New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
JACK ATKINS HANDICAP
pBOTES HIMSELF AGAIN.
Bestigouche Badly Beaten in Stake
Race ct AQueduct.

7.cl Akin the hero of the Carter Handicap on
.,e orening day of the meeting. won the Queens
-o-,rtv Handicap at Aqueduct yesterday in way
- stamp him once more as horse worthy 10
easure strides with the best in training at any
sis-apce I'd 10 mile. incidentally he turned the
.t,se on James p Keenes three-year-old Com
~nsndo colt. Restigouche. which beat him in the
r~asrort Handicap the week before 1t must be
- n all fairness that Restigouche. in spite of
..a fact that he had ten pounds the worst of the
sieb-s over his former meeting with Jack Atkin.
did not run his race yesterday and il is just pos
.;sse that his hard race with Chapultepec IN the
e,,-,-r stakes may be accountable for it He
e,fshed bad last yesterday after racing neck and
- with Jack Atkin for five furlcngs, some two
- +h-ee lengths behind Spooner. which forced
<.e- race He stopped under pressure. however,
- u-as finally eased up when beaten There were
or,a who put It down to lack of courage. hut
+bfs seems hardly fair. with the remembrance of
his game finish under punishment in his first start
this year
re field vas the best that has gone the post
- any race this year. Restigouche and Melbourne
bng added at the last minute &c those sent out in
ne overnight entries Restgouche was the favorite
..2+o ! but Jack Atkin and Rif1enan attracted
strong play while every horse in the field had a
foIlav-ing Spooner. a good two-year-old last year.
u.5e his first appearance of the season in the
oolo-s Of -ae Newcastle Stable. lie has filled out
rs developed winter into of the best
,o,ira rhree-year-olds shown date, and while he
rsn+ hack in the betting. which indicated. perhapz.
- he vas not quite I'D 10 a bruising race. he
showed world CT speed and hung on well enough
=, encourage his followers in the belief that he will
y. hard horse TO beat the next time he goes to
the post
"a with clear sailing might have he was on
-be rail AZ the start. and broke We'll enough. but
,r.s ninched of in the first quarter and lost two
~ three valuable lengths. that he was some
sar or FIVE lengths behind the leaders rounding
81 -7-n He closed resoutely through the stretch
sn6 was wearing Jack Akin down as the finish
vas reached
lack Akin ran the mile in 30. the fastest Of
.,s meeting and IN view Of the fact that he had
"a. mounds I'D the performance was the more cred
table Nusgrave rode q perfect race and deserved
nsr- Of the credit for the victory.
sneakirs Of Musgrave calls TO mind the fact that
following his string Of four victories on Friday
Re won three more races yesterday, getting Jack
stkn. sadIer and J H Reed home in front HIS
quick jump fame a race rider appears TO
he well Inerted. and in all probability he will
continue 10 hold a forward place, as owners and
trainers are keen 10 secure the services OF boy
who While showing skill. is riding in luck Inc
choice Of mounts has much 10 do with the success
Of a Jockey. and Musgrave viii not lack for GOOD
mounts unless ne suddenly falls from grace
Harry Stone had a close call from serious INJURY
-+e- rhisrle5ale went crashing through instead OF
over the last jump in the steeplechase- The boy
4-7ped 10 his feet before the horse and staggered
o the course only sink 10 his knees as II daze1
~ badly hurt He revived quickly. however. and
us around later but showed the effects Of his fall
r,nlv four horses went 10 the post, two from the
" Colt stable and two from the Hampton
Stable and the former a slight favorite- Jim
NcGfH had been added 70 20 out and race with
Thisrle5ale. and he accomplished his purpose 50
vel that while killing his oWn chances he also
killed OF Thistledale Stone was criticised for
making too much use Of Mr. Colts fashy jumper.
t = must remembered that the horse is wilfnl
sns must run in front. When the pacenakers tired
80 y,y7er- IL ted
VA "a the front and had Thstledale safely beaten
even before the latter failed to rise 10 the last
jump.
The sport began with upset for those who
thought Tom Reid. which Tom WEIGH trains Tor
lanes Delaney. outclassed the youngsters in the
frs race. The colt was backed It short price
and went 70 the post at odds No excuses could
be offered for his defeat. Guy Burns had him in
good position all the way. Bonnie kelso. va
terhoy eelding quietly backed from 10 10 II TO
by George doom and his friends won going away
after closing with rattle on the outside PAU J.
Rainey showed a racy looking 1lly named Thetis
By Infexibe which raced a. one time in the colors
Ct the late William Q. Whitney. She fought IT out
II the van most Of the way and hung on in game
fashion.
Savior vas : had : 20 shot in the third race
He was in 2 good position for six furlongs. hut
failed to come on when the pinch came Import
locked soundIy beaten when Teacress raced UP and
headed him the stretch but the latter found the
journey too far and suddenly gave it up, so that
Import came OF n win by a safe margin
TIE official time hung out for the fifth race. al
SIX and { half furlongs. won in romp by Sadler
1-25, but It is plain that mistake was made
as number II persons in the grandstand made
The time around IN.
Jack Jcyner sold his two-year-old Fftz Herber1
70 H. r. Brandt yesterday private sale The
price IS said have been 5000
James II. Wadsworth chairman Of the State
Racing Commission. was al AQueduct yesterday fol
the first time this season He said that he came
down 70 enjoy days sport and did not care II
Comment on the racing situation 1T Albany
big crowd. numbering fully fifteen thousand
persons, in attendance.