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ENGLISH JUMPER BANGLE « Registers Another Steeplechase Triumph for Hitchcock Colors. « Defeats French Horse Rabel In Bayside Handicap — Ceylon Princes Unexpected Form Reversal Brings Official Action. a NEW YORK, N. Y., June 14.— Bangle, the English steeplechaser which races for Thomas Hitchcock, was winner of the special offering of the Queens County Jockey Club at Aqueduct today when he was first home in the short course of the Bayside Handicap, worth ,675 to the winner. Another imported horse in Jefferson Livingstons French gelding Rabel was second, with Joseph K. Wid-eners filly Be Fair taking third. The only other starter was Marshall Fields Nomad. It was a delightful day for the sport and there was a big crowd out for the occasion. The track was at its best and the entertainment first class. Thomas Hitchcock has played such an important part in the steeplechasing this year and his green silks have triumphed so often that it was no surprise in the result of the Bayside, though many were of the opinion that Rabel would take the measure of Bangle. The horses went away at the first attempt and Be Fair, under her impost of 130 pounds, was rushed into the lead, while Bangle was last and trailing Rabel. Bethel made every use of the speed of Be Fair and before the first turn of the course had been completed she had opened up such a lead that there seemed to be a doubt if she would be caught. Then, at the water, the others began to gain on her. By that time McNamee had gone into second place with Bangle, while Nomad was third and Crawford was still waiting patiently with Rabel. Then at the lower end of the course, and it seemed too soon, McNamee sent Bangle up to Be Fair and the pair of them raced along closely lapped. As Bang.e came alongside it was apparent that the filly was not through and she carried him along at a merry pace. Rabel was moving by this time and he ran over Nomad to take third place in the procession, but he was a full ten lengths back of the first two, while Nomad had dropped out of the running. Bangle and Be Fair went right along in close company until finally the filly bobbled at a fence and then Continued on seventeenth page. ENGLISH JUMPER BANGLE Continued from first pace. Bangle took command at the top of the field. It was there that Crawford made his first move with Rabel and the French horse moved up in resolute fashion. He had a big gap to close but he was gaining rapidly, while Bangle had been used up considerably racing with Be Fair, but he stuck it cut to be heme the winner by three lengths, while Rabel beat Be Fair ten lengths for second place and Nomad was being eased up much farther back. There came a disqualification in the running of the mile Ladkin Claiming Handicap when Jefferson Livngstons Recreation, after fnishing first, was set back on the claim of Pete Walls, who finished second with II. T. Archibalds Candy Hog. This ruling moved R. E. Spenos Copiapo into second place and gave third to William Moores Stretcher. As the barrer was released Festival did not start with the others and was as good as left at the post, while both Gormand and Peter Peter began slowly. Wildale began fast, as did Claptrap, the stablemate to Festival, and Stretcher was also In the front division, wth Recreation close up. The others were more or less strung out and Candy Hog was well back In the field, but racing well. Peter Peter was making up some ground, but Mergler was of little assistance. Turning into the stretch Claptrap went into command and there was a general closing up back of him. Both Candy Hog and Recreation were making up ground rapidly and had come prominently into the picture and shortly thereafter Claptrap dropped back beaten. It was just inside the final quarter and when Recreation was making her run past Candy Hog that it is charged the foul was committed that cost the Livingston filiy the race. Walls made his claim against Fields, which was sustained by the stewards. William Garth, who has saddled his share of juvenile winners this year, sent the first winner of the day to the post in A. M. Chichesters Miss Widworthy. She defeated Clatter, the unfortunate filly from the Kershaw Stable, which had two close decisions against her at Belmont Park, while Emil Hertz Frieda L. outlasted Bud Fishers Gangster for third. llisa Widworthy had an outside position, but speed enough to cross over and she raced down well to the inside. Clatter was on inside of her and, as a matter of fact, after the finish, Schreiner, who had the mount on Clatter, lodged a claim of foul against the winner. This claim was not allowed. Ceylon Prince, from the Dyker Stable, showing a marked change in form, was winner of the mile and a sixteenth of the third race, leading homo L. Tignolas Black Bart, with G. C. Winfreys Bright Steel in the third position. Ceylon Prince was fortunate in beginning well and, hustled right along all the way, he never surrendered his command. King Jimmy and Black Bart went with him in the early racing and Club, after being slow to get under way, moved up to third place, with the others trailing along and Blue Diamond last of them all. Swinging into the stretch Ceylon Trinee went wide and there Metzies Buddy was rushed through on the inside until for a moment he threatened, but it was only a flash and he dropped back again before the last eighth was reached. All through the final eighth Black Bart hung to Ceylon Prince in resolute fashion, but the old English gelding would not give an inch and at the end he was still a length to the good. Black Bart was two lengths before Bright Steel, which had finished going well, and Club was at his heels, after having been badly messed about all through the running. After William Garth had won the opening juvenile dash with Miss Widworthy. his son-in-law, Dr. J. P. Jones, went him one better la the fifth, another juvenile affair, when he saddled both the winner and the second horse. This went to Dr. Jones recent winner Ysoan and John Speed Elliotts T-ittle E. beat Miss Peggie B. Baileys Black Gertie for second place. In this the Jones pair dominated all the running, while Black Gertie was rather unfortunate at the start. She made up ground, but could not catch the other pair, while Yosan outstayed her stable-mate in the final stride. At the end of the program a six and a half furlongs dash for maidens brought out a field of eighteen and it resulted in a victory for Thilip H. Diens Buddha when he led home P. S. P. Randolphs Lar-sen, while K. E. Hitts Grumpier was third. In this Silenus, from the Greentree Stable, seemed best, but he was knocked about in the running and poorly ridden by McGovera.
