Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
RACES AT AQUEDUCT.
Oarsman Created New Track Record
for a Mile.

Several acrobatic performances marked
the racing at Aqueduct yesterday after
noon, where another crowd OF 10000 tried
unsuccessful to beat the card. The weather
was charming, and the track was never In
better condition for fast time. The mile
record for the course was smashed in the
third race when Louis Kempners high
class three-year- Oarsman, turned the
distance in 1.39 is. According to the spe-
cial arrangement Of the weights Oarsman
was in receipt of pound from L. V. Bells
two-year-old Grenade. who was hot IA
vorite at 3 to l. Oarsman was allowed to
recede to 4 to 1, even though he was ridden
by Redfern as against Callahan on Grenade.
Futurita was backed down to seyens while
Young Henry and Confusion were both
played heavily. The start was excellent.
Oarsman rushed to the front, but Callahan
put Grenade under a choking pull, with the
idea of letting him down later. Redeem,
however. kept Oarsman in front to the end,
riding him out, even though he had five
lengths to spare when he passed the judge.
Grenade took the place from Confusion by
a neck. the crowd emitting concerted
growI at Callahan's performance.
There was a reversal in form In the Oak
dale handicap for two-year-olds, at six fur
longs. when Frank Regan's Dick Turpin
came home with the money. The Henry of
Navarro gelding carried big checks at fives
and made all the running, though Cochran
could not prevent him from bearing out all
the way down the stretch. He won in a
drive by length and half from Race
King who was beaten down from to to
II to 5 favorite, the latter beating Dolly
Spanker. the top weight, by a head. Sweet
Gretchen. Ii to 5. was never prominent
Every horse in the race was played. The
time was lib 3-5.
Jockey Troxler was neither weak nor
blind from reducing when he rode Ice
Water. to 1, in the handicap for all ages.
at seven furlongs, the opening event. for he
rode level-headed race and landed the
Watercress mare an easy winner by two
lengths in 1.28 2-5, new track record. 1t
was a somersault as to form. Ice Waters
last race, when Troxler pulled her up op-
posite the jockey board, thereby losing
place money, still being fresh in the public
mind. Ostrich, warm tip, after showing
the way to the last furlong pole, finished
second, a neck before Lord Badge. the IA
vorite. Ascension, played heavily at IS to
5, ran poorly despite Hicks herculean eff
forts to get her up.
The second race, for two-year-olds. at six
furlongs, demonstrated the fact that Wo-
tan, the even money favorite. has had
enough racing this year. He ran gamely,
but could not overcome the lead taken
early in the race by Flammula. second
choice, who disposed OF him In a hot drive
by three parts of a length in LA 3-5. Re-
lance 10 to ], who was kicked at the post
and afterward INDUCED in humping match
with w. c. Whitney's Mineola. ran third, a
length away. Mineola was eight lengths be-
hind him.
The first successful favorite was All Cold
in the fifth event, at a mile. He opened at
s to g. but the money came pouring into
the ring in such volume that he closed at
to 10. Burns kept him on the extreme out
side, the old Rayon dor horse winning in
drive by two lengths from Meistersinger
10 to 1, who was in front at the last six
tenth mark. The latter was a head before
The Guardsman, to 1, Paul Clifford, back
ed down to 80 to l, made fast pace to
the middle Of the stretch, but exploded
| W challenged.
E. r. Thomas Buttons, who had been
tipped all day and was favorite at to B.
took the last race for maidens. at a mile.
Redfern finished so close to the judges
stand that the officials could have reached
him with a cane. The Jockey was busy
striking the geiding over the head to keep
him from running out as he passed the
wire two lengths in front of Trepan. back
ed down to tens. Dave Johnson's Erbe. Sec
ond choice, was third. The time was LAO 2-5.
Redeem rode two winners.