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AQUEDUCT INAUGURAL TODAY New Yorks Turf Scene Shifts from fromBelmont Belmont Park to Queens County CountyJockey Jockey Club Course NEW YORK N Y June 5 New Yorks racing scene moves over to the old Aqueduct course of the Queens County Jockey Club Monday and the big event of the opening is the Queens County Handicap a gallop of a mile for threeyearolds and over to which 4000 is added With nine riamed as accept ¬ ances should all go to the post the value will be 5750 5750There There is the first hurdle race of the season and it is confined to the subscription fencers brought over during the winter from France It is a mile and a half and no fewer than fifteen of the outlanders are engaged This will have a value of 3000 a considerable part of which comes from the surplus in the fund that was furnished for the importation of the horses horsesThere There is a six and a half furlong dash for the threeyearold fillies that is promising and the remaining three races afford an ex ¬ cellent setting Fields for the most part are both large and well balanced and good sport should be in order
