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MAN 0 WARS TIME BEATEN Audacious Lowers His American Record for Mile to 1 35 35 Disqualification in Steeplechase Playfellow Runs Like His HisFamous Famous Brother NEW YORK N Y Juno 1 Wlicn Man o War in one of his occasional racing strolls last May 29 in the Withers mile at Bclmont Park raced tins distance in 135 good judges considered the record us a sort of institution for other horses to enter if they were able Men not so wise in horse ways but full of figures and averages sagely maundered in ink and resultant type about tliu limit of American thoroughbred speed having been reached Of course there is no limit to supreme physical performance by favored individ ¬ uals Audacious was in an extra speed humor yes ¬ terday as bold as his name and that of his dams Hold Girl ran a mile in 135 a trifle faster than Man o War made a new American record and jarred present wisdom The same seeing into the future will be jarred again againMrs Mrs Viaus Audacious is not a champion but he is an extremely fast smoothgoing horse Last year he was not on good terms with himself and hobbled off and on but always speedily Sandy McNanghton seems to have got the measure of the Star Shoot horse this year undhoiu iu t f r nrmj froin the top of fast American horses when the conditions favor him himThey They did favor him yesterday in the third race a handicap over Itclinont Parks mile racing ground Only a sharp north wind singing in the faces of the horses through the long rear run was slightly against supreme speed The ground was smooth and clastic the air ozony and the field of horses 1111 interfcringly small and full of pacecarrying speed There were only four and among them was Sam llildreths intensely fast Thunderclap lie caused Man o Wars record to fall The black gelding was away like a shot carried Audacious along without tiptoeing him he docs not care for that and was altogether an ideal pacemaker Then too there was Eternal with the ring of his fast feet urging Audacious on with the threat of catching him On the turn Thunderclap was out of breath but still sprinted on Eternal under Shuttingers drive wa coming Thunderclap retired when well into tin straight and Kternal closed some ground But Audacious was full of speed uncatchablc and won hard ridden and clear The pace was sizzling the quarter in 22 half in threequarters in 110 and the mile in 135 135Of Of course Eternal was easily second and Veto was third two lengths away and running an exceptionally good race for him himPLAYFELLOWS PLAYFELLOWS FAST RACE RACEThe The second best piece of racing of the afternoon came in the fourth race also at a mile for three yearolds Out of it turned up Playfellow Man o Wars brother to win in fast time though kept going by Master Mooney as if in fear of a bad character Playfellow is a long striding bay colt ind won like a good horse He was backed as if one Evidently Jim Fitzsiinmons has sot Play ¬ fellows number Last year the colt couldnt get out of his own way much Yesterday he beit Ten Buttons and company as if he was a champion airi won as he fancied in 137 The best bit f racing he did was to make up a lot of ground five lengths or so in the first eighth of the race after a dilatory beginning beginningA A disqualification came out of the second race a stceplechasing seller over the about two miles of grass Fair Mac bustled and bumped fought his way through his horses and won comfortably Hut as he was being razzed in the rear run Brady missed a flag and turned outside it and the first two places were awarded IJeddest and Ormead the Brooks pair which were second and third Of course Brady left the course He denied and was suspended for his lapse from truth No action was taken for the undoubted interference with Fair Mac because the stewards decided that Fair Mat was not of count at the time of the block a sort of Scotch verdict verdictThe The first race was for twoyearold maidens at four and a half furlongs on the straight course It was a runaway with Beverly Belle from Joe Notters band away well in motion outran her big band of thirteen and won easily from Dick Deadeye and Friars Hush Heverly Helle was backed from i to 1 to 5 to 1 by close observers of her last race Blackstonc the fa ¬ vorite never had a chance chanceFillies Fillies and mares raced over the straight five and a half furlongs in the third race with elderly Enfilade tin oddson favorite She failed as she often does and Elected II backed from 8 to 1 to 5 to 1 ran like a real lady and won easily in warmfooted fashion from Genie W and I ady Ger ¬ trude The Hussetcr filly Valley of the Moon well backed ran away as far as she could up the chute before the start and never cut a figure in tln contest contestWishbone Wishbone winner of the first twoyearold race in Maryland this year and one of the youngsters sold by P T Cliinn at Jamaica won the closing race over the four and one half furlongs straight course Wishbone displayed most speed from the slart but lost ground swerving to the outside rail in the early running after breaking from an inner position In consequence of her inability to run through Wishbone had to be ridden hard at the finish to win by a head from Ultimata with Pro ¬ digious third thirdE E It Itrudlcy the Kentucky breeder and owner visited Bclmont Park today He is here for a few days only onlyL L Ensor drew a tenday suspension from the starter for misbehavior at the post in the first race raceT T T Donahue arrived from Woodbine with the horses of Mrs F Ambrose Clark It Haynes ac ¬ companied the stable stableJohn John Marinos horses and those of Porretto Itallano have reached Jamaica Mr Marino and jockey J D Moouey the lightweight star of the early season iu Kentucky are motoring from Louisville
