Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
PROFITABLE DAY
FOR BETTING PUBLIC
Four Favorites and Two Second
Choices, All Well Backed,
Won at Aqueduct.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 10.-More than
10000 persons enjoyed the last half holiday
of the season at Aqueduct this afternoon.
1t a profitable one for the public. as
four favorites and two second choices were
victorious. all well supported.
The Edgemere for all ages weight-for-
age affair at mile and furlong, formed
the most interesting event from racing
standpoint The Newcastle stables Run
ming Water was heavily backed favcrite
at to ), with James r. Keene's Philander
going back to to > and ]. l.. McGinnis
Frank Gill remaining steady at 4. Frank
Gill cut out swift pace but IN the long
run nome Running Water hooked up with
him. and In driving finish the latter won
by couple of inches in 1.52. a new track
record, with Philander, outrun. four lengths
behind Gill. Notter, who rode the latter.
claimed a foul against the winner, but 1t
was not allowed.
Mr.. Keene's Veil. s-to-s favorite, had a
world of speed I'm the Beidame stakes for
two-year-old fillies, five furiongs. She broke
In front and stood the others on their
heads, running the distance In 059. q new
record for the track, and beating R. T. VIII
son. jr.'s Alteration, to l, by three lengths.
The other. under hard drive from Miller.
had half length over Frank Browns
Lorng. Is to 1. E. r. Thomas Barbary
Belle, loaded down at to 8, was practi-
had a chance to be a factor.
Thousands Burned Up.
Another poor sendoff In the nth event at
a mile burned up thousands placed on
Frank Farrelrs Keator at ta 5. The
Charaxus gelding, always bad actor at
the post, failed to break with the others.
but he made up at least dozen lengths In
the run up the back stretch. and then hung
on SO gamely that he finished third. With
an even break he could not have lost AS 1t
was. l.. ]. Hayman. a hot favorite at @ 10
8, made all the running and won rather
easily by two lengths from Hallowmas,
played down to 8. The latter was length
and half before Keator The time was
LAO fiat.
Mr.. Farrelrs MintIa. -1ukewarm favor
lite in the first race. for platers, at six fur
longs. did his best but he was no match
for j. H. McCormick's Emergency, backed
from down to IL to B. who galloped home
four lengths to the good in LA is. Minitia
ran second with Reticent 30-to-1 shot,
length and half away.
Expansionist Won Easily.
w. Gould Brokaw's Expansionist. even
money favorite. won the greensboro stee-
plechase. about two and a half miles, in a
fairly easy style, by length, over the
Bonnie Brook stables Yama Christy, to
8. with Potash. 40 to 1. fifteen lengths back
and I. Hitchcock. jr.'s. Commandant, to
1. bad last The time was $40.
There was nothing to the last race for
maiden two-year-olds. six and a half fur
longs. but the Albemarle stables Adeli-
nette. backed from down to Z to 2 She
went to the front with a great turn of
speed and was never caught, winning on
the bit by length and a half in 1.21 20.
P. ]. Dryers Judge Post. a receding ia
vorite. had mortgage on the place, which
he took from Reba Stone, Is to l. by five
lengths. Pierrot. Blue Book and Ellisdale,
all good things. were knocking at the door.
The summaries:
First race. selling; six furlongs-Emergency 1903
lFinnl. IL to and to g. won; Mintia, los (AIil-
ler). TO and to 10, second; Retlcent, ITO
E TSe Mao and Battle aS to aue thts n%
Cloisteress. Judith Mcbride. vGivonni Balero,
Grace Curtis. Pink Garter and Nostromo also ran.
Second race. the Greensboro steeplechase; handi-
159 WILSON, even and / to B. won; Yama Chr!sty,
145 tFinneganJ. to 5 and l to 5, second; Potash,
13o tHupee,, 40 to and to 1, third. Time, 5.o3.
Commandment also
Third race the Beldame handicap; five furlongs-
Veil 12O SHAW, to and to g. won Adora-
ton. 1875 (Miller,, 1 and to 10, second: Lor-
ing, l2a u. Hennessey,, IS to / and 8 to 2, third
Time. 0.59. Barbary Belle also ran.
Fourth race. the Edgemere stakes one mile and
2 TO 3. won; Frank Gill. 81 (Sotter), 4 to i and
even, second; Philander. SO &C. Ross) to and
/ to 2. third. Time. 152. Agile and Fish Hawk
also
Fifth race. selling; mIe-Leonard Joe Hay
man. 80 &C. Ross. 8 to > and 2 to g. won: Hallow-
mas. 100 lHorner,, to and to 8, second;
Time. 14o. Aster A'Or. A. MuskoGay. Onatas and
Warning also ran.
Sixth race. six and a half Observation-Disclosures,
l02 u. Hennesseyi. to and even, second; Reba
Stone. l02 tiarty,. Is to l and TO l. third.
Time. l2i25: cabOchon. Rip Rap, Blue Book,
Fortunatus. Ounce. Ballad, Viva Yoce, Anna G.
and Conjecture also ran.