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GItDIALDI DEFEATS SEWELL r AN EXCITING FINISH RESULTS IN VICTORY FOR THE KEENE CAST-OFF. t v Alamansor Takes the Woodside Steeplechase j Millers Over-Confidence Loses a 1 f Race Aqueduct Closes Today. j New York, November 14. The defeat of James 15. Brady, Cressina and Sewell made tlie racing at i Aqueduct this afternoon anything hut pleasant for the hackers. Each one of the three was supported 1 with remarkable confidence, and each just failed to win, finishing in second place. It was in the all- 1 a led handicap that Cressina went down to defeat, and there was just a chance before the red loard i was displayed that the race would be taken away I from Welbourne, the winner. Inside of the last sixteenth he cut across Cressina sharply and Miller i was forced to ease the filly up slightly to prevent a foul. Earlier in the race Imth Cressina and Wei- i bourne had crossed Number One when she seemed i to have a winning chance. No claim of foul was 1 made, and there was no delay in hoisting of the "all right" signal. Sewell was beaten without the help of any interference. Grinialdi. which has greatly improved of lute, outganied the Cesarion colt when it came to the final drive. It was noticeable that Dugan, who rode Sewell, did not have a whip, and many were of the opinion that with such help be would have scored. When going to the post Sewell appeared a trille sore, but he was looked upon as being so much the best that he was backed with confidence at ! to 20. After the race be pulled up lame, and Darnell, who has him, said that be was very unsound and liable to break down at any time. Crimaldl, since being purchased by .Terry Worn-berg from the Keene Stable, has been trained into a speedy sprinter. lie was altered during the summer, and a bit is used that keeps lilm from running out, a trick that cost him many races while lie ran in the Keene colors. James P.. Bradys defeat was one of the surprises, and Miller came in for considerable criticism for bis riding of the Farrell colt. A furlong from the finish he appeared to have Rialto well beaten, but Notter went to work with a will and in a long drive got up in time to win by a scant half length. When Notter commenced his ride Miller made no move on James It. ISrady, apparently being confident that he already had the race won. Jimmy Lane has surely gone back. He bad no mishaps today, and after making the running in the short course Woodside Steeplechase for selling platers, gave up when challenged by Alamansor, which won going away by a length and a half. Flying Machine, the only other starter, was never a contender. The tabled history of the Woodside Steeplechase is as follows: Year. Winner. A. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1905 Yaina Christy. 5 150 Finnegan ..$ 950 4:22s 1907 Alamansor ...0 143 Dupee 040 4:30 Okenite and Summer Cloud were the only winning favorites. Okenite easily disposed of GlenccUo and Druid, while Summer Cloud was forced to a hard drive to outlast Ottoman, a 25 to 1 outsider. J. II. MeCormick shipped his New Orleans horses from Gravesend last night. He will campaign a strong string on the southern tracks, taking two carloads with him. Word was received today that the twenty-four shipped to New Orleans by Fred Burlew arrived there in good condition. Frank Regan and W. O. Decker will ship to Los Angeles Saturday. In the Kegan lot will be Go Between, Kilter, Hal, Smirker and Suzerain. Decker will take Gallavant and Adoration. W. A. McKinney has decided to leave Golf Ball at Gravesend for the winter. This horse was badly rut down in his last race and will be rested up for the cold months.
