New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
MARK FOR JACK ATKlN
WINS IN RECORD TINE.
Field House Wins Criterion Stakes
for august Belmont.

Jack Atkin, the winner of the Carter and Metro
po1itan handicaps and of the most popular
horses In training. came back to his own a1ter Two
reverses and won the Parkway Handicap. at one
mile and sixteenth. at Gravesend yesterday, IN
the fast time of i:45 2-5-a new track record The
good son of Sain took up 1A pounds. and after
shaking off Spooner. which tried to follow his fast
pace, away to win cleverly by two lengths
from Master Robert. the three-year-old which TOOK
third money behind Celt and Fair Play in the
Brooklyn Handicap last Monday. The race had an
added money value of 1900. so that Jack Atkin
placed a fine amount to his substantial winnings
for the season OF about $4,000
The old record for a mile and a sixteenth at
Gravesend LAS 80, made by Ormondale. the
Futurity winner Of 1906 with 12o pounds up. In 1905
Jack Atkin could have run in even time yesterday
If he had been driven out, the big horse was
plainly at his best and ran to his top form Master
Robert and Tourenne. which beat Jack Atkn at
Belmont Park, were preferred in the early betting.
but just at the end the Roseben of the South was
hammered down from 13 to s to s to 3. at "hlch
price he closed slight favorite.
Tourenne, which had fourteen pounds the worst
of the weights his last meeting with Jack
Atkin. when he won ran about thirty pounds oeio"
the form he showed on that occasion and never
1attered his followers. 1t was not his true race
and improvement be looked for when he
goes to the post again. Montgomery does not ap-
pear to have any foot this year. and he ran an
other disappointing race. He was closing strongly
in the stretch, but had entirely too much TO 90 20
get within striking distance of the leaders He
does not look inch taller or a pound heavier
than he did last year. and 1t is just possible that
he is still feeling the effects Of his winter cam
paign in California.
John Whalen, who trains Field Mouse for August
Belmont. and Jimmy Rowe, who saddled Suffra-
gette for James R. Keene, were each confident OF
winning the Criterion Stakes, for two-year old fl
lies, at five furlongs, and John Whalens confidence
was not misplaced. The fllies were about equal
favorites in the betting most of the time. but
toward the end Field Mouse, which won at 100 to
Belmont Park. had the call She jumped out in
front at the start and always held Sufragette SAFE
the latter being the only which could keep
pace with her.
The start was bad with Top Note not IN posi-
ton when the barrier released. She raced up
fast into a contending position, but the effort
told and she stopped badly in the stretch Fred
erick Johnson's Hammerless choicely bred flly
by Hamburg-Trigger. made a favorable impress
sion by the she was running on in the stretch
She would have been third with clear sailing in
the last sixteenth, but in such tight quarters
on the rail that Musgrave could not do her justice.
She had worked well for the race and some of the
clockers handed her out for a good thing
Timber, which has not been seen with coors up
since he beat Roseben at Sheepshead Bay two
years ago. starter in the first race. and
was played by many to beat Roseben again around
13 to 5 on the strength of some fast work He
was heavily bandaged all four legs, but while
this betokened some trouble. he looked fine, and in
size compared fSYorably with Roseben- When it
came TO racing Roseben Just galloped in front al
the way and with lots in reserve from Pan
toufe, while Timber finished far back, after show
ing flash of speed.
Fits Herbert, which is now ranked by many
good judges the best two-year-od shown con-
tinued his winning career by galloping home
easy winner in the last race, giving ten pounds
and sound beating to Uncle Jim. which has
victory Sir Martin to his credit
Andrew Miller and Tom Welsh. joint of
the Newcastle Stable, have decided to sell their
horses at auction week from Tomorrow. Among
the horses to he sold are McCarter, Preceptor Pig
Chief Royal Captive The Pippin Lypad Home
Run and Explosion.