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HILDRETIi IS IN HIS STRIDE LEADING AMERICAN OWNER OF 1909 TAKES HALF OF AQUEDUCT CARD. Restigouche Wins Paumonok Handicap in Manner Suggesting That He Will Be a Formidable Factor in Seasons Big Races. New York. May 4. — S. . Hildrcths colors were "iispi, nous :ii Aqueduct toilay. horses from his ataaar aci-ouiiiiug lor hall tin- card. Jockey Shilling li:itl Ihc lei; II] on Fayette ami Restigouche. two of ihein. while ihe other. Eddie Pmm, was ridden bv *i. iaruer. The performance of Restigouche was a remarkable one lor a first out and suggests that he will he a dangerous contender in the many stakes for which he is eligible He took U|i 120 pounds and. forcing all the pace in the Iamuouok Handicap, ran thrcc-uuai tors in 1:12 to heat Besom a head. It was a two liorse ran all the way. The Ilildreth sprinter was a tired horse at the finish, hut that was to he • |h-: pal for a first start and the race will doubt iess do him good. He is eligible for the Metropolitan ami illicit to Im- ready to go a mile by May 1."!, the • •ix-ning day of the Deluioiu Park meeting. Following is tlie tabulated history of the Paumonok Handicap: Year. Winner. A.Wl. Jockcv. Yal. Time. 1WKI Impiisiior ft m W. Miller.. .,730 1 :13| 1»07 Ked Kiver :i i»8 Lowe 1.770 1:1.14. MM Ked Hiver 4 11.-. E. Dugau... 1.7nr. 1:12$ 1!MK» Not run this year. P.MO Kestigouche ....". 120 C. H. Suiilg MM 1:12 Fayette in a measure reileemed his Excelsior Han dicap failure when In- easily disposed of Ardri. Nor-bitt and Zn-nap. Fayette was off yery badly and easily ran around Ardri when called on. Kddie Du-gan. the other ilildreth winner, took his purse by racing Frank Pun-ell into submission to the head of the stretch. It was another two-horse race, for the ajkftl at no time cut any figure. K. y. Carmans White Wool easily dis| osed of ioldell. the favorite, in the opening dash and the other two year old race went to an outsider when Doocaxler finished first in a hard drive with Sheriff Bradley and Eastern Star. In this race Kake. a Iveein- starter, was I lie public choice, but never was prominent in the running and finished tilth. lackey Shilling, who was discharged in the Coney Island Police Court when brought to trial Monday for stabbing his former employer. R. I.. Thomas, obtained his liberty on tlie plea of *eif -defense. A crowd of Shillings friends were in the court room and cheered when the magistrate announced his de-eision. The magistrate rebuked them. Shilling had several witnesses in conrt. as did Mr. Thomas. Shillings own story was thai he was eating an apple while talking with Mr. Thomas ami had tlie knife in his hand. Mr. Thomas, he said, struck him. breaking his nose, and in the heat of the moineni he stabb.-d his employer. Mr. Thomas admitted that be had slapped the jockey, but said he did so after Shilling called him a liar.
