New-York tribune., 1904-10-31
JAMAICAiS CLOSING DAYS.
Opening of the Fail Meeting at
Aqueduct on Thursday.

The beginning Of tire end OF the racing season IN
the metropolitan district is at hand There are
three more days OF the Jamaica meeting. and then
the scene will he changed the last time this year
to the Queens County Jockey Clubs track az Aaue-
duct where a short eleven days meeting Is sched-
uled- From AqueduCt the move will be made 20
Washington. but 10 the rank and file of racing folk
Tne e0fe az A9oeG"e' means Ine % soS 3tb 2 ' tssfs
Sei' ~ mas oesn season Iep-'T ~l.n @ 80
lasting friends for sport and II Is with keen
Vet TO aDtov hoyvever as i5dica, lions POINT to the
same high standard that has made for the sood q
maintained TO the Iast day
The Queens County Jockey club will throw open
gates on nursday It's fall meeting of slsveu
days. Three aGo this meeting meant SIX over
night decided each day-a sort OF consolation
affair for the poorer class OF horses Now this Is all
changed. Wiz remodsIlinE Of the course came
a change OF pOicv-a caange highly welcome The
programme book now shows twelve hXtureS-one
. G5 eaTR % DAY aye 'i 1hs h 1sse9' ,f hors ~
some class will EdAto the post the biggest and
charges tn training If Jhe chances remuneration
are commensurate with the expense
The fixtures 70 he decided are 'oIlows The Aaue-
duct Handicap the Bellerose Stakes. the Bayvtsw
Handicap. the Woodrnere Stakes. the Creeduaoor
Stakes the Election Day Handicap. the Stonybrool
Stakes the Nassau Handicap, the Oakdale Hand
cap. the Edgemere Stakes. the Babylon Handicap
and the ROsyn Handicap. Among the entries for
the Aqueduct Handicap. mile and a si1tsentns
on the opening DAY are horses that have made
history. including staIwaIt, the champion tarse-
year-old colt OF the year Broomstiek holder OF the
worlds record for mile and quarter: Africander
one Of last wears Champions: Hamburg Bells, First
Mason, colonial Girl conqueror of Aermls IN tho
Worlds Fair Handicap. CTuniFe. McChesaey and
number Of others of less renOwn but still OF some
class Even II the stars do not start the race "a srs
10 be good one
In the other stakes about the horsss ars
named which been racing in the fixtures at
Jamaica In che Creedmoor Stakes Election
Day and In the Oakdale and Babylon hauelcapA
Mint, Augur Cianlara- PasaC Ckzraphtna, 81
Belane. Handzarra and SpG ,Iing Star ErDoak
others
The mile and quarter selling races which seers-
tary Walter Edwards OF the Metropolitan Jooksy
Club has had his cards this meeting hAVs proved
popular with horsemen and onloOkers- They have
furnished. the matter OF tntsrssting
races as have been run during the last two weeks
II a clever on the part Of the secretary,
would be we'll IL in future the othsr aSsoc4a-
tIons followed suit and arranged several races along
the line.
There is every promise Of excellent sport "a Ena
last three days ot the Jamaica meeting Tia Rieh-
Tnond Handicap is the feature Of to-day's pro
gramme. and such speedy sprinters entered
Hamburg Belle Mamie Worth. GAY Boy Ascension.
and head-and-head finish seems probable A bet
ter Geld has hardly gone to the post IN n sprint
race this year
The Goughacres Stable will not bs raced az AQus-
duct. The horses will be shipped Pirnlico GhiS
week, and from there 20 Bennings
Redfe-n. J. Martin and H. Phillips viii not be
seen IN the saddle to-day or Tomorrow as they
earned thA dIsrleasure OF the starter Saturday