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BOSTWiCK ON WINNER Skillful Amateur Rider Pilots Own Horse to Victory. Blind Bowboy Scores in Old Rosebud Claiming Handicap at Aqueduct Sloppy Track Prevails. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 13. George H. "Pete" Bostwick rode his own horse, Blind Bowboy to victory in the best offering at Aqueduct today when he won the Old Rosebud Claiming Handicap. Closing a considerable gap, John McCambridges Flaming raced in second place and third was the portion of the Brookmeade Stables Helianthus. The going for the sport was sloppy and it was a track condition that had its effect on the form of several of the performers. With threatening and unseasonable weather prevailing, the crowd was a small one, but the sport was interesting. In the claiming handicap, Mr. Bostwick never left the result seriously in doubt. Flaming was first out of the stalls, but Blind Bowboy had speed enough to quickly take the lead from the son of Wrack and, once he was showing the way, the talented amateur never surrendered his lead. Way-layer was the one to chase after him, while Flaming dropped back so badly leaving the back stretch he was last of the six that raced. Blind Bowboy carried Waylayer along until he made him quit and in the meantime Fields had raced wide with Helianthus until he appeared a menace at the head of the stretch. There Flaming was still far back of the leader, but Gilbert saved ground on the turn and, driving the son of Wrack, though he had all the others beaten a sixteenth out, "he could not catch Mr. Bostwick on Blind Bowboy and the son of Epinard was safely home the winner by a length and a half. FLAMING SECOND. The final challenge of Flaming carried him two lengths before Helianthus, which tired badly in the stretch drive and Way-layer was a tired fourth, another length back. Snobful and Sun Mission, the other starters, had cut scant figure in the running. The fifth was a mile race for three-year-olds and over of the cheapest variety, all entered to be sold for ,000. This proved easy for G. C. Winfreys Alcman, when, after setting all the pace, he won by a big margin from A. Snyders Sultry and David J. Elys Airs and Graces saved third from Elcidio. From a good start Mills took command with Alcman and Wildwest chased closely after him. The pair of them drew out well before the others and it did not take the Winfrey plater long to put Wildwest away. Mills went right along with him and, saving ground in the stretch, he was past the line the vinner by four lengths. Wildwest had dropped completely out of contention and in a general closing up in the final furlong Sultry just saved second place from Airs and Graces by a head and she, in turn, was only, half a length before Elcidio. MAGYAR SCORES. At the end of the card there was another opportunity for platers. It was a mile and a sixteenth "race that attracted a field of nine. This saw Mrs. C. O. Iselins Magyar the winner over the Anall Stables Action, while J. J. Morans Don Tasker saved third from the Mereworth Studs Dexterity. The Hanover Queen Purse, a six and one-half furlongs dash, for three-year-old fillies, furnished one of the big thrills of the day when E. J. Booths Stepping Sister just nosed out Upturn, from the Woodland Farm Stable, and Kimball Pattersons Sheltered was a distant fourth before the Greentree Stables Bird Nest. The start was a good one, with Stepping Sister showing the way, but Bird Nest was right with her and then came Seasaint. There was a shift in the running positions when Seasaint was rushed along until she was two lengths clear and Upturn had dashed upon the outside until she was third, a length and a half back of Bird Nest. These three drew away five lengths before Stepping Sister, which already appeared to be beaten. Seasaint continued to show the way into the stretch and carried Bird Nest along at a pace that discouraged the daughter of Mad Hatter. But Upturn was continuing to gain and a furlong from the finish she looked a sure winner. She had Seasaint beaten, but it had cost an effort and then Stepping Sister, coming again through the middle of the course, gradually wore her down to be winner by a nose in the final Continued on twentieth page.. B0STW1CK ON WINNER Continued from first page. strides. Seasaint had quit badly and along came Sheltered to take third, but she was four lengths back of the first two and a length, and a half before Bird Nest. A race at five furlongs, for maiden juvenile fillies, was the first offering and it brought an excellent contest, when Speed Boat, a daughter of Man o War, from the Glen Kiddle Farms Stable, outgamed Two Ticks, from the Brookmeade Stable, to score a close victory. Third went to Iseult, from the Wheatley Stable, which had to close some ground to save third from Willis Sharp e Kilmers Sun Fabric. Mrs. Jake Byers Fleet Flag scored over a cheap band in the second race. Andy Schuttingers Bonnie Prince raced to second place, with the Brandon Stables Brandon Prince saving third from Swincraft. The condition of the track played an important part in this score and the winner came out of the running badly lamed. The start was a bit straggling and it was Brandon Prince that was first to show out of the company. He dad not last long there when Swincraft was rushed through on the inside to take command and Dancing Boy went after him closely, with -Brandon Prince showing the way to Bonnie Prince. Fleet Flag was last of the band at this stage of the running. Swincraft was soon headed by both Dancing Boy and Brandon Prince and at the stretch turn it was the Brandon Stable colt that was showing the way. In the meantime Fleet Flag was making up ground rapidly on the outside and it was evident he was to cut a figure at the end. Brandon Prince had saved ground on the stretch turn and as Dancing Boy bore out rather badly Swincraft was forced to lose considerable ground. It was in the final furlong that Brandon Prince tired and Fleet Flag and Bonnie Prince fought it out, with the Man p War gelding winner by half a length. Bonnie Prince had beaten Brandon Prince a length and a half for second place and Swincraft was another length away.
