The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-08
FLYING FAIRY SHOWS
HER RACING QUALITY
Establishes Herself Queen Of
Thoroughbreds in Handi-
cap at Aqucduct.
couES FAST FROM BEHIND
A. l.. Astc's Winner Causes
Less Comment Than Defeat
Of His Entry Colby.
COMES FAST FROM BEHIND

can, {. y. Cassatts Flying Fairy es-
.,t,shcI herself as the queen OF thor
o.sntr,ls yesterday when she won the
o,s.ns County Handicap at Aqueduct
,-oro , small field of three, but which
attained tho best OF the eliglbles In
,., m..ropolitan district. Flying Fairy
49,. .onrcdng weight to Meridian and
l., S,,Iu,. the other starters, and at
,oa pr.sh hr,ezcd IN an easy winner In
If, g., for the mile. which was good
,,,,.. considering the mud through winch
.rs racer had To travel.
iury raync Whitncy's Borrow, Au-
sus. Belmonts Thornhill and ii. G. Hal
Lrbss.s Impression were scratched. leav-
.,. or.v Flying Fairy. Meridian and
leo Sh.lny TO go to the post The fact
,,,t Meridian had headed Flying Fairy
for tho greater part of their last race.
,a.ul.I with the Cas-att mare picking
mn IA pounds in weight. made the FOR
,n.- f,voritc. but there was great sup
mort for cant. Cassttt's honest mare al
oIds OF to .. Meridian was quoted
!. . to 10 aud Leo Skolny was iaken
b. Oh. snsrp~hopters At to !.
Meridian was away dying and though
Fl,mr Fairy apparently tried to hold
h,r .,l position. she was outfooted by
Ia, S.Dlny. which was - length ana a
b,,f behind Meridian at the bottom NJ
IA. blchstrstch. with Flying Fairy bring
tnc up the rear another length ana
nail back Going round the turn the
iesd,r, went further away ana tlNins
rsir, dropped back, 50 that she was
I've lengths behind Leo Skolny' sull the
second horse.
p,,.s, touched the daughter ~ Aero
r4ut with the whip a. she approached
,ha stretch turn, and the result wa
s..~..lI F1ylpg Fairy began to close
s-d when the trio uttered the nome
stretch she Wa we'll Strengthened ou'
,or stroug drive Leo Skolny was th'
N-st 'o catch Meridian. but he nae
scarcely assumed tho lead before tlyin-
ra'ry became q cnn'' nder AZ the turlohI
. vol T-lcrc was . brief tusslc before Flyine
r,t,v drew clear and with Davies look
'rr back ealioprd easily through the mud
~. An impressive victory lbs length
a-s 3, half Turner ON Meridian perse
vo-sd To- the end aud hv dint of energeti'
r''irr collared Leo Skolny nfty yard
rom the wire aud took second place b'
'wo lengths. -
pby'Us Nntoiuette. hut this victory oc
rasiored much less talk than tho failure
~ Coldy. also owned by Astc, Ia win th'
ar race ,;nldy showed remarkable
speed i'm nj, last effort previous 10 yester
IA. and Mas supported At to Nv I" pea
q yer, ordinary Held. lie Is q notoriousiN
slow beginner. but getting away .lasi' a.
usual never showed any disposition u
race with the other. Going around TN
battoul turn Cody was about forty length
away from the leader. and though Marc
drove him 10 the iiuish the best nc coui'
Do va. to finish third, eleven lengths ne
: hind Heartbeat, the winner Ntter w
race the rewards called Marco into IN
stand and the lad explained that roih
had no speed No action was taken. pu
No stewards expressed themselves as no
entirely satisfied with the race run y
Gold,
PHYLLIS Nntoiuettc was esteemed an eA
ce'leut mud runner and was well sun
H,rtsd TO beat Ratina, the I to faNorit
N the first race Ratina broke in iron
while Phyllis got away NTH ana had I
work her way around the field. 81
rushed into third plsc" at the bottom q
Tho hlckstyetch and In tho run hoinc ou'
Ear.a R4tira 10 win by a neck.
There wac three horse field In the see
ord rac,. handicap for two-Near-old
with 'ho Rrooksldc Stables Gaelic a
odd oa fiyoritc. Razzano. the lighl
weight. was the contender, but Gael
. can, away at the furlong pole to WI
NN'tE WRAPS tN TOUR l'u-Nu7s
TIE Montpelier Stables Naiad was IN
supposed good thing in the third race an
Honey Be. which opened favoritc at 8
g. reoedod 50 to |, while Naiad va
backed down to II TO To- As soon as n
harrier went up Honey Bee took u
track and followed by Orotund she race
IN tle lead to the bottom of the bacl
stretch. Orotund was knocked bac
there and Maid went in pursuit or u
leader. but never could get on term
Money Bee standing a drive and winnir
hv a neck
.'razrl,ng start In the last race ga
Baltimore out In front to be quickly owe
hauled by Delegate, which went furth
ava ~ every stride and won by Il
l6rg'ns from Easter Star, Easter ST
ate poor break met with interferen
m tao turn but closed a big gap In Il
sire Earlv Morn, the favorite, new
wa prominent and finished sixth. III
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