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B4BYLON TO WAR PENNANT Macomber Colt Defeats Sweep On in Stake Feature at Aqueduct Weight Tells on Coe Representa ¬ tive When Apparently Winning Midway Easy Winner Xew York September 19 A K Macombers Kentuckybred twoyearold War Pennant scored an easy victory in the Babylon Handicap the feature of todays program at Aqueduct defeating a high class Icind of young racers inducing Sweep On Questionnaire Osgood Ixird Brighton and Grimalkin Urt Brighton an added starter and well supported set a fast JIHO to the stretch when he quit Here War Pennant and Sweep On engaged in a stretch duel to the final sixteenth when the weight dif ¬ ference told and the Macomber representative drew iiviy to an easily Achieved victory Sweep On al ¬ though tiring had no difficulty securing place donors from Questionnaire which had been outpaced badly in the early running but showed the high speed iu the final drive that has so misled his admirers admirersClear Clear skies and an attractive program brought a lIjT midweek throng to the popular Aqueduct course which was disappointed to discover that Eternal and Purchase had been withdrawn from the feature nice the Babylon Handicap The racing however was brimful of interest The first went to Pick ¬ wick carrying the blue and gold of Thomas Mona Iiini absent from the turf for several years Pick ¬ wick demonstrated that form which made him a formidable handicap horse last year and won his race viti the utmost ease easeTJie TJie steeplechase vas exciting for the four con ¬ testants ran clr oly bunched fon the greater part of U Ue e race Approaching theMast jump Xorthwood iu assuming the lead crossed in front of Garter eaiislng him to swerve from his path Despite this the latter finished faist and his rider claimed i foul which was dismissed by stewards Bryan and Sage SageKohiXoor KohiXoor scored an easy victory in the mile dash ami after winning was bill UP to 1000 by Jo Vendig at which figure she was retained by iviirr Ed Arlington ArlingtonMIDWAY MIDWAY AT HIS BEST BESTThe The hrndicnp rt a mile and a sixteenth brought together t speedy quartette of which Midway was the top weight and favorite He was easily I cst and after being raced under restraint In the early stages took the lead in the final sixteenth and drew away at the end to leave Gloomy Gus and Ticket to fight It out fur the place Ticket would have been second in another stride But for being pinched luck right after the start he might have made it quite interesting for the winner winnerThe The spectators were given a chance to cheer to their hearts content in the closing nice and the backers of Ophelia did so with a vengeance when the Davis filly got up in the final stride to haul 4oln E Maddens Looking Up by a nose Looking lt would have won but for being hampered by War Kivs KivsThe The proposed special nice for the star twoyear olds is shaping up Mr Bedwell trainer of Billy Kelly in answer to the proposed race at Aqueduct wired that the Havre de Grace Association had offered 55000 sulded money for such an event President Shevlin answered stating the Queens Coiiatv lockey Club would add 5000 and the own ¬ ers of entries could subscribe what they chose from 250i inward but there must be three start rs Billy Kelly Eternal and Purchase the race Jo take place next Thursday rain or shine It is now HJI to the owners to enter under the conditions jirewrilied jirewriliedThe The stewards have suspended jotkey Ensor pend ¬ ing an investigation of his ride on Ilnhala on Wednesday The speculation on the first race to dav bad such an unhealthy appearance that an in ¬ vestigation of it has Iteeu started startedThe The wonderful drainage of tin track which was fetlock deep ill mud yesterday showed no trace of moisture today today for the running of tin steeplechast
