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STAKES TO TRANCE GRIFFINS FAST FILLY VINDICATES CALIFOR ¬ NIA FORM IN AQUEDUCTS ROSE STAKES Decidedly a Chilly Day for Followers of tho Kccnc KccncStable Stable Grecno the Only Winning Favorite Going Much Improved New York April 1C There was less excitement less apprehension and fewer spectators at the course today than on yesterday but the attendance was far from small and the races were excellent A change in weather brought chilly blasts from Jamaica Bay but the sun shown brightly and except in the ex ¬ posed portions of the stands there was no discom ¬ fort The wind had a good effect on the track which was heavy this morning The sun and wind kept up the drying process so that af race time the course was in good condition and nearly as fast as usual There were not so many withdrawals ns had been anticipated and most of the lields were of good size sizeTodays Todays crowd which numbered about 10000 was made lip about equally of regulars and transients It was about equally divided between the grand ¬ stand and field stand There was no particular showing in favor of the field stand in the matter of attendance to indicate that many of the bettors had gone over there on account of Uie smaller minimum wagers In the ring there was still less confusion than yesterday the bettors and layers dropping very naturally into the new order of a ITairs The program had only one fixture the Hose Stakes for twoyearold fillies Few of the starters had been seen in public and there was much curiosity about their performances as it was said that iv majority of the lot were highly regarded by their various owners It was the first real show of possible good class In the younger division of the season James R Keene A J Joymvr Barney Schreiber and the B O Stable were some of the strong strings represented in the stake stakeII II T Gritlins Trance winner on the coast won the Rose Stakes in a big canter running half a mile in 4G seconds She showed great speed and simply made her opponents look cheap Wildpigeon the Keene entry was favorite at S to 5 but third was the best he could do doThe The tabulated history of the Rose Stakes is as follows Year Winner Vt Jockey Val Time 1899 Motley 112 Morgan STO 30 100 Educate 112 J Slack SO 5S 1901 Elsie L 111 Shaw lioO rGJ 1902 Morca 112 Bullman 1110 53J 1903 Petunia 112 F OXeill 1280 3S 1004 Gold Ton 109 Forehand lr9 4 j 1105 Legend 109 F ONeill 1210 rO 1900 Bemay 109 Baird lsrc 47 1907 Notasulga 109 Nicol 19ST 4Si 190S 4Si190S Trance 104 Musgrave 1890 4Cg 4CgItun Itun at 4 12 furlongs previous to 1904 1904The The other Keene twoyearold Voodoo might have won his race had it not been that he swerved all over the track in the stretch running from the inner rail to the outer rail twice As it was he finished third and may prove a good colt in some future races Another Kceiic entry Sandal failed the admirers of this stable Altogether it was a bad day for the white and bine spots Only one favorite won Greeno at 7 to 5 but Ida 1 and Hoyle were well backed Kockstone made a run ¬ away race of the last dash with the favorite Zal at all too short a price finishing third
