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GRAND GRAND RACING RACING IN IN KENTUCKY KENTUCKY AND AND MARYLAND MARYLAND GALA DAY AT HAVRE Rock Man Wins Aberdeen Stakes for Sagamore Stable ♦ Derby Candidate Chantey Makes Auspicious Turf Debut and Breaks Track Record » HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 25.— Rock Man, the bay son of Trap Rock and Lydia A. that races for the Sagamore Stable, was winner of the 0,000 Aberdeen Stakes this afternoon. The victory netted him ,825 and when he ran the four and a half f.;r longs in 53 seconds he had equalled the track record for the distance. H. P. Whitneys Fiddlesticks raced to second place and Sam Ross Cinema saved third from J. E. Griffiths Canter, the half-brother to Single Foot. This was the big event of a remarkable day of racing that was served up for an immense crowd by the Harford Racing Association. Many notables of the turf were attracted for the occasion and in addition to the Aberdeen Stakes there were other high class contests, the best being the Old Dominion Purse in which Chantey, a three-year-old that was starting for the first time, broke the track record for the mile and seventy yards when he ran the distance in 1 :42. This fellow is a candidate for the Kentucky Derby and his race was one to attract attention in considering the chances of the best of them. The weather was a bit cloudy and threatening, but the track was at its best and it is doubtful if the Association ever staged a better day of sport. TRACK AT ITS BEST. There were ten went to the post in the Aberdeen Stakes and there was a considerable delay for which Fiddlesticks was chiefly to blame. When the barrier arose the start was good for all but American Son which failed to leave with his company. Fidlesticks, instead of being away running jumped in the air and it gave him something of a handicap. Mai-ben was particularly alert with Rock Man and he had him off running and Cinema was right with him. Golden Haze was also right there and was fourth to leave. My Colonel beat Fiddlesticks away because of the Whitney juvenile jumping in the air and the others with the exception of American Son were ail in close order. Parke rushed Fiddlesticks to make up the lost ground at the start and he quickly moved in third place back of Rock Man and Oolden Haze. Cinema was right with him, but he had gone around with such a rush that he looked all over a winner but Maiben had saved something for the run through the stretch and when he sat down and rode Rock Man vigorously the son of Trap Rock stuck it out with commendable courage to bo winner by a length and a half. Cinema had saved ground in the stretch and she was right at the heels of Fiddlesticks while Canter after being forced to go wide on the stretch turn came with a rush at the end to be a fast going fourth. My Colonel after meeting with some interference followed the Griffith colt home. It was a notable running of the stake, but it is probable Fiddlesticks would have been winner with equal fortune leaving the barrier. SENSATION* OF THE DAT. Chantey, a three-year-old son of Pennant — Enchanting that races for the Greentree Stable, was the sensation of the day when he took the mile and seventy yards of the Old Dominion Purse in 1 :42, a new track record for the distance. This fellow was starting for the first time in his career, and he raced so greenly for the first half mile that he appeared hopelessly out of the running. It was not until leaving the back stretch that he really settled down to his racing stride, and the manner in which he went around his rivals to be home the winner made it one of the most amazing exhibitions of speed seen in many a day. Chantey is an eligible for the Kentucky Derby, and this victory was one to give him a real importance in that big prize. From a good start it was Sweeping Away that went into command and Schuttingcr saved ground with him on the inner rail, reeling off the first quarter in 23 and the half in 477.:, seconds. Finland attempted to go with the son of Sweeping in the early stages, but he soon dropped back and it was Senalado that moved into second place, but he was a couple of lengths back of the Xalapa Farm Stable three-year-old. At this time Chantey was lengths back in tho company, and he did not seem to know just what was expected of him. IiOaving the back stretch Maiben tried vainly to drive Senalado to Sweeping Away Continued en sixteenth page. GALA DAY AT HAM Continued from first pnge.j and it was there that Chantey finally began to settle down and run. It appeared a hopeless run he was so far back of the leader, but as Parke called on him he picked up his company one at a time and when the stretch was reached he had closed more than a dozen lengths. Shuttinger sensed the danger and he was hard at work on Sweeping