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SON OF DISPLAY READY Vanderbilt Star Demonstrates Pre-! paredness for Brooklyn Handicap. First Appearance Since Defeat in Santa Anita Handicap Last Winter Big Crowd Out. NEW YORK, N. Y.f June 17. Discovery, Alfred G. Vanderbilts magnificent son of Display and Ariadne, came back to the races in winning form at Aqueduct today and had an excellent public trial for his engagement in the Brooklyn Handicap, in which he will try for his third successive victory in that old prize. He was only opposed by William Woodwards Gallant Fox filly, Palma, and Morton L. Schwartz Observant, but he carried 135 pounds and simply romped home before them to win hard held by four lengths. Palma took second place, three lengths before the Schwartz horse. This was the first appearance of Discovery since his defeat in the Santa Anita Handicap last February, and he has evidently benefited by the rest. It was also shown that "Bud" Stotler has done a good job in bringing him back to the races. His rich chestnut coat fairly glistened in the sun and from the first furlong there never was a time that Fallon permitted the big fellow to fully extend himself. Through the stretch, while some four or five lengths before the other two, Fallon was looking back, as he had Discovery under restraint, and still under that restraint he finished the distance in 1:50. The ease with which he raced suggested a readiness to repeat his great race in the Brooklyn Handicap of a year ago, when he made a world record of 1:48. Discovery came back to the scales without taking a long breath, and the crowd that had been attracted merely to see him perform gave him a big hand. There need be Continued on third page. DISCOVERY EASY WINNER IN COMEBACK AT AQUEDUCT Continued from first page. no fear of the champion not being ready when he is sent to the post in the Brooklyn Handicap, for he need only hold his present form. Observant made an effort to go with the champion in the early racing, but he soon found that a thankless task and when the stretch was reached, Palma ranged up alongside of him, and he needed the speed he had squandered earlier. In the final furlong the filly drew away from "him with little effort to beat him three lengths for second place. Mrs. George H. Bostwicks Escapade, in a driving finish, was winner of the Barometer Steeplechase, over the two-mile course, when he outgamed Thomas Hitchcocks Baffler, ridden by the amateur, Rigan McKinney, and another amateur finished third when Louis E. Stoddard, Jr., rode his Blackcock, which was coupled with the winner, into that position. Well back of these, Mrs. Gwladys Whitneys Rideaway took fourth from F. Ambrose Clarks Hurry Harry, the only other starter and favorite in the small field. Jesting won another race for Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs when she scored in the six and a half furlongs of the third, which invited some of the better platers. Charles H. Thie-riots Epical raced to second place and A. C. Roses Scatter Brain took third from Redley. In this Ira Hanford pursued different tactics with Jesting, when, instead of taking her out in the pace as has been the usual plan, he waited back of the pace and finding an opening in the stretch he sent her through on the inside to have a comparatively easy victory. There came a double for the silks .of Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs and for Ira Hanford when Action galloped home the easiest sort of a winner in a mile and a sixteenth race for platers. In was the third score in as many starts for the son of Olambala since he was brought back by Hirsch Jacobs and his last appearance last year was a victory through the steeplechase field. 4
