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FAVORITES FARE POORLY AT AQUEDUCT Even Sunflash II Meets Defeat Marie Miller and Service Star Win Days Features NEW YOKK X Y July 1 The Regret Handi ¬ cap iiml the Union Selling Stakes were the out ¬ standing features of a program of moderate qual ¬ ity at Aqueduct today but nevertheless inter ¬ esting racing resulted all the finishes being close enough to thrill the spectators Marie Miller sur ¬ prised the talent in the Resret Handicap the Abe Frank mare assuming command at the barriers rise and holding sway throughout Elected II was an easy second holding Wedding Cake the fa ¬ vorite safe which tired from chasing the winner winnerService Service Star racing in greatly improved form over his previous nice accounted for the Union Selling Stakes in easy fashion A mediocre band of threeyearolds faced the barrier in this stake Mr Rrummel showed much speed but tired badly although he was easily second Flibbertygibbets efforts were far below his best form formMidas Midas II proved much the best in the steeple ¬ chase Transpero finished second by a narrow margin as It llanna on Syrdarya wa overconfi ¬ dent and was caught napping and lost second place thereby therebyIt It was a disastrous day for those that follow the fortunes of the favorites and after the first four had failed dismally the defeat of Sunflash II in the fitli proved to be the climax of a disappointing afternoon The Hildreth horse pulled up lame which may account for his defeat defeatThe The section of J W McClellauds stable trained by K Patterson will be split a section going to Empire City to race and the remainder will be shipped to Saratoga SaratogaA A II Diazs stable will be sent to Saratoga at the conclusion of the Aqueduct meeting General J M Gomez the star youngster of the stable uill not be a starter in the Great American Stakes for twoyearolds Saturday SaturdayTrainer Trainer E Wayland will take W J Salmons stable to Empire City which will include Careful llobey Baker has been turned out for the summer by Mr Wayland WaylandJ J II McDonald was an arrival from Hamilton Ontario to look over some horses he has resting at FridayService Jamaica and will leave for Fort Erie Friday Service Star was bid up by J A Coburn to 3005 a djjHiiCi rJjvlii owner while Sundial II was bid up to 3ioo by L Wntcrbury and sold
