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LUCULLITE WINS AQUEDUCT HANDICAP Scores Popular Victory Before Xargo Crowd Double Success for S. C. Hildreth and Jockey Fator. NEW YOBIC. N. Y.. September 20. About the largest crowd of the present meeting was present at Aqueduct today. A good Saturdays program was decided, in which results were fairly formful. The Aqueduct Handicap, worth ,1100 .net, was the feature, but only three horses out of six named to go started, they being Lucullite, Star Master and Corn Tassel. It proved to be another victory for Lucullite, which, sliowihg his usual high speed, led throughout and at the end was two lengths in advance of Corn Tassel, running within two-fifths of a second of the track record for the mile and an eighth. Lucullites victory was a popular one, ho being a well-backed choice- and when Fator came back to the stand lie received an ovation from the big crowd. The Oneck Stables Edwina accounted for the first race, which was for "maiden -two-year-olds. She ran a good race and won easily. Stonewood was best in the steeplechase and won accordingly, while Lunetta scored the first victory for the stable of J. J. Hallenbeck in some time when she took the measure of the speedy Masked Dancer in the third. Several claims were made after the running of the first race, Kilwiuy. the winner, being retained .by the Oneck Stable for ,500. Iivcrs Lane II. was retained by her owner for ,750. Cock o the Boost was bought in by owner Tighe for ,500, and Dunsamlel went, to J. J. Fitzgerald for ,200. Arrah Go Ons success in the fifth race made it a double for S. C. Hildreth and jockey Fator. Wee Louise graduated from the maiden ranks in winning the final dash of the afternoon. Herodias injured her shoulder as a result of running into the fence while exercising this morning. It is xrolMible there will be other rulings in connection "with the running of yesterdays steeplechase. Fitzgerald, the rider of Robert Oliver, lias practically confessed he was approached by an old-time steedii-base rider to fix the race. "It is the instigators of the deal we wish to gather up," said judg- Frank Bryan, "and we may be able to di so shortlv." A. C. Schwartz, who was one of the stewards. .iid that he hoped to go considerably further in the matter and get convincing evidence against the instigators. The ruling off of Al Koenigsberg and suspension of jockey McAtee was a stunning surprise to racing folk her. .ilwuts. It is a similar ruling to that against Riley Grannan many years ago at Morris PArk when he was accused of giving money to 1retl T iral for winning a race. "Lm ullite is the horse of the year," wis the universal opinion of all horsemen after he won the Anur .net Handicap. ".lust a wonderful horse," said Mr. Morton Schwartz. "Sure- he is a grand hoi- was his owners remark smilingly. "If lie K miy -.in good a stallion us lie is 4 race liorsc lc will do for me," 1 , , I I , , . . , j L 1 ! 1 1
