The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-30
15,000 AT OPENING McCarter Wins $10,000 Excel. sior Handicap at Jamaica
 Track. MOTHER GIVEN AN OVATION l Popular Jockey Rides Admirable Raca --Favorite Jack Atkin is
 Second.

Jamaica, L. l., April 2s.--Before an crowd of l5,000 persons. McCarter, from the Newcastle stable, won the Excel sior Handicap. one mile and six teenth, at Jamaica today. His victory was extremely popular and when Not ter returned to the scales after thep race he was given an ovation. Notter rode an admirable race on the Knight of the Thistle colt, never making al move until the stretch was reached. E Jack Atkin, carrying top weight. ll9l weight, ll9 pounds, and the publicn choice was second with Rifeman third. \
 The Excelsior Handicap, which has all guaranteed cash value of $lO,OOO drewI out a fine field of horses. Out of twelveI carded to start five were withdrawn.I Jack Atkin was hot favorite, beingI backed from to to to 5. McCarterf was always a strongly played secondl choice at IS to 5. while the price rangedE from to to l5 to on the others.
 Jack Atkin was first to show and| Musgrave sent him right along. follow ed by Rlneman, and McCarter. Jackl Atkin continued to lead the field as they swung into the stretch. The fa- vorite led by length until whenl straightened out for the final sprint 'McCarter drew abreast of Jack Atkinl at the furlong pole. Her both boys satl down and began to ride hard. Both.I horses responded gamely to the whip| and in head and head drive McCar1l ter gained' a neck advantage at the'| finish. Jack Atkln was three lengthsl before Riheman. The time, ,1.46. wal very fast.
 Jockey Joe Notter was fined s2oo for2 his rough riding on Stargowan in thez third race. Stargowan finished first but was disqualified for fouling.
 First race. three-year-old and upT ward; selling; six fprlongs: Pantoufe ll2, McDaniels. to 1, { to 5, and tc 5, won: Troublemaker, 112, c. Burns to 1. even and 2 to 5, second; Frizette l04, Musgrave. IS to 5, to 5. and td D. third. Time 1:14.
 Second race, two year olds, selling four and a half furlongs: Royal Cap tive, 104. c. Burns, & to 5. 3 to 5, to won; J. H. Reed, 107, Musgrave. to Il { to .. to 3, second; Thetis, lO1, Mo Carthy, to 1. to 1. to 5. third. Time | 54 3-5 seconds.
 Third race, handicap, three-year old and upward, five and half furlongs s rlap,ipo QR q pt,rpe O tn apJ oyo, and to 3, won; Fair Play, l04, Fl Dugan, even, to B.. 1 to 5, second Frank Lord, 94. P. Kelly, 50 to 1, 15 t4 1, 5 to 1, third. Time, 1:07. Star Gowa1 finished first, but was disqualified fo{ foul
 Fourth race, Excelsior Handicap three-year-o and upwards, one milk and sixteenth: McCarter 1l3 Notter IS to 5, 6 to and to 10. won; Jacl[ Atkin, 119, Musgrave. to 5, to 1d' and 1 to {, second; Rifeman, Ill, GI Burns, 10 to l, to 1, and to 5, third time 1:4s. Brookdale Lymph, Chapul tepec, Old Honesty and Zienap als1 ran
 Fifth race, mares and geldings, threek year-olds and up, selling, one mile ana sixteenth: Pretension. 107, Musgravef 4 to 5, 1 to 3, to 6. won; Saylor, 101 Sumter. to 1, 2 to 1. to B. secondf Druid 105, c. Burns, 12 to 1, to 1, to 5, third. Time, 1.4s.
 Sixth race. maidens, two-year-olds { 1-2 furlongs seacliff, 105, E. Dugan. to.5, to 5, won: Havre, 10s, Musgravd to 2, to 10. 1 to 8. second Blul Stock, 105, Brussell, 30 to 1, 10 to 1, Il ?, third. Time, 55 seconds. Broadsidd Miss Battenberg and Cavalieri ran.