Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-06

Favorites, as Usual, in Very Bad
Form.

If the defeat of favorites continues at the
rate which has prevailed for the last four
days at Aqueduct. few hackers will have
nerve enough to bet at ALL Just two favor
les have won in that period. OF course, the
large fields are to some extent responsible
for this. Also the accidents which attend
all racing on a circular track, and which at
the Aqueduct course seem to be much more
numerous than at any other on the New
York circuit. In many cases the results are
due as much to interference with the best
horse as to the prowess of the winners. 1t
may be, too. that artificial stimulants may
have had something to do with the sur
prises.
Futuriti was the only favorite to win yes
terday, and. oddly enough, she led from
the start. whereas in her previous efforts
she has generally closed at the finish. An
other OF the produce of His HighnesS, sire
of Futuriti, ran second when Raglets got
the place. Sweet Marjorie whose prelim-
mary was an excellent one, seemed to have
been in the barrier and her chances de-
stroyed
1t must be irritating to an owner of a
racer to see him run and not have wager
on him According to excellent authority
that was the experience of p. H. McCarren
in the sixth race, when his colt, Mackey
Dwyer, defeated Six Shooter by a neck in
red hot finish. Mackey Dwyer never
looked better than he did yesterday, and
d
let this colt run loose is a mystery. Wax
Candle was wild colt for half a mile,
but when j. Martin relaxed his pull the
youngster declined to go on. His is very
different temperament from that of Mackey
Dwyer, who has often shown that he likes
a long race. Gimcrack carried quite heavy
commission, being played down from - to
9 to /.
The Bellerose was the only stake of the
day. 1t was worth 81 400 to the winner,
who proved to be w. r. Condor. well ham
died by Shaw The colt looked in superb
physical condition, but appeared to be
stopping at the end. whereas that little
western bull dog, Lyman Hay, would, in
the language of the ring, have "eaten him
up in another hundred yards. Lyman
Hay, as it was, closed strong from very
backward position. Right and True showed
decided Improvement over his recent form,
and at that would have been much
closer to the winner but for being pocketed.
Nevermore stumbled turning into the
stretch and nearly fell. Athlana got away
from the starting post all right this time,
and at one time in the stretch looked like
having a chance.
An excellent lot of sprinters ran in the
opening event, with Cameron TIE f"v Vi
but he was never dangerous until the race
was over. The finish was very c.ose
tween St. Finnan. the inside, and Lord
Badge, in the center of the track, and the
verdict was that the latter won. Geneseo,
who made the running, was late in the
paddock, but arrived in time to start. She
was backed from 100 down to GO to l. Syr-
lin was off badly and at the head of the
stretch was on equal terms with the leader.
Another of the Sanford cast-offs, Ray,
won the second race. She is full sister
to Tribes Hill, who won on Tuesday at go
to ], and is technically of the same age,
having been foaled in December of 1899,
and therefore required to carry three-year-
old weights, although only a two-year-od.
Rough Rider wen the fourth event. but
if Satire had any sort of good luck in the
early of the o would have
Waterton's owner abandoned the appren-
tice allowance, with the consent of the
stewards, and the horse found some support.
He was extremely unlucky at the start
and ran a very fair race. DR.. Riddle, the
favorite, plainly suIked when the race was
half over.
Redfern won twice. Shaw twice. Shea
once and H. Cochran once.