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THE TUBE SHOWS QUALITY W. S. FANSHAWES DM THREE-YEAR-OLD EASILY TAKES THE ARVERNE. Wins in Fashion Which Impresses Easterners with Idea That He Will Prove One of the Best of His Age in Training. Nir York. April 21. — At Aqueduct this afternoon the best llilee ««i i M shown so I sir Ills season was une.ivei. d atan The Turk was sent to the |« st in the imm stake—. ■ raee in whieh he had ie tab* up 111 |m uim1s. He nureiy romped in front all the way i.i win with mark" d ease from Duke of Ormonde and Irinee Imperial, a colt for which Kobe-rt l-orsythe Little paid s.eim-tiiing like 2.»NK_» last fall. It w:i« lie Turks initial appearance this ■MMaj Bad his performance was one to win for him •"onside-rat ion anions the very best of his ago. A s m of lieno ami i.iaceilo. this eolt demonstrated last year that he was nearly a first das- I wo - ear-idd and his nheeriag ihis afternoon indicates that he will he even better than In- was in his two-year-old season. Trainer Mill, i was e ■■ ■ iiiim!y confident that The Turk would win and as a result he was one of tl.e wcll-baeked victors of the day. The fact that Irinee Imperial was in the race made possible a better, price tnan etberwtae would have iieen liad against him. Irinee Imperial was au unlucky horse .11 the Ittrt, when, a m l he arier. lie went in the air at the barrier ami was lengths out of the running for the tirst furlong. He settled down nicely and ran n smashing race to finish third, but the victory of The Turk waa so Impressive that it was regarded as improbable thai 1. •■ Orlando eolt could have kept pare with him with an even break. The Turk is well eaaaaji d and will be I colt well worth keeping ill mind. W. S. lanshawe-. who bred him. and who laces under tl.e BBBBe of the Silver Brook Farm, was on hand to sec The- Turk win and was warmly congratulated on all sides. Trainer Miller is of tie-opinion that tin- call is a better racer than Afri candor, which he trained some years ago. 1 be tabulated history of the Arvenie Stakes for the past six years is as follows: Mi Not run this year. Yi.-ir. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. lime. HMS Dr. Sax |..r MR T. Hums 91,7211 1:2M V.104 Spring HIT. McOalterty . 1,430 1:28* llMKi 1reeu 105 Creamer ... 1,0701:14 UMM Clark Griffith ....108 I.vne 1.480 1:13] lttOT Okeuite 112 Mountain .. 1.715 1:14 D»0S Berry Maid 103 Musgrave .. l.SM 1:14| ISO! Not run this year. t»M The Turk 10S M. McGcc.. 1.050 1:14 Bun at 7-s mile prior t l.H:.". Old Dandelion, a few seasons back one of the tnil.v goiH! handicap horses, was the winner of a dash lor -idling plater* at thrri aawrtrra of ■ mile and be marked the first start*! and. winner of this neaaea for S. C. Hlldreth. The veteran waa entered to be sold for EMa, but was not baaetod. though he is likely to be a useful horse if he cintiniies to race among the selling platers. K. T. Wilson. Jr.s Onager won again in the selling race for two-year-olds. Bad he is one that improve-, with racing. In the other two-year -oid lace Mr. Wilson furnished the favorite in his stable «-ntry of Agawain and Limpet, but the first named was led to the finish by August Belmonts Babbler, a promising - -rt of a youngster. -lolin Stanford made his first visit to the races today. He -aid that lie- wmilil not race- any horses beware the August meeting at Saratoga. L. o. Appleby araa on hainl for the hist time, and James McMaaaa arrived from California. Jockc-y Natter reduced re l i Banana! ta ride The Turk, but was denied the tint for the liaaoa that lie bad area out of the- saddle for a long while. He was fiaid the fee for a winning mount.
