New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-09
DOLLY SPANKER'S STAKE.
runs BRILLIANT RACE.
Makes Nesc Track Record at Aque-
duct-Big CrOscd IN attendance.

over a fast track that mace new records pos
sible. and under bright skies that gave no indi-
cation OF approaching winter. the thoroughbreds
raced at Aqueduct yesterday. A holiday crowd
that filed every nook and of the grand
stand and clubhouse veranda- and swarmed along
the Quarterstretch and over the lawn, gave every
indication OF huge enjoyment and paid an unTnis-
taxable tribute the sport and to the enterprise
OF the Queens County Jockey Club which had
provided such a feast and made the occasion
possible.
It was & record breaking crowd. numbering If
teen thousand people, at the lowest estimate 1t
was q rocking crowd. out for days pleasure
which be enjoyed under any and all cir
curstances. Neither the tiresome transportation
facilities the defeat in quick and startling
succession of six favorites could affect the buoy
ant holiday spirits Dolly Spankers brilliant race
IN the Election Day Handicap pleased. the head
and head finish between King Pepper. Old Eng
land and Right and True in the first race excited
and the days racing as whole satisfied
Dolly Spanker, in winning the Election Day
Handicap. the feature of the programme, made a
new track record for mile and furlong Of
i52 2-5. II was a sterling performance, and one
hardly equalled, relatively speaking. since Broom
stick beat Irish Lad head in the Brighton Handi-
cap He took up top weight OF 123 pounds conceding
nineteen pounds to Eugenia Burch fifteen each
10 Israelite and Grenade twenty-three to Sonoma
Belle. thirty-One ST. Valentine and thirtysix to
Ostrich. OF last in the field OF seven and cut off
by Grenade rushing across his field from the out
position. closed strong the rail in the stretch
and won going away by length. H. Phillips.
who had the mount, rode him in rnasterful style.
He rated him ceverly. made up lost ground gradu-
ally, and coming through the rail in the last
furlong sat down and rode strong finish
1sraelte the favorite in this race. with
Grenade strong second choice, heavily played
from 10 ! Is to 3. Dolly Spanker, opening at
to /, went back TO TO l for reasons hard to
understand. The others ranged from to l TO ID
20 /. Grenade made the running for five fur
longs but the far turn Redfern rushed Israelte
10 the front. opening up a gap of three lengths
with which advantage he turned into the lone
stretch. Grenade was second. a length before the
field, which racing in close order. When
Strengthened out Grenade gradually dropped back
beaten, while Dolly Spanker and st. Valentine
moved up TO give battle to the flying Israelite
Dolly Spanker caught the Keene colt a the last
one length. while in hand drive St Valentine beat
Closed strong and w was good fourth Dun
Pirate s Polly Won the Creedmoor Stakes the
front. and leading by two or three lengths al
the way, won cleverly by two lengths: Behind hel
there was so much foul and rough riding that the
race was far from being true run. Half way down
POLY we're running head and head, Cairng9rm
sxfeenih oe oxford on the ontade fonled can
CORN knocking him completely OF his stride: Ok
oisqgaiied giving sufferance second and Biuche
The other winners were King Pepper. High High
well handled by Trayers, beat field Of selling
platers in the first race; Highwind gradual tee
from the maiden class in the second race Atwood
made runaway Of the nth race, and Master o
fwo-year-oids in the last
pelia and REQ Ruler were the beaten favorites Il
their respective races. For Luck appeared to b
short; Ben Crockett his race; Butcher
false favorite though unfortunate at the start
through the running; Israeite to form, blu
could not handle the weight; CoPpeia seemed Il
falter on the far turn and ran below her form
Red Ruler unaccountably bad race, 70
which there appeared excuse.