The Washington times., 1902-09-16
The Whitney & Duryea
Entry Won Event in
a Canter.
old BLUES NOW A BACK NUMBER
Started a Favorite, But
Was Very Badly
Beaten.
HERMIs TOOK THE MONEY
RERMIs TOOK THE MONEY
Winner and Gunfre Simply Ran the
Old Horse Off the Track and the For
mer Won by Length and Half,
With Articulate Second.

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-The Brooklyn
Jockey Clubs fall meeting opened al
Gravesend this afternoon with a fine
card. This. with the magnificent
weather, drew a crowd of $1,000 lovers
of the race horse TO the track. which
never appeared to better advantage.
The Junior Champion Stakes, for two
year-oiGa. the guaranteed value Of
which WAS $4,000, was the feature The
distance was about six furlongs. OF to
be exact, five and three-quarter fur
longs, the horses running ali the way
in plain view of the spectators.
Whitney & Duryea's Aceful was an
cdds-on fayorite at il to 20, everybody
who was anybody having bet on the
splendid son of Mirfhful. August Bel
mont's Lord of the Vale was also in
marked favor, being played down to
fives, with 6 to / steady quotation
against Blue Ribbon.
When the barrier was sprung the field
of eight started promptly, but Fleeing
Venus, who was coupled in the betting
with Love Note, wheeled and was prac-
tically left.
Easy for Aceful.
AT the first furlong pole Aceful shot
away from the others and set cracking
pace around the far turn, where he had
such commanding lead that it ap-
peared all over even then. Coming
down the stretch Cochran had time to
turn around and inspect the others. who
were half dozen lengths back At the
same time Cochran eased Aceful to a
walk ct the wire, where he won by
tor the race. The Keenes' Clarion was
second to Aceful clear up 10 the last
fifty yards, where Lord of the Vale and
Blue Ribbon caught and passed him,
MIR. Belmont's colt taking the place by
length and a half, and Blue Ribbon
beating Clarion by length.
The First Special, for three-year-
and upward, weight for age, at a mile
and a quarter. WIS another. interesting
affair, chiefly because as far as the bet
ting was concerned there was no pro-
I
way Or another, being thought to have a
good chance.
Blues, whose in and out performances
have all other horses beaten with case,
opened favorite, but receded TO to 2
when the bugle brought the field out
Meanwhile Hermis had been allowed to
go up half point to threes. as there
was big play about Sombrero and Gun
fire, TO say nothing of the iron horse,
Advance Guard, and the Western crack,
Articulate.
Hernis Lead the Bunch.
When Starter Pettingill sent them
away Hermis led the bunch down past
the stand with Blues second and Gunire
third. But at the first turn Blues, with
Martin up, went to the front and rushed
along the backstretch at top speed.
Odonl, however. rated Hermis neatly in
second place, with Gunfire and Sombrero
both less than length away, and the
others trailing.
At the completion of a mile Herm:s
went after Blues SO gamely that the son
of Sir Dixon wanted to take to the tai
timber. In word Blues quit as soon
as Hermis and Guniire got to him and
brought up in last place. Then, in
great drive to the wire, Hermis, handled
by Odom in expert fashion. drew away
and won by a length and half.
Guntire was beaten out of the place in
the last few strides by Artfculate, well
ridden by Lyme, who finished just a
length before the filly, the latter beating
old Advance Guard by short head.
The time, 2:06 1-5, was new record for
the race.
The Summaries.
Fi-st race-Highweight handicap; all
ages; about si:, furlongs. Young
Henry, l30 Iandry). to 1, won; AR
senal. I2s to'Connor), 5 to /, second;
The Black Scot, 10 (Brennan), so to /.
third. Time, 1:1o4-5
Colonel Padden. Jack Ratlin, setau- |
ket. Bluff, Redpath, and Honolulu also
ran.
Second race-Steeplechase handicap:
three -yearolds and upward; about two
and one-half miles Glengar. 13s
tMora), to /, won; Adjidaumo, I43
Barry, 3 to ?, second; Nuto. 14O
(Heider), Z TO /, third. Time. 4:52l-5
Draughtsman, Tankard, Victor. Col
egian, Silent Friend, and Toboka also
AN.
Third race-The Junior Champion
Stakes; -year-olds; about six fur
ongs. Aceful, 110 Cochran. 3 to s:
Ton; Lord of the Vale, llO (Bullman,. Il
TO /, second; Blue Ribbon, ITO (Odoml
to ], third. Time, 1909 2-5.
Merry Acrobat. Clarion, Durazzo
.oye Note. and Fleeing Venus also ran
Fourth race-The First Special:
hree-year- -olds and upward; one and
miles. Hermis, III (Odom).
to !. won; Articulate. l26 Lyne), s
O /, second; Guniire. ia Cochran. 4
o /. third. Time. 2:0SA
Blues. Sombrero. and Advance Guard
lso ran.
Fifth race-Selling; two -year-olds;
We and one-half furlongs. Eva Rus
ell, JOS -(Bullmanl, G to /. won: Right
nd True, 102 tMartin), to /, second: {
aptivator, 10S GRice). to /, third. ]
'ine, los
Tioga, Dinksie, Ringdove, Claude. s
.entucky Rose. Bright CARD, Sinner I
imon. Burning Glass, Turnpike, Frank
n C., First Chip, and Hackensack also q
an. ]
Sixth race-Selling: three-year-olds S
nd upward; one and one sixteenth /
Iiles., Jim Clark, Ill Landry, to i,
on; Clonmell, LILO (Bullman). 3 TO /, o