New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-07
RACING At AQUEDUCT.
End of the Season at Hand-Abuse
of Selling Races.

The end OF the local racing season 4. ., ,,rt
This win be the last full week OF the sport untIr
Tue curtain Is raised again next April For Ava
long months the bugie can to the post win n.
silent. the big Enclosures deserted rxce,t so- IN.
lonely trainer and his charges Tn. outlook a no.
pleasing; the end has come all too soon The few
days that are left will be made much OF howsvsr
and there is ample promise that the racing IN .v.r-,
particular viii be worthy OF the numbers who viii
grace the closing scenes. Two stakes ar. On IN,
sRs5ogranms for Election Day and for each OF
t 6' ssr GAYS and sood 1ss win go to the
morrow. Aqueduct viii hardly be iarg. enough 10
TSose w oTe e TSS WI aSes g re
hams Is ieston viii welcome the opportunity the
days outing
The meeting OF the Queens countv Jockey Chm O.,
Aaueduct has three days-iong enough how
ever 70 establish It's success beyond question tn.
crowd In attendance on Saturday a tribute 20
racing. for there was little attract and the cay
was bleak and sornbre n was further .vseenc.
OF the popularity OF the sport loudly expressed
qualification for the generosity and prosr-ssveness
OF the association In the many IMPROVEMENTS that
TO the eye and satisfying tn almost every respect
and the racing folk by their patronage SHOW ksen
appreciation
Coy Maid. By Kingston-Bonnfs Gal. q any a.
royalty and choicely bred 8 make her worth
5000 at least for breeding purposes alone was en-
tered to be sold for 1900 in selling stake en- Fri
day She won. but one came forward with BID
when she offered at auction. although few
there who did know that she would BE-
cheap at five times the amount entered Tor. This
Is only example-though striking one-of tns
abuse OF the selling clause II high time
yet. by those interested In the good OF the turf to
make Of the selling selling stake what
originally intended by those cgho framed the cordt-
tons
What bidding or claiming Is dore IN selling
races is confined a distinct few. except In rars
intervals when il occurs for pure purposes OF re-
venge for a eancied wrong The result; Is that
owners and trainers disposed TO take chance.
and for the sake OF winning purse erter horses
that were destined for better things This works
hardship on the owner OF the legitimate Sc ling
is hard ore 20 solve and change for the better
be long in coming but least Ii Is something
that horsernen can sDfnd some time ard Thought
over TO advantage during the long winter
A. thinner. who trains for T D. Sullivan. has
been in racing comparatively short time and
consequently his success IN the development OF
Jockeys is the more remarkable. In three years
he has brought out Fuller. Crimmins and Shilling
"A record TO be proud of. Crirnnnins and Shilling
are riding in such form these days that they
Two Of next Years best BOYS they have stiT much
to learn before they can be called finished horse
men. but they are apt pupils and are In good
school,
Fuller than whom better horseuan and
Jockey ever rode this with the possible
exception OF TOD Sloan or Danny Maher. Is
now working In livery stable for a bare COM
petence thinner still holds contract on his SER
vices. and because Of various and continued trans
ordinary common sense and responsibility the boy
is missing OGDEN opportunity 10 make fortuna