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GOOD DAY OF RACING Priscilla Ruley Easily Takes Mile Handicap for Fillies. Close Finish Marks Woodhavea Stakes, Clavichord Outlasting Chink and Socrates. i NEW YORK, N. Y., June 26. Priscilla Ruley, that races for William Woodwards Belair Stud", was an -easy winner of the best offering at Aqueduct today when she easily took the measure of Avisack, Lady Belle, Nellie Morse and two others that left the post so slowly as to have no chance. This was a mile handicap, for fillies and mares, and. Priscilla Ruley was in receipt of six pounds from Avisack, while Nellie Morse attempted to give her fifteen pounds. It was too much of a handicap and the daughter of Ambassador IV. always held her company safe. It was a good day of racing that was served up by the Queens County Jockey Club and the stake feature was the Woodhaven, a claiming event that resulted in a close finish, with Clavichord just beating Chink and Socrates. The steeplechase was another thriller when Sky Scraper II., under a hard drive, was first home ahead of the Green-tree Stable pair, Al Fresco and Conniebert It was unfortunate that in the mile for fillies and mares that Ohone and Yankee Princess were virtually left at the post. In fact, Ohone was so slow to leave that Callahan only jogged her after her company, while Yankee Princess only cantered after the others. Avisack and Nellie Morse, the top weights, were both off fast, but they soon gave away to Priscilla Ruley and when Fields had her clear he dropped her down next to the inside rail and she was never afterwards seriously threatened. Merimee was rating Nellie Morse alongside of Avisack, and Lady Belle was not far away. There was little change in these positions until well into the stretch where both Avisack and Nellie Morse moved up slightly, but it was the last dying effort of the Preakness winner and Avisack shook her off. Lady Belle also improvd her position. In the last eighth and when Avisack was doing her best, Priscilla Ruley drew out again until at the end she was four, lengths clear and racing strongly. Avisack beat Lady Belle three lengths for second place and the Coe filly was a like distance before the tired Nellie Morse. NOT EQUAL TO TASK. The Fisher filly had attempted to give away too much weight while the race tended to show that Avisack would have no busi-j ness in a mile match with the Rancocas Stable Outline, which contest had been suggested. Lawrence Waterburys Clavichord was lucky to win the Wcodhaven Claiming Stakes, which was worth ,450 to the winner. It was a five-eighths dash for the juveniles and as it was run Lee Rosenbergs Chink was best, but Callahan permitted Cooper to come through on the inside in the closing strides to enable her to be winner by a head. Mrs. J. A. Coburns Socrates was third just a head farther away. While Clavichord was lucky at the end she was not lucky leaving the post, for at the start Gladstone swerved into her sharply and knocked her off her stride and she had to battle her way up to find a contending position. Socrates and Chink were the ones to cut out the pace and it was not until inside the last eighth that Chink, finally had Socrates beaten. In the meantime Clavichord was working her way up cn the inside and then came the opening that permitted her to slip through and outgame the other two. Gladstone showed a good flight of speed in the running after his misbehavior at the post and he met with some interference from Senor, the R. T. Wilson starter, when he raced along the outside and bore over on the Arlington colL Of the eight that went to the post in the short course steeplechase there were three that did not complete the journey. St. Lawrence went down with H. Williams at the fourth fence. Thomas Hitchcocks Prickle unseated McNair at the ninth and Tuftney ran around the wing of the fifth fence with Ural. Fortunately all three riders escaped injury. STEEPLECHASE TO SKY SCRAPER II. The winner turned up in Sky Scraper II., from the Brookmeade Stable, with the Green-tree Stable pair, Al Fresco and Conniebert, finishing second and third, while Frederick Johnsons Last Man was fourth. It was a race that was marked by considerable rough riding for which Bethel, on Conniebert, was chiefly to blanr. That mare bothered Prickle considerably and that had something to do with his coming to grief at the ninth fence where he took off a stride too soon and hit it hard. Sky Scraper II. was easily best, and forcing all the pace, ho successfully withstood the challenges of both Continued on twufftti page. GOOD DAY OF RACING Continued from first page. Conniebert and Al Fresco. The mare was used to carry him along, and swinging into the front field for the run to the finish, the Greentree Stable pair had him between them and they were lapped on him. Going to the last fence Al Fresco had Sky Scraper II. headed, but in the short run home the son of Sweeper proved the gamer and regaining the lead had a length advantage at the end. Al Fresco beat his stablemate four lengths, and Conniebert in turn only beat Last Man a length and a half for the short end of the prize. There were sixteen cheap ones that made up the field of the opening six and a half furlong dash and it resulted in a good finish when Jaunebar beat home "W. H. Snyders Conceal and Thomas Monahans Cydonia was third. Ege, Cydonia and Jaunebar were the ones to set the pace, but Ege dropped out of it early and Cydonia closed fast when the stretch was reached. Jaunebar finished with good courage under a vigorous ride, while Conceal saved ground in the stretch and, stealing through next to inside rail, was going well at the end. The tvo-year-old maiden race of the day was over the, five-eighths distance, and W. J. Boths Julie was winner in good fashion from Mrs. A. Swenkes Clique, with Lord Vargrave saving third from Tango, the R. T. Wilson starter. It was Julie that dominated all the running after being away in front, but it was Clique that ran a winning race. L. Fator had her in no end of difficulty in the early running, and she closed a considerable gap and, though well beaten, was going better than the winner at the end. Rodeo was the disappointment of the race, for after beginning fairly well he was unable to improve his position. H. M. Howards Nose Dive, ridden by jockey Earl Sande, was winner of the final race of the day in an easy fashion from Southern Cross, while Athelstan was third. The winner dominated the running throughout and at the end won with speed in reserve. Southern Cross followed the pace, but was quitting at the end. Athelstan came with a rush next to the inner rail and would have been second in another stride. Blind Play was guided wide all the way.
