Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-22
RACES AT AQUEDUcT.
Pass Book Won Another Fortune for
Ex-Umpire WaIly Fessenden.

'Wally" Fessenden, a horse owner, es-
tablished new record on the turf yester-
day at Aqueduct. He Is the only man rae
ing thoroughbreds who has twice with the
same horse-Pass Book-relieved the book
makers of $S0,0G0 in two races. Fessenden
followed up the memorable coup made
at the Jamaica track last November, in
which he cleaned up $4,000, by winning
$4,000 from the Aaueduct ring through the
success of his horse in the opening event
yesterday afternoon.
1t is seldom, if ever, that an owner can
fool the pencilers into Offering big odds
twice on horse that has won particularly
when that horse has been the medium by
which the bank accounts of the layers have
dwindled down considerably. Fessenden
achieved that result, however.
By circulating a report that Pass Book
a gift horse to him last summer-had every
thing but speed and good health. the result
of a bad winter, "Wally' found that he
turn loose his friends when ready to place
his money. ~
While the adverse rumors in regard to
Pass Books condition were being waited
toward the attentive and listening book
makers. Fessenden was busily engaged in
telling his three broker friends from Wall
street who had furnished the money to
back Pass Book at 100 to / last fall that
d
Pass Book received special preparation
for the race, and, in order that there might
be no mistakes through poor jockeyship,
Hildebrand, one of the best riders in Amer
lea, was engaged. With only poor lot of
selling platers announced as Pass Book 8
opponents. Fessenden made all arrange
ments Wednesday night for his three
broker friends to be ON hand early yester-
day. "and to be prepared to take what the
kind bookmakers would provide"
minutes before iy1o Ia
Wall street men, with a few friends, began
to circulate around the ring. One big man,
carrying plenty of diamonds in his shirt
and on his fingers and with big roll of
money in his hands, went from book to
book and placed sic and $50 bets His odds
varied from so to 1 down to 80 to l. AS
the pencilers beganI to rub" larger wagers
were placed, untilq the prices were forced
down to 10 to 1. Thisiiatter was the lowest
figure, and was reached while the horses
were at the barrier
Pass Book wonn under the whip by two
lengths. He showed in front at the start,
but was outfooted in the first half mile and
ran third to the Stretch. Hildebrand then
called upon him for d. final effort. and I'M
der the whip he passed Ella Snyder. the
leader, and took the 1ead in the last Atty
yards. =
After the race, while some trainers were
chatting Fessendens on the lawn and saying
he he'd not won cent over the result. he
pulled, after ,fussfe. wads of yellow
backs from his POCKETS and counted out
thousands of dollars until the horsemen
became weary of looking at the bills.
A touch of VAIN Sunshine gave life to
the earth and the track was very fast.
Blandy, winner of the second race, estab-
lished new track record for four and a
half furlongs by covering the distance in
90 1-5 seconds. Mamie Worth won the la st
race. and ran the six furlongs in 1.l2 AS.
equaling the track mark. Another fast
race was the mile won by Badge. He ran
the distance in 1.39 2-5, the fastest, time of
the season.