New-York tribune., 1901-04-23
THE RACETRACK.
THREE FAEORITES IN FRONT Al AQOh
DUCT-JOCKEY CLAYTON ARREslED
AS HE IS ABOUT TO MOUNT
GOLDEN PRINCE.

| Visitors to the Aqueduct track yesterday " W
number of probably 5000 rejoiced to see the s'
| come out for part of the afternoon. II was sf
like for time, but the afternoon aoN"
those chill breezes asserted themselves as u
Those persons who had left warm wraps -
coats behind rued it. At time the vapof - s
out of the water soaked track in such d 80 80
that might have thought that 9t
pipes had been placed under the track in an eiio,
to dry it The track had dried out renlarha
well considering the amount of rain which mas
fallen recently, and the ought to be IN soTu
condition to-day. Near the outer rail 1t was lam.
good yesterday. and coming into the stretch ii'
of the jockeys turned wide for that reason
Three favorites, second choice and t"o ~
siders won so that the chances are that the spo
latng portion of the spectators held thel1 80
with the professional layers of odds Ihele
two unusual incidents, and each caused conS'
able comment. OF the five horses that star t1r -, -
the fourth race. four were heavily oacheu adS
Brambe was slight favorite. while the Jus
quoted, against Royal Sterling. Robert " o.
and Speedmas wavered between and 10 l.
account of his plucky race on Saturday W" t
better liked than any of the others eNeop
King Bramble. Speedmas started at flag ran do
if she intended to make runaway race u
King Bramble, however, was after her III qu
order, and the two ran like a team from the NO.
turn until we'll down the home stretch hose
Sterling and Speedmas tired in the final spurt' anu
Bramble seemed have the well in haNN
Then Piggott brought up Robert Walden wiz
rush and Bullman went the whip. King Braii0'e
and Robert Waddell crossed the wire almost
aligned but to the majority Of the spectators III
the stand it looked as If Waddel had won by aoou'
neck The judges. however, placed Bralhule
first There few Kisses. but as II was nv
case of favorite getting the best Of ciosT
people over the result. Speedmas finished thIIu II ~
length and a half before Royal Sterling with ioiN
The person of jockey being attached just as as
| he is about to mount the animal as the pusIv s
sounds for the horses to The post Is qeS bas
feature of racing in this country @ hen eoing on for
some time when of the bookmakeTrSI IONS
eHtered en- ode lne PTinse RING He is doubtful The
Prince had been backed steadily at 10 l. an anu oon an
siderable uneasness but it did not lessen the play
Golden Prince mn. minute R,,,,Insn IasT' had been
substituted for Clayton. and the Prince t"nG ~
Makers groaned and Others laughed in glee some
thought they had been trcked' or said 'hat 'Ne'
1t appears that about three years ago CLAYTON, ton
when his way back 10 the paddock after .ctator
The Jockey raised his whip and struck the spectss
in the face with the butt enc su' ss secured
agains agailns hm lhe for s. 500 This claim said Clay
rant Yesterday and placed it in the hands OF a
deputy sheriff The deputy sheriff captured Say can
get what is called limit bail which Will cost f4 MN mn,
5000 but he must M not onths eavf ,f If he prefers or he
may settle the Judgment Then again ne ma and
probably escape further o,ri 9'hSTge oe
lawyers are not agreed on this latter Polnr
can be attached in the future but not his person;
The opening race went cn TO reneonded ehe samey 10
Burnss vigorous riding In the last rev Juint,b
Position defeaeSa erht lengths further back
Mercer emerged from retirement in the secon9
from Shoreham which beat Nentoro eight !engtns ms,
The remandeT of the mon anoban repeated in the
third race but Burns had 10 ride him out 10 WIN M
of ground after getting off badly. and would have
won with an even ,d orean -, the last race Of the
da~ and both were badly beaten. Neither one
was prominent all the way and won IN oTSe n bir6 oy q
| The summaries follow
FIRST RACE-For two-year-olds 500 added Five fur
longs cns''lnFFir csa Fi-
A. H. 'rsbsrIrhs & D + Maid lis n Burns as Is
se'auEet stables 0F c ro''o"' C%ai.a 7Ss ga 1-s
P H. Mccarren's br c shandonasld, los;
1..cru.ta. 1o1 cThSamPson} ,d ae-l Isl
N<theFia"d' loi'''''' Time :o3Ss
Start good. driving by length: eight lengths oe
| tween second and third.
| SECOND RACE-For four-year-olds and upward s4oo
| added Fivo ond-half furongs.
F Frisbie's Mercer. by Sir "1s1 Bix9no e., p,
rhamas M1I5sn Monahsns ia shoreham 10 rs -
n,,,r,sr (ssSasis, Gz5sRa:R3 los-l 81 al
Magnihcent 4. llO............... Moqre ii
s1iP@ep MsPaa; Gsef 3 io 9onnel5 20 ID
TIopnr6ok 4 (McIntyre) 30 ~
Matte Bazar T. lSeatonl $o-
Staien Island A. .H!ggins) o 3o-i III
0'a'e" -'' : Tme-I :i01s.
Start fair Won by a length and half: eight lengths
between second and third
| THIRD RACE-For three year-ods and upward; s4oo
added: selling About seven furlongs. q.
| c steinmann's ch. c. Manitoban' by kis- . :
| raet"Plsisance yrs. 119 10. .CBuTns) Il %
Plate co.s Tyrshena. ;;-an2;a il2 ,a, Il
| c Raker.s br T. The Rogue 3. loi.. , i,
! ~, v-araou aged ....... =. . (Booker) tt 2-l
prasi, 4 107 07~............. Fftzgerald) 2o-i 81
Pedericil g. .tSeatom 10 % =
Momentum, 6. 1lI......... ,mI atSn 40 III
i4atE Talk 4 ii2 tMclnyre) 4o-I i2-
Deiuge 3. Crelgh33n 100 t0-i
i'''s'oie' - Time--i -.
Start fair Won all by neck; three lengths De
| tween second and third
FOURTH RAcE-For threeyear -olds and upward; han
dicap; $500 SIX furlongs.
| p H McCarrens ch. c. King Bramble by
D C8ulmsn) 2-1 4-o
| Mr.. p Bradley's br. c. Robert Wadden. ,
| G. g. e. no Io6nsons CHI M speedmas s 100
:, Johnson ,, T 80 d4n6Ty} 13oaTy} ,s 81 -
Yoyss Yoyfshire iseFi5%s Bos, g. McGnn 2oi s1
Start fair Won driving by head three lengths be
! tween second and third.
FIFTH RACE-Three which have not won more
| than one race 500 added About seven furiongs
| 7 l. Hollands CHI r. The Golden Prince.
| by Prince of Monaco-Cassilia, III ID. :; . :
sefauKe' S'ao'e CT" l. Da'' (Brennan, 2 2o-1 81