Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04
FASHION PLATE WINS
OVER FRANK GILL IN
EDGEMERE HANDICAP
Gives Weight to Others and
Wins Under Whip by a
Length-Upton Rides
Good Race.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
AQUEDCCT RACE TRACK. y. Y. oc.
tober 3.-The Oneck p les Fashion
Plate. a two-year-old cclt by woois-
thorpe Fashionable. won the Edgemere
handicap for all ages. one mile and
furlong, at Aqueduct, where the fall meet
ing closed today. II was the first victory
of two-year-old this season at the dis
lance. and the performance was all the
more remarkable for the reason that
Fashion Plate gave nine pounds by the
scale to Frank Gill. fourteen to Royal
Tourist and five to Brother Jonathan.
Fashion Plate had worked a fast milo
for this race. and those who knew OF the
fact did not fail to support him. He wns
ridden by Upton. who took him TO the
front Immediately. Going up the back
stretch the two-year-old had a lead OF
three lengths over Royal Tourist. who was
a head before Frank GILL with Brother
Jonathan hopelessly last. AS they neared
the far turn Royal Tourist and Frank
Gill both began TO close. Upton. how
ever. did not lose his head, but kept
Fashion Plate close to the rail. well in
hand. When the head OF the stret ch was
reached Upton let Fashion Plate down a
bit. and he drew further away. but Frank
Gill and Royal Tourist. side by side, came
again VIII z Oetefmlne0 DID Tor Victory.
At the last furlong pole Fashion Plate
led by head. with Frank Gill and Royal
Tourist running like a team. Then Upton
went to the whip, and Fashion Plate.
with plenty of courage. drew away, win
ming in drive by a length in 1.53 %.
the place. with Brother Jonathan six
lengths away
Edward H. Carries Bat won the steepie-
chase handicap, at about two and a half
mil 1,,t f&
the last jump that he went to the front.
Delcanta made the pace for a mile and a
half. then he began to stop. Then Sandy
Creeker went to the front and looked like
a sure winner as he cleared the last OBJ
stacle. but Bat came fast under the whip
after that and won by two lengths from
Sandy Creeker, who had twenty lengths
over Delcanta. Pirate fell on the back
stretch and Jockey Mckinney was knocked
senseless. The race was run in SD
Frank d. Weirs Cressina made all the
pace in the opening event for platers, at
seven furlongs. winning in a gallop by
four lengths in 81 Black Mary, from a
slow break closed fast In the stretch and
got the place from Biskra by a half length.
Saracfnesca had some early speed. but
stopped.
Summaries:
First race. three-yearolds and upward: selling:
,crawleyl. third. Time. l.27 Esoteric. Sara
CmtScd- Dlxle fflumel ana A0Orafl0n aleO ran.
Second race. steeplechase handicap: four-year-
olds and upward: about two miles and a half
BAT. 140 tkellfher,. won: Sandy Creeker. 13S
Henderson,. second: Delcanta. 155 ALLEN.
third. Time. SIC 3S. Psprika also ran. ri.
rate fell
Third race. twO-yearolds: selling; seven FUR
longs-Bonnie kelso. 90 (UptonD. won: Ross
McCarthy). third. Time. 1.26 3-5. LAwtou
Virgins and Lasata also ran.
Fourth race. the Edgemere handicap: all ages;
one mile and an rehabilitation Plate. 100 TIP
toni. won: Frank Gin. 1913 tNotter). second;
Royal Tourist, 113 tGilbert). third. Time,
153 %. Brother Jonathan also ran.
Fifth race, three-year-olds and upward; selling;
one mile-Ida D.. IS (Sweetp. won; Csstiewood.
81 McCarthy). second; Cairngorm. 81 tCraD.
third. Time. 1.40. Malaga and Shadow Glance
also ran.
Sixth race. maiden twoyesr-olds: six furloncs-
Hilltop 1O2 tMcCarthy). won: Sententious 1O2
Upton). second: Gunshot. 1O2 tMcCaheyp. third.
Time. 1. IA 2+5. Guatemotzin, Gus Helm. Kin
and Mariana also ran.