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FAST RACING AT AQUEDUCT HELEN BAREEE SHOWS HER OLD-TIME SPEED AND MAKES A NEW TRACK RECORD. H T Holiday Taker, the Measure of Capra and Trial by I to Jury — Adams Stable Takes a Double with [, ..1 t Lazuli and Alhena. i l New York. .July 39.— The Melrose Selling Stakes. ] ■ iii 1 1 « - .ihil a sixteenth dusii. that nerved as todays *!i i ii i «■ :ii Aipii -.itn-i . attracted ulv three starters, J Helen Barbee, Harrj Khan and Bine Thistle. listen Barbee, tl itidder in the betting, took the lead with the rise ot the harrier and, making the running throughout, won in 1:44%, which re duced the track record for the distance by four aft ha of ■ bin nil. Harry Shaw had been hearilj I -upp..rte.i at odds-on, bat he could never get to J the Dying Mackenzie mare, which showed a high ordei of speed. Boston rode the Sain eolt hard ar id the stretch turn in a determined effort, nut to ni avail. Then when well within the -lieteh he, again made an effort to .itch the leader, i. nt she went on to victory. Bine Thistle wax J never a serious contender. The Melrose w. Oral ran in WOT and its condensed history follows: Vear. Winner. A.Wt Jockey. Val. Time. 11*01 Polly 1niM... . I 111 II. Pl*stoa..,lM5 1:1..- Ims Bro. Jonathan.:! 95 .. Barns.... 2.400 2:37 rili/ Black Mate ..0 Hl i. Uaraer... 1,130 l:ti., 1914 Grov. Hugbes.tt in.-. J. McCabe... 875 1:45 l91o Helen Barber 7 H"i . Lille.*.. 873 1:44% instance 1 mile and ;ihi vans in 1907 and l 1-2 mile, in 1908. Not run in i.Mi.i. lull. 1912 or 1913. , The fourth race, which was i handicap at seven-i ightl brought "in an evenly -balanced held and llolida. was returned the winner alter a hard i stretch drive with Capra. Rhine Maiden and Trial by Jury alternated as the pacemakers to the stretch, where Capra weal into the lead. Holiday then calm with a rash on the inside and nmler an energetic ride bj .1. McTaggari. was op in time to earn the declsli n. The J. I. Adams stable scored a doable during tile afternoon when I-izuli and Alhena won. 1 In former xcored over the a-ell-backed and poorly ridden Lahore by ,i want head and Alhena als defeated an odds on favorite when sh,. took the measure of Volant. Tlic hitter raced into a lone lead, bat afiei coining rather wide on the stretch tarn, was taker down nest to the inner rail where the going still showed H fleets of last nights rain ami. Alhena Unisaluff fast, got np In time to win. Southern star, which faced the harrier in tin first race, was the medium of an attempted eonp • ! large propoi tions. i .11 r the BUy swerved oat hadl: at the hen. I inn of the clinic and finished unplaced. Triei- McKinuev was at Aqueduct today, basing tome front Lexington, where be Inspected his wean lines, whhli include eleven colts and eleven till es. li:s yearlings, w ventei n in namlier, are at Loots rllte in charge •! nailer V. . Clancy. I.az.ili was advanced from her entered price of 1.200 to .4KtQ bj It. . Reason, hut was fought la, I/oitis Taaber was a i iaitor from Saratoga, when he has Charlicr in I raining. Mr. Taaber, who is ai agent for the Hudson Navigation to.. states thai the two-year-olds ai Saratoga, which include Bach good ones as tieorge smith. BaJae ami Marse Henry. are doiag exceptionally well. Aiiueduci work-outs this morning aa A slow track a re: Boras Three-ouarters in l:Ll"-. Brian Horn Hall mile in nl ■■- Belle of the Kitchen Five eighths in 1 : .".. Divan Halt mill- in ."id. Kdiih Baumann Three-eighths in 38 : llih Tide Hall mile in :.::. Hill Stream 1ive eighths in 1 : n; " . l. ... Jr. live eighths in 1 :!:;. K inronndt live eight hs in 1 :13, I Ittle Diimer rhree-»ighths in ::.■.. Orotund— Half mile in ~ 2. I»darius Three-eighths In 36%. Sol. n Tbree-auarten in 1:21%. Helm. ml Park work-oatu today over a slow track were: LI P.iiNl— Three -quarters in 1:2*. t : mi t Iive eighths in l :i7. Hold Color Three-ouarters in 1:1s. Hodge Mile in 1:44%. Mat", land Sir] Half mile in is. Sam SI i. k M ile in 1 : is. Superintendent -Mile in 1:.".u. Transit-Three duart.;.. in 1:18.
