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IN A DRIVING RAIN STORM ♦ Prince of Bourbon Captures Chief Offering at Aqueduct. » His Performance of Carrying 130 Pounds ami Running Six and a Half Furlongs in 1:19 Is Remarkable. ♦ NEW YORK. N. Y.. June 2.T — In a driving rainstorm and over a track that was deep in slushy mud. Prince of Bourbon, from the Lexington Stable, and his stablemate. Loved One, that races under the silks of the Xalapa Farm Stable, were first and second in the best Wednesday offering at Aqueduct. Thi was a six and a half furlongs dash and under 130 pounds Prince of Bourbon covered the distance in 1:19. making it a remarkable performance. He was ridden by Sande and completed a double for him, for he had ridden Bou Chaib to an easy victory in the third race. Conditions were miserable for the sport. Most of the afternoon a cold, driving rain fell and this condition had its effect on the attendance, though the crowd was surprisingly large considering the weather. Nine went to the post in the highweight handicap and it was run when the storm was at its worst. As a result there was a considerable patt of the running when it was impossible to distinguish the colors. Then the start was a bit ragged, with Flyman being virtually left, while the mean tempered Quatrain also left slowly. Bull Run and Patricia J. beat the others away and when the horses disappeared in the storm they were showing the way. Until well into the st.etch all that could be seeu was a bunch of dark form:-, splashing through the mud and when they could be picked out it was found that Sande had saved ground with Priiice of Uocrboi. and he was shov.it g the way on the rail. Bull Run was right with him and Loved One was closing further out on the course. At the end Prince of Bourbon was a length dear; while Loved One beat Bull Run a length and a half for second place, with Voltr.ie four lengths farther away. Though there were only four starters in the short course Wheatley. Steeplechase Handicap, it brought about the best contest that has been seen through the Aqueduct field this year. Jolly Roger, from the Greentree Stable and cleverly ridden by "Specs" Crawford, was winner from W. A. Reads Gasper, with T. Morgan in the saddle and Barrett Haynes rode Walter J. Salmons Gun Boat into third place. The only other starter was Joseph 10. Wideners Saint Pancras, added at the eleventh hour. Saint Pancras was the one to cut out the pace for a turn of the course and he raced along under restraint, though "Dolly" Byers permitted him to set a fast pace. Crawford had Jolly Roger weli within striking distance and he early went Continued on twentieth pace. IN A DRIVING RAIN STORM Continued from first page jp to feel :f the pacemaker, but when Ityets improved his pace he eased the big chestnut hack again. Casper and Cun Boat followed in close order and both were also under a nice, steadying restraint. The last turn of the course, in the back field, there was a general closing up on Saint Iancras. but he continued to hold to his 1-;id. Morgan had made his bid with Casper and fctill Crawford waited patiently. Tlier, at the upper end of the field Haynes circled around with Qua Boat and for an insta :it he threatened to go to the front, but Casper would not have it. Right there it was apparent that Saint Pancras was through and ♦hat he would not share in the purse division. It was not until in the front field that Crawford made his real bid with Jolly Roger. As he moved on Casper the outlander responded to Morgans call and he held his lead, but Joily Roger was galloping strongly and close after him. The pair were lapped at the last fence, where Casper made a slight bobble and from there home Jolly Roger oiitpjamed him to win going away. Cun Boat was rather a distant third and Saint Pancras a more distant last and done to a turn. The race was worth $:1,350 to the winner. Clarence Turner played an important part in the victory of C. I... Carrolls Athel in the opening five-eighths dash. He kept the colt in the firm footing well to the outside of the course and coming with a rush in the last sixteenth was up to beat Double On and Pop Bell. There was a wide flooded strip on the inside of the course and the fact that both Sapin and Master William raced in that strip had much to do with their defeat. Double On was the one to cut out the running and he looked all over a winner until Turner made his winning charge in the comparatively firm footing. The finish for second place was exceedingly close and Pop Bell would have beaten Double On in another stride. C R. Fleisehmanns French horse Bou Chaib showed a great liking for the sloppy going, when he galloped home an easy winner with Sande in the saddle. Harrovian, from the Sewickley Stable, raced to second place, and H. S. Bowns Haut et Bon just beat the Ascot Stables High Ball. There were twelve named for this overnight race, but the track conditions brought scratches that reduced the field to four. From a good start, the lightly weighted High Ball was rushed to the front, and Bou Chaib followed after him, with Haut et Bon rather a distant last through the early racing. Harvey had Harrovian on the inside and. when he tried to go through between Bou Chaib anel the rail, was shut off and crowded back rather badly. In the meantime. High Ball was still showing the way, but Bou Chaib was galloping so strongly, through the mud that it was apparent he could take the lead at the first asking. Sande did not make the move until swinging into the stretch. There the French horse simply romped to the front, and all the way he widened the gap, to be winner by eight lengths. Harrovian had no trouble reaching second place when he recovered from his early misfortunes, and Haut et Bon, under a long drive, just beat home the tired High Ball. The fifth was a mile and a sixteenth fcr cheap ones, and Buttercup, greatly benefitted by the going, was good enough to lead virtually all the way. At the end she was doing her best la withstand the rush of Bombshell, while Delhi Boy was able to beat Papa Blinks for third. In this race Sabina was virtually left at the post and Schuttinger had Tea Ball away so sluggishly that he had scant chance. At the end of the card, Mrs. I ouise Viaus Uncle Hood proveil best of rather a good bantl of juveniles, when he won over the five-eighths route. H. T. Archibalds Crystal Domino chased him home, and third was the portion of A. C. Bostwicks Dignus. ■
