New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
FLIP FLAPS GAME FINISH.
WINS IN List STRIDE.
Bedoain Beats Eugenia Barch IN
Edgemere at Aqueduct.

a big crowd took advantage Of the last Satur-
days racing in The metropolitan district Tor an
outing at AQueduct yesterday. Some 10000 per-
sons were in attendance, and they had every
cause TO go home satisfied. It was bright Iaii
day without the cold biting wind OF FRIDAY.
There races on the programme, anu
most of the finishes were close and exciting
enough keep all hands on tptoe and arouse
those sensations which only head-and- head
finish brings to "dyed-in-t -the-wool regular
There We're two fixtures on the card and both
furnished struggles that were quite the equal OF
any seen this year. Flip Flap won the Oakdale
Handicap, beating Hooray short head ana
Bedouin took the Edgemere Stakes by scaht
half length from Eugenia Burch
The oakdale Handicap was for two-year olds
at six furlongs and nine youngsters with some
pretensions to class faced the barrier j. A
Bennet's Flip Flap was the post-time favorite
backed from to to to s. Hooray and Kin
leydale had many followers, while the others
more less neglected at prices ranging
from II to / to 90 to 1.
Father Catchem which acted like crazy
horse, delayed the start for a time, and the
send-off only fair. Father Catchem bolted
and was left, and Flip Flap slow TO settle
IN her stride, and was last to break Hooray,
Nenap and Kinleydale found their feet the
quickest, and raced off in the van in close
pany. Watergrass joined them. and they
came around into the stretch neck and neck
while Flip Flap still far back, two lengths
behind the field, and TO all appearances hope
lessly beaten. a quarter of mile from home
Wetergrass showed in front with Hooray zie-
nap and Kinleydale at his heels and fighting
desperately. Flip Flap had been forgotten,
ner the cherry colors OF ]. A Bennett showed
prominently the outside. and the followers
OF the favorite took heart and jumped on the
chairs to root her home in noisy fashion
The FLY was game and Romanel, her jockey,
was persistent, and one by one she picked up
her field until only Hooray was between her and
victory. The last named had beaten Zienap
Watergrass and Kinleydale and had drawn out
a short length, and the finish was at hand. The
distance seemed all too short for Flip Flap TO
get up but she fought on, giving of her best as
only good thoroughbred can and with never
a falter raced on to the wire and won on the
post by head, amid a perfect pandemonum
of shouting and cheering. The victory was well
deserved and wonderfully popuIar Boorsv
while beaten. was not disgraced. Kineydale
for which n. Dyment had just paid S11 900 at
auction. was respectable third.
Inc EdgemeTe Stakes was a wefght-for-ape
race, Tor all ages, at one mile and furlong OF
the six horses sent out over night Monsieur
.cratcbaS Saa; EeusistfoIie ano Martn Doyle were
scIratcEeo; IeaVing only three to go-Bedouin.
Alvin and Eugenia Burch. All three had con-
loellt IoIloWlng, but Bedouin closed fayorite at
c 10 D. When the barrier was released Alvin
essayed the task of pacemaker. and showed the
way for mile. with Bedouin second and
Eugenia Burch last, lengths apart Half way
down the long straight. Alvin capitulated and
dropped back beaten, while Bedouin took COM
mand- Eugenia Burch was within striking dis
lance, but when O'Neil sat down for the final
dr1Vs the mare resorted to her old habit of
swerving and lost enough valuable ground to cost
her the race When ONeil got her straight she
closed resolutely, and was wearing the favorite
gown when the judges Were passed, with
Beoouin still a half length to the good
Quadriile had little trouble in galloping home
an easy winner of the first race, but there was
stirring fight for the place. in which Sheen
lasted long enough to earn the decision Han
nibai Bey was the strongest horse Of the three
AT the end and Shaw was criticised for weak
ride by those who played him at odds-on for the
place Shrine. the odds-on favorite in the sec
ono race, broke down during its running and
pATkle ran over Platoon in the last sixteenth
isa4alsy was graduated from the maiden class
IN me nLth, and Sailor Boy and Massa accounted
1or Inc last TWO races In driving finishes
Sailor Boy won the handicap for all ages at
one mile. showing that surprising Improvement
for which the Daily horses are famous In his
last race on November 6, ne finished last beaten