The sun., 1908-04-26
JACK ATKN RUNS FINE RACE
WINS QUEENS COUNTY HANDI-
CAP, ONE MILE, IN 1889.

Carries Top Weight, TIA Pounds, and Beats
. Good Field-ROckets steepleChase
Bonnie KelSO, Import, sadler and
J. II. Reid Also Succeed At Aqueduct'
Although IL looked like rain nearly 10000
| persons attended the races at the Aqueduct
| track yesterday and saw Barney Schreibers
| great San four-year-old Jack Atkln win the
! Queens County Handicap, at a mile, In iAo,
with gale blowing up the homestretch. Jack
! Atkln picked up top weight, i24 pounds, and
| was third In demand at 7to2. Musgrave, the
new riding star, had the Leg up and gave an
| other exhibition OF competent hOrsemanshtp,
| When the barrier was released the Newcastle
| Stable Spooher. 0 to /, rushed on In mont
| at a terrific rate and opened up lead OF
| several lengths But Jack Atkln and james
! X. Keene's Restgouche, to / favorte, an
| added starter, were running close together
| to the head OF the stretch, where the latter
| began to hang, while Jack Atkin. let down,
went after Spooner at top speed. At this
| point r. +. Carmans Rlheman backed down
| 70 10 to 5, was practically last, but he began
a brilliant stretch run under q, Burns's hard
riding, overhauling all but Spooner and Jack
Atkin at the last furlonR pole.
! There II was that Spooner began to stop
and Jack Atkin drew away in commanding
fashion to win handly by length and half.
! Rifeman was closing rapidly at the end, where
| he beat Spooner by half length for the
place oxford was half a dozen lengths
away, with Restigouche absolutely last,
| Jack Atkin gave twenty pounds by the scale
I to RIheman and seven to Spooner, lie pulled
| up az sound as bell OF brass and receive d
fFou pFAyrn
| further doubt as to his greatness,
| Standing long, hard drive from Eotter In
| the middle Of the track the kelso stables
| Bonnie Kelso, by Waterboy, backed from 10
! TO 5, won the first race, for two-year-olds,
| four and a half furlongs by length and a
half Bonnie Kelso broke In front and bore
| out at the bend and lost some ground, but
| Hotter Strengthened him out and got him home
| amid wild cheers from his hackers. Paul j.
Raneys Thetis, nlly by Inhexible, quoted
at 80 TO /. always prominent took the place
| by head from A. j. Joyner's Ramble. to l.
| James Delaney's Tom Reid, backed down 10
| o to 10 favorite, made most OF the pace. but
| quit when q. Burns put on the pressure, the
! colt finishing a length and a half outside OF
| the money. j. ". Mays Patriot, a SO TO
! shot, was up with the pace for nearly half a
mile, after which be blew up. The race was
| run In O55 4-j.
The Hampton Stables Rocket, coupled in
! the straight betting only with Jim McGnl at
| even money, was victorious In the Glendale
! Steeplechase, at about two miles and half
! Stone went out IN front with j. W. Colts
| Thistledae, coupled In the straight betting
with Economy at Nto 5, but going up the back.
| stretch for The last time he began TO tire and
Rocket with a sudden turn OF speed over;
! hauled him near the far turn and then romped
| home with wide margin to spare In 5I9
| EconOmyIwas second, thirty lengths before
Jim McChll, while Inistledale fell at the last
| jump.
4 weak ride on the part Of Sumter was par
! italy responsible for the defeat Of j n. McCOr-
! mick 8 Saylor, backed down to ito 10 fayorlte
/ In the third race, selling event at mile
! r. ". liealey's Import, reduced from TO
| l3 10 2, made all The running and won easily
by two aud a half lengths from ". 5. House
J Teacress, 70 to l. Father Bill Daly's killie-
! crankie. 70 to !, got up In time 70 beat Saylor
| half length for third money The time was
l.. o. Appleby : sadler who closed an equal
| fayOrite with Larry Muligan' Frank Lord
at Q to 5, won the afh race, selling affair at
six and a half furlongs, in a big gailop The
| start was bad. Frank Lord beating the gate
| by a couple Of lengths, but Sadler with Mus
grave up quickly oyerhauled him and then
led me rest OF the way passing the judges
! w.th eight lengths to spare in / 20. Frank
| Lord lasted just long enough to take the
place from Obert, ~ TO !, by a head. Castle
wood, backed down to :. had fash Of early
| ITO 4, was OF poorly and then ran a dead
| locking race. finishing last.
p T. Chinn's WOolsthorpe colt !. H. Reed,
| 8 TO fayorte, enabled MusRraye to ride his
| third winner. Reed made a runaway Of the
! last race. for maiden two-year-Olds, four and
| a half furongs, swinging home on the bit with
! eight lengths to spare IN 0:56. A. j. Joyner's
! Trois Temp, coupled with Distract at I, had
| a mortgage on the place with five lengths
over X. W. Cobles Fl 0ro. backed from 20 10
| IS The latter struggled home head In front
! OF the Il. a O. Stables High Hat, 30 to T. with
| Mrs A. L. Aste's Pearl Point, I to I, the same
| distance back Two fayOrites Won but as all
| OF the other winners were well backed the
| LAYERS had no cnch The track was fast
although a light drizzle fell after the third
event. The summaries.
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