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TAME RACING AT AQUEDUCT. ONLY ONE RACE CONTESTED BY HORSES OF FAIRLY GOOD CLASS. Daddys Choice Wakes Up and Defeats Bayberry Candle With Flittergold Third All Receipts Next Monday to Go to Red Cross Fund. New York, July 2. Showing a sudden return to his best form and favored by a big pull in the weights, Emit Ilerz Daddys Choice, galloped home an easy winner in the Oakhill, an overnight handicap over the mile and a sixteenth route, which featured an off days racing at the Aqueduct course. Aside from this race, there was little to the remainder of the program, although well-matcheil fields resulted in good contests. Bayberry Candle, showing her wonted turn of early speed, was the one to set a fast pace from r the rise of the barrier, but found it impossible to shake off the Herz racer, as this colt dogged her heels from the first few strides until at the quarter post, where he moved up next to the inner rail with a rush that brought him to the front an eighth from home. In the final eighth he was going along easily and at the end had his opponents well beaten. Bayberry Candle displayed great gameness after her early pacemaking efforts in holding second place in a drive from Flittergold. The latter was badly outpaced in the early running, but closed up ground and made a fast finish. C. T. Patterson, who purchased and developed the 1917 Kentucky Derby winner Omar Khayyam, returned from the West today. During his trip lie visited the breeding sections; of Kentucky to inspect some thoroughbreds for his new employer,-R. L. Gerry. He took over the racers of that sportsman immediately upon his return. Freo List Suspended on Red Cross Day. . The success of Red Cross Day at Aqueduct Monday, July .9, is assured. With the accustomed liberality of the patrons of racing toward any worthy charity, the box holders have one and all surrendered the privilege for the day, thereby permitting the association to sell the boxes for the benefit of the Red Cross fund. As there are thirty-four boxes to bo sold for 0 each, this alone, will be a material aid towards swelling the fund to a respectable donation. Many tickets in bunches have been sold and, with the suspension of the free list, the contribution of Red Cross Day should be a notable one. ..." , The westiiccounted for the inaugural dash, when W. E. Applegates Jack Hare Jr., which was making his eastern debut, scored over a good band in eatey fashion. A. J. Joyner has shipped the three-year-old Farce and the two-year-olds Abadane, Odonovan and-Portuguese to G. D. Wideners Erdenheim Farm, where they will be turned out for the summer. The first named filly is suffering from a bowed tendon. Six carloads of horses from Latonia, Kentucky, are due at the Empire City track on Saturday. This consignment includes the racers of J. W. Schorr, J. Livingston, W. H. Baker, J. T. Looney and other smaller owners. J. Powers shipped his entire string, which includes Leochares, Harry Sliawi Portlight and Thursday Nightcr to Fort Erie this afternoon. In the same car R. McKeever sent along Brumley and Ting-a-Ling. The Grant Hugh Browne racers, which have been campaigning in Canada in charge of D. R. Mc-Daniel, are due at this track tomorrow. Jockey Troise, who had the leg up on Celtabel, was unseated by the fractious action of that plater at the barrier and had his arm fractured between the elbow and the shoulder when Celtabel jumped on him. After a long delay at the barrier, during which the other riders dismounted, jockey C. Watson was substituted.
