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AQUEDUCTS OPENING DAY Unruly Mad Hatter Accounts for forBellerose Bellerose Selling Stakes George Smith Almost Left in Bay view Handicap Easily Won by Corn Tassel New York Soplenilxr 1 A splendid tribute was paid t the popularity of the Aqueduct course by the Concrous attendance of horse lovers anil the large ntries made by horsemen The Jewish holiday lielpod in a measure to swell the attendance Nu inertMiK withdrawals reduced the card to normal liroixtrtinns greatlyThe and benefited it greatly The Belkrose Selling Stakes fell to Maj August Relmonts Mad Hatter aptly named colt which by his fractious post actions caused starter Cas Tiidy considerable worry Drawing nunilxir five position ho was taken to the extreme outside l egaii well from there and after being outrun early responded gamely under Bnxtons vigorous riding lo score iuite easily over Balustrade Toto the heavily backed first choice tired in the final drive and should racingRacegoers improve with racing Racegoers were well pleased to find John San fords name appear upon the official board as owner of tin added starter George Smith in the Bayview Handicap It is probable that but for an unfor ¬ tunate aicideut at the start when he dwelt he might have won lie made up much ground in the running on the outside of his opponents The race was won by Corn Tassel which the paddock sharps report wl sore and lame His performance gave no Ividence of any ailment for he was well up in Jhe early stages and scored in easy style from the unlucky George Smith Naturalist tired after sliow ing high speed and setting the pace to the stretch James Butlers colors returned to racing after an jibsencc of six weeks being carried by Spur in this i rUc Spur appeared short War Machine carried tliel olors uf F 1 Weir for the first time in the Bay view viewA A fast bunch of sprinters went to the post in the first race which Hollister captured in easy fashion showing much improvement over his recent race at Belmont Park ParkThe The steeplechase went to Syosset in hollow fashion and witnessed the downfall of Kintore from which wis exacted a much better performance The lat ¬ ter fenced poorly going out and in at most of bis jumps and stumbled often between hedges Tradi lioncr which ran on his own courage weakly ridden placeThe bad no difficulty gaining second place The mile dash run as the fifth race was produc ¬ tive of the most thrilling contest of the day It was won by Hank ODay Buxton kept him in close pursuit of the leaders from the start took him to the front in the stretch and after a sensational losing drive with Reveler was awarded the deci i lengthEternal u by a half length Eternal winner of the Hopeful Stakes at Sam toga the most valuable race of the year had no erious opposition in the closing dash winning by three lengths from War Marvel which was five lengths QuestionnaireJohn in front of Questionnaire John Sanfcrds two sales were but weeding out affairs made so liv the offerings not bringing all they should in the opinion of Mr Sanford Quite a number were bought in for the owner of the Hurricana Farm and will be trained by Preston Burcli while W J Young will be allowed to go the stable having been thinned down to a oneman job jobAt At the Durland sale of the yearlings both Mr Wilson and Mr Karrick Iwught in horses for Mr Sanford at a reserve figure consequently nearly all the best will carry the Sanford colors next year In Saturdays sale of the horses in training home of them were retained by Mr Sanford SanfordThose Those now in the bands of Itureh are Tippity Witchet Achilles Gnome Tuscaloosa Ute Chateau Rriand George Smith and four twoyearold fillies that Mr Sanford did not offer for sale as he retained them for breeding punioses puniosesDunboyne Dunboyne may not sturt again this year He threw a splint in the Futurity said Mr Hogan Ids trainer and it will take three weeks Itefore I could lo anything with him By the end of that time this season will be practically over and lie is too good a colt to hurry along alongSam Sam Hildreth explained Mad Hatters temper at the post was duo to his late arrival at the track He and Naturalist traveled in the same van from Belmont Park which only landed them at the track five minutes before post time Both horses were upset by the trip
