The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-18
BEN CROCKETT JUMPS WELL.
BEATS PHANTOM IN FIRST
CHASE AT AOUEDCCT.
John A. brakes Yves Takes Union Selling
Stakes-DenninSton Captures TWO
Purses With Dolly Dollars and CHINA
-RobadOr and Fay Also Successful.

Probably 5000 persons visited the Aque-
duct racetrack yesterday in spite of the fact
that the card offered by the Queens County
Jockey Club was of unusually poor quality.
The day was perfect for the sport and the
track was in excellent condition, while three
favorites were successful.
The most interesting event was the steeple-
chase, the first event of its kind ever run over
the new jumping course. There were five
starters. three of them providing the ~lfveliest
kind of speculation. Al Stokes's Kassil, a
supposed good thing. was quickly backed
from 4 down TO 2. but later there was a strong
play on Ben Crockett. who was pounded down
to 8 to 8, closing an equal favorite with t.
Hitchcock, Jr.'s Phantom. They were OF
In a bunch and Rodrock soon took Kassil to
the front. On the far turn this jumper had a
commanding lead, but he came to grief at
the first jump on the home stretch and his
Jockey took a neat header. After that it was
anybody's race until the mile and a half had
been covered, when Ben Crockett drew away.
Ray went after him with Phantom In a fruit
less attempt to get up, for Ben Crockett won
handily by two lengths In 4:33 90, with Phan-
tom beating Saline. IS to /. 2 two lengths for
the place. The latter was under the whip to
take third money from Miss Hobhouse, Is TO
/, who was short OF work.
The stake feature was the Union Selling
for three-year-olds at a mile. The specu-
lation was confined TO John A. brakes Yves.
even money favorite, and Albert Simonss
Monterey, IL to 10. Little Garner sat still
on Yves, who vent to the front with a brilliant
turn of speed nd came home on the bit a
winner by ten lengths in lao. j. F. Donohue.
20'to /, administered a disgraoeful beating
to Monterey, who, with RadtRe up. failed
to show any indications Of his real form.
The opening event was a scramble for
two-year-olds at half a mile, which was
won by the Oneck Stables Fay. a flly by
Blue Devil-Fairie Queen. who. with 8 to l
about her, made all the pace and won ridden
out by 'Radtke by three-fourths OF a length.
II. T. Grimm s Clements, q to /. was driven
into the place, a length before sydney Paget's
Mexican Silver, 10 to i. NJ. l.. Haymanis
lsidore Hirsch. played down to 4. bolted at
the last quarter pole. The time was 0:4s is.
Newton Bennington won two races. Dolly
Dollars, a Ally by Toddington, who opened at
to 10 and closed at 0 to 20. showed the
way In the third race. for two-year-old
fllies, and passed the Judges a length and
a half In front of F.. r. Thomas's Toddles.
another laughter Of Toddington, who
closed at s to l.. W. B. L Lockwood's
Scotia Belle, s TO /. was two lengths back.
The half mile was run in O49. Bennington's
colors were again flashed TO victory in the
sixth event for maidens at six furlnRs by
CHINA, g to I, who collared the favorite Ballot
Box at the last furlong and beat him in a
drive by two lengths. James r. Reene's
Sahara. s to /, WAS third.
Workman. a 7 TO 10 %favorite. was badly
beaten In the fifth race. for six and a half fur
longs. He had no speed and was third. CO.
lossal, 3 to 1, appeared to have the race we'll in
hand until he reached the sixteenth pole,
away winner by three lengths in l:2l is.
Colossal had four lengths over the favorite.
The summarizes.