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I ! MINOS BALDWIN HANDICAP » Oak Ridge Stables Color Bearer Scores Well Earned Decision. a Another Man o War Offspring, Flagship, In Triumph — Sir Ronald Beats Gold Stick in Hot Finish. ♦ NEW YORK. N. Y.. June 8.— There was no stake down for decision on the Belmont Park program for Monday, but it was excellent sport that was furnished by the Westchester Racing Association. The end of the recent hot spell made the racing doubly enjoyable and a good crowd was on hand to cheer the winners. The Baldwin, a six and a half furlongs handicap, occupied the place of honor on the card and it resulted in a well-earned victory for Mino, from the Oak Ridge Stable. The son of Wrack was ridden by Earl Sande and he ran the six and a half furlongs in 1:18 under 120 pounds to beat Billy Warren by a length, while George W. Lofts Pepp was two lengths farther away. Little time was lost at the barrier and the start was a good one, except for Coronation, a notorioualy bad actor. He wheeled as the barter rose and had no racing chance. Sande lost no time in hustling Mino to the front and once showing the way he rated him along at a swift pace. Billy Warren attempted to go with him, but when the pace became too stiff Hudgins took back slightly for a later charge. Reparation was racing third and Pepp was a close fourth. Going to the stretch turn Kummer moved on the : outside with Pepp and for an instant he made up ground gallantly, but Sande had : saved something for the run through the . stretch. Once around the last turn Sande hit Mino once with the whip to keep him at his task j and then depended on a hand ride for the ! rest of the journey. In the meantime Billy j Warren was coming again on the inner rail, ! but he could not make it, while Pepp also tired and the others cut no figure in the running. An accident came out of the running of the opening mile dash, when William Ziegler Jr.s Needle Gun was caught in a tangle right after the start and Ponce was unseated. Fortunately the rider was not badly hurt and he came back in the starters wagon. This contest saw another triumph for Man o War, when Bud Fishers Flagship, a son of that mighty racer, was winner, with Walter M. Jeffords Lightship, his daughter, racing second. Third was the portion of the Log Cabin Stables Fly By and Crumple was fourth. Old Top Sergeant was winner of the mile and a sixteenth, under claiming conditions, that was the second offering. J. A. Buchanans Polynesia raced to second place and the Continued on twentieth pace. MINOS BALDWIN HANDICAP Continued from first pare. temperamental Thunderclap saved third from Fred Housmans Lockerbie. The start was a good one and Hoot Mon. Polynesia and Top Sergeant were showing the way in close order. Thunderclap had left the post in a good position and Fator went away whipping in an effort to keep him up and continued to whip for a sixteenth of a mile, finally crossing with him to the inner rail where he raced right at the heels of the others. When Hoot Mon showed signs of weakening, it was Lockerbie that showed in front and Polynesia was racing along with her. Top Sergeant had not begun to race in earnest and when Harvey shook him up in the stretch he readily went to the lender, then on by to win going away by a couple of lengths. Polynesia stuck it out for second place and Thunderclap, when Fator had to take him off the rail to find racing room while he closed ground, was hanging badly at the end. though he beat the tired Lockerbie a half length. The third offering was a mile and sixteenth I for three-year-olds, and in a rattling finish ] Sir Ronald, from the Belalr Stud Stable of jWillinni Woodward, beat home Archibald j Barklies Gold Stick with the Sanford Stud j Farm Stables Tusculum saving third from the Lexington Stables Prince of Bourbon. I The other starters were King Jimmy and Re- ] minder, and they followed in the order j named. It was Sir Ronald that forced all the pace, i but there was no time in the running that he drew out from his company. In the stretch, Callahan saved ground with Goldstick when Stevens took Sir Ronald just wide enough to permit a horse to come up on the inside. The Barklie colt closed some ground and was going well at the end. but Sir Ronald had ample left to be home winner by a length and a half, while Tusculum stuck It out to be well lapped on Goldstick. There was some delay in confirming the finish and it gave rise to a fear there might be a disqualification, but the stewards did not disturl the order of the finish, and as a matter of fact, there did not seem to be any reason for action, though Goldstick was in rather close quarters in the run through tli stretch. The fifth was a mile for platers, to be ridden by jockeys that had never ridden a winner. There were sixteen went to the post and before it was reached Tick Tock had unseated J. Bard, who had the mount, and before he was returned to the post the field was sent away. George D. Wideners Balance Sheet proved the winner. This filly went to the front shortly after the start, but was outrun by Donnelly, only to come again in the stretch and win going away. F. Jenne, who had the mount on the winner, showed a bit of skill and he may develop into a real race rider. The Goodestone Stable supplied the winner of the final race of the afternoon, in Silver Lane, ridden by McAtee in an easy fashion over the Ix g Cabin Stables Helter Skelter, while First Aid was third. The winner was a forward factor all the way and drew out to win with speed in reserve. i 1 i ! | j 1 I t I j
