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OCEAN BOUND EASY WINNER WOODFORD CLAYS FAST FILLY SCORES CANTERING VICTORY IN ASTORIA STAKES. Alfred Noble Adds to His Suburban Following by Taking Farkwav Handicap— Hilarious *r. Works for the Tidal. f New York. June LM. -In accordance with custom Woodford Way wan heal to the- elite of the turf at the Waldorf Astoria dinner tonight. This baaaw goes to the ownei of the winner of the Astoria Makes, todays running of which was contested In .1 Irlo of lillies the smallest tiehl sime its iiiMitn Hon in IMC, Oceoa Round. rtcUiaa of the Astorias ■areata running, however. I C pre acuta siiia-rlativo Muallty. probably la-ing tin- liest two-year-old that lias ever la-en ni|l|rt in the race. Woodford Clays Tilly had things lier oh n way from start to finish. She eantered the live furlongs journey in the fast time of 1: M. From the outset she practically distanced her compass*, watch inclmh-d H. P. Whilnei -fast and game Greenville and the Oucck Stabit a Calvpto. As was expected the race proved a on." sided affair. Ocean Hound was ipmtcd at the pro llibitilc odds of 1 to ."i at the close of tile licttiug. The tahlod history of the Astoria Stakes is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Sac***/. Val. Tim-IMS Astarita 114 Shaw JlMii 1 :l* ! 1903 Ocean Tide 114 Kullniau ... SJN1M 1904 Chrvsitis 114 ONeill ."i.T.IO 1:011 IMS Sue Smith 114 .1. Martin.. 5..V0 l.-Oi l.xwi Hyperbole 114 W. Knapp.. 5.0S 1 MM. 1M7 Reckon 111 Mountain .. CMS 1:611 1905 Melissa 114 Natter ti.tKio 1:02* PJrtl Ocean Bound 114 Seoville ... 1.70111:01 The running of the remainder of t lie card produced Brst-class sport and was marked throughout liy uiiusiially fast early pace. The Parkway Hand! ap. at a mile and a sixteenth, was the feature p.;r excellence and encased the liest all-around rlolrr of dlslaill I I laailhw horses that has started in any race here this season. Alfred Nohle defeated his seven fast adversaries in a fashion which inspired increased respect for his Suburban candidacy. The lace was replete with incidents of a sensational character. .Iia-key Nicoi ieop-irdizcd practically certain victory In his rough riding, and commit ted a seri e$ of inexcusable ami unnecessary fouls on a Road horse, which, had they occurred at any other metropolitan race -onn=e. would have resulted in Alfred Nobles di-HTvmlineaMon. Tlie offending Im i-kc arst-lrKkev cut nblloucly to the inside aiross tlw Held on he firs: sixteenth, seriously crowding Fashion Plate. Affliction. Live Wire and Petticoat, the latter going almost to her knees. At the far turn foul tactics were again resorted to. Fashion Plate being lie sufferer to Mich an extent as to he virtually are vented from winning a race that should have gone to his credit. Thi idacings in the Parkway were continued by the stewards with unusual celerity. Fashion Plate was Worked on an additional quarter at the finish of the race and was timed a uiile and a ajaarter in 2:iKi. The tahled histiry of the Parkway Handicap sine-najfa. i- ;,- folh.ws: Year. Winner. A. Wt .locker. Val. Tim 1 9O0 Imp 6 124 OConnor . . 7." 1 :4«* 1SK 1 Sidney Lucas. 4 113 Spencer l.m ldM 1S102 contend 4 108 H. Cochran. 2J85 l:4«j ISO:! Mat. Dgerfieldl lis Odoea ::.40.". 1 :4P» IM4 MaJ. DKeraeJdS lid I. Martin.. 3.430 1:48? I9«r. Buttling :: !K1 Notter 3.335 1:471 1900 Blandv 4 113 J. Jones ... 3..V5T, 1:47 lf»i»7 RIandy ." Ill Mountain .. ::.77."i 1:441 1M« Jack Atkin...4 124 J. Lee 4.2» 1:451 Mt Alfred Noble.. 4 ill Nicoi MCS l:4tj The riaataaT dash, for two-year-olds, run over the unaceiiMoined rive and three-quarter furlongs course, resulted in ■ big upset, the winner turning up In 8. C. HBdretfas neglected Dalmatiai. Speculation had centered almost wholly on Jacnuelina and Key-bourn. Tie- running and handling of the pair was almost farcical. The unreadiness of the former at the start ;ind his suliseipient serious impeding by Dalmatian, combined with Cn-ovys timidity and in.nle.pnoy at the finish, IIIHiiapanai I her defeat, while Glass was caught napping and tossed off a seemingly certain victory by iiertnitting Bi ylxiurn to bolt to the -iiitside on the stretch turn. Hilarious worked a mile and a aaanfter for the Tidal Stakes at Sheepshead Rav this morning as follows: 25. 52. 1:17. 1:431. 1:10*. pulling up. Celt cantered ■ half mile under a pull in SOj and Sweep was sent lla aaailm of a mile in 1:27?. "father Bill" Daly worked Killieerankie in mmpany with a austtrloaj brown colt the last-st move of the day -«ix fnrlongs in 1:18ft. Jo.-key Murphy, wha was a leading rider at Ha-viiiii and Tampa last winter, hj the latest addition to the local riding contingent. S. C Hildreth reports that King .lames was given a brisk work out today and pulled up sound. It was a scorching day at the track. The memory brokers worked uniier a broiling sun. but thev did not seem t- mind it. The. crowd numbered 6.000.
