The sun., 1903-10-31
FAST NILE BY OARSIAN
,REaTES NEW TRACK RECORD AT
AQUEDUCT.


several acrobatic performances marked
IN. racing At Aaueduct yesterday afternoon,
where another crowd Of 10000 tried unsuc-
cessfully Ia beat the card The weather
sas charming and the track was never in
hattrr condition for fast time. The mile
record for the course was smashed in the
third race when Louis kempner's high class
three year old. oarsman. turned the distance
In lnl3gI-j According 70 the special arrange
neut OF the weights. Oarsman was in receipt
of q pound from l., Y, Bells two year old
Grenade who was q hot favorite at 3 to O.
Osrsmnn 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 sevens. while Young Henry
and Confusion were both PLAYED heavily
The start was excellent. Oarsman rushed
to th- front. bat Callahan pitt Grenade under
a choking pull. with the idea Of letting him
down later. Redfern. however kept Oars
man 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 neck. the crowd emit
ting concerted growl at Calahan's per-
.ormance.
There was a reversal in form in the Oak
dale Handicap for two-year -olds. at six fur
ongs, when Frank Regan's Dick Turpin
came home with the money The Henry Of
Navarro gelding carried big checks at fves
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 S
favorte, the latter beating Dolly Spanker
the top weight. by head. sweet Gretchen.
IS to 6, was never prominent. Every horse
in the race was played. The time was ,:is 3-s
lop, h.,r n, l...A
from reducing when he rode Ice Water s
to /, in the handicap for all ages, at seven
furionSs. ths opening event, for he rode
cress mare an easy winner by two lengths
in i2s 2-5. a new track record 1t was a
somersault as TO form. Ice Waters last
tsy Ssn a.Sfs ped os her Up epp0s
sti!l being fresh In the public mind Ostrich,
warm tip. after showing the way to the
s BpSs. pSS I'M shsd meek
fi!SSks's hereg lean Efforts to get her, pp.
ss sssSnd s ths yss Sst
the, even money fayorite, has had enough
racing this year; He ran gamely. but could
not overcome the lead taken early in the
disposed Of him in a no. drive by three parts
Of length in lI4 s-5. Reliance, 10 to 1. who
was kicked at the post and afterward in
1sso Mneoia iP%s dn shrd %G ienstS S away ~@
Mineoa was eight lengths behind him
The first successful favorite was All Gold.
in the fifth event. at a mile. He opened at
9 to S, but the money came pouring into the
ring In such volume that he closed ut Z to 10.
Burns BY Kept n him on the extreme outside, the
by two lengths from Meistersinge 10 tc l..
who was in front at the last sixteen:a mark
sto,I. Paul Clifford. backed dc ~n to so to i.
made fast pace to the middle Of the stretch
but exploded when challenged.
E. X. Thomass Buttons. who had been
tipped all day and was favorite at to s. took
the last race, for matdens. at 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 gelding
over the head to keep him from, running out
as he passed the wire two lengths in front Of
Trepan, backed down to tens. Dave john
time was lao Us. Redfsrn rode two winners