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j I j ! j | I | I ! ! , ! ] j ; ! : , I j i : 1 I i I I 1 1 I t * 1 ■ s * 1 5 * - y f 8 t WINS CHESAPEAKE STAKES Sweeping Away Gathers In One of Havres Richest Prizes. Heeltaps Easily Accounts for Flash Handicap — Wilderness Defeat Biggest Upset of Day. ♦ HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 29.— The Xalapa Farm Stable gathered in one of the richest plums of the Havre de Grace meet-■ ing when Sweeping Away beat the Harry Payne Whitney colt Overall in easy fashion in the 0,000 Chesapeake Stakes this afternoon. The Chesaipeake is a dash oi" a mile and a sixteenth for three-year-olds. Track conditions were responsible for the with-1 drawal of Chantey and Single Foot and with the pair out Sweeping Away looked to hold ;the remainder safe. He was always favor-1 ite and was ridden by J. Maiben, who was substituted when A Schuttinger, the regular stable rider, reported too ill to ride. Sweep-1 ing Away never left the result in doubt after they had gone a quarter of a mile. Beginning well and outrunning his rivals to the first turn where he opened up an easy lead, he was taken under restraint and rated in front to the top of the home stretch. There Maiben let out a wrap and Sweeping Away bounded into a long lead. At the eighth post he was four lengths in front of the Whitney racer. And at the end he appeared to be ; only cantering. By Hisself, a keen factor for three-quarters, dropped back in the ; stretch run and was beaten by a dozen ! lengths for second place. The mile and a ! sixteenth in 1 :47% marked a good perform- ance in heavy going. The Flash Handicap, which was provided Mas a secondary feature, proved the easiest SOtt of a victory for Heeltaps. McAtee hid the mount and in the early stages he took his mount under restraint and permitted Di-I rector to go to the front. At the top of the ! stretch Heeltaps moved up full of speed and, I taking command, drew away into a long lead. She was again taken under restraint in the last eighth and at the finish was only cantering, three lengths and a half . ahead of Donnelly. 1 ne latter, outrun to the stretch turn, saved ground and at the end easily disposed of the tiring Director, which quit to a walk the last eighth. Sher-r man was a distant follower all the way. The biggest upset of the afternoon cam© with the running of the sixth race, for which Wilderness was favorite. Wilderness appeared to outclass nis rivals and the specu- ] i lators accepted the short odds. Maiben in the early stages permitted Wilderness to ; Continued on twelfth pace. . . . WINS CHESAPEAKE STAKES Continued from first page. drop out of it. Rounding the far turn he moved up on the outside and at the top of the stretch Wilderness looked a certain winner, but when Maiben called on him he tired and was beaten by a length by Judge Fuller. Wilderness was probably short. Elemental proved a disappointment in the second race. The track was supposed to be to his liking and he was well supported by his people. Klemental started out like a Winner, taking the lead soon after the start with Kindred in close pursuit. After passing the half mile post the latter went to the front shaking off Klemental without effort. Hounding the far turn Mabel K. moved up with a determined challenge and at the top of the stretch it looked as if she would come on. Instead she tired and Kindred again drew away and at the end won by a scant half length. Mabel K. was a length and a half in front of Dr. Charles Wells. She bore over some the last sixteenth interfering with Dr. Charles Wells, which finished next to the inside rail. T. J. Healey saddled the winner of the third race when he sent the Campfire filly Ethereal to the post for R. T. Wilson. Kth-ereal was ridden by Maiben. Outrun the first quarter she slipped through next the inside rail entering the home stretch and passed Silver Finn, which bore out some. The latter came again at the end and was gradually wearing Kthereal down, the latter lasting long enough to win by a head. Muf-fet was third. The latter was a bit lame going to the post. A stirring finish came with the running of the steeplechase when the odds-on favorite Peccant beat Henry Dattner by the smallest cf margins. In the early running Peccant outran his rivals, but after going a turn of the field Mergler took hold of him and gave Peccant a breathing spell. Veitch then sent Henry Dattner to the front and the latter led on sufferance to the thirteenth jump, where Peccant again took command to draw away into a three-lengths lead. After the last jump the leader began to tire and at the end Mergler was forced to rouse him to the limit to last long enough. Henry Dattner came again and finished with splendid courage. Fane Lady, far back to the twelfth fence, moved up with a good burst of speed on the outside and, taking the last fence, she was on even terms with the leaders. She made a bad landing, however, and tossed jockey Howard, who landed heavily on his head. Howard suffered a slight concussion. But for the mishap he would undoubtedly have won, as his mount was going much the fastest at this stage.
