New-York tribune., 1901-04-19
THE RACETRACK.
WINNING FAVORITES REDUCED TO ONE
SOME APT OBSERVATIONS
AT AQUEDUCT.

There was another large attendance at the Aque-
duct track yesterday. in the face Of weather cold,
bleak and marrow congealing The blasts came
in from Jamaica Bay freighted down with pneu-
monia and kindred troubles, and even the excite
ment Of the sport and the speculative fever could
not prevent chilled limbs and watery eyes IL
there is a more dismal place in the early spring
than Aqueduct, such place has not been recorded
Eastern Park the old home of the Brooklyn Base
ball Club. is in the same latitude. and overcoats
fashionable there in July But the book-
makers smiled yesterday at the conclusion or the
programme, for their Golfers were full and heavy
with the cash raked in from those who wagered
heavily upon the chances of the Thoroughbred
The winning favorites reduced to one. To
add TO the misery of the form players, only one
second choice finished in front. Two third choices
were fortunate: 5 TO wound up the days sport
and Redpath at Is TO ]. rounded out the DAY.
The feature OF the programme was the Rose
Stakes for two-year-old fllies. Ten likely looking
young beauties faced the starter with Inc fosueh
the favorite Boland. the rider of The Hoyden,
up in the air. usual. at the start and TINS
did not help the chances of the Morris entry Inc
race went to H. T. Grifiins Elsie j. by ST.
Leonards-Elsie, added starter Elsie L. was
we'll ridden by Shaw. and won from the Hoyoeh
by two lengths. Sedition was prominent 10 d
f,rlong from the wire. and then collapsed utterly
The opinion was expressed freely that Mr. Grimm
must have thought we'll Of Elsie i. to start her
while his half brother. Gordon Whkefson' the
Jockey, lying near TO death In the sehe! r'"s-
pital Shaw piloted Gertrude Elliott, a winner III
the third race for the same owner. and those VINO
like to speculate upon the winnings or the piuns-
ers considered that 'Pittsburg Phif' had passed a
thoroughly successful il not an entirely cofnlor'
able afternoon. August Beimonts brisdoier ian
away with the opening scramble. In the absence W
Heiobas and some of the horsemen were OF the
opinion that Brigadier's showing would influence
the betting against him in the Metropolitan Hano-
can David Gideon sent Starter TO the post IN the
second race for two-year-olds. and the nnlsh was
one Of the of the meeting. the nrst Iour peie
heads apart Radford lasted long enough I,n In ere
fifth race to win by a head from Sir florlamn'
Landry handling the fayorlte any zoo ,n,sin
that he had been fouled but he arrived aIter @ r,e
numbers had been Rosred a ana ne crowd
ing ali up the stretch. and tougher LOT OF poSs o
,sdGm ,s a sees raee IN of ah the ay from by
head margin. Althea. which ran SO wen Nv"
u1 Here are few observations at Jamaica Bays Bays
track That Pa tt F. EN- hs Gy poeket
with his thumb HIS thumb vas kept bnsy whsh thaf
hsy Se ssss5inS om Bay
days they don't compare with the 'o,ld fHmbs b
fom Tes she tna Flt ere blue
PHs fSGS paS Years s bcycs fee When
sprinters begins die in 'front.' that Mars Cas-,
stay rs but that he is little too deliberate get
1ns the ne anss 5fake S fre s B@an M
nth race and suspended Slack for three days II, in
men ne sot in the dead line to see that the with
out stools do not decamp too suddenly; that even
dain to record 50 bet at Aaueduct' who would be De
highly fnsuted IL such amount was thrust al
them at most of the other tracks in the district
that II the favortes continue 70 decrease IN WIN
ming percentages as they have done since Monday.
what will the percentage of successful hrst choices
be at the end of the meeting; that those VINO
think Brigadier's showing yesterday warrants a
plunge on the Metropolitan Handicap, at Morris
park should not forget that there are differences
in the distances 10 be The summaries are as
follows:
FIRST RAcE-For ear-olds and upward: handi-
cap; $500 added. Five and one-haif furongs
st. Pl.