Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
BOOKS BEAT TALENT
At AQuEDUcT
Twenty Thousand Persons Saw
Rye Win the Handicap
at 6 to /.
Special. Dispatch to The Star.

A>1" 4oINh, XNONcHfUeT o.-ITopdOly
600 persons went to AQueduct today where
the fall meeting Of the Queens County
Jockey Club began with series OF pitfalls
for the talent. -Four favorites were unsuc-
cessful and the books won heavily. Chris
tie Sulltvans Rye, neglected by tho public
at 9 to l, was victorious in the Aqueduct
Handicap for all ages at a mile and a six
teenth. This event was an open betting af-
fair. with Dolly Spanker. Philander and
Oxford equal favorites at B, the first two
receiving the bulk of the support from the
smart spectators. Belmere. Ginette and
Oxford made the pace. close together until
the middle OF the long home stretch was
reached, where Finn moved up with Rye,
who won by a length and a half from the
despised Bad News, 40 to /. who beat Ok
ford by three lengths. The latter quit at
the sixteenth pole and just nosed Ginette
out of third money. Philander was never
dangerous, while Dolly Spanker was outrun
at all stages and stopped badly when the
pressure was put on by Miller. The time
was 1.46.
Track Record Equaled.
E. X. Thomas Barbary Belle, II to 5.
showed the way in the Creedmore stakes
for wo-year-olds, five furlongs, and won
easily by a length in 80 Is, equaling the
track record. R. F. Carman's Waterbury.
IL to !, prominent always. ran second,
length and a half in front Of Frank Gill,
heavily played favorite, who seemed to be
too heavily burdened. George OdomS Orac-
ulum 10 to l, was half length out Of the
money. The race was run straightaway.
The Bonnie Brook stables Yama Christy,
8 to faVerite, who closed on equal terms
with w. Gould Brokaw's Waterford, backed
down from 3, won the Woodsde steeple-
chase. about two miles, in the hottest kind
of a time. He got up in time to win by
head from the Seminole stables Sandal
wood, 10 to 1. who made all the pace and
had three lengths over Waterford. The
latter tired in the last quarter Of mile.
Orthodox, 4 to /, jumped poorly and had no
speed. The time was 4.22 %.
The books cleaned UP bundle on the
first race, a sixfurlong dash for two-year-
olds, which went to c. F. Clark's Royal
Cora Price, 10 to /, who showed the way,
and beat her length and a half in LA Is.
Belfast. played from down to II to o. broke
from the extreme outside, and after being
length away. Molesey, reduced from to
ID to 8. had little speed, and after rough
journey finished nowhere Yorkist, backed
from down to 4, got a bad ride from
green apprentice, who was put up to get a
price.
Ed. Ball, to favorte. made all the
running in the fifth race of platers at a
mile and sixteenth, winning easily by a
length and a half from E. R. Thomas
Onatas, backed down to to l, who quit
in the final furlong when under the whip.
McKittredge lowered from g to a., was a
bare third. The race was run in LAT 10.
Jack Joyner's Watergrass to l, who
was passed up by the big bettors came
from behind in the last race, a handicap for
all ages seven furlongs, and won by
length and half in 1.26 3-5. The two
year-old Fish Hawk, 10 to 1, ran In to the
place. length before Monet, backed down
to IS to 5, who was poorly handled. JACK
Dolan, 5 to favorite, dropped back quickly
after getting off well and was disgracefully
beaten. The track was in fine shape.
The Summaries.
First race selling six furlongs-Royal Ben, 101
(Finn) IL to l and to 1, won; Cora Price, 80 u.
Hennessy), 10 to 1 and to !, second; Belfast
1O2 (Notter), II to and even, third. Time,
la Is. Animus. Ted Grace George Umbrella,
Sam Rice. Berkeley, Tanana, Big Store, Yorkist
Molesey, Frascuelo, Woolstartle and Flowaway
also
Second race. the woodside steeplechase; selling;
about two miles-Yama Christy, $50 Finnegan). 8
| to and to 8. won; Sandalwood. 1872 Heider,. 10
to / and to I, second; Waterford. 143 (Wilson)
to and to 8, third. Time, 4.22 2-5. Russell
Sage and Orthodox also ran
Third race. the Creedmore stakes; five furlongs-
second sSoi FfaDS Gi AZ SstteT spa
ton. PuTslane and Ace High also ,n ran on. MIL.
J. anu won; Bad News. los Picket1 40 to and is
j, third. Time, l,4S. Cottont0wn, Coy Maid,
monde s Right Orilene and Philander also ran.
Fifth selling one mile ne and sitteep 9TH
tas, 1903 (Miller) 2 to l and to 5. second; Nc
Kittredge 81 CMcDanieD to and to 10 third
Sixth race, seven Acknowledgements, 10s lHor-
ner). 8 to l and to !, won; Fish Hawk 94 Gar
IS to and even, third Time, 1.26 80. Agile,
Jack Dolan Consistent, Albert F., Zambesi Gin
chona and Warming also ran.