The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23
ST. VALENTINE A SURPRISE.
WINS QUEENS COUNTY HANDICAP
At LONG ODDS.
Heats Rapid water . Heed In Thrilllns
Finish Before 40 900 Persons ~ Aaue'
duot-WOOdhaVen for Leonard Joe
Hayman-F1rst water GailOps Home

Finish Before 40 900 Persons ~ Adue'
duot-WOOdhhVen for Leonard Joe
HaymAn-F1rst water Gailops Home'
Nearly 20 700 persons took the trip 70 Adue-
duct yesterday the splendid weather and the
prospect OF some excellent racing proving
strong ma Rnates The clubhouse was
thronRed with all the notAbles, while therest
OF the enclosure was oyerrun. Fuly lE5
bookmakerS handled the business In the
ring. where the form players suffered q. eel iea
OF crusning reverses. only one n torits oomlhI'
home In front. The track was In superb
condition and one new record for the course
was hung out
The Queens County Handicap. for three
year olds and upward, one mile. was the
feature Of the program. for which good held
went 70 the post at the same time providing
an open betting proposition that puzzled even
the Wise men. james r. Keenea three-year-
old Sinister. was the choice, his price going
back from IS 20 70 20 l. He gave scale
weight 70 everything In the race but L. h.
SmatheTss Rapid Water and Dave Johnsons
Roseben. who met on even terms In this
respeCt-and were also supported at siTes.
Red Knight caught enough play 70 lower his
price from 8 10 l 10 iyeS. while Grenade was
backed all three ways.
Alexander Shields started the Thomas cast
on ST. Valentine Tor the first time this year IN
this race. a. sort OF prep for the IN
celslor Handicap, TO be run at Jamaica on
Tuesday. Shields did not bet on ST. Nalen-
tine. with the result that the crowd. a.
whole, stayed OF and the figures rose to 10 to
l. But the Himyar four-year-oId fooled
everybody by putting up a smashing good
race and winning under CrtmminsH whip by
a head in 80 Is. Asa matter OF fact, tAis
was the most sensational finish OF the meet.
ing. Tor Rapid Water after beating the barrier
10 a poor start made all the running until 81.
Valentine hooked up With him az tho mai
quarter pole. Then II was fierce duel Boz
tween Odom and Crin,mins. the two horses
running as il locked straight down 20 tho
wire Ia the middle OF the track, while the
crowd yelled wildly. sinister. who was
practically lett. ran q magnificent race.
Meanwhile Baird chung 70 the rail ~ he swung
the Keene three-year-Old into the stretch.
But there we're too many obstacles to over
cone 80 that sinister was beaten Ave lengths
for the place by Mr. SmatheIss colt. ~ an
other stride Rose ben would have been intro,
a. Sinister only beat him an eyelaSh on the
closest kind Of a decision. Red Knight was
smut OF early and never secured plail sailing
Ng[t in Importance was the WoodhAven
Stakes, for two-year-olds four and a hall
lurlongs. Newton bennington started both
Pr Heard and DelmoIe, who remained sta
tionaTy at ? to ! second choice. VI L. hay
mans Leonard Joe hRylnan, on the other
hand. was hammered down 70 0 20 by means
the colt proceeded 10 make a show OF the
others from the moment that starter CASSIDY
though eased at the wire, where he had three
. IS SIS. whicn was within two-ffths Of a
second Of the track record, james X. keene,,s
Special license, 0 10 =, had similar nd-
vantage over 4. \. p. Kandolph's Rust. ~ TO T.
for the place. while the bennington pair
FTa6E FaTTeiI Won his irs, race OF the saason
when Champlain carried his neS colors TO
yaoy 10 1ne ' hsd 5'T MSitSd 20 Sr thai
lie Was widely tipped, yet he went Up nan
a point 10 to second choice. while i,ro1ta,
favUrte at TO S. Champlain was taken 70
the front by little J j. Walsh as soon as the
preliminary scramble was over and he stayed
tired when he took the race from the fANorite
BY three PARTS oil q length In 90. The latter
AN 4 majority Of the crowd stayed to see the
last race, for maiden tWo,year Odds a. Tour
and hall iurlongs; simply because Newton
a starter The books opened this youngster
at / to, ?. but the price shortened TO 70 20
as the pig money Kept no ~ the 10 TnS
pect nations for he led all the way and came
home buck Jumping, the easiest kind Of q
the place. James +. keenes ,srola, 5 70 l.
FACETS DeuKtemps. V to /. by neck. The
Kansas! Price put a 30 to ! shot over the
plate in The Gadfy. v no won the first race
for ee-yCar-olds. at six furlonGs, In sharp
Farrcll's GRAY Lad, heavily backed a. 10 TO
S. made all the running UP. TO the last 100
wards when he weakened, he Gladly
cSIlaring him With a rush from behind. Mike
(lancy'R Delcanta, TO ?, was third. i've
lengths away Virgo, the sto fsyorite. was
prominent in the carly stages, but stopped
The race was ia
There WAS another surprise when Tosoan,
at odds OF Is 90 ], won the second event,
handicap for three year-olds and upward,
al flre furlongs OdOm had the leg up, and
Toscan. with i25 pounds up. rushed 20 the
length and a half In O5S is, a new track
record Kenilworth, a good thing. backed
down 20 SKIS, nipped the place nom L, L,
Sma thers's Burleigh. 7 70 ?, by a neck. The
latter was shut on In the middle Of the stretch,
but Hudebrand managed 20 beat Race King,
the favorite, by half length. Lucy Young
had early speed, but quit alter going nearly
half mile. The summaries:
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