The Washington times., 1902-04-30
ClonInel, With Flying Start,
Leads His Field and
Finishes Winner.
FiVJRlIE LEFT At TEE POST
Rockaway Selling Stakes for
Big Purse Feature on
Days Card.
TALENT DEALT HARD BLOW
Only One Good Thing to Pass Judges in
the Lead-Cochran Set Down for His
Failure to Get Away On Dryers Fran
ceso-Booker 0utrides Burns.

NEW YORK. April 29-Another favor
ite was left at the post at Aqueduct this
afternoon and IL incidentally helped
David Gideon and his friends to accom-.
plish a great killing" not only in tbs
betting ring but in the pool rooms ali
over the country.
This time it was c. f. Dryers Fran
cesco. a high-class three-year that
received the worst of the start. while
Cideon's colt Clonmel got away flying
in front of his field and was never headed.
Second Event on Card.
three-yoar- olds. at five and one-half fur
longs. Francesca was the natural favor
lite, opening at to l. but in spite OF the
fact that the ST. Maxim colts owner and
the followers OF form accepted these odds
readily, the price receded half point.
Clonmel was quoted at TO / at the
opening, but the money came pouring
into the ring at the last moment, which
forced the price down to tours. Eddie
Busch was also extensively backed FOR
the place. while both Peninsula anu
Khitai were played.
Eleven horses went to the post and
when Starter Cassidy sprung the barrier
Clonmel had q couple OF lengths the best
of it, with Francesca standing still.
Francesca never had a chance to get up.
while Clonmel held his advantage and
won easily by two lengths. Eddie Busch
was second. length before Khitai, third.
Spectators Were Angry.
The stewards stand was quickly sur
rounded By disgruntled crowd OF specu-
lators, and MIR. Cassidy was called up for
an explanation. He informed the stew
ards that there was no reason why Coch-
ran should not have gotten Francesca
away with the others. He said that the
colt was standing still facing the barrier
and that he was not interfered with in
any way.
Later it was announced that Cochran
had been set down for the balance OF
the meeting. Just what Gideon and his
friends won is a matter for conjecture,
but it footed up well into the thousands
Following in Gideon's path Newton Ben
nington executed coup with his iIly,
Lady Albercraft, in the third event, SELL
ing race for -year-olds at four and
one-half furlongs. The talent was in
the dark as to this good thing, for the
form players played McCafTerty's Kennard.
who was a TO favorite, and Florestan
who went up from evens to to 5. There
was also a heavy play on Bismarck at
skies, while Perry Belmont's Wolfram
good-looking youngster. was backed
down from twenties to tens. Mr.. Ben
nington's commissioners snapped up II to
j all over the ring and kept putting down
the wagers until Lady Abercraft closed at
seyeDs.
Lady Albercraft was away flying. and at
the quarter she had a lead of five lengths,
Kennard second, and Adele Harding, who
had been pounded down from 100 to so TO
j. third. They maintained this order 10
the finish, Mr.. Bennington f1lly winning
by length. Kennsrd took the place from
Adele Harding by three lengths, the lat
ter being a length before Florestan, who
got away poorly.
Rockaway Stakes the Feature.
The feature of the card in point Of
value was the Rockaway Selling Stakes.
for three-year- olds and upward at seven
furlongs. II proved to be the talents
hardest fall during the day.
McC3afferty's The Puritan was SO well
thought Of that he was always an odds-on
fayorite at 3 to 3. Morokanta was also
fancied and was cut from threes to 10 to 3
Jack Joyner and his friends. however
backed April Shower all over the ring
al seyens.
Foul Not Allowed
The start was good. with April Shower
first to show Along the backstretch
Joyner's colt showed q great flight of
speed and led TO the turn by length and
a half. Then Burns went TO work on The
Puritan and McCanerty's colt looked like
a winner at the head of the stretch.
Booker. however. went to work on April
Shower ana the latter, under the whip
carried The Puritan wide and seemed to
bear out on him all the way TO the wire.
In a driving finish Booker put it all over
Burns and April Shower won by head.
Morokanta YVES two lengths away,
Burns Immediately went before the stew
ards with pro- nst OF foul, but it was
not allowed.
Young Dwycr pulled out his losses on
Francesca when his colt Ehics defeated
Kilogram in the fifth race, a handicap
at mile and seventy yards.
The talent got the worst Of the days
encounter with the books, as only one
favorite won. The crowd was again d
al Itg spar