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SCHOOLMAllMS GREAT FILLY J. A. RENNETS CANDIDATE WINS RICH JUVE- NILE SPECIAL AT SUEEFSHEAD. I Fits Herbert Scores at Prohibitive Odds After Scar-iiik Opponents Out of Race Glass Tossos Off Race on Arnandco. New York. September 8. .The Great Eilly Stakes ef S10.o25 gross, decided at Shoopshead Itay today, dcvotopctl one of the must spectacular turf contosis or the year. The Hold for this rich juvenile fixture consisted of Schoolmarm. Stleker. Odd Rose. Indian Maid, l-foius Pootsleps. Stnrport ami Marlgot. the last named ln-lus an added starter. On the siicugth of her forward running lu the Futurity. Stleker was hacked Into odds-ou favoritism. In saving second ptatv for her at the end of this remarkable struggle. Dugan not only put up the flntsh of his life, hut contrived to herd Indian .Maid out of the money. The entire lleld ran in elose order from the start and during the first furlong of the stretch were almost perfectly aliened. With the advantage of an outside iHKttioti Sehooltuarms jockey was ahle to use his whip and his int. mil drew out with a rush to win ly three lengths. In the closing strides the struggle for seeiind and third honors continued un-ubalcd among the remaining six and tlie finish was so el.ise that the spectators were unable to separate them. From the W-ttlus ring end of the grandstand. Sticker looked to lie unplaced, with Odd Rose having an advantage of a half length or so over her. The official values of the Croat Filly Stakes, as announced by racing secretary Thomas Smith, wen1 as follows: To J. A. Rennet, owner of winner . 17." To I. Johnson, owner of seeond 1.250 1 F. A. Forsythe. owner of third 750 To U. T. Oxuard. nominator of winner ::00 To J. K. Madden, nominator of seeond 200 To F. A. Forsythe. nominator of third 100 The presence of Fit Herbert in the sixth race, which promised to bo the best contest of the day. caused nine of the twelve original entrants to withdraw, leaving only Racquet ami the ordinary two-year-old. Roola. Roola. to opivose the Illldreth crack. Victory was a foregone conclusion for the- 1 to 15 chance. The race was a procession, with the favorlt" leading by as far as he liked, ami the juvenile bringing up the rear. Everylwdy wondered after the race why itoola Roola had been preferred to Rae-tiaet tor seeond place. After Patsy and Zacatecas had rewarded favorite lackers in the opening wees the winnings In many iastanees were parlayed oa Arasee lu the third. After following Amrelus fast pace patiently for six and a half furlongs, jockey Class turned Arasee loos and he went up to and past the pacemaker as If the latter was anchored. Then the overconfident ilass took a strong pull on the leader, content to L. Id Angelus safe without the expenditure of any more effort than necessary, and oblivious to the fact that the rejuvenated Woodcraft was coming fro the rear like a flash. When he notived the menacing newcomer it was too late to set Arasee going again, and seemingly certain victory was canned into one of the most unexpected defeats witnessed this season. Charlie Hargrave was a two-year-old starter in the race and ran absolutely last all the way. Roola Roola. In the last race, afforded another Illustration of the inability of the youngsters to tytpe with the older horses this season. Woodcraft. In winning the third race, reduced the track n-crd for a mile and a sixteenth from 1:45? t-j 1:45?. A tin- mid-week crowd was present at the track t-:lay. The weather was pleasant, but cool, with a t:nsi- of autumn in the air. The Iinkertons were alt-rt and strict. It meant the sate for anyhody i!:s.iayiug currency. After the last race. Allan I.nfecrton rushed into the tins, forbade the paying S -f winning wafers, and ordered all settlements t. !? ma! outside the enclosure in future. W. S. ILmses gelding. Ostend. which was stolen fr tii his stable for a night ride. Is in a serious state as th.- rvsult of his midnight exercise. It was . ir.ieil that the gelding had a fever and that his t i.i:-ratniv Is 105. J-- key Murphy, while schooling Trois Temp to :.iv rvt-r the steeplechase- course, came to grief. T..c horse fell, breaking bis riders collarlone and i-ju-tiiiz other Injuries.
