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TWO FOR QUINCY STABLE . i Copper Demon and Ray Jay Carry Its Colors to Double Victory. I . : Lady Baltimore Wins Again Vendor a False Favorite Arapahoe in a Canter. NEW YORK, X. Y., September 19. It was a big day for the Quincy Stable at Aqueduct today. Ray Jay, son of Assagai Romagne, won the Oak-dale Handicap and ,700, while his stablemate Yankee Star finished second a short margin ahead of the favorite, Modo. Ray Jays performance completed a double for the Quincy colors, as Copper Demon had previously scored a victory in the second race. Ray Jay was away in fifth position, but showing the most speed quickly rushed into the lead and drew away rapidly on the turn, while the favorite, Modo, was being knocked back to last position. Constant interference had practically eliminated the Brumrael colt before the field turned into the stretch, while the winner had clear sailing throughout and was never in danger. The two-year-olds which the Quincy colt defeated in the Oakdale was a good and representative band of youngsters, including Surf Rider, winner of the Champagne Stakes, which carried top weight of 122 pounds; Column, Sweep By and Venizelos, in addition to the two placed horses. Surf Riders heavy impost obviously was too much for him and he failed to threaten the leaders at any time. Modo, in spite of the early interference which ruined his chances for the winners share, saved ground nfter reaching the far turn and finishing fast got up for third place in the last few strides. Clear skies and promise of good sport brought out an exceptionally large Monday crowd to the course. The spectators were rewarded by good racing in spite of the numerous scratches, as the fields were large enough for the most part to stand a bit of judicious pruning. The track, thoroughly dried out after Saturdays rain, was at its best. HARD TUSSLE FOR LADY BALTIMORE. J. S. Cosdens Dick Finnell filly. Lady Baltimore, ran the second race of her career and won her second victory in the opening dash. She led Santa Clara at the finish by half a length. Bay-onne was third. Lady Baltimore got away well and raced Bayonne into defeat entering the stretch. She then drew away, but Rice was forced to give her a hard ride through the last eighth to maintain her advantage in the face of a strong challenge by Santa Clara. Fator had taken Santa Clara to the inner rail in the stretch and gained rapidly on the leader, but Lady Baltimore gamely held on and staved off defeat by a narrow margin. Jockey T. Rice completed a double by defeating Fator again in the second race at one mile. Rice, on Copper Domen, hugged the inside rail all the way, took the lead when Tody, the early pacemaker, tired on the far turn, and kept the Quincy Stable colt in front by a length at the end in spite of a strong challenge by Frigate, with Fator up. Curfew was third. The race was a hard blow for the speculators. Tody was well backed into favoritism and gave her backers a run for their money through the first half mile. She tired rapidly on the turn and dropped out of contention before the start of the stretch drive. Frigate was bothered all through the stretch by the fast tiring Tody and by Curfew. Fator took him to the outside and closed with good speed, but the loss of ground when the Frizzle gelding was forced wide by the two tiring contenders had already decided the result. By the time Frigate found clear going Copper Demon held an easy lead. LUCKY GIRL NEGLECTED BUT WINS. F. M. Kelleys Lucky Girl won the third race, for two-year-olds under selling conditions and at three-quarters of a mile, from Doughnut and Vendor. Lucky Girl, in spite of her splendid race in her last start at Belmont Park, was neglected by the public, who backed Vendor into odds-on favoritism. The latter got away in front and had no excuses. He was simply outrun by the winner, and finished last. Arapahoe took the measure of a cheap band of platers in the fifth race. Santa Claus was second, and Scottish Chief third. Scottish Chief started off in the lead and held sway to the first turn, but Arapahoe, released from restraint when straightened out for the stretch drive, displaced him with? out much effort and easily drew out to win by six lengths. Scottish Chief tired and gave way without much struggle to Santa Claus bid for second place. Trainer W. M. Sheedy sent Grover Walsh.s two-year-old Fair Virginia to Havre de Grace, where she will be raced. Dave Leary, accompanied by jockey L. Fator, returned from Latonia Sunday. He said that there was no excuse for Grey Lags defeat in the Latonia Championship; the colt simply did not appear to fancy the muddy going. Grey Lag arrived today. Trainer W. Booth, who saddled Sporting Blood, the winner of the Latonia Championship, and then turned him over to his new owner, H. C. Fisher, also arrived at Aqueduct from Latonia to resume his duties as trainer for the Redstone Stable. The suspension of jockey L. Ensor, made at Saratoga and extended to include the Belmont Park meeting by the stewards there, has been continued by the stewards at Aqueduct. Trainer James Rowe has turned over the two-year-old Penitent, daughter of Regret, to Fred Hopkins to train. Arapahoe was claimed out of the fifth race by H. Ackers for ,700.
