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Questionnaires Great Victory » Adds Brooklyn Handicap to His List of Successes — Hudson Stakes to Makalu — Luckite Takes Winfield Steeplechase ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., June 20. — Questionnaire, James Butlers magnificent son of Sting and Miss Puzzler, gave a marvellous exhibition of speed and stamina when under a burden of 127 pounds he scored a magnificent victory in the old Brooklyn Handicap, at one mile and a furlong at Aqueduct today. This added 0,900 to his earnings and it was the Greentree Stables three-year-old St. Brideaux that raced to second place, while A. Bartelsteins Sidney Grant was a distant third, before William Woodwards Frisius. Back of these came J. A. Bests Reveille Boy, an added starter, and M. Sheas Sandy Ford, which was off so badly as to have no racing chance. 5 It was the best day of sport that has been offered by the Queens County Jockey Club and with perfect weather and a program that abounded in big events, the crowd was the largest of the meeting. Besides the Brooklyn Handicap, there was the Hudson Stakes that fell to Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilts Makalu and the Winfield Steeplechase Handicap that saw Mrs. Milton W. Holdens Luckite the winner. And Questionnaires performance was doubly meritorious for the reason that he raced the nine furlongs in 1:49 under his crushing burden. This time is just three-fifths of a second slower than the record for the course held by Peanuts and hung up under a weight of 114 pounds. There was little time lost at the start in the Brooklyn and, while Sandy Ford did not leave with the others, he was the only one that suffered any handicap. Frisius was first to set the pace and Reveille Boy went after him, while Questionnaire was in third place and well before St. Brideaux, which was just a bit slow to get in full stride. The order was maintained in the running down the back stretch, but it was apparent that Workman could move up with Questionnaire at the first asking. He was galloping strongly and under wraps. St. Brideaux was holding his position farther back, and Sidney Grant raced alongside the three-year-old. Before the stretch was reached Workman made his move with Questionnaire, and the son of Sting quickly went into command. Frisius was all through, as was Reveille Boy, but St. Brideaux moved up when the Butler colt made his bid, and as the stretch was reached it was apparent that he was the only one fitted to give battle. In the long run home St. Brideaux drew up to Questionnaire and Workman, realizing the danger, drew his whip on the eventual winner. The response was immediate, and the colt jumped away again and, though ridden out smartly, he had something" left Continued on nineteenth page. QUESTIONNAIRE THE WINNER Continued from first page. to be over the line winner by slightly more than a length. St. Brideaux, in his stretch challenge, had drawn out a dozen lengths before Sidney Grant, which in turn had readily outstayed Frisius to save third. The Hudson Stakes, at five furlongs, resulted in an excellent contest when Laverne Fator brought Makalu home winner for Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilts Fair Stable. Thomas M. Cassidys Universe was second, with W. R. Coes Osculator saving third from James E. Gaffneys Irenes Bob, and | Espinaca was a close fifth. Makalu was the light weight of the party, under 110 pounds, which was a fifteen pound advantage over both Universe and Osculator. Osculator was more alert than the others at the barrier, with Universe and Irenes Bob closely after him, and Espinaca, after breaking fourth, was almost instantly badly knocked back until his winning chance was gone. Makalu broke from an outside position, but free of interference, he quickly came into the contention. Towee had stumbled badly at the start, and he contributed to the interference suffered by Espinaca. Universe was rushed along with Osculator, and they raced head and head before Haha and Irenes Bob, while Towee, recovering from his unfortunate start, moved into a place back of them, but Espinaca continued to run into trouble, and Kurtsinger was unable to find racing room for the son of Epinard. It was when well inside the final sixteenth that Fator brought Makalu along with a powerful rush on the outside. Workman was doing his best with Universe, but the lightweight, racing straight and true, was over the line winner by half a length. Universe had beaten Osculator by a length and a half, while Irenes Bob had tired right at the end to be another length and a half away. The Hudson had a net value to the winner of ,075 and marked the first important score of the season for Mrs. Vanderbilts silks. Luckite carried the silks of Mrs. Milton W. Holden to a well earned victory in the short course of the Winfield Steeplechase Handicap, which had a net value of ,950 to the winner. To score, the son of Stefan The Great led home E. R. Bradleys Beelzebub, the top weight, under 166 pounds and the only other to complete the course was Thomas Hitchcocks Dark Herod, ridden by G. H. "Pete" Bostwick. Mirbat, a stable-mate of Beelzebubs, fell at the last fence when in a close contending position. Luckite, under the light weight of 133 pounds, was the one to force all the pace and in the early racing Thorndike was trying ineffectually to take Beelzebub back. Mirbat always had the best of Dark Herod, which galloped along well back of the other three all through the running. When the water was reached Mirbat moved up strongly and in the run through the back field Luckite was running between the Bradley pair and all three were closely lapped, with Mirbat on the inside. But there was ample room at all stages and for three of the fences there was nothing to choose among the leaders. The weight eventually told its tale and Luckite drew out slightly to swing into the front field showing the way. Beelzebub was still in second place, but he was closely followed by Mirbat and in that order they came to the last fence. There Murphy attempted to drive Mirbat up and the chestnut made a bad landing, going to his knees and then down. Luckite was safely over and in a hustling race he was winner by three lengths. Beelzebub was fifteen lengths before Dark Herod, which was not abused by Mr. Bostwick when he realized the chase was a hopeless one. Sixteen maidens met in the opening dash at six furlongs, and Arab, from the Ran-cocas Stable, proved best easily when he scored by a wide margin over Morton L. Schwartz Sir John Alden, and Al Jolsons Skyway was third. Sir John Alden was the only one to give the winner a semblance of contest, and the pair of them quickly drew out from the others. Then, before the stretch was reached, Arab had carried Sir John Alden off his feet, and he was home the winner by half a dozen lengths. Sir John Alden was tiring badly at the end and he just saved the place from the fast closing Skyway by a head, and the others followed in strung out order, with Mount Holly pulled up far back of the company. Dr. Irving Jacobs Buddy Basil proved best of the cheap ones that came together in the fifth race, at one mile and five-sixteenths, and after forcing all the pace he was home the winner by three lengths over J. H. Louchheims Robrack, the only one that gave a real contest for the purse. John P. McGoverns Ruby Keller easily saved third from Farm Hand, and the others trailed along in badly strung out order. At the end of the program Joseph E. Wideners Stagecraft, a daughter of Fair Play and Ranconia, won easily over a big band of juvenile maiden fillies. Afloat, from the Glen Riddle Farm Stable and a half-sister to Friars Carse. raced to second place, with Linton Nell, from the Linton Farms Stable third. a
