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AQUEDUCTS GOOD PROGRAM Large Attendance Enjoys Ocean Breezes and Excellent Racing Blairgowrie Takes the Feature Race John I Days Victory Popular Turf Gossip NEW YORK N Y July 7 A large attendance was attracted to Aqueduct by the good program of ¬ fered Those present enjoyed good racing and much relief from the cooling ocean breezes which swept ovce the grounds The feature of thp days card was the fourth the Iroquois Handicap In Its running Blairgowrie found a track to his liking and scored in easy fashion from Natural Bridge the favorite The winners task was made easy by the efforts of Leading Star and Chasseur to steal away from their opponents They raced In close company until rounding the turn Chasseur was the first to crack but Treading Star tired after another eighth and was finally sighted in last position when the finish was reached while Duchess lace finished third thirdThe The finish of the fifth brought the big crowd to its feet and many cheers were heard when tin favorite John I Days number was posted Sunny Hill selected by a Maryland coterie as a medium for a killing relinquished his early acquired lead only in the last stride with Millrace following closest to them themThe The third race proved one of the best speculative mediums of the meeting with three horses sharing almost equal favoritism at fours during the wager ¬ ing It went to Ticket in easy fashion under Schut tingers capable riding from the high weight Kilts II with Daddys Choice running in good form a gallant third African Arrow ran ia the colors of J K It Jtoss who claimed him after Ills recent victory Many confused Harwood II winner of the sec ¬ ond with Harwood Wm Walkers old plater and he was quoted at the liberal odds of eight to one The old campaigner after opening a long lead on his opposition appeared to loaf in the final stages and was forced to a drive to defeat Coaler though it is probable that his weak legs bothered him for lie came back to the scales nodding and lame lameDISQUALIFICATION DISQUALIFICATION IK FIRST BACK BACKExcitement Excitement marked the running of the first race Loftus had TingaLing away fast on the inside of Housemaid on which Davies was equally alert Both riders rode their mounts hard rounding the turn and through the stretch with little to choose between them Loftus resorted to every artifice known to jockeyship Housemaid finally gained the judges eye first The stewards deemed Loft us worthy of punishment and he was suspended for two days The ruling will not interfere with his engagement to ride Sir Barton in the Dwyer Stakes One of the oldest horses in training faced this barrier when G M Miller twelve years old started in the second secondR R H McCarter Potter has frequently asked handi capper Vosburgh to put more weight on Blairgowrie so that a stronger boy could ride He was accom ¬ modated today Blairgowrie carrying 108 pounds and Ambrose He needs a strong rider to hold him together said Mr Potter and you see how easily he won A light boy cannot get all that is in him out of him Lieut Col E B Cassatt was an interested spec ¬ tator wearing civilian attire for the first time since the day war was declared His old trainer T Simon Healy particularly appreciated his visit being the recipient of a handsome pair of field glasses the colonels gift giftG G D Bryan Jr leading spirit of Jefferson EarV was a visitor having come from Toledo He reports the vastly improved condition of his associate Tames V OHara who was seriously ill at Baltimore BaltimoreJule Jule Garson purchased the wellbred filly Tea Party from J J Flanagan Jr on private terms termsWilliam William Garth has shipped the jumper Shade to Charlottesville Va to be rested for the Maryland fall campaign campaignThos Thos Francis the Buffalo horseman was a visi ¬ tor today todayJames James Butlers first twoyearold entry of the season was shown when the appropriately named Teachers Pet by Out of Reach Schoolmarni one of the master of Empires own breeding started 111 the sixth race The filly showed high early gpeeih but was probably short and should improve The race went to Gladiator when he scored the easiest victory of the day over Furlough with theountsider Le Glorieux third thirdW W Casey claimed John I Day for lr 50 after his victory Ed Soule is considered the Pittsburgh Phil of today Certain members of the crowd wait until lie decides which horse he bets on then there is a regular football rush toward the lawn lawnAn An unusually attractive program is carded for Tuesday It bears a real holiday aspect
