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, I TRIO OF ATTRACTIONS Aqueduct Offers Astoria, Dwyer and Carter Handicap This Afternoon. Dwyer Most Important and Richest Crack Fields Named for. These Stake Features. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 18. With the Dwyer and Astoria Stakes as well as the Carter Handicap and the Cagliostro Hurdle Handicap all, down for decision at Aqueduct this afternoon, the Queens County Jockey Club is putting on a truly important holiday card. Naturally, the Dwyer is of greatest iihr portance, just as it is of greatest value. This old prize, which was originally known as the Brooklyn Derby, is a gallop at a mile and a furlong for the three-year-olds, and in its various renewals it has engaged many of the champions of their time. For this renewal Maxwell Howard will be represented by a team in Sceneshif ter. and Fencing, both of which were purchased from Joseph E. Widener during the Florida season. The pair will be favorites even though the last time out, in the mile of the Shevlin, they were both beaten by William H. Gallaghers Rudie. The son of Reigh Count and Daunt is of the Dwyer company, but he has to give Sceneshifter three pounds and he will find the extra furlong of the Dwyer a bit -too far on all he has shown in his other races. QUALIFIES HANDSOMELY. Mrs C. Oliver Iselin has a worthy representative in Strabo, the consistent son of Pompey and Blood Royal that qualified so handsomely in the Shevlin. Miss E. G. Rand will have Merry Maker to carry her silks and should the going be slow, it will add to his chance. He has shown some nice moves in preparation for the engagement. Ptolemy is named to carry the C. V. Whitney silks in preference to Black Look, and Night Bud is to race for Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarke From such a field there should come an excellent contest and should each one of the Continued on twenty-first page. TRIO OF ATTRACTIONS Continued from first page J seven go to the post, as seems assured, the prize will have a value of 4,450. Nine have accepted the weights for the seven furlongs of the Carter and of these John A. Manfusos Aneroid, winner of the Suburban, is the top weight under 123 pounds, and the low weight of the lot is Rainland, the three-year-old son of Crack Brigade that races for the Shandon Farm stable, with the feather of 95 pounds on his back. Between these two extremes in the weights are found a likely lot of sprinters that should be well able to sustain the best traditions of the old handicap that had its first running in 1895. HIGH FLEET CERTAIN. One of these that is sure to go well is George D. Wideners four-year-old filly High Fleet, which was recently returned to racing with a winning effort. The daughter of Jack High is in nicely under 110 pounds, and on her one race at the meeting gives her a royal winning chance. Mrs. Marian Cassidys Bill Farnsworth, which has been racing in New England, is on hand with 117 pounds as his burden, and John Simonettis Sgt. Byrne will have his try under 116 pounds. Then there is Walter M. Jeffords Jean Bart, which has been working exceedingly well for the sprint, that is well placed under 110 pounds. Others to complete the field are C. V. Whitneys Black Look, Howard Bruces Jay Jay, and Deliberator, that races for F. A. Burton. It would be hard to bring together a better lot of sprinters and there need only be favorable weather and track conditions to make the renewal a remarkable one. UNBEATEN BALKING. Then the Astoria "will bring out A. G. Van-derbilts unbeaten Balking. This daughter of Balko equalled the worlds record for three furlongs when she raced in :33 at Santa Anita, and unbeaten in California, her only start at the meeting saw her winner. John Hay Whitneys Inhale is back from Chicago, where she was beaten in the Princess Pat, and she is a worthy contender. Then Henry McDaniel will send out E. J. Benjamins Catalysis, winner of the Fashion Stakes at Belmont Park, and a greatly improved filly. Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords is represented by a swift-running miss in Creole Maid, and the others in an excellent field, are Red Glare, Invoke, Supremist, Floragina, Weepor and Court Dance. Should all of them appear under silks, the Astoria will have a value of ,475.
