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POPULAR RACER STROMBOLI Triumphantly Returns to Sport in a Spectacular Victory Beats Gloomy Gus in a Greaty Finish Favorites Fail Their Backers New York September 27 Forbidding skies and a typical Friday program bad little effect on to ¬ days Aqueduct attendance which maintained its high daily average A averageA pleasing incident in connection with todays sport was tlie return to racing of the redoubtable old bandicap liorse Stromboli The former Bel motit racer which now belongs to Sam Hildretli won the mile dash in a gruelling finish with Gloomy Ous displaying his old time stamina and speed as a nose victory in l389i amply testifies There was si mild demonstration after the race as the finish was exceedingly close Loftus clearly outrode Walls through the stretch drive That Stroml Stromlolis olis victory was popular was demonstrated by the rousing reception given Loftus and his mount upon their return to the scales Oral speculators who rely on favorites to keep their accounts oil the right side of the ledger found little to console them in their battle with Dame Fortune in the results of the first three races at Aqueduct this afternoon Sam Hildreths Grouse was the first one to disappoint Bar One and Assign leading him home in the opener Bar One was carrying the colors of S Scheidig a newcomer to the sport for the first time today and it must have been a pleasing debut for his new owner as Bar One scored after a terrific stretch drive witli Assign winning in the last strid s Assign set the pace to the stretch but could not resist the strong finish of the winner materially aided by the good riding SehiittingerrItoustelles of Andy Sehiittingerr Itoustelles head victory over Wondermau the favorite in the second race was even more dis ¬ appointing to the talent than Grouses defeat Won derman appeared to outclass his opposition and the fact that he was only l caten in the last few strides failed to take the sting out of his defeat Bonstelle the winner showed a suddenly improved performance and stood the filial drive gamely The slow start of Wonderman beat the favorite favoriteSASINS SASINS OVEEWHELMING DEFEAT DEFEATThen Then came the climax to the woe of the form backers Sasins overwhelming defeat in the one mile and fivesixteenths race Sasin was considered a sure tiling in this race apparently made to rder for him He was backed to the exclusion of every ¬ thing else and to top it all there is no excuse to offer for his defeat He simply quit The winner was Woodtrap with Little Nearer second and Starrv Banner third Little Nearer loomed up threatening ly in the final eighth but pulled up lame lameLady Lady Gertrude under the skillful riding of Frank Robinson captured the mile handicap for fillies and mares and brought some relief to the harassed form backers backersKobinson Kobinson also figured in the success of Young Adam his energetic and vigorous riding enabling the Meadow Brook Farm representative to defeat E K BradKys Blushing Beauty the warm favor ¬ ite in the closing race of the afternoon afternoonK K L Gerrys good twoyearold filly Lady Kose bud died yesterday She took cold while at Sara ¬ toga and never improved improvedThere There will be quite an exodus of horses leaving for Laurel between now and Monday The express companies have orders for transportation for the stables of Kim Patterson with Kternal and others W II Henry with The Brook Sam Hildretli Fred Johnson It O Miller J Howard Lewis with the Widener jumpers Silas Veitch and a few others of more or less importance importancePresident President Shevlin of the Aqueduct track is more than pleased with the response of horsemen and public at the fall meeting It is far better in every respect than that of last year said Mr Shevlin showing the growing interest in the sport
