New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-11-16
TO RACING.
CRESSIN4 WINS NASSAU.
Hessian Beats Suffrage tn Last Dan
at Aquedact Track.

When the buger blew taps calling the horses
to the post for the last race at Aqueduet yes
terday; when Zagg raced home in front, to the
delight of some and the sorrow of others; when
the band had played "Auld Lang Syne, the end
Of the racing season in the metropolitan district
had come 1t fitting day to ring the cur
tain down. the air was crisp and bracing,
while not too cool. and a fair programme was
offered. AS If to prove once more the popularity
of racing some twelve thousand persons went
down to the track to say their farewell to the
sport for 1907 The winners were not easy TO
find, and only one favorite got home in front:
but there were no surprises of a startling nat
ure and every winner. with the possible excep-
ton of Merry England. was we'll backed
lack Joyner the well known trainer. rooted
home two winners in his cOlors in his charac-
teristic way. Hessian won his fourth straight
race in the opening handicap, beating such a
speedy sprinter as James r. Keenes Suffrage
among Others while Cressina won the Nassau
Handicap at one mile from good field in the
fast time of 1S9-
Hessian and Suffrage were about equal IA
vorites for the first race. although the latter got
the bulk of the play just at the end They
fought il out through the stretch in a spirited
drive and Hessan won by a head The victory
Of the Watercress colt was particularly I'M
pressfve. He was slow to settle IN MS Strioe.
and was five or six lengths behind the pace
makers in the run I'D the backstretch and
around the turn. He improved his position
gradually in the run through the long straight
but was shut off sharply at the last Iurlohs
pole when Miller tried to come through mar
row opening on the rail The good colt was NOT
discouraged, however, and when Miller pulled
10 the outside he settled down to his task again.
and slowly but surely wearing down SuHrage'
which had shaken off Frank Lord and Bat Mas
terson, got up in time to win IN the 1ast tline
OF /. % for the six and half furlOngs- ms
time was only one-fifth of a second benlno the
track record made by Emergency in 1910
NcCarter was a hot favOrite for the Nassau
Handicap at one mile heavily backed from o 20
< 70 1 TO , He got away all tangled up, ana
1,,os badly interfered with by Ben Ban at the
last furlong pole so that he finished outside tne
money The winner turned up IN CresslnaI
which was beaten on Thursday by NelOOulne-
She had twenty-one pounds off. however. over
her previous race. and Jack Joyner decided 10
start her right back She followed the fast pace
set by w H. Daniel to the turn for home. When
she took command and won rather easily oy a
length. Ben Ban added starter, after swerV-
ing over and interfering with McCaIter go
on and chased Cressina home. while Gretna
Green coming from far back, beat McCarter a
head for third money.
The second race was marred by a BAD start
in which Kilter and ST. Valentine were pract-
callv left at the post. Both ran well enough 10
Indicate that they might have finished first ana
second with an equal break Merry England
and Bad News, the favorite, fought IL out
through the last sixteenth after Consistent had
dropped back beaten. and Merry England won
nv half a length at the lucrative price OF 10 TO l.
Aimee c. looked like a Legitimate to 10 snor
in the third race, but with p Kelly UP Frank
Farrell and his friends got as good as TO . Tor
their money and then went up in the stand To
see Aimee c. romp home the easiest kind OF a
winner by ten or twelve lengths. Once the start
came the issue was never in doubt. as Aimee Z.
went right to the front and increased her lead az
will.
Those who bet on Ace High in the fifth raco
had few anxious moments before the red board
went up as P. Kelly. who rode his second winner
of the day, allowed the colt 10 bear out all
through the stretch and interfere badly with
Flowaway. There was no claim or foul. how
ever, and the stewards allowed the horses TO
stand as they finished.
Stony Lee was played for a killing in this
race, being backed from 10 TO 10 3 TO ] and
even lower before the barrier was released. He
could not keep up in the early part. but closed
resolutely. and might have won II Delaby had
come through on the rail He chose the out
side, however and carried to the outside
rail by Ace High and F1owaway. and then was
only beaten a scant length.
Red Bonnet. OnataSSa, ThrockmOrton and two
or three others heavily played to win the
last race. but Zagg. which went back in the bet
ting TO 6 to 1, won rather cleverly after being
well up all the way. Onatassa and Red Bonnet
met with some interference they might have
been closer up