New-York tribune., 1901-04-21
THE RACETRACK.
RUNNING IN A OUAGMIRE AT AQUEDUCT
THIRD CHOICES FINISH FIRST IN
THREE CONTESTS SLEEPS.

Those who have from, choice or for business
sons been regula patrons of the Aqueduct track In
the last week have had much to contend with The
pneumonia like and rainy weather has made an out
Ing Of any extended length almost torture. while
the breezes from Jamaica Bay have swept over the
track with enough force TO chill the enthusiasm OF
the spectators. and it certainly has done some OF
the horses no good. 1t worse yesterday than
any of the other days of the meeting. The rain
fell in drizzIe all of the afternoon, and it was
bedraggled and waterogged looking crew which
made way the trains at the conclusion of the
days agony-for it could hardly have been called
sport
OF course, in such weather the animal kingdom,
or that portion Of the kingdom TO which the thor
oughbred horse belongs, might be excused if it
erratic- Even humanity under such conditions
nothing facetio1s in what would convulse 1t
under pleasant skies and bright sunshine. Possibly
the atmospheric conditions may have had some
thing 10 do with the indifference of the jockeys in
several of the races. Shaw, whose work has been
uniformly good in the week, evidently put
with the weather and actually went to sleep in the
last and allowed unexpected contender to
slip up and beat him out a head at the post. Such
work on the part of a verdant apprentice might be
expected
II was the last race of the dismal day. IN which
only favorite had managed Four Of
the six competitors were well backed, with Inva-
sion slight favorte over Isia. with Janice not far
behind in public favoritism, and Kentucky we'll
backed 4 /. Isia and Invasion Were close to-
Rether in front until well down the home stretch.
with Kentucky third. possibly three lengths before
Janice. Half furong from the wire Shaw. on
Isia saw that he had Invasion and Kentucky beat
en- ara he evidently did consider ii worth while
look around for Janice. The unexpected hap
pened, to the disgust Of those who had bet upon
Isia. Janice with a rush on the outside and
caught Shaw mapping, with the result that Janice
the post by head. 1t was bad day for
Shaw all the way through as he was beaten on
the favorite, Equaze, in the second race; was
beaten off, on Queen Carnival, in the third racei
fourth was the best that he could do on Lysbeth , eth
other. DAILY Burns. Michaels, Piggott, Landry
After three unsuccessfui attempts Blueaway
made the 70 fvSr the in the we'll I'm snG @
long from the wire. but Burns brought up Blue
s hrse e s lengths lew of I none @ Wei
banded & R99Fd by @ wa never v pn% IN the
fvefurlong dash for two,year-olds. and taking the
arixe ef fron BARK secret EouaIize seemed Con-
tent with third hoDors Jean Wood was prominent
until the real struggle came and retired to the rear
cred the distance little too far for Pupil pupil
rosy managed hSns Sh TO Wn from King
last jump. MAGIC Light was third and Queen carni- nj
Hrverhe Stakes We're We'll backed All Green set
y 1na f suFHf h hs the wo had
hs running from d the rGn at Of ,bh hs ars n
the stretch. and finishing gamely under the visor-
raPs Of na Sa ridden ID the out rGt b a m ths
length. outlander half length before Sadie
hish rfS n faSs sash
Re- 9 nj Of e 3R 6aa fsf Winning nT ia
drive by half length with the comfortable odds OF
Red q bamsel stood drive better than she did on
Friday and finished second, a neck before Neither
summaries
$500 added. About furlongs.