Away. He had the others soundly beaten but Chantey never faltering came on with that marvellous win-mng rush and at the end he was going away with his ears pricking. The pace that was maintained told of the performance. These fractions were 23, 47%, 1:12%, 1:37%, 1:42. When it is considered the gap that was closed by Chantey to be winner he ran his last half mile much faster than these fractions would indicate. Chantey is a chestnut of good proportion and he went to the post with his ankles s painted with iodine while his hind legs were e bandaged. He came out of the race apparently - sound in spite of these evidences of t unsoundness. One of the best fields of the sprinters ■ brought together at this meeting met in the p three-quarters of the Eclipse Handicap, . which was the second offering and the winner - turned up in Digit, from the Seagram i Stable. Whetstone, racing for the Glen a Kiddle Farm Stable, took second place and I E. F. Whitneys Heeltaps saved third. The e race was run in 1:11% and was just the fraction - of a second back of the mark held by Sarazen for the distance. Little time was lost at the barrier and it t was Digit and Heeltaps that were more alert t than the others, though there was little e to choose. Through the back stretch the e pace was a sizzling one and Candy Kid was s following the pace, with Whetstone back of f him and racing on the outside. Great Jaz z was going well and not far from the leaders, :. leaving the back stretch McAtee moved up p with Candy Kid on the inside at the same e time Harvey roused Whetstone and he moved cl up resolutely, but was forced to race on n the outside and it was a route that cost her r much ground. Digit had Heeltaps beaten after swinging g into the stretch and Kennedy was sending | him along at his best clip. After having g gone around them all Whetstone had raced .1 her way into second place and she was closing - with rare courage, but she had given a away too much in the route traveled and i Digit, hanging on courageously, was home e j the winner. Heeltaps was doing her best t to beat Great Jaz, while Candy Kid failed I utterly, just as he had on the previous occasion - when an effort was made to place him a in the running. II. P. Whitneys Transmute, under a brilliant - ride by "Pony" McAtee, was winner of f the Shenandoah Handicap, and he equaled I the time of Chantey when he iinished in n 1 :42 to beat the Glen Riddle Farm Stables Ten Minutes, while Mrs. J. Bauers The Roll 1 Call saved third from the Audley Farm a Stable*! Princess Doreen. There was a long delay at the post during g which Nicholas reared and threw Pierce. ;. s e - t ■ p . - i a I e - it t t e e s f z :. p e cl n r g | g .1 - a i e t I - a - f I in n 1 a g ;. When the barrier arose Nicholas wheeled and did not leave with his company, being chased away lengths back of the field. The Roll Call at once went into command with Trans- mute racing after him and Ten Minutes showing the way to the others. McAtee waited until The Roll Call showed signs of shortening his stride, when he called on Transmue when the stretch was readied ho had the Whitney four-year-old showing the way. Ten Minutes, when called on by Wallace, quickly raced away from The Roll Call himself, but he had no chance to catch Transmute and had to be content with second place three lengths back of the winner. The Roll Call beat Princess Doreen by a length and a half for third place, It was a big field of juveniles of the plater variety that went to the post in the open- ing four and a half furlong dash and Miss Blaze, racing for Sam Louis for the first time, was rather a handy winner from Green Blazes with Merry beating Princess Apple for third. From a good start Miss Blaze was good enough to go into an early lead and Weiner hustled her right along to such good ad- vantage that she was not seriously threatened at any time. Through the stretch to make assurance double sure Weiner roused the filly smartly with his whip and she was still going strongly at the end. Green Blazes was as easily second best but she had no excuse, She soon found her way into second place but in the run through the stretch she tired badly under the drive. Harvey snatched a race out of the fire when he won the sixth with the heavily backed favorite, Top Sergeant. Outrun to the top of the home stretch, where his chances looked hopeless. Top Sergeant responded « with great burst of speed and at the end he was fairly flying. In the last sixteenth he wore down Intrepid and just managed to get up in the final stride to win by a head, Another head separated Intrepid and Over-s fire. In the early stages Intrepid drew away into a commanding lead and Ambrose had him in hand for six of the eight and a half furlongs. He began to falter in the final eighth and just failed to last long enough.
