Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-07
RACES AT AQUEDUCT.
Last Knight, an Outsider, outruns
the Favorite, Andy Williams.

Reversals continue at the Aqueduct race
track, the most glazing being the running
of Albert Simons' Last Knight yesterday,
who, we'll backed. defeated Andy Williams
In the Stonybrook, a selling stake, value
81 ,O3O to the winner. All but DR.. Riddle
and Last Knight were scratched, and Andy
Williams was an added starter at the high
est selling price $4,000 and carrying lis
pounds. He opened at l to 9, but heavy
commissions forced his price to 1 to 4, al
though a great many small bets went on
Last Knight, because the general public
will not bet on horses at such prohibitive
odds as ruled against Andy Williams.
Last Knight shot away at a strong pace,
with Andy Williams last. Those who bet on
the last named simply Rugged themselves
with delight when they saw how strong the
pace was. for. they argued. it was just the
thing needed to make him win. At the
end of six furlongs DR.. Riddle fell back and
Andy Williams came on in pursuit of Last
Knight, who. however. continued to lead to
the end, in spite of all that Lyme could do on
Andy Williams.
when it was plain that Andy Williams could
not win The race was run in 1.49 or al
the rate of 1.42Hs to the mile. which ought
not to be too fast for Andy Williams if he
was up to his best form. 1t Is just one
week since he ran, and that was in the race
won by Allan. Andy Williams carried 118
pounds in that race, but was forced to make
his own running, which is always against
him.
None of Last Knights races in the east
warranted his having much chance yester-
day However, his victory was good enough
form TO induce ]. B. Respess to bid him up
and buy him for S1.IOO. He was entered
to be sold for $1,000.
One of the best contested races of the
meeting was the first, in which eleven high
class selling platers started at weights
which placed them on as nearly equal terms
as the Handicapped could have brought
them Included in the lot was James
Rowe's The Huguenot. full brother to Hen
ry of Navarro, and a stake winner, having
won the Brooklyn Derby in 1893. The geld
ing looked we'll, but trife high in flesh.
For about five furlongs he was in close
company with Demurrer, but both In turn
were challenged by Lady Sterling in the
last furlong, Mr. Bells filly running proba-
bly, the best race of her career.
She won by neck In 1.H 2-5 which
equaled the track record, but II Potente
could have made a shorter turn into the
stretch he undoubtedly would have won, as
he was coming like a steam engine at the
end and was on the outside of the track.
Demurrer was claimed for $3.50 by Schaffer
&. Meyers, owners OF Brunswick.
T. Knight rode a really excellent hand"
finish on Bellies Commoner In the second
race, and eventually had the satisfaction of
winning his first race on the eastern circuit
when ]. B. RespesS' colt wore down Harry
New In the last furlong. Huntressa was
third and Articulate-126 pounds up-was a
close fourth. The time. 1.45 for a mile and
seventy yards. equaled the track record,
showing the mile to be run In 141.
At seven furlongs the two-year-old handi-
cap presented a problem to the spectators,
five of the starters being well backed. The
finish was between First Chord, in the CEN
ter; Rigodon, on the outside, and Sheriff
Belle, nearest the rail. First Chord bumped
into Rigodon, but the latter won by nearly
a length, with First Chord second, a head
in front of Sheriff Belle, with Bernays
fourth.
There were any number of good things, as
usual In the maiden race, including Solo
mon, who as q yearling is said to have cost
w. c. Whitney a very large amount of
money Moranda also was heavily sup
ported, as well as Goldsby. The latter was
lucky enough to receive the verdict. Atilla
should have won, but Lyne's finish was a
weak one. 1t IS many moons since Picker
ing. who was on Goldsby, has ridden a
winner.