New-York tribune., 1907-11-03
FIVE FAVORITES LOSE.
ADDED STARTER WINS.
King Cobalt Takes the CreedmOOr
at Aqueduct.

Five heavily played favorites were defeated
yesterday at AQueduct when the final race
meeting Of the season began under weather con-
ditions which were far from ideal. A nasty,
cold drizzie blew in from the ocean. casting a
gloom over the sport and making the track
greasy Five Of the winners were at 6 to l or
better in the betting The only winning favor
ite was IcCarter, which was practically neglect
ed in the betting, receding from to to to 8.
The feature Of the afternoon the Aque-
duct Handicap, al one mile and sixteenth, for
all ages. carrying with it $4,000 in added money.
Among the previous winners We're Rye, Bedouin.
Israelite and Wild Thyme all three-yea ods.
But yesterday first honorS went to a four-year-
old, Harry Payne Whitney's Meddler flly Brook
dale Nymph. NeaiOn, Monfort and Far West
got the bulk Of the play, while Brookdale
Nymph opening at to ?, scared as high as s
to l.
When the barrier was sprung BrookdaIe
Nymph jumped into the lead and was never
headed throughout, winning easily by two
lengths. MonfOrt which got the place from
Gretna Green, ran fine race. He was off next
10 last, had TO run all around his field and closed
with a rush. getting the place in a hard drive
with Gretna Green which seemed to weaken. Z.
Dugan rode one of his good races on Monfort.
The Creedmoor. short fve-furlong dash for
two-year-olds the other fixture on the card.
was won by King Cobalt. an added starter from
the Brownleigh Park Stable Spooner, although
an even money fayorite but receded point un-
der heavy play Berry Maid and King Co
bait The start was good. Spooner first showing
in front Miller kept him there until the quar-
ter-nlile post, where he had 10 give way to King
Cobalt, which closed very fast and won rather
easily. Berry Maid always well up with the
pace, came with rush and beat Spooner for
the place.
McCarteF. the three-year-old son Of Knight
Of the Thistle, running in the colors Of the New
castle Stable, proved 10 be the only winning
faVorite, and he a rather lukeWarm first
choice. many persons being frightened off when,
after opening at l TO 2, the odds jumped to
TO 5 the report that he was not in racing
trim. But the race showed that the public had
been badly nisled, for he outclassed his field
and simply galioped over the seven furlong
course, winning by three lengths. Melbourne
which was played down from to i to S to at
the end. was second a length and half in
front OF Chantiy. Keator. the only other
starter, showed early speed, but tired badly
L. Z. Moon put over a long shot when Mona
codor galloped in front all the way and romped
home six lengths in front of Pretension IN the
mile and a sixteenth selling affair for three
year-olds and upward, the fifth race on the pro-
gramme. Monacodor opened at 10 to l and was
hammered down to sevens before they went to
the post. The wise ones sent considerable
money into the ring on Monacodor. Here again
the general public wrong, selecting St VAL
entine as the favorite and Quinn Brady as sec
ond choice. St. Valentine was never a con-
tender, while old Pretension outgamed Quinn
Brady in the drive and got the place by a head.
The favorite's chances We're killed at the start,
when Sumter was caught mapping and was
practically left. MonacOdor's race was dupli-
cation of his victory the opening day at the
Empire City meeting last summer.
Sixteen maiden -year-olds sported colors
in the last race, a six-furong dash. 1t an
unwieIdy field and the betting was naturally
scattered. BolandO was the favorite at odds of
about TO l. There was play on Zagg, Coun-
termand. Throckmorton and Lotus Brandt.
After considerable delay Mars Cassidy got them
Oft TO a struggling start Zagg the first
one to show in front, and he set the pace TO
the quarter, where Bolando took command. The
latter looked to have the race won halfway down
the stretch. but Hessian, running for A J. Joyner.
closed with q great burst Of speed and got the
decision by a length and half from Bolando,
which beat Monocle for the place by a head.