to the post for
the first event. The field enclosure was
packed to the suitocation point while the huge
grand stand was completely filed while the
races were under way The lawn was over
run and the clubhouse was thronged De-
spite a chilly wind that blew in from the bay
and a sudden rain sQuall the crowd did not
find much fault with the weather conditions
The track Was dead. but the horses ran close
to public form, four favorites a second choice
and a good thing going over the plate, much
TO the distress OF the layers,
There were only two starters in the Monta-
que Stakes, weight for age, one mile and
sixteenth. Barney Schrebers great Sain
four-year-old, Jack Atkin. was made i3 to 20
fayorite over James r. Keene's Commando
three year-old, RestigOuche. They we're on
to a good start. T., Dugan setting the pace
with Jack Atkn, who had a small margin in
his favor Until the middle Of the far turn was
reached Then. II seems, Atkin swerved out
from the rail a trlhe and Restigouche touched
the Sain colts hind feet in such a way that
Notter had to pull up MIR. Keene's racer with
a quick jerk to escape fall In jify Jack
Atkn rushed away from his antagonist and
coming into the homestretcb he increased his
lead so that he bree2ed past the judges with
FIVE lengths to spare In llS ?-5. Notter went
before the stewards with a protest Of foul,
t.l. I,s Il
That George Odom made no mistake when
he purchased Trance, a fleet flly by Ben
Brush-Fair Vision. from H. 7. Griffin the
other day. was clearly shown when she ran
of with the Rosedale Stakes for two-year-old
FLIES, four and half furlongs. Trance
closed an equal favoritc with II. P, Whit
neys Top Note by Hamburg Sister Mary,
at II to 10. When the barrier went up Trance
rushed out with a terrific burst Of speed and
had such a big lead as she swept around the
turn that the result was no longer In doubt
when she hit the head Of the stretch. She
was galopng at the end with eight lengths
over Top Note running the distance In
O5i is, which was remarkably fast consider
ing the going ". r. Schulte's Gliding
Belle, by Bellies Commoner-Glidin BY, a
while S. G. Hildreth's Instant, by Sombrero-
Water Girl backed down to Z, quit opposite
the field stand and finished bad last.
H. p. Nhitney's Baby Wolf, with i26 pounds
was a to iavOrite In the handicap at five
and half furlongs. but after racing neck
and neck for nearly quarter Of mile with
hoy 4. Ralney's Horace f., backed from
d to to ?, the latter drew away with tremen-
ngths in lU7. Baby Wolf held the others
safe at all stages and took the place by two
and a half lengths from j. A. Wemberg's
Grimaldi, to /, who, In turn. nosed samuel
Emery's Blue Heron, Is TO l, out OF third
money, X, +. Carman's Fleming, I to /,
Although she was practically left at the
post, James MCLaughln's kinley Mack hlly
Personal backed down to y, ran wonderful
race under Il fine ride by Bill Days appren-
tiCe, Norke and won the first race, for two
year-ods, five, furlongs IN drive by length
and a half J.. A. Cellas AriOnette, . to |
favorite, who made the pace to the last six
teenth pole. weakened, but managed TO take
the place by three parts OF length from
II. 7, Grifiins Havre, l3 to o., who also got
the worst of bad start. The time was
i:Ol 3-5.
Ii took terrific drive on the part Of Notter
to win the second race, a selling atair at
mile and q sixteenth. with Z. r. BTadiey,s
rroublemaker, to fayorite, +. b, Nor
tons CornCob, a 90 to shot, made the running
for nearly three-quarters Of a mile, Then
Druid, 10 to /. and Troublemaker moved up,
but at the same moment iOTke challenged at
the head OF the stretch with Larry Mulligaq's
Sir TOddington. to I. The latter was under
a fierce drive all through the stretch, but he
swerved AZ the sixteenth pole and Trouble
maker got up in time to beat him head on
the post in il0 3-j Sir ToddinRton took the
measure Of Druid by three parts OF a length
for the place with ComCob half a length
back
David Gideon's Ida y. backed down to
q TO 10, made all the pace In the fifth race, for
three-ycar-oI five and a half furlonRs. but
Dugan had 10 shake her up In the last iurlong
to win handily by a length and a half from
/ II
was under a sharp drive to beat II. l.. Lees
Mazuma. to ?, by three parts OF length for
tho place The time was i.us 2-5
f. Dugan rode two winners and two seconds,
while Notter, Norke and Mccarthy also did
good work in the saddle. The summaries
FIgaT RACE