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MARRED BY A POOR START Papp Responsible for Bad Send Off in Aqueduct Handicap Spur Eliminated and Corn Tassel TasselWins Wins Easily Demonstration DemonstrationOver Over Pullux Victory New York September 21 There was an ex ¬ ceptionally large attendance present it Aqueduct 1n Iiy in spite of the gloomy weather prevailing Heavy night rains affected the course with the result that there wen many withdrawals fioin what appeared o l e on of the lnvt offerings of tlie fall season seasonTlie Tlie principal attraction of tlie day tlu Aqueduct Handicap was marred lv a i oor start for which the unruly and erratic threeyearold Papp an added starlcr was responsible Holt ing across the track at tlie barriers rise he bumped Spur and eliminated him from content ion Corn Tassel was compelled In race through the heavy going through the back stretch but when his rider moved to the outside innsi rounding the turn lie caught the flying Iciidfrs and won by as close a margin as his rider pleased Had Robinson cared the winning margin must have IMCII larger Ticket ran his usual good race in going favorable to him and was a close Mfond MfondTlie Tlie steeplechase furnished a good contest for the gnalcr part of the journey through the boggy field At tin inl Trumpator drew away to an easy win with SUilherien sicoiid and Keddesl third thirdTin Tin first nice brought alKiiil another victory for Gain Y ck which was favored by his riders jndg liitiit in keeping JiJm in the letter going throiigliout H w n hard ridden itlnselv mrsued by Culilinir and SiWttTf5mr which had also raced in tlie letter unl drv r going The favorite Peter Piper lost whatever chance he might have had by running in tlie heavy going through the final quarter Sehuttingers quarterSehuttingers good riding was responsible for Mar jnites win in tlie third letting away fast he came extremely wide at the elbow then chose the good spots through the final drive Hard ridden the Davis filly just lasted to defeat Stellas Shadow neglected in the speculation Nelle Yorke was a tiring third Dancing Carnival raced for the first time since the Saratoga meeting when her owners further entries were refused and McGraws license was colorsThe Misitended She appeared in new colors The deceptive angle was responsible for a wild demonstration after the finish of the fifth race 1nlliix which had run a most uneven race dropped back in the early running and quickly recovering then raced up to the lead and was apparently a easy winner in the final sixteenth but Harwood II which swerved in the final eighth came fast next to the outside rail and must have been ad ¬ judged the winner in the next stride However In failed by the shortest of margins according to Jin judges with whom the majority of the crowd disagreed vociferously vociferouslyWELL WELL BACKED ANTOINETTE WINS WINSAntoinette Antoinette was the medium of an oldfashioned betting coup in the final race the Englishbred filly being backed down from 110 to fi to 1 and made good in the final strides of a terrific stretch drive in which she outganied Andrew Millers Hurricane tin pronounced favorite in the race J W McOlelland owner of Eternal has notified Manager Winii that he is willing to make the sub ¬ scription fee for the special race for twoyearolds at laurel 10tX 0 and all the winnings to go to the Rrd Cross CrossPurchase Purchase the property of the Brighton Stable which it is thought will be one of tlie three starters is to be sold at auction next Thursday conse ¬ quently his case is in suspense suspenseThe The prospects for the special nice for star two yearolds at Aqueduct are not bright owing to dis ¬ agreement over conditions by the owners of Billy Kelly Eternal and Purchase The belief is general the three best youngsters will not meet here Mr Winn the manager of the Laurel track was asked if he would make an offer for a special race He said he would add 10000 to a subscription of 5WM each or as much more as the owners cared to subscril e for a threequarters of a mile race at Laurel during October the horses to carry scale weights Part of the money to go to the Red Cross fund and the remainder in Liberty Bonds said Mr Winn It is a sportsman proposition and Commander J K L Ross is willing to do anything with the money that is suitable to the other owners The owners of the three horses are all rich men and good iK rtvmcii These conditions would make it In a 10000 stake with three starters and 30000 if only two went to the post postEverett Everett Hayncs the wellknown steeplechase rider has l eeu discharged from the army for physi ¬ cal disability and Is expected to resume his previous occupation in the near future
