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COSTLY COLT VICTOR 0,000 Nicholas Triumphant in Babylon Handicap. Feysun Furnishes Startling Surprise in Defeating Swingalong Flames Virtually Left. 4 AQUEDUCT RACE TRACK, NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 23. Nicholas, the colt for which Mrs. W. K. Venderbilt II., gave Frank Far-rell 0,000 during the Saratoga meeting, won his first race for the Fair Stable at Aqueduct today. It was in the Babylon Handicap over the three-quarters distance that the son of Stefan the Great was an easy winner and he earned just ,275 of his purchase price by the score. The track was a bit sloppy for the races early in the forenoon ind deep in spots along the inner rail. This resulted in several scratches, but good contests came out of the racing and the attendance was up to the Aqueduct standard. For the Babylon the withdrawals were Nedana, Beatrice, Gold Stick, Despot and Peanuts, but it left eight to perform and Nicholas was top weight with a burden of 118 pounds. The going was decidedly to his liking and Babin, realizing how the colt likes to run in front employed altogether different tactics than those of Maiben, who has been beaten on him twice Maiben comes from behind in his race. EARLY IN THE LEAD. It was a good start and Stampdale was first to show out of the bunch. Nicholas had an outside position at the post, but Babin sent him along with such a rush that he circled around to be showing the way when the first eighth had been completed. Once out there he had no trouble holding his lead and while Senalado was gaining at the end the gray colt was still a length to the good as he passed the judges. Stampdale, Marconi and Hy Hisself were the ones to chase after Nicholas most of the way and Maiben, as usual, waited with Senalado. In the stretch he called on the Wilson colt, but was forced to go to the inside where the footing was a bit deep. He was closing right to the end, but Babin had enough left mth Nicholas to be winner with just a little to spare. It was a close thing for the third money, but William Zeigler Jr.s Star Lore, after closing a big gap, was up to take that part of the purse from Gifford A. Cochrans Dangerous in the last stride. The greatly improved Feysun, now racing for J. C. Clare, furnished a startling surprise of the day when he was home an easy winner of the mile handicap over the three time winner Swingalong and August Belmonts Blind Play was a close third. The Belair Studs Flames was so slow leaving the barrier that he had no chance though he closed a big gap. As was to be expected Swingalong jumped to the front at the rise of the barrier, and Feysun raced at his tail. Blind Play was a length and a half further back. McAtee nursed Swingalong along in his front position, without trying to open up a lead on the others, and Feysun held as steadily to second place. Blind Play was still going strongly, when the head of the long stretch was reached. Flames had made up some ground, Continued on sixteenth page. COSTLY COLT VICTOR Continued from first page. but he was still so far out of the running as to have no chance. It was nearing the eighth post that Feysun drew up on Swingalong and McAtee went to the whip on his mount As the whip fell the gelding swerved over into the deep going and Feysun went on by to come on and score by half a dozen lengths. Blind Play was also closing on Swingalong, but McAtee kept the Whisk Broom II., gelding going long enough to have him home in second, place by a neck. Five lengths further back and going faster than any of those in front of him came Flames. As a matter of fact the way he gained ground suggested that had he been able to leave with the others he would have bsen the winner. Frank Bray added blinkers to the equipment of the Lilane Stables Young April, in the opening five-eighths dash for two-yeaer-olds and it was a wise change. The colt .began running and quickly opening up a safe lead, was at no time threatened and won with plenty to spare. John E. Maddens Half Pint, under a hustling ride by Steve ODonnell, raced to second place and Sandy McNaughtons Hoot Mon was third. The start was a good one and Maiben lost no time in taking Young April into a safe lead. He appeared to be thoroughly at home in the soft footing and ran straight all the way with Maiben looking back all through the final eighth. Hoot Mon was just a bit slow to be under way and he closed some ground, while Half Pint ran a steady race and will improve. Bright Idea was going well when she swerved over into the deep going on the rail where she was under a decided handicap. Tick Tock, a two-year-old from the Leona Farm Stable, was winner from the older horses in the six and a half furlong dash for maidens that was the second offering of the card. He lasted under a hustling ride by Laverne Fator to beat John E. Maddens three-year-old Rocky Ford and G. Cincottas Thunderbolt, another three-year-old, was the one to be third. Back of these came Sandy McNaughtons Polo Ground, the Ascot Stables Ten Eyck, J. L. Hollands two-year-old, Oowah and Charles D. Graves St Gerard. From a good start Thunderbolt was rushed into an early lead, and Polo Ground was in second place. Ten Eyck began slowly but he was rushed .up by McLaughlin until he close after Thunderbolt, when the stretch was reached. Rocky Ford was just a bit slow to be under way, We was going "along well in fourth place and well, before Tick Tock. In the last eighth both Thunderbolt and Ten Eyck quit badly and there ODonnell began; his move on the outside with Rocky Font But Fator moved at the same time with Tick Tock. The two-year-old was in rather close quarters but managed to come through to . the winner by .three parts of a 1 length, while Rocky Ford beat Thunderbolt by three lengths for second place, .
