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j I j | i j ! , I j ANOTHER FOR BUTLER . Pique Carries His Colors to Success in Spring Handicap. » Top Sergeant Beats Vulnad in Driving Finish — Son of Man o War a Winner. ♦ NKW rOIUC R Y.. May 14.— The cherry and white of James Butler was carried to victory in another of Jamaicas stakes, when Iique. under severe punishment from jockey J. Maiben. got up in the final strides to account for the Spring Handicap for $: .H00 at three-quarters. H. I. Whitneys Noah was send, while Silver Fox, from the Kanoocas Stable, was third. Lee Rosenbergs Polly McWiggles. the other starter, faded from the picture after the half mile had been covered. The start was a good one and McAtee hustled Noah to the lead. He quickly assumed a safe advantage, while loliy McWig-j gles was racing after him. with Pique in third place. Silver Fox. after beginning forwardly. dropped back and was quickly outran. j Bounding the far turn Noah hugged the rail j and Maiben moved up on the outside with ; Pique. The latter respo del gamely to pun-! ishment and. swinging for home, was lapped ; on the leader. In the meantime Silver Fox J had settled into his stride and was gaining fast on the outside. When well settled in I the stretch run, Noah began to bear out slightly and carried Pique with him. Fator swerved to the inside withSilver Fox. In a gruelling drive through the final eighth ! Pique poked his nose in front, while Noah had a length advantage over Silver Fox. WVKMKlt WKATHKR PKKVAII.S. Warmer weather prevailed today and a decided increase in the crowd was noted. The track was at its best. Top Sergeant, shouldering 128 pounds and racing for P. J. Keilly. was winner of the see-I ond race which engaged a field of higher ! grade platers at a mile and a sixteenth. At , the end he was driving to earn the verdict ■from Mrs. A. Swenkes Vulnad. while It. J. Murphys Thimble was third. The start was delayed for several minutes w hen ver Fire-got the best of K. Uoehm and raced away an eighth before he could be pulled up. When | the start came Top Sergeant was the one to go to the front. Vulnad went along with him while Athelstan after being bumped was : taken in hand and allowed to drop back. j Pounding the far turn Vulnad moved up with j determination and assumed the lead. Top Sergeant, however, was not done and came ; with good courage under pressure through the stretch and was winner in the final drive. Thimble showed decided improvement in her I race today and was a good third. The largest field of the meeting appeared for the third race which engaged eighteen platers to go three-quarters. Westover. racing for C. Ferraro. was returned the winner j in a drive from Mrs. A. Swenkes Hidden Jewel, while H. S. Bowns Akbar was third. Following a ten minutes delay at the post. the field left in straggling alignment. Hidden .lewd was rushed into the lead by McAtee while Trapdale went along after him, the others were bunched up and scattered over a sixteenth of a mile. Hidden Jewel disposed i of Trapdale at the egihth post, leu when I Westover ranged up on the outside had nothing left and succumbed to the winners challenge. Akbar, which raced prominently all the way. was a good third. KASY PCM VIII.IMKKII. Volunteer, a son of Man o War— Flirtatious, racing for the Victory Stable, was an easy winner of the first r.if which was for two-year-olds under claiming conditions. James Butlers Camphor Ball raced to see-ci.d place, while Mrs. J. J. Johnsons Skip Little Noon was third. W. Qarthl Little Blaze made up the field. The winner was ridden by jockey L. Fator and was sent to the front at the start. Little Blaze wnt along alter him. but Malbaa moved up on the outside with Camphor Bull. The latter made a determined bid entering the stretch, but Volunteer ha, I ■Ofnetblnfj left at the end. Camphoi BaU had a sate advantage over Skip Little Moon, which disposed of the tiring Little Blaze for the short end of t!ie ieir.se. Golden Age. racing for J. A. Lsperancc. was an casv v. aincr of the fifth race. Kigel rac* d in second place, while fffnlaf riV was third. The winner was a forward factor from the start and. assuming the bad at the far turn, was m hand at the , ml. Bigcl. after me ting early i 11 terference. close. I a big e. ,,, to Ik- second, while l-a.iscde was a tiring third. Lea i: s.iiixrgs Extra Dry. ridden by jockey V. Swanson. was returned th.- winner of the final race of the afternoon, which was for lillie; at five and a half lurlongs. W. J. Salmons Chrysalis was second, while Idiosyncrasy was third.
