The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-24

A0UEDUCT RACING GOSSIP.
Report That W. X. vanderbilt's Celsrs
VIII he Seen Here Next Year.

According to a report In circulation at
Aqueduct yesterday william X. Vanderbilt
will race extensively In America next year.
Boston Jack" Mcdonald. who is Mr.. VAN
derbilt's agent here. said that he was undor
the impression that the millionaire turfman
would spend greater part Of his time In this
country next season and that In all probable
lily he would have q large racing establish
ment In this country as well as In France.
Mcdonald was quoted as saying that Mr..
Vanderbilts enthusiasm as TO turf affairs
was never greater than at present. and that
as president Of the Coney Island Jockey
Club he could not see races run here next
season without having his colors carried
by high class thoroughbreds. Mr.. Wander
bilt under no circumstances would abandon
his French racing establishment. which Is
one OF the finest In the world, but owing to
the growing popularity OF the turf In this
country and the rivalry Of the many million
aire owners. who are now interested in racing,
Mr. Vanderbilt. II In said. feels that the time
is at hand when he should try for some Of
Americas richest stakes. IL is believed
that T. C. Mcdowell. the Kentucky horse
man. will train for Mr.. Vanderbilt when he
branches out here.
Miss Eusenie. who ran second in the fourth
race yesterday. is an English-bred flly by
Orwell Constantia. who was bought by
i.
dell Naples imported mares and FLIES at
the American Horse Exchange last winter.
Mr.. Oxnard paid $3.50 for Miss Eugene. who
made her first appearance yesterday. creating
Word was received ut the track Yesterday
that the brood mare Blessing, the dam Of
Clarence II Mackay's Banastar. dropped dead
Farm In Melrose, Ky. The mare was MUNICH
a blood vessel which ended her career
m Tar -hA AdA ma
record for Ave and half furlonGs in the
second race. was formerly owned by Adolph
Spreckels who bred the colt; W. ID. Babc9ck
his present owner. bought him for $3.50 last
The young turf firm Of shafrer d Meyer
Yesterday which created considerable talk
They backed their horse Demurrer to win
the handicap by placing about 81, 500 on him
tss sare.t ahns Of the day SS when
barrier went up Demurrer was not ready
and was soon caught in a pocket. having
daunted the young turfmen plunged on
Illyria in the last race placing % 900 ut 4 70
5 which made up more than half OF their
The Aqueduct track was never in better
condition than it " at this meeting Several
new record; have been establishes since The
who has devoted d most OF his time to setting
the sss s.a ss pst sss IA
si6r to the field stands at all tracks would be
placed at rs cents a head. This has always
been the price at Brighton and will be the
tariff when the new track Ut Jamaica opens
Monday. The Jamaica oficials explained
Yesterday that the reason for fixing the price
at Is cents was due to the fact that they In
tended to make the field stand accommods-
lions equal In every way to the grand stand,
with the exception. Of course that the field
ind will not be so near the finish line.
An cd thing about the Nth race was that
J. J. McCaferty's Frank Rice won with 4. c.
NcCaferty's Star and Garter in the place.
both at long odds. j. J. McCanerty's McGon-
lyle, a 40 to shot also ran third In the first
race.
George Odom rode his first winner ~ the
local racing season when he handled Illyria
in the last race Burns carried OF the riding
honors with two winners, o.Neil and Gam
non each rode two seconds. Little Tooman.
McCanerty'. apprentice. rode his FIRST win
ner on Frank Rice.
n, X. Rnapp owner OF the Oneck stable
saw his hiy Fickls win the fourth race.
In the first event the two-year -olds were
asked to go Ave furlongs for the irst time
After finishing in the handicap Royal and
Arttculate worked out mile each In preDara
tion for the Excelsior Handicap. Royal being
timed in I:t3.
Julius Bauer. 4. Festh.rstone's trainer
Yesterday made his first appearance at the
races this season.