New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-16
LAST DAY AT AQUEDUCT.
First Home in Roslyn Handicap
Big Cro5cd for Closing Scenes.

The curtain was rung down at Aqueduct
yesterday on the last scenes of the racing season
OF 1904 in this State The days sport furnished
a fitting climax, too, TO one of the most eventful
and successful seasons in the history Of the
American turf 1t was with feelings of keen re-
gret that the racing folk who attended in large
numbers heard taps sounded. saw the last race
run and fled out of the gates. There have been
seven months of racing. but judging by the size
OF yesterdays crowd and the enthusiasm ex-
pressed, the sport. far from palling. has grown
in popularity. Some eight thousand persons
went down &c see the finish The day was
bright and sunny, the air cool and bracing, the
racing spirited. In fact. nothing was lacking to
the fun enjoyment of the occasion except the
necessity OF a goodby to the thoroughbreds.
Orthodox, NJ L. Hayman's Don de Orc colt,
won the Roslyn Handicap the feature Of the
programme. He was an IL 10 10 favorite' coupled
in the betting with his stable companion, Dick
Bernard. Little EN- at to /, st. Valentine at
20 J. Ocean Tide at TO ! and Seymour at 90
20 were the others TO start. Seymour took the
track 10 a good start, and made the pace to the
far turn where Orthodox took command. st.
Valentine and Ocean Tide also passed Seymour
at this point. and Little En-. which had been
trailing moved up fast. and following Orthodox
into the stretch raced up TO him. Down through
the stretch they came head and head, and so
close together that they repeatedly bumped each
other. This seemed TO discourage the mare, and
inside the last sixteenth pole Orthodox drew
away under pressure and won. ridden out. by
length and a half. St Valentine, keen con-
tender 70 the last furlong pole. stopped at the
end, but Ocean Tide closed resolutely. and beat
Little Elm a neck for the place.
There were mere startling and unpleasant in
cidents in the first race than usually crowd
ed into fun weeks racing. Collector Jessup
was caught in Jam one hundred yards from
the finish and went to his knees. throwing Odom
heavily: Pasadena. which ran second. was dis
qualified being responsible for the accident,
and Rapid Water won, showing surprising i'm
provement over his last race Odom fortunately
was unhurt- He picked himself up. and though
somewhat dazed walked to the jockey room.
Later he was standing about on the lawn suf-
fering 81 effects.
The race was q handicap at six and one-half
fUrIongs. Through the last furlong five horses
raced head and head. each boy riding his hard
est Pasadena on the outside, and, bearing
IN. forced Old England over on Collector Jessup,
which stumbled and all but fell. After the mix
up Rapid Water drew away and Won driving
by a length. while Pasadena. when Strengthened
out. beat Old England a head for the place.
The stewards lost little time in disqualifying
Pasadena, which placed Old England second and
Missing Link third
GO Between, at odds-on, won the selling race
az one mile and dVe-siXteenths. The early pace
was slow, that he made all the running and
Won as he pleased. In a stirring drive The
Southerner beat Aurumaster a neck for second
honors- Fancy Dress the two-year-Old
selling race for James r. Keene. She a
slight faTorite over Istria IN the betting. She
made all the running and won cleverly from
Danseuse and Dazzle. Istria. off badly and
hemmed in during the early running. q bad
fourth.
The fifth race resulted in the closest finish of
the day. Akela beating Kickshaw a head in d
gruellins drive. kickshaw a heavily played
faVor1te and led his field by two three lengths
10 the last furlong pole. where Burns brought
Akela up TO take issue, which resulted in VIC
tory Prince Ching. far back IN the early part
OF the race, closed strong and took third money
eight lengths away The end came when Red
FOX was graduated from the maiden class in
The last race. beating Uncas a scant half length