The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-27
HODGE SHOWS WAY
ON AQUEDUCT TRACK
Although He Raced Saturday
Western Horse Is Winner
Of YOnkers Handicap.
CARRIES. TOP WEIGHT

". J. Weber's ~four-year-old Eelding
Hodge ran up TO his Western reputa-
ton for the first time when he won the
Yonkers Handicap ut = mile yesterday
on the Aqueduct track. The handicap
was tho feature OF the card with which
the Empire CITY Jockey Club started
the final week Of its programme. and the
change from Belmont rark had no no
ticea1lc effect on the attendance, one
~ the largest Monday crowds OF the sea-
son being present.
Hodges performance was a meritori-
Gus one from every standard. He car
.led top weight NJ IFS pounds and
though outrun by the ~lightweights early
IN the race came along with great cour-
age and daeh In the final quarter and
running over the leaders won by two
lengths from Holiday In I as is. which
j. q hfth OF IA second slower than the
track record for the distance.
Hodge had failed 10 deliver tae goods
In all Of his races IN the East and the
fact that he had a hard race In the EN-
pre- CIV Handicap on Saturday was be-
.ie>cd tn militat. against his chanccs
YESTERDAY. 90 nat AT the close of quo
tatious Coque,te. next IN order OF weight.
really was preferred, although both were
~ odds of . to . tn win. Leo Skolny
vas quoted at 3 10 !. While 10 to / could
be obtained against Holiday, which put
ny the most determined battle.
Even though Holiday mad to pick up
three pounds extra to allow johnny Nc
Taggart TO ride. his weight was only rs
pounds and under this impost he went
to the front and set a fast pace to the
bottom OF the back stretch. Here Leo
lHA1a,a 4 LAl 1900.
quickly, shot to the front with a burst
OF speed that lasted only until the be-
ginning OF the las; uuarter.
coqu.tte. which had been following
the pace closely. made a bid then and
soon got her head IN front. but mo- for
long. as Hodg was running over the
tired horses In front OF HIM and at the
eighth pole Joined issue with the fil.y
The sharp due! with Hodge took all the
steam out OF toquette. and as Hodge
rushed away 10 win by two lengths Holt
day came again and snatched the place
from coquete by n neck. Ba yberry
Candle also finished rcsolutely and was
fourth. half a length behind Coquette.
weights We're 50 nicely adjusted In the
Wakefield Handicap. for two-year-olds.
at hNe and a half f%urlongs, that IL was
hard to pick the winner beforehand.
Nhim-y was the only one OF the 1--WE
starters not considered to have "A good
chance. Because Clifford A. Cochran
had a double string TO his bow with
Prince OF Como and Hands on carving
MS colors. the stable was made a slight
faNorite over James Buffers Miss Pun
gle. with r. +. Carman's Achievement in
almost as much demand.
Ihe youngsters were fractions at the
post, and when they got away after a
long delay Miss Puzzle backed AWAY
from the barrier. Prince OF Como
quickly came away from the inside
p"rth. but never could get far AWAY
from Achievement The Prince has
sho"n a tendency 10 stop in his previous
races and he ran true to form. Al the
elsnth pole he began to back I'D. and
but'eil hustled Achievement along 70
win easily by four lengths. Miss Puz-
I'll after her bad break was kept hard
al WORK by Turner and finished third. 4,
mead In front OF Whimsv. The sun.
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