New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
DATES GO BEGGING
R4CING ENDS MONDAY
Bosom and Black. OAK Hin
Handicap at Iquedact.

The racing season in the metropolitan
d's,rict viii come TO al end on MCaday.
II was finally decided yesterday not 10
cOntiuue the current meeting At AqUeduc.
by taking the dates originally allotted 70
the Empire City Racing Association. Some
hO.semen were disappointed and many
Tacegoe-s expressed regret that the dnaI
week Of the Sc son should be los. but on
the whole the decision was accepted philO-
sophi. ally.
The racing yesterday was spirited and
interesting in spite Of the fact that the
horses in the various events could not
boast much in the way Of class. Mere
selling platers appeared In the role OF han
dicap horses in the fourth race. the cacdeI
feature. but the finish was close and hard
fought. and this made up in part for the
lack Of quafty.
Bonnie KelsO was the top weight. with
III pounds up. and in all probability was
the best horse, buI Black oak beat him
half length, thanks 10 a flying start
and F. Dugan's whrlwind finish. Bonnie
Kelso was so slow to settle in his stride
that he was a good ten lengths or more
behind Black Oak. which was sailing along
in front. rounding the turn. He closed
resoluteIy on the rail in the long stretch,
but Just failed to set up in spite OF But
wells best efforts.
Quantic0 was quoted at a prohibitive
price in the first race and won. but not
like l to shot. Garner had TO drive
him out to beat Aunt julie by half a
length. Fain's handling OF Paradise Queen
was painful. and those who have watched
the boy carefully will be surprised II he
ever makes a capable jockey He pulled
the hlly up as the barrier was released,
and then after racing her up into a con-
tending position allowed her TO swerve
badly in the stretch.
King Cobalt tried 10 make a runaway
race Of the handicap at seven furlOngs,
but just when il looked as if he would gal
lop home the distance told and he hung
SO badly that Bosom, running gamely un-
der punishment. got up and won going
away by length. Hill Top closed a big
gap and Racquet. too. came from far back
after meeting with some interference
rounding tho far turn. which forced him
back to last place. Hoffman, In a good
position az the head Of the stretch. failed
10 come on as he did in his last race with
Rose Queen and Harrigan.
Bang turned form s1mersault IN the
third event that caused no end OF grUmb-
ling. In a race on Monday she could
hardly raise respectable gallOp and was
beaten twelve lengths by Captain Swan
son. which she had defeated in previous
meeting. and five lengths by Harvey F.
II vas said at that time that she was suf-
fering from an ailing tooth, and. no doubt
she had recovered yesterday. as she won
cleverly enough. beating Harvey f, among
others. five or six lengths.
Fetronius. the quoted favOrite. mad speed
l..rN -, sfa ctr aTrh
; and would hardly have been third if Ten
I PAGES in moving up had not interfered
with Harvey F.. a foul which was over
looked by the stewards
I Coonskin had the speed of her field in
the fifth race and, opening up gap In
/ the first quarter was never in danger.
/ Glass appeared altogether too confident in
the last furlong but his mount had some
th!n, in reserve TO win by length from
Dixie Dixon. with RuStem, the favorite.
third Queens Song, n strong paddock tip,
showed a fash Of speed. but found the
Journey too far.
Lad of Iangden was 50 much the 90
horse in the last race that he won ea..'y
even with Faiu Up. In justice 10 the ocS
il must be said that he made no mistakes,
and. sitting still allowed his mount 10 race
To the front when ST. Joseph retired at the
head OF the stretch. Bellevtew failed TO
fnish with his usual rush i'm the last quar-
ter ard Bad News chased Lad os Lang
den home.
James j. Jeffries. who is matched 10
fight Jack johnson for the heavyweight
championship was visitor AZ the track
and attracted almost as much attention
as the horses.
Glass. the jockey, will leave today for
California unless he decides at the last
minute To stay over for the last two days
Of the meeting.
Fred Tcrpie. who has Just returped from
Ruenos Ayres. was al the track. and horse
men gathered ABOUT to hear what he had %
say concerning the racing in South Amer
lea. He said that the sport was IN hish
favor and that crowds % -D,o00 persons
were common on Sundays. the popular
racing dav Of the week.
ACUEDCCT SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE. selling: for three yeur-olls. 50"
gt1ei. Ou- mile. Start cool Won driving
Time I.4Iz,. Winner. h. C.. hN Athellug
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