New-York tribune., 1908-09-29
MONFORT'S CLOSE CALL
WINS By A SHORT HEAD.
Good Sized Crozcd at Opening OF the
Aquedact Meeting.

The racing scene changed from Gravesend
to Aoueduct yesterday, where the queens Couh1s
Jockey Club having taken over the dates OF tHe
Brighton Beach Racing Association. opened its tali
meeting The scene was also changed from hIhs9
r~o,,n+v vbsre Assistant District Attorney Elder
has been so active in preventing what ne consld-
cred violations OF the new law 10 Queens Coui'y'
whe-a District Attorney Darrin and snerln HaI'7S
are in control The last named was a1 'He -
Yesterday with eighteen deputies. while inspectors
Flood and Sweeney were also on hand Win Iho
usual number of policemen and pIalhcio'1eS -
but everything went off smoothly anu H0 81
were made as those in attendance observer '"1
rav 70 the letter under the Bischon declsion' 50
- - ,o15 he saa, There was more or less oral
bst+inp and the finishes seemed to arouse greaei
show Of interest than usual Judging DS 'N1 MS
and enthusiasm - County,
T Dvver president of the Queens Cou'sS
Jockey Club said that he had instructed 'I -.
ertons to see that the law was enforced anu 20
narsons who did not conduct themselves pfoP0li
so far as oral speculation was concerneu' -
he arrested or elected from the track MOST OF .il
onetine bookmakers who were arres'eu ~ stvsd
vere in attendance together with soou
- =. - .or,e efteen hundred persons
7rba Ao,edt;ct Handicap, of $1,000 at one Hlii1 ~
sixteenth was reduced three-horse heAu "
rather unusual combination OF clrcuiil7'a - g.
three horses came to grief While OelHs -. D.,
The race on Sunday. Harry Payne "Hl.IVS -
Mona. nr,Iled I'D lame after workout d' 9AoE9
,o5 nv Albert Sfrons's Grerna Green ran away
+bree miles and Frank Gill. while Oeins
rised in the fog Gravesend, coiiideu - -.
other horse and turned conplete So = g.
nich while not causing any serious injury 50 Ia
- oo,,1d he learned uecessitated his ~lInoi "a"
yesterday. r,,1 Tourist
y.-bua Nonfort The Squire and Royal 1ouIiSI
uara the only starters, they furnished IaCe ~ :
was studded with action from start 10 L,i'I7- -,
was decided only in the last sIrloe- -, -
t,,sd auav in front at the start, but Hoy al I0i
/
80. e-ornd the turn and into the stretch' WIFI
I ,,fort six OF eight lengths away ana u an 1p
naorances hopelessIy beaten The last halll=u
t,, rrsb however when Strengthened OUT anu
gave hattie to Royal Tourist at tne las' ,
-, ba-o The Squire dropped back beaten n
L.-5 dr4ve 70 the wire followed WIN MoHAO
hearing out but in spite Of this handlcap ne
aged 70 win by a short head in the gooo 'iiNe
OId GRANDPA which looks almost as nuch In
0t-sre as a thoroughbred. made all me Iuii.AI-9
. - .+aa-lachase and won rather easily from
por,rod Caller ran a dull. spiritiess rae wiz
soaros5 70 call for an investigation. while Sanoy
Crae.rer ,nseated his rider before half d he "AO
| been covered ,,,-z ,,.5a a
| -rba sneedv but faint hearted De Muno nao7
-. - bis 1aId in the opening handicap, but there
-. bava been another story 20 tell II tIiloer
| had NOT pulled DeIirium up at the start Nhen III
| ro+bar close quarters Mr.. Whitneys coit closeu
/ big gap to finish second -
/ xebac was about the only two-year-old IN tne
| -. - rat had anv form TO recommend him, ou'
! he quickly showed what a bad morse ne was ~
enishtnp last to about the cheapest youngsters N
| training Lasata. a strong paddock UP sanOpeO
! home an easy winner - -
80 s,btI1i7o on his way to California E Dugar
| .1er5ad and Notter confined to accepting mounts
fror, his own stable owners and trainers hao SONS
die7cuItv in finding jockeys TO handle their norse
! Miller. Gilbert Mccarthy, Lee and Julien eAII
| scored once
/ AoUEDUCT RACING SUMMARIES
| Weather cloudy. Track fast
| prices quoted by professional Handicapped
! 1,rr ya,tfcsp- for all $500 added 81