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JACK ATKIFS GRAND RACE TAKES THE CARTER HANDICAP WITH RED KIVER SECOND CHAPULTEPEC THIRD Aqueduct Meeting Opens with an Enormous Attend ¬ ance Despite Unfavorable Weather and Track Conditions One Race for Kccnc New York April 15 Twentyfive thousand race ¬ goers started early in the day to journey through the cold rain to the Aqueduct nice track for the purpose of watching the fourteenth running of the Carter Handicap which since its cstahlislunent has opened the eastern racing season Many of the thousands reached the track hours before the gates were opened and waited patiently in the rain for the privilege of paying an admission fee It was the largest crowd ever seen at Aqueduct on an opening day dayNotwithstanding Notwithstanding the heavy rain which commenced to fall early in the morning and continued through ¬ out the afternoon and the many rumors of militia in ¬ terference the New Yorkers who had their appetite for the sport whetted and appreciation of the sport enhanced by the attacks made on it could not forego an opportunity to he in the grandstand when the horses went to the post for the first race raceThe The rcplrictions at the gate regarding those ap ¬ plying for admission wre many and the effects of the new rules in force for the first time were noticeable in the character of the big cnowd in the grandstand The 250 bookmakers on hand to care for the business of the spcculatively inclined were not provided with stools as in previous years and the management supervised the betting to the extent that no wager of less than 2 was accepted l y any of the layers and the plunging proclivities t f the crowd was limited by a rule forbidding the placing of less than 3 in the big ring The back line was abolished and in consequence the business done by the layers was very light compared to the amount handled in previous years on like occasions occasionsThe The heavy track had no effect on the attractive ¬ ness of the days sport as many horses of well known mudrunning qualities were among those carded to start in the overnight entries and the same was equally true of the Carter Handicap which completely overshadowed the other races The exjockey trainer and owner George M Odoin started the season by saddling the winner of the first race which was Pantoutle a recent arrivil from the Washington meeting Berry Maid was the favorite but the wise set would have none of her and she was supported solely by the public which had selected L A Cellas Hyperion II as tile probable winner only to find that Hyperion II had been withdrawn and then turned to Berry Maid as their chief reliance relianceTlfe Tlfe second running of the Bayside Steeplechase over the Jwomile course was second on the program and Jimmy Lane and Percentage were the choices with the latter ruling as the favorite at all times Percentage proved much the best at the weights nnd led all the way winning eased up near the end Jimmy Lane which won the race last year was in nearest pursuit of the winner throughout but was unable to threaten the Colt horse at any stage of the race Gold Circle refused to take the second jump and did not finish the course courseThe The condensed history of the Bayside Steeplechase is as follows Year Winner A Wt Jockey Val Tim Timl l 07 Jimmy Lane 7 303 Owens 845 40 1JOS 401JOS Percentage 4 130 Mclnney 930 432 432James James It Keenes chestnut filly Apron by Voter Ginglmm won the third race after a hard drive with Intervene from the Herman I Duryea stable which raced during the winter season at New Or ¬ leans where he won several races Nottcr had the mount on the winner and rode a waiting race raceBarney Barney Schreibcrs iron sprinter Jack Atkin won the Carter Handicap by a length and a half from Ited HIver one of the outsiders The big sprinter ran in close attendance on lied River to the stretch when Musgrave sent him into the lead and the big race was won Chapnltcpec acted fractiously at the post and got off badly but was rushed too much by McDanicl in the early running in an attempt to overtake the leaders but it was a hopeless pursuit although Chapultepec finished a game third Moelick appeared in line condition but raced as though over ¬ weighted and failed utterly after showing a brief display of speed Angelus was off poorly which destroyed whatever chances he had to win but did not look fit for a gruelling race raceThe The tabulated history of the Carter Handicap is us follows Year Winner A Wt Jockey Val Time TimelS95Charade lS95Charade G 100 Doggett COO 211 J ISOGtDcersIayer 4 110 Doggett G75 155 155lS97iPremier lS97iPremier 4 114 Coylic f40 140 140lS08Thc lS08Thc Manxman4 114 Lewis 1350 120 1201S09 1S09 Dof Midburg3 100 Sullivan 1470 120 1000 Box G 125 Ma her 15GO 12 1901 Motley 4 110 Shaw 1570 12S 1002 Ethics 4 100 II Cochraii J1M5 12SJ 12SJina ina ° 1tAhumada 3 101 J Martin 275 133 1004 Beldame 3 103 F ONeill 7710 127 1005 Orm Right 4 110 W Davis 7140 120 120190G 190G Uoseben 5 120 Lyne 7850 120 1007 Glorifier 5 11 Mountain 7850 128 j 190S Jack Atkin 4 122 Musgrave 0850 127 j 1 14 miles tl 18 miles Jl 110 miles SAbout 78 mile 150 feet short ffFull 78 mile mileKal Kal the winner of the race which followed the feature was one of the bestbacked starters of the afternoon and never gave his admirers a moment of unrest leading throughout with Shilling look Ing over his shoulder nil through the stretch run runEddie Eddie Dugan rode his first winner of the local season of this year when Ulalto won the closing race from the favorite Ilalket Rialto was credited with some good trials and plainlv showed his fit ¬ ness by winning cased up at the end
