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SHASTA MAN TURNS BACK CRETE JUVENILE RIVALS FAYETTE PURSE PROVES EASY FOR QUAKERTOWN ERDENHEIM GELDING DEFEATS WAR RELIC RELICOddsOn OddsOn Choice Length and Half to Good at Wire Largest Daily Double of New York Season SeasonNEW NEW YORK N Y June 16 Quakertown flew the famous light and dark blue silks of George D Wideners historic Erdenheim to another popular triumph at Aqueduct this afternoon as he responded willingly to jockey Harry Richards urging in the stretch to whip Glen Riddle Farms War Relic a length and a half in the six furlongs of the Fayette Purse which was the best of ¬ fering on a sunny days program Mrs E Graham Lewis Jackorack under a typical McCreary ride came from last place on the turn to be third though five lengths off the runnerup at the final marker in this test for threeyearolds threeyearoldsThe The successful Jamestown gelding was a top heavy favorite among the seven accept ¬ ing and never gave his backers much con ¬ cern for he had dead aim on the pace at all times and came around War Relic to the lead when Richards started shuffling on him Quakertowns thousands of backers received a tote return of just 270 for eaih S2 win ticket and he carried his re ¬ spectable burden of 118 pounds over the dis tance in 1124 on a track that was dry and described as fast but which actually was not as speed conducive as it had been on Saturday when records were broken and equaled in the mud It was the second purse in the last three chances for the Widener homebred None of those behind him had any noteworthy excuse excuseDOUBLE DOUBLE of 89910 FOB 2 2Todays Todays offerings of the Queens County Jockey Club were favored by excellent weather with the skies clear and light clothing necessary for comfort Quaker town was the second consecutive public choice in the first four events to register while the holders of the thirty tickets sold on the winning Daily Double combinations received 89910 for each 2 the largest re ¬ turn since this popular wagering feature was introduced in the Empire State at Ja ¬ maica maicaThe The turnstile count was 12772 against 10753 the same day last year yearWar War Relic and Maerunway outbroke Quakertown slightly in the Fayette but Richards settled his mount on stride pa ¬ tiently and was content to trial several lengths back through the back stretch as War Relic and Maerunway went at one anothers throats in a pace duel duelMidway Midway of the home turn Richards let out a notch and Quakertown began to pick up the other two steadily and without rush ¬ ing moving to the outside to assure a clear run at the money Entering the stretch Maerunway began to falter and War Relic RelicContinued Continued on fourth page FAYETTE PURSE NO TROUBLE FOR SPEEDY QUAKERTOWN N NDefeats Defeats War Relic Length and Half at Aqueduct Oval OvalContinued Continued from first page pageshowed showed daylight in front However his lead was short lived as Quakertown went to him at the eighth pole and was going away at the line Rodia had a little early speed and then tired while Jackorack came from far placingWhen back for his placing When Buckboard racing for L Freud gained a head verdict in the second race he completed a Daily Double worth 89910 the largest thus far of the New York season Buckboard returned 31 in the regular straight wagering Thirty tickets were sold on the combination of Sombrilla in the first and Buckboard in the second race Eddie Arcaro put in a corking ride to have Great Albert lead Mrs Anthony Pelleteris Old Rosebush to the end of the sixfurlong fifth event but Nick Wall on the latter claimed a foul against him and the steward took down Great Alberts number awarding the purse to Old Rosebush RosebushOld Old Hosehush and the favored Drudgery representing Winston Guest were inside Great Albert as the three raced head and head at the three and a half furlongs pole It was charged that Arcaro came in on the pair and knocked them back backEntering Entering the stretch Old Rosebush went to the front again but then Arcaro outrode Wall to the finish with Great Albert com ¬ ing again to lead by half a length at the final marker The official placing gave second money to Drudgery and moved Bright View into third money The winner paid 6 and the race was run in 113
