Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-01
AQUEDUCT RACES.
Plater's Reversal Of Form Brings sus-
pension on His Owner.


Soon after A. L. Astes two-year-old
Platter had won the Lynbrook handicap
yesterday at the Aqueduct race course the
president Of the Queens County Jockey
Club, Thomas D. Reilly, announced that nc
more entries would be received from the
owner of the colt. This was because
Platter had so completely reversed his de-
feat of two days ago that nearly every
racegoer held up his hands and asked,
What next?
Platter was one of the five added starters tc
the Creedmoor stakes on Wednesday, Octo-
Der %. on a track heavy and lumpy, and
his showing was so bad that nearly all the
handicappers ignored 1t in their calcula-
lions. The race was won by Nevermore
with w. R. Condor second and Lyman Hay
third. 1t was then said that Platter could
not run In that sort of going. In yester-
was again an added starter. and he was
well backed, the players. no doubt, going
back to the Morris Park race, in which he
made a new record and defeated Cinque-
valli and Wax Candle. He was off in
front, was never headed, Skinned the
rail, thereby losing no ground, and won
with such RIDICULOUS ease that the action of
the Queens County Jockey Club in refus-
ing the stables entries was no surprise
1t was not the stewards, however who
took this action. and on this account old
racegoers declare that the stewards Of the
jockey club will order the Queens County
Jockey SluD 10 continue 10 receive ASIe 8
entries until the stewards of the meeting
make their report. One Of the Aqueduct
stewards stated that Mr.. Reilly had a right
to refuse the entries Of any owner, but a
close study of the rules of racing does not
verify this
Another steward said at the hour of leav-
Ing the track that no action had been taken
by the local stewards. 1t may be that their
dent Of the club, whose attempt to check
apparent in-and-out running Is commend
able. A. L. Aste said that he bet only one
half the amount when Platter won that he
did when he lost; that he would not have
started the colt on Wednesday but for the
suggestion Of T. J. Healey that the track
vas In fair condition on the outside. and
that Michael, the Jockey. took the outside
Of the track on that account.
Syrlin led from the start in the seven-fur-
long handicap, with Unmasked second and
Lord Badge third. Both Young Henry and
Ben Battle were off badly.
Much the best race OF the day from every
standpoint was the third, in which these
four horses were heads apart: Dom Paul,
Bellies Commoner. Huntressa and Cameron.
All the way through the stretch they
fought 1t out. and under Redfern's vigorous
left-handed whipping Dom Paul won by q
neck from Bellies Commoner. who made
his first appearance on an eastern race
course. Articulate was quite sore, appar-
entity in one shoulder. and though he strug-
gled hard and ran a fair race, considering
his weight, he was unplaced.
Patticus won e second event by short
head from Earl of Warwick, who was
much the best, because he was off very
badly. Right and True was thifG and
Niaxus fourth. Her rider claimed that he
was fouled In the last few strides by either
Flttacus or Earl Of Warwick, but the stew
ards dismissed the claim. Earl of Warwick
was claimed by Albert Simons for 81, 420.
Pittacus is owned by Jack Joyner. Joe
Hubinger and III. H. Laurence. Hubinger
Is a heavy bettor on the trotting races and
backed his colt yesterday for quite some
money.