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RACING OVER AT AQUEDUCT CRESSINA WINS THE LAST STAKE RACE OF THE MEETING. Joyners Lucky Day Merry England Defeats Bad News Gersts Zagg Takes the Final Race. . New York, November 15. A. J. Joyner was the hero of tlio last day of racing about New York for the season of 1907. At Aqueduct today his Watercress colt, Hessian, scored for him, while his tilly, Cresslna, took the Nassau Handicap, the closing stake race of the season. The weather was bright and warm and a large crowd was on hand to see the last of the runners until April 15, 190S. By long odds the best contest of the afternoon came out of the six and a half furlongs handicap that was the lirst number. Tins was the race won by Hessian and the character of the victory of the two-year-old proclaims him the best youngster that has raced during the fall season. He was forced to take up 103 pounds, carrying five pounds overweight, which brought him on equal terms, by the scale, with such a good sprinter as Suffrage. To everything else in the Held he was giving away great lumps of weight. In the running he met with no end of misfortune. After being away none too well, he worked his way into a contending position in the stretch, only to be pocketed on the inner rail by Suffrage, which was making the pace. As -Miller pulled him out of this difficulty, Lad of Langden crowded over against him and it was only ills remarkable courage that saw him through in time to win going away by a short margin. Barring the hard luck he met with in the stretch, he would have made a show of his opponents. Joyner was not at all pleased with the treatment Cresslna had received in her race yesterday and the ease with which she won the Nassau proved that lie bad reason for dissatisfaction. McCarter was always favorite and there was little demand for any of the others. Seven raced, Faust being scratched, while Ken Kan and W. II. Daniel were added. McCarter had a very rough trip all the way and Cressina would have been much straighter to lieat liiiu had Miller been more alert at the start and had found fewer pockets in the running. Gretna Green, the one to race second to Cressina, also met with much interference. The condensed history of the Nassau Handicap is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 11NI2 Andy Williams. . .114 Lytic $ 940 1:47 190;; Gaviota Ill Fuller :S0 1:49J 1901 Orthodox 110 J. Martin .. 1,135 1-.2SJ 1905 Santa Catalina. . .110 W. Miller.. 1,030 1:30 190r.Atlile.te 103 McDaniel .. 1,495 1:43 1907 Cressina OS Delaby ... 1.570 1:39 Kun at 1 1-10 miles in 1902 and 1903 and at 7-S mile in 1904. Kilter was best in his race, but was bumped by St. Valentine just after the start and both of them were knocked out of it. The winner turned up in Merry England at long odds, with Kad News second and Kilter a fast coming third, after having made up a tremendous amount of ground in a practically useless display of speed. After his mishap. St. Valentine was not persevered with, but galloped along at his ease in the rear. Aimee C. had no opposition capable of extending her in the third race and won all the way by a wide margin. Ace High wen the liftli race almost from start to finish, with Stoney Lee a good second. The latter was the medium of a misdirected plunge and but for Ace High being in the way, would have made good. He was backed from 10 to 1 down to 3 to 1 and at one time was flattering his hopeful backers by leading in the stretch. The last race of the local season of 1907 fell to W. Gersts Zagg, which had frequently before threatened to emerge from the maiden class. It was his race from the rise of the barrier and he had many backers who considered his performance exceedingly timely and appropriate.
