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OKENITE WINS HARD HELD. I F . E MOUNTAIN RIDES THE BELMONT CANDIDATE IN THE STERLING STAKES. t : Kings Daughter Runs Three-Quarters in 1:13; Best of the Season — Robin Hood •» ■ Scores — Cella Horses Lose. N I New York. April K. — Kinds Daughter Bhswei a 1 Moiling performance when she took up Hi pounds 1 ■ad v:in 111 1 1 tMlHll of :i mi*" a* Aqueduct in • 13, tin- best time yet inside at tlie meeting. She I made Mil the p«ee Bad won easily from Cressina I :tii.l Sir Kdward. ln.th of which have bSSB raeiag. I It was the tirst start of the KM! tmt a horae from tlie barn of Thomas C. McDowell, ami Mr. I M -Powell was by no means contiileut of wtaaiag. He accorded Kinds Daughter only meager support. Cressina was the favorite ami wa- second best, l.ut never looked like boating the winner. Sir I.dward is nowhere near his California form. He was heavily backed to-ilay. going to the peal KC 1 choice over Kinds Daughter, hut tired badly after running in second position for a half mile. Horsemen who saw him net at Oakland say he is at least 150 pounds lighter than when at his liest there. He evidently needs a let-up. Favorites were bowled over today except in tare races. The perennial Robin Hood made his first appearance in the east this season in the opening race, which he won hands down at the favorite1* price. He apparently is in as good form as ever he was in his long and useful career. The Sterling Stakes proved easy for Okenite. His only opponents were Oxford and Gild. Okenite and. after being outrun was a short price favorite to the stretch, he came to wiu hard held by a length. Mountain gave another exhibition of eoM and heady riding. tin the far turn Okenite was sharply ul off by Oxford, but Mountain made no ell. .it to make up the lest ground until well into tlie at«teb. It was the fourth stake winner he baa l iilden at this meeting. Mountain scored another winner in the closing race, in which he rode M I. llav mans good looking .-Mid royally bred coll. Apple Toddy. The colt wea in a manner to proclaim him a rare good sort. 1.. A. Vilas Bridge Whist, heavily backed, was never ■Me to gel near the front. The fella colors were defeated in the tilth lace also, for which Marathon was in great request, and backed from even money to 7 to 10. He broke badly and could only take M.-ond place behind lied Welds l.ady Hilda, whidi was well supported at a long pi ice. .lack Mat tin will have the mount on Dr. Card iter if that horse stalls in Ihe BiTPckjIer Handicap Friday. The Burns MT* will ride for W. . Italy. The card for tomorrow is MBtwktl lieUw the average, although some good horses are in the second race, and Ihe VVoodhaven Stakes will be run oft. but each 1 1 itil performers as Campaigner. Regal onyx. GeM Circle; W. H. Carey. Colonel .lack. Tartan; Mary Morris. Jack MoKeon. Robadoi : Masks and lTiccs. Kosaiio, Bustle: Park How. Watci bearer. Guide ■ West: Bigot, Senator Beckham and Se|M.v. show in the entries |o the various races and the sport may turn out to he as entertaining as if more distinguished lacers made up the pro- gram
