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AQUEDUCTS GOOD OPENING GREAT ATTENDANCE AND CAPITAL RACING MARKS THE FIRST DAY. Brookdale Nymph Triumphs in the Aqueduct Handicap King Cobalt Wins Creed-moor Stakes Nealon Beatan. New York, November 2. As far as the buildings were concerned it was practically a new Aqueduct that waited for the race-goers today. Everything had been changed, and for the better. The course now takes its place as one of the most up-to-date in the Jockey Club circuit. The grandstand has been entirely refurnished since the spring meeting, painted from top to bottom, and in place of the Chairs that were formerly in wore long rows of comfortable benches placed wide enough apart to afford easy ingress and egress for the race-goers. In the betting ring, however, the greatest changes bad been made. The former cramped quarters have given way to a great asphalt floored space, finely lighted and most acceptably adapted to the uses of the bettors. This was the opening day of the final meeting of the year, and though rainy weather helped to keep the attendance down, there were at least 15,000 persons present when the first race was called. A very gocd program was offered, including the Aqueduct Handicap and the Creedmoor Stakes. The handicap field was especially good, and included Nealen, the champion long-distance runner of the year. The fashionable element of turf devotees was out in fofce, and the pretty little clubhouse had a very representative crowd, that included many of the well-known owners. It was the largest gathering of the kind in some weeks. A driving rain was falling when the advance guard jof the visitors of the day appeared; TUt"ltStOpped half an hour before the first race. Brookdale Nymph, the favorite Meddler filly from Harry Iayne Whitneys barn, won the Aqueduct Handicap in decisive fashion. Nobody wanted any part of her, which caused her price to soar to S to 1 with but few takers. She lad a grand field all the way with supreme ease. Nealon was well backed by the talent and put forth a gallant, but unavailing effort, the weight and distance being dead against hiin right on top of his recent brilliant campaign over cup distances. King Cobalt, the added starter, captured the Creedmoor in runaway "fashion, the crack Spooner not being dangerous at any stage of the journey. Okenite was always an odds-on favorite for the first race, but was easily beaten out by the consistent, but heretofore decidedly unlucky Kilter. This colt has been fighting out the finishes of a number of races recently and always runs well, but until today has only been able to finish second or third. Okenite ran well, but had all he could do to de-feut Lord Stanhope for second money, the latter being only a head before the improving Vestabella. Scratching reduced the field of the second race to four. McCarter opened The favorite, but was displaced by Welbourne because of the hearty and persistent backing awarded the latter. When it came to the running it was soon demonstrated that first impressions had been best. McCarter went right out into the lead with a rush and, leading throughout, won cantering, as such a good colt should have done. Welbourne ran a good race and held second place safe, out had no chance against the winner. Chan tilly. ran peculiarly, moving up and falling back, but was going fast at the finish. The Creedmoor Stakes fell to the added starter, King Cobalt, in fast time. Spooner, as he should have been on public form, was a decided favorite, but King Cobalt is a greatly improved colt and won all the way, with Berry Maid always his nearest attendant. Spooner seemed sluggish, but ran gamely and held en in third place through the last quarter. The tabled history of the Creedmoor Stakes is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1002 Nevermore 112 Lyne .,320 1:10 1903 Juvenal Maxim ..11G Fuller 1285 114J 1004 Pirate Polly ....104 H. Phillips! 1220 1:14; 1005 Jacobite 124 J. Jones .. 1,000 1:131 1906 Barbary Belle . . 90 Horner 1,590 59J 1907 King Cobalt ...117 E. Dugan.. 1,555 l;0O Run at 5 1-2 furlongs in 1902. then at 3-4 mile until 1900. The Aqueduct Handicap was contested by a field of crack racers, but was not a closely contested race, Brookdale Nymph running into the lead quickly and winning all the way without ever being closely approached, or under pressure. This fine mare is in grand form at present, and probably the best of her sex now in training. Monfort came through the stretch with a " remarkable burst of speed and nipped Gretna Green out or second money in the last stride. Nealon was a mild favorite, but in view of his heavy impost the soft going was detrimental to his chances, and after appearing dangerous at the head A" the stretch he fell back and was eased up when clearly beaten. Faust ran in decidedly .different form from that he showed when he defeated Gretna Green for the Southamp ton Handicap at Jamaica. The. condensed history of the Aqueduct Handicap Is given below: Year. Winner. A. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1902 Glenwator ...3 117 Mclnerney. ,060 1:48$ 1903 Wild Thyme.. 3 OS Redfern ... 2,705 1:49 J 1904 Israelite , 3 99 Shilling . .. 2,750 1:45 1805 Bedouin 3 114 ONeill 3,315 l:46g 190ff Rye ..i 3 102 Finn 3.020 1:40 J907 Bdale Nympj4 116 Notter .... 2,760 1:47 t A surprise party was sprung on the speculators in the fifth race when Monacodor, after having been backed from 10 to 1 down to 7 to 1, ran Into the lead directly after the start and, making every post a winning one, finally pulled up a cantering winner away off by himself. Pretension, showing something of his old-time form, ran a good race here, and in a hot finish outstayed Quinu Brady for second place. St. Valentine was the favorite, but fourth was the best he could do. Maiden two-year-olds of a poor class contested the last race of the day and Hessian, a long overdue impostor, finally won a race. Rolando, another disjointing one, defeating Monocle in a close finish for second place. Some of the spectators disagreed with the plac-ings of the second and third horses, Okenite and Lord Stanhope, in the first race. The last named was thought by them to have been second by a good neck on the inside, but they were mistaken. Jockey Buxton left for Oakland tonight to ride Sugarmaid in the Opening Handicap. Barney Schreiber is in New York on a flying trip and paid a visit to the Aqueduct racetrack this afternoon. The Missouri turfman wilL go hence tomorrow night to California via St. Louis and Woodlands..
