Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08
AouEDucT RACES.
Gay Boy Easily Captured the Wood
mere Stakes.


Four favorites were defeated at Aqueduct
Yesterday, where a crowd of nearly 10000
persons made business hum for the book
makers The Woodmere stakes, for selling
platers at seven furlongs. was easily won
by George B. Hills Gay Boy. ridden by
Tommy Burns. L. v. Bells Crown Prince
opened favorite at to 8, but he went back
a point, while the wise money was poured
on Gay Boy at II to 5. Crown Prince was
the leader as he turned into the long
stretch. but Gay Boy quickly ran over him
and won by two lengths in 1:27. Travers
drove Crown Prince into the, place neck
before Damon, to l, with Lord Badge
three parts Of length away.
A very weak ride by Shaw was the reason
generally ascribed for the defeat Of Sydney
Paget's Cairngorm, heavily backed odds
on favorite, in the handicap for two-year-
olds, six furlongs. The paddock tip was Ed.
Graves F'leur de Marie, to shot, rid
den by Hildebrand, which went through
successfully. The Meddler filly made the
running attended by Austin Allen and King
Cole to the head of the stretch, where Allen
was shut off and Cole stopped. Then Fleur
de Marie bumped Cairngorm, who had NOV
ed up on the outside and afterward drew
away, winning in a drive by a length and a
half in Lap Cairngorm, Shaw using
his whip, took the place from w. B. Leeds
Merry Lark. to 1. by three parts of a
length, Austin Allen running fourth the
same distance back
Matte Corbett's The Southerner, II to 10
favorite, won the second race at mile and
five-sixteenths, getting a neat ride from
Travers and winning cleverly by length
from Glisten, to l. Hildebrand up, who
was under hard drive all the way down
the stretch. E. r. Thomas Cioverland sec
ond choice, was shut in up to the last fur
long pole, Redfern taking him over to the
inner rail finally and nabbing third money
from Aurumaster, 20 to l, by head.
Brooklynite and Sir Shep, both backed
down, were prominent for mile, but stop
ped under the strain. The time was 2.15
track record.
Peter Winners Ocean Tide, Is to 1,
showed distinct form reversal in the
fourth race, a handicap for mares Of all
ages at six and half furlongs when she
won in drive from Shaw by head in the
fast time of 120 1-5. She came from be-
hind in the stretch, beating Thistle Heather,
to 1, who had four lengths over Santa
Worth, to 1. who led to the last furlong
pole by a head. The time was 12O1-5
j. b. Haggin'S TheSpian, backed down to
to 4, took the second event for beaten
horses at a mile Funny Side led for about
half the distance only to fade away. Then
Schilling came on with Thespian, who won
in drive by half a length from Prince
Ching, II to l, with Reliance, a 80 to shot,
four lengths away. Daisy Green. the favor
lite, was disgracefully beaten. The mile
was run in 1.41 3-5.
Sydney Pagets Floralia, even money ia
vorite, won the last race, for two-year-old
flllies, five furlongs. in drive by q length
in Loo. Pirate Polly, who was hammered
down to IL to 5, was second, three lengths
in front of Lucy Young, to 1, who was in
front up to the final sixteenth pole Myopia
was a head out of the money The weather
was clear and chilly and the track fast.