The Washington times., 1902-04-27
Event Proves No-RecalI
System to Be a
Failure.
Big HANDICAP CROWD TURNS OUT
Dom Paul, With Top Weight,
Makes Game Race After
Bad Start.
MANY TIPS IN EVIDENCE
Best Betting Bout on Card - Talent,
With Three Winners Under Belt, Re-
turns Home Pleased With Days Work
at Aqueduct.

NEW YORK, April 26.-Ten thousand
people who made up the half holiday
crowd at Aqueduct this afternoon were
much wrought up over the result of the
Queens County Handicap. which was the
feature Of the days program.
The race was an unsatisfactory one be-
cause Of the start, and II gave a forcible
object lesson of the failure of the call
ed no-recall system which the Jockey
Club has adopted. BY its use the chances
OF two of the best played horses in the
handicap were utterly ruined, and there
was in consequence much criticism of the
system indulged in.
Dom Paul, Jacob worth's three-year-
old, which performed SO well a week ago,
was asked TO shoulder top weight but ne
was well liked nevertheless and opened
up the favorite in the books. Colonel
Padden was widely tipped, there being
report out that he had burned up the
track in his work. and the stable made
no secret of the fact that they had some
hope of capturing the Metropolitan Handi-
cap with the colt next Saturday. Conse-
quently there was a rush to get aboard
and Padden was backed down to the posi-
tion of favorite, while Dom Paul went
back to threes.
Good Betting Race.
The race was one of the best betting
events that has been on the program at
Aqueduct, nearly every horse in 1t being
thought to have chance. Margraviate
was another hot tip dished up. and was
pIayed from fives TO is to 5; and Himself.
"Father Bill's" candidate, was also liked.
although his price went back from threes
70 fiyes. Calgary was mysteriously hand
ed around MS a good thing. Indeed every
horse in the race had some following =
When they lined up for the start Dom
Paul vas somewhat fractions and IN Que
of his antics he threw Cochran out OF The
saddle. The jockey quickly remounted, be-
ing unhurt. After further delay, starter
Cassidy gave the word ana the barrier was
raised. with Dom Paul and Himself get
ting much the worst of il. Himself was
practically left al the post and Brennan
did not attempt 10 go on with the DAILY
colt
Dom Paul Badly Away.
Before the field had gone sixteenth
Dom Paul was twenty lengths out of it
and apparently hopelessly beaten. Mar
gaviate,, with wonderly up, and Colonel
Padden, ridden by J. Martin, we're the
leaders at the start with Squire Quinn.
Fopsoluca and Calgary close up. Round
ing the lower turn Colonel Padden led
Margaviate by head, with Calgary
third.
Dom Paul was away In the rear. but
Cochran had not given up hope and was
riding the Worth gelding hard. and the
colt was making up ground. Along the
backstretch Colonel Padden drew away
and at the lower turn was length and
one half in front OF Margraviate. while
Dom Paul had worked into third place.
Col. Padden in Distress.
Turning for home Colonel Padden be-
gan to hang out signals OF distress and
Margraviate closed. wonderly went TO the
whip on the favorite, and he responded
gamely.
At the furlong pole he was a length and
q half to the good. but Margraviate grad
ualy ovcrhauled him. and In the last fifty
yards the two had hard struggle. In
ding dong finish Margraviate got his nose
in front at the wire and won good race.
Dom Paul, despite his bad send-oif, and
the effort II took TO make up the lost
ground finished a bang-up third, being
length and a half behind Colonel paddcn.
with any kind OF a break, Dom Paul
could hardly have lost. Colonel Padden
ran a good race for the first time out. and
will no doubt improve.
Crowd in Good Humor.
The big crowd went away from the track
in a good humor. for out Of the six races
they landed on three winners. The Puri-
tan In the first, Cervera in the second. and
Red Knight in the last getting home in
front. Miller. the Jockey that j. J. Nc
Cafferty is trying to make a rider oil.
rode two winners and showed improve
ment.
odom took two OF the other races, rid
ing Red Knight in the last race, and Ger
vera in the second. Red Knight finally
won a race after half-dozen unsuccess-
full attempts, and his victory was a pop
ular one.