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MAD HATTER A ROGUE Sulks in the Rich Aqueduct Handicap to Finish Last. Prince James Takes the Race Easily and Sets a New Track Record in Doing So. NEW YORK, N. T., September 23. Prince James, four-year-old son of Kins James and Lacona, that races for Charles H. Thierot, broke the track record for a mile and five-sixteenths at Aqueduct today when he galloped home an easy winner of the Aqueduct Handicap. Back of him finished Captain Alccck, Sedgefield, Bon Homme, Devastation and Mad Hatter was pulled up in last place. The race was worth ,000 to the winner. This was a fitting race, for one of the largest crowds that has ever visited old Aqueduct. The day was a perfect one for the sport and with the track at its best and scant wind blowing the conditions could not be improved upon for fast time. Starter Cassidy had the six in the Aqueduct Handicap away promptly and in excellent alignment. Mad Hatter began from the outside and instead of attempting to outrun the others to the first turn Sande took him back and eased him over toward the rail. Ensor, in the meantime, had rushed Bon Homme out and he set a merry pace down the backstretch. He was a good four lengths to the good before the half-mi"e ground was reached. Captain Alcock was going along in second place and Mad Hatter, lapped by Prince James, followed him. Devastation and Sedgefield were the closest followers and were both well back. It was after leaving the backstretch that the others drew up on Bon Homme and he began to show signs of tiring. As they moved up Taplin chose the inside with Prince James and that gave him an immense advantage, for the others were forced out by Bon Homme. BALKS AT SAXDES WHIP. By this time Sande attempted his move with Mad Hatter, taking the son of Fair Play to the outside. As he began his move he was bumped and when Sar.dc drew his whip on him he sulked and finally pinned his ears back and propped so badly that he finished, eased up, in last place. In the meantime Prince James, next to the rail, had rushed into a long lead and the race was virtually over, an eighth from the end. He finished the winner by more than three lengths and Captain Alcock just lasted to beat the fast-closing Sedgefield for second place. When leaving the backstretch there had been some bumping between Captain Alcock and Bon Homme and Mooney and Ensor, their reupective riders, were called to the stand by the stewards. No charge was made by either boy and no action was taken. A band of good selling platers came together in the seven-eighths selling handicap, for all agea, and Bud Fishers Muskallonge, under an excellent ride by Sande, was an easy winner from Costigan, with St. Allan third. Others in the field were LEffare, Gladiator, Quecicek, Liwaito and Copper Demon. It was a good start, although Copper Demon began slowly and was then slightly pinched off before he was fairly under way. Sande was right after St. Allan and had him headed before the turn out of the backstretch was reached. Once in the lead he sent Muskallonge along fast in that position and never had to surrender his command to win by a couple of lengths. St. Allan held to second place until well into the stretch, where Costigan outfinished him through the last eighth. LEffare was forced to come a bit wide in the stretch to find clear racing room and was finishing in good style. Gladiator was at no time a serious contender and the others cut little figure in the running. DOUBLE FOR J. B. SMITH". Max Hirsch made it a double for the J. B. Smith silks when King Solomons Seal won the dash of five-eighths, for maiden two-year-olds that was the fifth offering. But it was well for the colt with the long name that Sande had the mount. He played an important part in the victory when he outrode Parke, who had the leg up on Humboldt, which finished second, while third place fell to Woodlake. Humboldt made the running and King Solomons Seal, after beginning last, was forced to come wide at the elbow to find racing room. It was there that Wood-lake raced into contention by saving much ground on the inside. It took all of Sahdes e , Continued on sixteenth page. MAD HATTER A ROGUE Continued from first page. Bkill to get King Solomons Seal up in time to win, but the son of King James stood the requirements gamely and dropped his nose down in front. Max Hirsch started James B. Smiths L.I-waito in the opening seven-eighths dash. It marked the first race for a two-year-old among older horses here this year. Incidentally, while she was programmed at 87 pounds, Bhe carried 92 when Bell had to take up five pounds overweight. A counterfeit 0 bill was discovered at Aqueduct Saturday that was a particularly skillful bit of counterfeiting. It is numbered BG19853D and it carries a portrait of President McKinley. Each day there comes a tip to Aqueduct from Havre de Grace. Saturday the Quincy Stables Yankee Star was one. Friday it was E. B. McLeans Codina. In the absence of Roy "Waldron, Bon Homme was saddled for the Aqueduct Handicap by Jerry Carroll. Charles P. Grainger of Louisville, who is visiting at Garden City, was in the holiday crowd at Aqueduct, Edward J. Farrell, Democratic nominee for state senator for Nassua and Suffolk counties, came in for a days racing. Joe McCarthy was down from Saratoga Springs, where he makes his home now, just to see the Aqueduct Handicap. The need for a larger grandstand at Aqueduct was brought home by the enormous crowd. A second deck to the present structure could readily have been filled. Eugene Normile was here from the Far "West with the Coffroth party and was enthusiastic when asked about the Tijuana racing. B. Lavinc, agent for W. Williams, stopped off at Aqueduct while on his way to Havre de Grace. He will endeavor to buy a couple of horses for the Williams string while in New York. James Evans, former trainer for the Gifford A. Cochran stable, is back from France, where he went in search of health. He visited in the South of France while abroad and is greatly benefited by his trip. G. W. Coburn tried his two-year-old Lady Inez with blinkers as a part of her equipment. In the last race Hopkins sent H. P. j Whitneys Spot Cash to the post without ! blinkers, which have formerly been a part of his equipment. " j James W. Coffroth, the guiding genius of j I the Tijuana racing, watched the sport from ! I a clubhouse box. , .. a. .
