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Show cLc:.:n2r,ji to VI.'3 TWZ ILIIt'DICAP; nc:2irsEco:p ... NEW YORK. April !. Glorifler. J. H. McCormlck's bljr chestnut Jiorse,' fresh from, a successful winter campaign at New Orleans and second choice In the betting;, won the $10,000 Carter handicap at Aqueduct today, . beating Roseben length and a half. , Don Diego was third; Demuyd, the favorite, fa-vorite, finished fourth, and Oxford, also heavily played, followed closely on his, heels In fifth position. The time for the seven furlongs was 1:28 1-5. - . I Twenty thousand persons saw the race. Roeeben, a doubtful starter until the last i hour before the race., furnished the excitement. ex-citement. To the fall of the flag Molacca, Demund, Glorifler, Roseben, Ampedo and Marster fared well, getting away In the i first section, though the others were close on their heels. In the first furlong Jockey Beck man, on Roseben, allowed his mount t be shouldered out of his forward, for-ward, pbslt Ion, and he quickly dropped back to eighth place. Demund went to the front at once, closely pressed by Glorifler, Don Diego, Marster and Avaunt-eer. Avaunt-eer. Another furlong and there was a quick shifting of colors as the Jockeys swung their mounts around the turn. Demund De-mund widened the gap that separated him from Avaunteer, the next horse, as he turned Into the long stretch, with Rye third, Oxford fourth, Glorifler fifth and Don Diego sixth. Roseben was Still In eighth place, but got through a crush on the outside of the field, while Jockey Mountain began to ride Glorifler. Out of the dust cloud that almost obscured ob-scured the horses came Glorifler, two lengths In' front of Demund, with Don Diego. Oxford and Avaunteer In the order named. Roseben, carrying his impost of 135 pounds as if It were of no importance, import-ance, was fairly running over the straggling strag-gling field. A furlong from home he was In sixth position, then fifth, fourth and third in rapid succession. However, Glorifler's lead could not be overcome, and Roseben finished second on his own courage, getting little assistance from his Jockey. Glorifler was heavily played at S and 4 to 1. Roseben opened at 6 to 1 and went to 10. closing at 8 to 1. |