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ALAUDA WINS FOR WILSON TAKES THE UNION STAKES WITH THE FAVOR ITE WAVE CREST THIRR Gus Straus Palls and Jim McGill Is First in the theSteeplechase Steeplechase Grapple Defeats Crcssina in a Close Finish New York April 17 It vas almost wintry wea ¬ ther at Aqueduct today but a good crowd was there anil bet close around the winners in every race although only two actual choices Madrileno and Besom won Grnpple was not fancied for the han ¬ dicap Cressina having the call on fast trials and her good form of last season But at the last mo incut Farrell sent in a commission on Grapple and while the horses were at the post his price was cut It was smartly done and the stable got a remarkably good price The Metropolitan Handicap winner of 1900 is very fit and caught Cressina tiring under her weight in the stretch winning In a goingaway drive driveAlauda Alauda had no trouble in winning the Union Stakes which scratching reduced to an affair of but three starters Wave Crest was a heavily backed favorite at oddson but Alauda went right out in front and practically won all the way Di ¬ rectly after entering the stretch the Xashvilleowned colt Cymbal made a dash and got his head in front but it was on sufferance As soon as Dugan re ¬ laxed bis hold on Alauda he drew away from Cym ¬ bal and gave R T Wilson Jr his first stake race of the year Wave Crest cut a sorry figure and after running second for half the jourjiey fell back to a badly l leaten eaten third thirdThe The tabulated history of the Union Stakes is as follows Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 190 Berkeley 103 II Lowe 1210 127 127190S 190S Alauda 101 K Dugan lOSO 1294 1294Madrilono Madrilono won a good race Guy Fisher which ran second may prove more than useful when the distances are longer Sight is a good looker and sure to do better Desolate the tip was messed about by Burns and should not be given up upIn In the steeplechase Gus Straus took his fences badly finally coming to grief The winner Jim McGill is an improving young horse that may do belter still stillTim Tim OToole spoiled all the good things in the fifth race winning by a nose at 10 to 1 Frank Lord might liave won if running straight but swerved badly when it meant defeat and is a bad horse at best Poquessiug belongs at Piuilico except on a muddy track trackThe The last race was a canter for Besom and now that he has graduated from the maiden class lie may do sonic of the good things expected from him last year
