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4225 PRIZE TO SNARK Metropolitan Handicap Winner Takes Queens County Handicap HandicapAqueduct Aqueduct Meeting Opens With Large LargeCrowd Crowd in Attendance Rough RoughRiding Riding in Feature Race NEW YORK N Y June 7 Snark from the Wheatley Stable and winner of the Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park came back with an easier victory in the Queens County Handicap at Aqueduct today It was the opening feature of the Queens County Jockey Club meeting and the son of Boojum and Helvetia was racing on his home ground He added 4225 to his earn ¬ ings by the victory The Greentree Stables Memory Book second in the Metropolitan was again second and third went to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilts Scotch J3un with Rust fourth fourthThere There was a big crowd out for the open ¬ ing of the meeting and the sport offered was worthy of the occasion though there was dis ¬ appointment when it was found that the elbow had not been taken out of the straight course as had been promised dur ¬ ing the winter months monthsThe The Queens County Handicap was marked by much rough riding and Memory Book was one of the sufferers and Esposa an ¬ other Memory Book was in close quarters early and was knocked back leaving the backstretch while Esposa had a rough trip all the way wayAVOIDS AVOIDS INTERFERENCE INTERFERENCEWhite White Cockade was first to show from the stalls and Little Miracle was in close at ¬ tendance while Memory Book had a forward position next to the rail until he met with interference Snark was well back of these but had been taken to the outside by Long den to avoid the interference Turning from the stretch he passed the others with a rush and was soon clear clearHe He continued to increase his lead on the others all the way home until he was past the line an easy winner by six lengths After the handicaps he had suffered Mem ¬ ory Book fought his way through gamely to take second place while Scotch Bun also finished going well Sgt Byrne was under restraint until well into the stretch where for an instant he showed in third place but he found the route too far and was quitting at the end while Rust another that had some misfortune finished gamely gamelyThe The French subscription jumpers came together in the hurdle race that was con Continued on thirtyeighth page I 4225 PRIZE TO SNARK Continued from first page fined to the subscribers and it brought a rare contest The course was about a mile and a half and in a thrilling finish E B Schleys Bartholdi one that had been raced at both Cedarhurst and Rye won over Wal ¬ ter Wickes Valpuiseaux and the Brook meade Stables Fils De Liral was third over Joseph E Wideners Cheick Rama Fifteen appeared under silks for the 3000 prize to which the subscription committee con ¬ tributed 2000 and all fifteen successfully completed the course courseWilliam William duPonts Rosenria proved easily best of the threeyearold fillies that met in the Snow Flake Purse when she romped home winner by four lengths over Mrs C E Coates Buttermilk and another four lengths away Louis Strubes Janeen took third from Achieve by a length lengthThe The cheap ones had their opportunity in the mile race at the end of the card This went to Mrs G C Winfreys Speed under a powerful ride by Eddie Arcaro when he outgamed Durwrack from the Liberty Lane Stable after a long stretch drive A length and a half back of the battling pair J M Zimmers Galloping which had raced close to the pace all the way was third over old Bonsoir
