New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-03
THE RACETRACK.
NO STARTLING UPSETS AT AQUEDCCI'


to the Aqueduct course yesterday, and the at
tendance was numerous The bookmakers suffered
a series OF disasters. Every one OF the successiui
horses high in favor among the SPECTATORS
and the regular tenants Of the ring passed an UNI
profitable afternoon. 1T IL true that Zanone, the
actual favorite in the opening transaction. got
third place only. but the winner, LAlouette' was
an exceedingly popular second choice, and was
supported unstintedy. 1t is true Also that the
favorite. Sanders, unplaced in the second oc-
currence. but the victorious Dan Rice was ire
mondous tip" and his triumph ravaged the hearts
and the pockets OF the pencillers. Aragram war
r2nton. Greatand and Bdrdelln, the conquerors
In the remaining four. races most decided
emphatic ard puissant favorites. and the book
makers mourned over one Of the most calamitous
days OF the year.
In 1897 L'Aouettc captured the important, rich
and famous Futurity Stakes. vanquishing an extern
sive field OF conspicuous two-year ODDS On NoFem-
Der . 1898 LAlouette put in cheap selling
race at Aqueduct and entered TO be sold for
the paltry prize Of 500, not one-ffeth part OF the
which this FLY took by getting first posi-
tion I'm one race the Futurity, which IL the most
valuable Of all turf prizes in America For the
queen of The Futurity OF 1891 to be entered for
500 in a petty selling at Aqueduct in 1898. was
a remarkable descent. Yet. sooth TO say, LAlol-
cite has fallen off so sadly In merit class form
and capacity since she got the Futurity laurels
that Il not out Of the way 10 put her IN
now and Il all she could do to ouirun those
seling-piate sprinters Blarneystono and Zanone.
Spencer guided L'Alouette ably. but 1t was
strange ride Of his on the favorite Sanders IN the
second The owner and trainer OF Sanders
backed the colt, and. therefore, OF course wanted
hm to win. But did Spencer want him to win?
Dan Rice was backed down from . TO = until the
ring would offer no more than to against him.
In fact, Of the bookmakers hesitated at CIV
ing better than money. Clawson shot Dan
Rice into the lead promptly, was first all the way
with him. and Dan RICE conferred home as ne
liked W. c. Days Mern a poor second. and
Sanders was a poor third. J; may be :aat Sanders.
with us pounds could not possibly have beaten
Dan Rice with only l0G pounds AZ a mile and forty
yaI - yesterday il is well known mat Sanders Is
mainly a sprinte: and likes six furlonss better
than he likes lille. although lie has run one or
him fiom Philip J. Dryer. Had Sanders been sec
ond TO Dan Rice the anair might nor nave icokel
ugly. But does any human DyiS otlsIue a icrieSt
fof idiots and mbeciles believe tina. such lump
of refuse as w. G.. Daiy MeriH can ouI1h SANE
ors Al mile. II Sanders is III ara 70 tduen YIN
shiii? Things looked nasty 5ecGHse amour haI.
mile from the end al the iurthcs' pont rom 'te
last place. although the field, outside OF Dan rice
PSijip ,'a @xnarG and Prince Auckland What was
the astute and cunning Spencer 0C."S WIN Sahu,ls
sewa$ Si Sand? PelSa6. that dfoppns back was
the fault Of Sanders and not OF Spencer. Perhaps
try to win and dropped back AT the point most re-
mote from the stewards. because lie feared the
duously imorous. nose stewards would lot Rur,
the sensitive soul OF fly, much less the sensitive
important percentage OF his eyeceht y"aia ago,
and ha, never seen a pail sin e. But ms steward
even L his vision were strong enough TO discover
one. This steward has gained far-reaoh hing farle
foI his irequent acton IN starting his horses when
out Of condition and unfit 70 win. Has 2ny enc lo4-
gotten th4t celebrated ana: some yt".s "Ao n ~
original Belmont stable Prince Royal became the
property OF a promnon. holder OF lurt s'pck. me
hOrs. was al l.
started that he merely iimped ovei the course far
behind the other horDcs. Every honorable man
in censure Of the hai hearted ana unlee"g owner
and so plainly a cripple That owner often acs
as a racetrack steward. Does ne ever see pull?
Another steward who Is likely at any time to
blink at pull and to take no action Is the Snake
spearan genius who blinked at so many OBVIOUS
and obtrusive occurrences at Brighton Beach this
Foolish colt Sanders. You had nothing TO fear
You might safely have pulled yourself right under
Iho have looked owlisnly wise ard done nothing
on certain tracks in this State this year comport
into a Society for the Promotion OF Pulls
The favorte. Anagram. had no difficulty IN taking
the third race. although she was ridden by Jones.
who is usually Of as much help to his mount as an
extinct dodo might be In the saddle: 1T
marked energy and ability in the fourth race, and
with success also, but Warrenton was carrying
have been defeated had not Songer ridden Blue
as II he sens ocss dummy
turned into the homestretch he was moving smooth
~ and easily well in front Of Warrenton. Had
Songer kept the rail Warrenton could not have
caught him. But Songer foolshly took Blueaway
losing much valuable ground and then ard there
losing the race II was a fine feat for Warrenton
to vanqush Bueaway while giving him twenty
four pounds but almost any rider except Songer
would have been first with Blueaway How is 1t
that songer keeps his Jockeys license? lie Is so
empty headed. silly. obuse and unskilful that he
ought to lose his license
with Michael f. Dwycr's Greatland He sent the
colt to the front with dazzling flash of speed. and
Monday last GreatlanG was beaten by Rare Per
fame at even weights o i is eer9n h9wsyor that
Monday bungling. fumbling, blundering Turner was
on Greatland and Mahe was on Rare Perfume Peri me
ing. on Monday NJ. r Dryer bet 5000 Great
land. He could not get his losses back yesterday
because the bookmakers made Greatand with
Maher riding, an overwhelming favorite at to
Spencer rode the favorlte Bardella effectively In
the last contest Spencer's jockeyship on LAlouette
and Bardella was as excellent as his riding on
Clawson and Spencer won two races each. Maher
Here are the summaries:
FIRST RACE-s4oo added. selling Five furongs.
ST Betting f.
Kinglike~Jali'site 3 yrs, ioS b,
]. c. oulnn'' oh. c plarney Stone, 3 10
NJ corbeus hr. e. zsnor.. g. 40. .......
Bonnie 3.
T. q Ones) 10 Al
Nizpah T. los .(Claws)n) o 20-l 81
Spinner 3. il5 (McCue) Isl d
Red Spiier 4 los ............. .OMoodD 2o--1 81
Hanlon g. los (car. 40 ..... O)oggetO 30-i 10-l
Oviatt 3 .................. (Turner) 3Ol 10
Taranto 4, Ill liergenl - 10
Tanis j. ITO cunningham III III
Time-l:li+5.
Won in a drive by half length: three lengths between
nd and third.
SECOND RACE-For threeyesr-old: $500 aided special
weights mile and forty yards.
c oh Dan Rice nv
Jess. JOG 10. lCl 'wson) - %
". {. Dalya +. Merlin. 106... 90 ConnoD FL b.
+. V Alexandres b. c. Sanders. 1IS.......
(Spencer) IL Ia
rhilln (T.ntOn) 30--l 6-l
Oxnard .t8ergan) IL al
Prince Auckland I06 ............. (McCue) ID 81
Tme-l46.
Won in gallop by four lengths: lengths between