The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-19
THE RACING AT AaUEDUcr.
BOOE1makeTs Yesterday Retrieved
the Losses of Previous Days.

Cold and disagreeable weather in no way
interfered with the attendance at Aque-
duct yesterday, and when the bell rang,
calling the horses to The post for the first
race, fully $500 people were on the grounds
and grandstand.
It w6s very unpleasant day in more
ways than one. however After the first
race, not favorite won. and the book
makers have retrieved some of the losses
Of the first three days of the meeting.
Up TO yesterday every book in the ring
was a loser but the downfall Of the last
FIVE f2vorites put many of them even on
the week.
The card yesterday was the best Of the
meeting so far. There were two handicaps,
a stake race, and three selling races.
The first race was handicap for three
year-oIds and upward at FIVE and half
furloues. in which some of the best
sprinters at the track were carded To
start. -Four withdrd walls reduced the
size of the field materially. and, with He
liobas scratched, it left the race at the
mercy Of Brigadier. He opened at even
money and had no difficulty whatever in
winning, and in good time for the track,
IO7 20 The-best Of the others was Roy
al Sterling. The second race was for
maiden two-yeaT-olds at four and a half
starters. ShandOntieid, on account of his
recent good race, running third to The
HOyden and SeditiOn, was made the IA
vorite but disappointed his hackers by
not finishing in the money. The winner
turned up in Starter, colt by His High
ness owned by Davie Gideon. He shot to
the front at flag ball and had no difficult
~ in winning.
A ridiculous error occurred in placing
the horses after the finish of this race.
When the numbers were put up they were
placed Il. 3, s. AS number three stood
for Seni-Navarre, the public was puz-
Zled and did not know what TO make Of
it. as Navarro finished way back It was
q mistake in the colors- The position or
place rightly belonged to MaTgie 5, and
the officials, seeing the error, promptly
The tnird race was the best betting race
of the DAY Every horse in It had q fol
lowing Tor although AnimOsity was q
faVOriif at three 10 one, there was a
heavy play on Gertrude Elliott, Alard, and
ScuTry. Gertrude Elliott won, but with
any kind Of a decent rider AlaTC could not
have lost He was bumped out OF his
stride and had to 20 all around the other
horses. running at least a hundred yards
farther than any other horse in the race.
He came very strong at the end and man
aged to get the small end OF the purse,
Animosity beating him for the place.
The fourth race on the card was The
Rose Stakes in which ten were caTded,
with many others eligible To start. The
withdrawal of Dixie Quesn, Miss Apple
by, NetheTland. and AtheOld let in Pic
aniuny, Blue Blood, Neither One and FL
sic l. The winner turned up IN Elsie l.
one Of the added starters at the good
price of TO I, heavily played at post
time This FLY ran well at New Or
leans. and is in good form. The Hoyden
a New Orleans winner, and starter at
Beuning. was second Miss Hastings q
flly owned by @. c Johnson, of Wash
ington, third.
II was Miss Hastings first start and she
Should beat all OF this kind the next
tine they meet.
The fifth race was a bad one for the
talent. as they played Sir F1oriau heavily
He was certainly the class of the race
and If he had run true to form the open
ing price, to 10, was justifiable. How
ever. his race showed he was no : 10 10
shot a. he was outrGn all the way by
an outsider in the betting, Radford at
80 10 l. leading from end 10 end Sir
FlOrian WAS second, and Matt Simpson
third The sixth and last race of the Cay
was another dump for the talent. AIthea
opened favorite at 70 !, and the
talent figured her the best She
could not, or would not run though
Tyrshena, well ridden by Brennan. won
handily. and Double dummy was second
The condition of WIlkersoL. the Jockey
who was fnjufeG Wednesday is reDorteG
as hopeless Tommy Griffin, for whom
the boy was undF articles to ride, visited
him at the Seney Hospital this morning
He reports the boy still unconscious, with
every chance against him