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TODAY IS BROOKLYN HANDICAP DAY Small But Select Field Named to Contest Thirty second Running of Famous Eace NEW YORK X Y June 23 The thirtysecond running of the Brooklyn Handicap will be the stellar attraction of the opening day at Aqueduct tomorrow when the Queens County Jockey Club will inaugurate its summer meeting of seventeen days While the field for the Brooklyn is small it com ¬ prises some of the best handicap horses of the coun ¬ try E B McLeans The Porter being the top weight of those named to go Exterminator Boni ¬ face Lanins Mad Hatter and Cirrus are the other older horses among the overnight acceptances while H P Whitneys Wildair is the only three yearold among the probable starters All are high class horses and should furnish a race on par with the best traditions of one of the oldest of the now defunct Brooklyn Jockey Clubs fixtures fixturesFor For the closing day at Jamaica Secretary Ed ¬ wards provided a program for the cheaper quality of horses featured by the Olympic Selling Stakes at threequarters worth l9i to the winner Five faced the starter with T rchbearer most in demand To a good start Torchbearer went to the front at once closely pressed bv Yonneed until Sande gave him his head when he bounded away from his oppo ¬ nent to win easily Pickwick finished gamely but could not reduce the winners lead Prince of Como racing in improved form was easily third At the conclusion of the race the winner was bid up to 410 by C K Mcore and S Louis but was retained by the owner ownerThe The appearance of jockey F Keogh who has been out of the saddle for some time and was on Wai Smoke in the second race evoked salvos of ap ¬ plause from the clubhouse and grandstand as his mount paraded to the post Although riding with all his former skill he could not nurse his mount first to the finish finally Miecnmbing to the rush of Ballast in the closing strides Tom Brooks finished a good third thirdRal Ral Parr claimed War Smoke out of the second race for 82705 Paul Connelly secured Ballast for at Aqueduct Is as follows followsBayside Bayside Steeplechase and Brooklyn Handicap Thurs ¬ day June 24 24Hanover Hanover Handicap Friday June 25 25Hudson Hudson Stakas and Queens County Handicap Satur ¬ day June 25 25Rockaway Rockaway Stakes Monday June 28 28Canarsie Canarsie Stakes Tuesday June 29 29Gazelle Gazelle Stakes Wednesday June 30 30Villon Villon Stakes Thursday July 1 1Hindoo Hindoo Handicap Friday July 2 2Great Great American Stakes Brookdale Handicap and Winfield Steeplechase Saturday July 3 3Clover Clover Stakes and Carter Handicap Monday July ii iiWoodhaven Woodhaven Stakes Tuesday July fl July 7 7Myrtle Myrtle Stakes Thursday July S SBramble Bramble Handicap Friday July 9 9Glendale Glendale Steeplechase Tremont Stakes and Dwycr Stakes Saturday July 10 10Astoria Astoria Stakes Monday July 12 12Speculation Speculation Handicap Tuesday July 13
