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LOVELY NIGHT IMPRESSIVELY Qualifies for the Wood Memorial in Winning Alcedo Purse. Son of Pilate Goes to Post at Odds of 6 to 5 and Runs to His Strong Backing Aerial Bomb Scores in the Fourth Bace. NEW YORK, N. T., April 20. Lovely Night, one of the most capable juveniles on the Metropolitan circuit late last autumn, had a public trial for the Wood Memorial at Jamaica track today, qualifying in handy fashion as he raced to a length and a half triumph over Counterpoise in the mile and seventy yards Alcedo Purse, the afternoons principal attraction. The latter was the only one of the remaining four contestants to offer Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks colt an argument. Half a dozen lengths back of the runner-up, Oversight took third money with scant difficulty. The son of Pilate and Snooze, a six-time winner last season, was backed with confidence, going to the post at 6 to 5 after opening at 2 to 1. The score gave Wayne Wright a double as he had previously won with Aerial Bomb. TRACK STILL STICKY. Over a track which still was sticky from recent rains, Lovely Night raced over the distance in 1:45, going along smoothly throughout. It was a most popular, score p, with the excellent off-day assemblage. Wright hustled Lovely Night away swiftly from his outer post position to be in the clear, and once the first turn was reached he took his charge in hand and steadied him along for six furlongs. Swinging for home he shook up the son of Pilate and his mount quickly turned back Counterpoise, to hold him safe throughout the final three-sixteenths. Counterpoise was the closest attendant to the pace throughout. Oversight made a brief move on the turn out of the back stretch and then was through. He was well beaten at the quarter post. Exploded and War Moon simply were overmatched. Aerial Bomb, a daughter of Ariel Predicament, which won her first purse at Agawam Park last summer, and then was unable to win a race in four later New England chances, proved fleetest of the half-dozen filly three-year-olds in the six furlongs Flambette Purse. Wright put her on top at the start and there she remained to the end, registering by three parts of a length over Slave Charm, with Wise Lady a couple of lengths away as she picked up third money. John E. Kenneys representative traveled the distance in 1:14, doing her utmost at the end. NO APPARENT EXCUSE. The bulk of the play on this race was on the winner, which was backed down to 5 to 1 at post time, after opening three points higher, and Lottery, the latter goinfr to the post equal choice with Wise Lady. The latter pair had no apparent excuse. They probably did not favor the sticky footing, and then again it may be that they needed the race. By a nicely timed move through the final furlong, Nick Wall landed Mrs. C. C. Hotards City Judge winner over W. H. Berris Early Evening, the favorite, which was ridden by Don Meade. Far back of the pair, third went to Mrs. Clara Lyons Canto-vino and Alarming was fourth. Maiden juveniles of the plater variety raced five furlongs as the second race, and Tonypandy, from the Churn Creek Farms stable, which has been seasoned in Florida, was winner over Elizabeth M. Sturgis Hunting Song, a Royal Minstrel lass which was making her first appearance under silks, but was made favorite on works reports. Baby Booties, racing for Mrs. Andy Schuttinger, was a distant third, with Shepy saving fourth. LEE S. FAILS BADLY. The downfall of favorites continued through the third race, when W. N. Adrians Lee S. finished last of the field that raced six furlongs. The race went to J. B. Partridges Major B., with W. C. Winfreys Dini taking the place from Swiss Tryst, while Ebony Fly finished fourth. Major B. and Dini were equal second choices to Lee S., which was made the favorite on his victory of Monday. He quit badly after being in a contending position. Another favorite fell by the wayside in the sixth, a gallop of a mile and a sixteenth, when Mrs. Anthony Pelleteris Watersplash was beaten by W. C. Winfreys One Jest, which always was second choice in the betting. Third went to Mrs. Andy Schut-tingers La Charite, and White Ginger took fourth from Bright Mark, the only other starter. There was a surprise in the mile and one furlong race at the end of the card. In a fighting finish Marie Lynchs Westbrooke, an old gelding that was a failure in Cuba during the winter, rushed up right at the end to score over B. F. Christmas Lauerman. Galloping took third over Learned, the favorite. Learned and Galloping were used up furnishing the pace and there came a general closing up in the stretch, with Westbrooke coming along to score by a half length.
