New-York tribune., 1909-11-04
HEADFINISHESRULE
ST1KE FOR PRETEND.
Prince Imperial Runs Better
Race scitk Blinkcrs.

Under one OF T.. Dusan's strongest FIN
ishes Pretend got up in the last few
strides 20 beat Dullcare 4 neck in the
Creedmoor Stakes at Aque6uct yesterday.
with Charlie Hargrsve. the faycrite,
scaat half length away. II was one of
four close and driving finishes during the
afternoon that kept the crowd keyed up to
high tension and made the days racing
one Of the best of the meeting. Dulcare.
non-stsyfr. lasted longer than usual with
only s2 pounds up. and after racing Glenna-
dssne into submission opened Up what
looked like 2 winning gap at the last fur
long pole. He died away, however. in
the closing strides, so that Pretend,
ming in gaJnest fashion under the whip.
won going away by safe, If narrow. mar
gin.
Charlie Hergrave, after breaking in front.
vas badly outruH in the first quarter, as
n-ual- He made up the ground In the
long straight and would have beaten Dull
care for the place in another Jump.
The crowd in the stand directly opposite
the finish did not agree with the judges
I'm the placing OF the first and second horses
IN the handicap at six furlongs. fifth on
the card. IT looked as il Iarrisan got
up in time to beat Hoffman a head, but
the judges thought differently and gave
the race to the full brother Of the great
Irish Lad
Rose Queen had all her speed and forced
the pace for five and a half furlongs,
only to stop under the weight when the
pressure was greatest. Hoffman, which
command and, according TO the judges.
lasted long enough TO beat Harrigan, which
Was running on al the end.
ad or nd n,r,n
cut q desperate head-and-head finish fla
the first race and the former won by the
action of g nod. To all appearances
ouanfico, which had forced the pace. was
soundly beaten half way down the stretch,
but Butwell fooled Glass and nursed his
mount along with such consummate skill
that he almost snatched the victory. Glass
picked Up his whip and put it down again
st least three times In the last furlong,
and altogether rode weak finish and
was lucky TO win by q head when the
margin should not have been less than
half a length. Lois Cavanash was badly
eutrun from the start, so that Csstlewood,
the rank outsider. earned third money.
Prince Imperial ran in hlinkers in the
handicap for two-year-olds and ran a
vastly better race than he did on Satur-
day without blnkers. The field was not so
around Galley Slave on the turn cams
away to win ease3 up by as much as E.
DUgan pleased. The boy made the Same
mistake he did with Fitz Herbert on Tues
day and pulled up so sharply after the
finish that Galley Slave almost cut Prince
Imperial down Jaequelina, which romasd
hcme In race At five fuTlongs a few
GAYS ago was looked on as the one most
likely TO beat the Orlando colt, but She
was slow To settle in her stride and could
never reach a contending position
Galley Slave was the one TO chase Prince
Imperial home, being whipped out TO beat
the lightly weighted Anavri. Ben LOYAL
lacked his usual speed lie raced into
contending position turning Cor home.
but hung badly in the last furlong
Twilight Queen, in close quarters on the
rail for five furiongs in the third race, Vas
lucky 10 find an opening half way down the
stretch when Glass pulled 10 the outside
and quickly headed Jeanne d'Arc, the pace
maker. The race was far from over, how
ever. IS The latter hung on we'll and
Queen Marguerite challenged resolutely on
the rail. II was hard drive through the
last sixteenth. in which Glass got Twilight
Queen, the fayorite home in front by a
neck.
AQCEDUCT SUMMARIZES.
FIRST RACE.-sSeliing; for threa-resr-ods ana
upward. $500 added. one mic and sixteenth.
start eyod. Won diving. Time ass. ~ in
her, h. e.. by Aigoi-Lass Of Lsugde1. Owner,
X. L. Watkins.