New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-27
LONG SHOTS AT AQUEDUCT
4THLANA At 100 TO I
Only One Successful FaUorite at the
Opening Day.


tenda1t On the opening Of the autumn meeting yes
terday began with one OF those old fashioned
shocks. Al the spring meeting the honor was re-
served for Petra II; yesterday it fen to the three
year-old mare Athlana daughter OF the imported
Irish horse Atheling, and bred by the Clydes. OF
Philadelphia.
six furlong handicap. for all ages. the
medium FOR the long shot triumph. With such
sprinters to against Ingold. Astarita, Lady
Amelia. Northern Star and q few others OF about
the calibre IL not surprising that the
ring willing to treat Athlaaa with some con-
tempt. and the fact that the odds heightened from
20 70 l 10 100 TO ! would tend to the theory that
the stable shared the form students opinion OF the
FLY. Beyond a few stable boys, who played her
cut OF sentiment. probably not ten wagers were
recorded the bookmaker' sheets.
Athlana had the best OK a bad start, and made
the most OF It to the stretch, where Lady Amelia
passed her. The Atheling FLY, however, was not
beaten and coming on again caught the two-year-
old and by a half length in a hard drive
"Blll" Days three-year-old colt ulyria, who ran
Nlzzen a head in the Toboggan Stakes at Nor
ris Park thereby creating a turf scandal that re-
suited in the suspension OF Willie" Shaw. Just
nosed Lady Amelia out for the place, and MS per-
Torrance was not received with loud hUzzahs ny
the regulars. L was said. in fact, that the
stewards had ordered a veterinary surgeon TO eX-
anime the colt Immediately after the race, but
whether this true or not could not be learned
Even the weather lived up the traditions OF
Agueluct- and when furry Of snow clustered over
The iucIosure the patrons felt that conditions were
as they should be and comforted in the
knowledge that 10 new tangled notions were to be
introduced. The Aqueduct Handicap, for an ages
at one and one-sixteenth miles. and the Creedmoor
for tvo-year-olGs- al six turlongs We're the optIs
performers with Embarrassment q to . taVorlte
ana Wild Thyme second choice II the PLAYERS h1d
more profitable TO them Redeem rode very De
Si-i,I sf~iJin - distance Of Ahumada who had cut
out the earlier running, he let her down IN the
also caJrEt Ahurnaiia and took the place from the
last winner OF the Garter Handicap. 49,,
The company for the Creedmoor was far aboYe
/ the average and. with Juvenal Maxim Ilylnatlon,
choose from the students were kept guessing.
Divnation was finally selected, buy the os9J Sne
win 10 pounds Race King seemed anchored, eut
4n 5 d ~ 2fs 6 tN 2 S5 Paters Scotch
Plume 81 - TO l. just beat Belle OF Belle Meade a.
iIra1s IN another race at the same distance. and
-ie- Fo~ The Youngsters Julia NJ beat Agnes Breu-
nan by q half length. She was the only winning
from NeverInoTe, Meistersinger and eleven other
cheap ones.
SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE-Handicap: all ages; flrIongs
T Sc p
F EgA S-i 100 d: c S5Saasf8 81 "a q
Dolly sranker. III G1edfernl. 10 20 and TO /;
5 ii i62 i sss % a 3al 70 3 Asartts
/ = e 5.
Burns and Z to l; stspSay = la : q" iis ;5
s0n} 100 % and 80 70 / and Northern star. 10
W 51-a=r driving Tine. 'I.l3as.
| SECOND RAcE-seuing: years and over; one mile.
". L divers Oh. h All Gold. by Bayon
Cookery Nelly q. lOu-...---' i5-Trsl 81 81
M S,ssa5zs.Tze = oi Eiigsins} 85-I 10
ga4as JOG e5fsT' 70 ~ a. and t. 2 p T5eP@ IN,
100 t ar5 "a, M6-5Izanta G. 1oG 55;yeiD =
20 and - 5 - - ans = on - 70
G-j5 T7eii lOG Orichaesl p 70 and 10 Potente,
7Fs1es 20 e and 50 70 orion % @ conno5
THIRD RA-E-THE cREEDMooR; 2-year-olds; fur
longs.
ays4ai-'I Tag ls l5a5lS5 50 II
n lqz sheE 20 70 Il, END g. 70 n Pt 6 Tsr2a
100 Jones l6 70 ana tyen' 1!o 5 w, -y
1 Tine. ia.
/ FOURTH RAcE-THE AQUEDUcT HANDICAP: all
ages. ! lie miles.
/ A. 1ii.er.s b. + wild Thyme by Ben
H z5e55o 3 - Is
LORD BADGE = 80 cleaae' Is to ana to ! . Tar-
5T Won i-tgrs Tine 1.4sia. LET the post.
/ FIFTH RAcB-seling; 2-year-ods. turlonss.
Kaigat Of the ThisJle-corlna. se.-..,r, ~ t.,
Belle q Belle Meade 5Ia85s 5 5SSi t 5Si
Higgins and to ?. Morde--a - lfisher5 .
1 ( : 10 . Atwood de SOuZa1. 10 and 20 -
F4lr-flI Miss Jones'. Il % = and 70 l. "
81 Callahan 1 and 20 o. J. ltnila- 10 80 49,
T / and J. Gate 90 tAuch1 Isl '' - ana
% -a I Nv Esther Cdeadef. leo % and 80 % l.
10 iBlI==-Ui 100 70 anl ." TO l. "-7o --
start good W-a driving Tine loi.
SIXTH FsACE-se.lins: o-year-l--z, I've faT-9iss
sIuef.s Dr. : Julia N. by dar-es--,
Brown Cactus. lul - -
A gre lil--- a.
---L-1f-- ~ il--Isl-i u'-
.e--75 sight ,07 rg.iIarns, 60 70 and - y !. 70
es- ia, tFuer3. 20 and 20 = San t.el-3: w 90
AND.
. and ~ % 1JI iAlicIaelsl. Gu e. AM L
20 tFLsLer - % / AID I % 1. also
- So fatr Won driving. Tine. l.0l =. 'FelI.