New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08
Jockeys Garb
Delights Eyes
OfRacegoers
Gay Colors Add Greatly to
Pleasure Of Sport
of Kings
BY HARRIETTE UNDERHILL

Il
A contrary place is Aqueduct When
one expects to find il hot, as one did
yesterday, it is delightfully."- cool, and
when it's cool. it's very. very cool. but
when it's hot, it's horrid. SO much for
the weather.
We decided yesterday In watching
the horses parade out on the track that
racing would not be half so enjoyahls
as it is il the jockeys did not wear
such attractive costumes. They arc
most picturesque and really, race
without the colors would be like
movie without music.
D. s. Dryers colors are most sttrse-
tive. and Favour would have been un-
grateful not 70 have won when she
was carrying white satin covered WITH
green stars.
Some Attractive Colors
Edward McLean's racing colors are
good TO look at, too; cerise with gold
polka dots and a gold cap; and F. Am.
brose Clsrks blue and yellow. ana
James MacMsnus's green and purple
quarters. and James Buffers cherry
and white, and Oscar Lewisohn's blue
and gray and yellow, all help TO make
racing delight TO the eye.
The Finn went lame in the Brook-
dale Handicap, and at the same time he
effectually crippled any number OF his
followers. The good little Ogden horse
was running second and taking his
time, with q furlong between HIM ana
the wire, when suddenly something
went wrong.
Andy Schuttingcr was up, and he
tried the whip, thinking that The Finn
was tagging, but he saw in minute
thet il was serious, and let him hnish
as he could. He came in limping pain
fully. and f. w. Heffner, the trainer.
said later that he had bowed tendon
and would not be able to start again
this season.
Boot, won the race, and the gentle
men back of us in the grandstand must
have backed up their opinion with
some real money, for we never heard
such shrieks. II was significant fact
that while those who had backed
Boots screamed 1--WE win! We winl'
those who we're stalking their all on
the Hamburg gelding cried Borrow!
! Borrow!"
Much Handshaking
The philosopher and wit Of the race
track. whose nom de turf is Gerry, de-
clared that after the race every one
shook hands with his neighbor. ex-
claiming "Bena Israel"
Another little boy was suspended for
undue enthusiasm and disregard for
( the rights of others. This was Jockey
Robinson, who Butwell claimed
fouled him in The fremont, for two
year-olds. Here the babies ran six
furlongs instead Of five, and they did
/ it so we'll They arc learning rapidly.
James Shevlin, president Of the
Queens County Jockey Club, is going
TO use the profits of the meeting for
identifying purposes, and IL one may
judge from the crowds which have at
tended the races, Aqueduct will be rs
/ beautiful as Belmont Park next year.
The grandstand Is to be enlarged
and a new clubhouse built and the
roof fixed, so that the reporters may
report with impunity on foul days as
well as fair.
W. R. Coe paid $4,000 for seven
teen yearlings which he purchased
from DIT Mark DYKES, ana, tpedhlnG
Of yearlings. Andrew Mclaughlin Ear
locker said that never since the palm
lest days Of racing were there such
yearling sales as will be found at
Saratoga.
There will be consignments from
England, France and California, besides
the usual Kentucky shipments, and the
buyers, too. will hail from all quarters
Of the globe.
Successful Meeting Promised
The Saratoga meeting promises to 80
en- unprecedented success. Il has been
necessary to add 10 the boxes, both for
the equine stars and their followers,
and every accommodation in the stables
and in the hotels is booked
Amid the yells Of the crowd Waw-
beck won the last race from QuietudA
and then came the greatest race of the
dey-the race for seats in the specials
back TO town. We usually get left At
the post in this race, but we got away
with the field and were well up in
front, when a plump dsmsel fouled US:
so at the quarter we found ourses
standing up and hanging on 10 the
water cooler as we made the first turn
Then something unexpected hap
pcned. A gentleman with black mus
tache and German accent offered Us
his seat and defended US against the
attack of three other gentlemen who
, tried 10 wrest IL from US. These are
the vicssitudes Of the turf.