Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-30
OF ALL SORTS
Stupid Riding Features of
the Racing at Aqueduct.
RECORDS GO
BOSTON WOMEN WON GOLF TEAM
MATCH WITH PHILADELPHIA.
Whitney's Horse Captured Cambridge
shire Stake - Bowling on Palace
Alleys-Minor League Truce.

There was some frightfully bad riding at
Aqueduct yesterday, that did much to spoil
the attractive card that had been arranged.
Three horses that should have won their
races were beaten by stupid handling In
the hands of jockeys that have in the past
shown ability to ride intelligently. One of
these horses was Platter. who recently dis
played such phenomenal speed at Morris
Park, and who was the legitimate favorite
for the Creedmoor stakes, for which good
field Of two-year-olds competed. Michaels
succeeded in getting the favorite off clum-
silly, took him into a pocket and after that
appeared to give up trying, and the colt
was far from being placed. The stewards
were not at all pleased with the ride, and 1t
is known that they went out to the jockey
room to investigate it, when they found
that Michaels had been kicked so badly
while the field was at the post that sur
geon had to be called in to dress the wound.
Michaels was not 50 badly hurt, however,
that he could not ride Prince Richard to
victory in the very next race Nevermore
was the victor in the Creedmoor stakes, ana
he owes his victory partly to Lyne.s able
handling and partly to the fact that Martin
took Wax Candle almost to the out
side rail coming around the turn. AT that
Mr. Millers colt won by only head
Potente. in the third race. was also the
victim of incompetent handling, Shea being
the responsible jockey, and losing great
deal of ground on the Racine gelding. Still,
Cameron was so much the best that he
would doubtless have won in any case.
1t was reserved for the last race to fur
nish the most glazing exhibition of incom-
potency in the saddle. O'Connor who, it
is said. is to ride for the Baron Rothschild
in France next year at a salary of $13,OOO,
had the mount on Lord Badge. Lord Badge
has lot of early speed, and those who
backed him did so believing that this would
be made use of to place the horse well at
the start. So 1t would have been had the
horse been properly ridden. But OConnor
got the worst of the break and then took
strong hold of his mount so that he was
next to last going around the first turn.
Lord Badge picked up his field gradually,
but it cost him so much of his strength that
second was the best he could do Old Hutch,
who got away well, finishing four lengths
ahead of him.
One of the several reversals of form that
have occurred this season and have seemed
incapable of explanation on any ground at
all creditable to the owner of the particular
horses occurred in the fifth race, when
Prince Richard. who has been running in
exceedingly bad form all the season, took
the track al the start. and. running all the
way like a wild horse, was never headed.
winning by two lengths. Prince Richard
warmed up as if crazy, and altogether dis
played something more than what race
goers have been accustomed to regard
his normal speed and energy. Even so, Kill
ogram would probably have won with any
thing like a good ride. Lyme rode Mr.. Wa
terburyS horse and did not do him justice.
Bonnibert was overlooked In the first race,
and he came from behind and won like the
classy animal he is. at Is and 10 to /.
Shaw behaved himself so badly at the
post that the starter set him down for the
rest of the week. Mr.. Keenes jockey rode
". r. Condor. and insisted on talking to
the other Jockeys, and would not face the
barrier to suit the starter.