New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
FIVE FAV0RITES WIN.
4QUEDUCTS GOOD CARD.
Close Finishes afford Excellent
Sport at the Track.

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from the shores Of Jamaica Bay. wool, rather than
silk would have been far more seasonabIe for the
Jockeys al the Acueduct racetrack yesterday In
some respects the weather was more disheartening
than the opening day of the Queens County
Jockey Clubs spring meeting and at the best it
was merely choice between wind and rain
The conditions over head and under foot how
ever discouraged neither patrons nor owners There
were least Eve thousand persons in the shingled
Queen Anne g7andstand when the days racing be-
gan, and OF the candidates originally entered for
The six contests the programme a surprisingly
small number were withdrawn. Those that re-
mained In moreover. provided admirable entertain
uerc.
The finishes sufficiently thrilling in at least
five OF the events to reward the mere casual spec
tato-, and the results were eninently satisfactory
70 The Students Scarcely a tip-and the wintry
vino was charged with theu1-went astray. Five
first choices in the course Of the afternoon
Mid diversion was afforded between the third and
fourth races by half dozen policemen who were
sent down from Headquarters by Commissioner
Greene 10 clear the board walk outside of the track
the philanthropic dispensers Of racing iDforma-
tion who. with number Of 'ten-ceut' bookmakers
have infested II since the meeting opened. In the
course OF another lu in the sport man seized the
opportunity 10 fall from the railing which guards
one Of the stairways into the restaurant It was
long fail and a spectacular one. and there was
great CONSERVATION until the man finally got UP un-
assisted and announced that the horse he had bet
OF had Won. He was not hurt beyond few bruises
and his explanation was accepted as satisfactory
Thoroughbreds from the stables Of a number Of
the more prominent racing men carried their own
ers colors for the first time this spring. and added
quality 10 their fields
The Rose Stakes. for tvo-vear-old fllies at four
and one-haif furlongs. the feature Of the pro-
graname- Il brought together horses from August
Belnorts. Foxhau P Keene's Sidney Paget's and
r. Vt. Walden's stables. and some Of the bluest
blood Of the turf was represented. The Goughacre
stables Terulagaut. Newton Bennington's Abertola
and William Lakelard's Tender Crest were with
drawn z. H Wheeler added his FLY May Holla-
day and ". 7. Bryan his Faverdale colt Amelia
Richardson. making field of ten. On the strength
Of her performances Bennings Contentious, with
her stable companion Petunia, was made favorite
and 10 the most liberal terms book
makers would offer against the Walden pair. B. c.
Evans's Julia NJ. with a stable boy up, was gener-
ously supported the generally accepted report OF
some remarkably fast trials Gravesend last week.
The maroon and scarlet OF August Belmont were
carried by Silver Dream handsome daughter of
Henry Of Navarro and Golden Dream. Cyprienne. by
the indomitaole Kingston. carried the white and
blue Of Foxhau P. Keene. and Sidney Paget
tered Miss Shylock. and the Hamburg hly Ham
burg Belle. The Oneck stable was represented by
the bay youngster Fickle. Silver Dream was away
from the barrier before Mars Cassidy had straight
ened up from his exertons Minder took the Henry
IF Navarro colt by the head. however. and before
they were really started he was in eighth position
Burns assumed temporary leadership with Fickle
and carried his company through the first furiong.
closely ATTENDED by Contentious, teIunia anC JuIa
II The latter had got off badly, and the folly
If putting stable boy her back was demon
st-ated when she came through the entire field on
her own courage and in the stretch resoutely chal-
lerged Petunia and Contentious. O'NeA, on the
former, however. outrCde the inexperienced boy.
and after persistent effort succeeded in getting
his mount home by the shortest Of heads Julia
II was second and Contentious third. two le'lgths
hack
After the race Nj Evans received an offer of
49, for his 'r1Ir he is tav
Cactus and promises to be useful animal May
EoIIaday. q little slim wasted sickle hooked hly'
ran q surprisingly good race. and came from ninth
place into fourth.
The favorable irnpressiou made by the California
jockey. O'Neil, on the first day was strengthened
By his work yesterday He had two mounts. ana
with both Of them In the first race OF the
dav he showed himself 2 strong inisher BY keep
ing fast firing horse straight long enough TO get
his nose under the wire hrst. 1t was selling
affair for two-year-olds at four and one-halI 1uI-
longs and ONeil had the mount on pierre --oiii-
lsrd's Cyuttica- He placed the horse nicely ana
rode q patient race until q furlon2 from nome
when Murray. on the GoughacTes Staoie& & iei The
CANT through on the ran with q Ii IusH, ~
Nv ooy use pls %1k 1ksfie9 Si With the Performance
t-z-If-ic5 won bv 2 mead from Termagant with The
Brown Monarch third. Just the barrier was
Ia5 J Martin over her head The boy was not
hurt. and the hlly continued IN Jhe 2 rdc2 ftr te
manner OF the -'guideIess wonders - ,,, -,
n
horse he rode in the second race, won Crahes@ville @
had quite enough speed. but after gelllhg 80
vel Rice took him back, Win a view: 1PtS 1PtS ,itt
seeing long journey ne coUI4 iAosai
I1eSuire unanCeuVres EraneSVllle came on G
Won fron7 3 DOVE. Anna DAILY, nicely hanoIeo
by little Creamer finished third. , L,,,
The seal brown pink s4Sh g LgrqGol9T tI J7o9Io1
cap the new coors OF G. l. ttlchards the 61Sto GS1
l1b.isher were worn for the first time IN the East
e. ne sixth race. They were carrleo-and 10 VIC
rory-by the Sir M0dred colt NeW-1 oTh -, -
bo-s- isith something of history In MS Two
vear-old year NeW-York II was taken 40 IL,S tsL
iard bv Eugene Leigh and was raced there VIII VIII
some sIlccess until last year, when ne was DroueLC
sent him 10 Chicago. and, confusing MIN VIII dli
o4Fer horse in his stable entered him IN q race az
Harlem under the name Of Luke Ward Ihe ms
take Was not discovered until after Inc rae an.
Ire horse vas barred from the track for the resi-
Of the season This was in June OF last yeat, dau
shortly afterward he sold 10 MT hicIlaI - -.
whose horses raced under the name oi inc
TijS rfesert owner believes that he has a great
raeehorse in New-York II, and the lf1pIes.lt ,as
manner ia which he defeated some well breo hoISs
such an opinion. With 1lS POUNDS on ms PACK a.. ne
ran The Regent, COlonist ano four otneIS OH I GtI
feet il seven furlongs. and won with ms y4ar yoeheZ
sitting motfonless. Mr.. RichaTos. Win ll~tIi ib
house 0cIaWaha' in the fourth race provided the
only surprise OF the afternoon ny winning ho. ~ ~.
Nusidora and L.ocket. both OF whom were payeo ~
beat her Caledonite had little diT1culty IN sete0
ing field OF eight maiden threeyear-old nlIlcs III
The fifth race at five and a half furlones
SUMMARIES.
FIRST RAcE-seling: 2-yesr-olds. ~ furlOnss
0Ss'"hf 81 p
p. LoriIisrdrs Hr { cyuttca, BY Ingolds- -, out
by-Royal Una, l03-------- .Ss3 G. E~slD 10 al
TIE TFogn Afo-arcb j07 .(Ffsher) 12-l 81