New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-17
CLOSE FINISHES RULE
Four Horses Heads Apart in
Rockaway Stakes.
COLD WIND MARS RACING
T.. r. Carman and George odom
Garry of Two Purses Each
at Aoueduct Track.

Three hesd-and-head finishes served In
measure 10 keep the blood moving az the
squeduct racetrsck yesterday, and some
tlinE o. this sort was needed, as the chill
fng wind from Jamaica Bay made 81 much
TOO cold for comfort. Tie crowd looked
small In comparison with the host OF the
opening DAY. but IL was 81 good size. con
riderinC the March-like weather. Tho
rsciug was even better and more exciting
shsn on Friday ia spite % the fact thai no
Garter Handicap was on the programme
r. r. Carmau and George doom, The one
tfrle iockey. did their best 10 monopolize
Tie card and each won TWO races Mr..
Ca-mau had the satisfaction of seeing his
colors carried so victory by Semprolus IN
Fhe Canareie stakes. u $500. for S-year-
olcs and by Horizon iu the opening event
HIso for youngsters. odom ssddleo Prince
cal. witch won the Eockdwsy Stakes. and
also took down tho last purse With Folie
lew.
sempro,us won the Canarsie Stakes I'm
way 70 stamp him good colt lie came
FROM behind with q reeoIute. husinessllke
-ueb that Indicated that be IS not lack
,rr ir courage 20 match his sresd. Nr.
g-s-man thinks well Of him and believes
Do fr cut ore Cor better Things than
winning an carly stake or two At AGEe-
duct.
lanes Buffers Da~tvorth was The enc
test bet Of the rauhirds. who had watched
.he son az StaIvart burn Up the track
g. his work The price fell from . 70 ]
20 Z 20 a. 50 many inquiries came TOT
quotation. Hc was iu q ecod position ~
she last furlong pole after swerving badly.
hut failed 20 come or he vas pinched OF
On the rail near tho finish, Otherwise ne
might have finished third.
August Belnonts Nadcap TIC first OF ne
ret Of Rock sand 10 race IN tins country
as the quoted fsvorite 81 the opening dash
.sn~ fv-o-vear-olds on the strength of some
sset trials She is 2 small. compactly butt
Sfv. brt 50 high strung thet she dragged
mar around FOR ten minutes al the barrier
rnd wore herself out She broke vel when
rhe start came but bore out ~ the elbow
End ran greenly throughout 50 that r. Z
rsrrnan-s Horizon came away easily an the
fast sixteen-h 1Jr. Belmont imported ROCK
sand sn English Derov winner. 10 tbs
country three years ego. - q cost Of S--S"''
end the FIRST crop Of his t0o-Feat-oias ere
. GOOD looking lot and highly tried
Asst happened. Horizon. the winner. vas
s-e6 Nv srr Belmont. but disposed OF az =
wedding out sale last fall. she Is a fair
sized Chestnut flly. bv Eastings-Fond
Homes. sn5 got some racirE education n
4he South James r Keenes Susan vas
rhe best looking flly 81 the field. and she
closed in e resclUte way which bodies vel
for TIE future
r~sd johnson tired 70 make killing"
-rth Mss Nett. z black hllv. By Nastur-
-iurn. but she ran - Il short or lacking N
COURAGE. hanging badly a. the end. after
looking dangerous 2 furlorg from home.
A blanket would have covered four horses
- The finish a the RocksV-sy Stakes. and
Prince cal won on his class. getting I'd ~
r-e last few strides. odcm feared that he
~-ss q little short srd instructed MCGEE 70
-ske thing easily In the early part and
sz-c hrs noun TOY = mai sprint The boz
followed the instructions 70 The letter and
ff-ned mrs run nicely. bar proved Of little
1.elp when II came 20 p driving finish. The
horse won. however a. Palaroita was
hanging badly after chasing bis stebie COM
rsrior -faduan. most II the way.
Many persons Isrk of the faisl line did
rr. agree with the Judges ia she placing 81
she horses IN the second race. IT looked as
- Keen Moving. which came from behind
81 the stretch. got up VA time 10 win h.,
Eood head but Ar5ri earned the decision.
The stirring drive brought the crowd TO lis
feet with roar. and the finish Was So
close that the judges were In the only posi-
tior 10 place them accurately
Richard Croker. once the chef a. Tam
many Hal and the owner of Orbv the
DERBY winner. was visitor ~ the track
NOBODY welcomed him more efUsively thar
Father Bill" Dslv who almost vrUng his
srrn or hello, DAILY was Ur Crcker's
greeting Are you stan around WHY.
SOU must he eighty years old" 'oh. no.
replied Father BIN" I'm only aN5y-
suo~
AS rfr. Croker passed on DAILY turned -
friend ans told of the best sale he ever
made lie roughr Prince George ~ % vcau-
ling for So and IN time sold him TO NIr
croker for 80 no. This was away back IN
5So3 and DAILY ipveste6 the money ia %
hotel IN Hartford, Conn. And that's what
I'm living on now" were his parting words
MCGEE and Bsngsn divided the jockey
fonors. each riding TWO winners. I.snran
sives promise - developing into capable
rider. He has good scat. nice hands and
appears 70 be p good iudEe az pace. Hc
was engaged last fan by r.. D.. Carmsn. as
sn exercise boy sud did SO well that he got
some mounts At Jacksonville last winter.
lie rode his first winner on January u. so
thar his apprentice allowance viii run all
shis wear. TEe is under contract % Mr..
tsrrnsn, who thinks wei % the -ouuCstcr.