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BROOKDALE TO WHETSTONE Finishes Head in Front of Mad Play While Aga Khan Is Third Sarmatlcns After Three Straight Victories VictoriesBows Bows to NaYlgator In Great GreatAmerican American Slates NEW YORK N Y June 27 The four yearold filly Whetstone running in the colors of Glen Riddle Farm and ridden by jockey B Breuning defeated her three colt rivals in the thirtyfourth renewal of the old Brookdale Handicap at Aqueduct today She finished a head in front of the Ran cocas Stables Mad Play winner of the same stake last year while five lengths back the Belair Studs Aga Khan held the Bedford Farms Catalan safe safeWhetstone Whetstone ran a sparkling race Her time for the mile and an eighth was 1 49 This is only twofifths of a second slower than the record made by Grey Lag on July 7 1921 It equals the time made by A K Macombers Boots when he won the 1917 re newal of the event It was the first time since Flying Fairys victory in 1914 that the fixture was captured by a filly The frac ¬ tional times were 24 47 111 and 135 Whetsone ran the first mile twofifths of a second faster than the track record held by John P Grier and made on June 25 1921 1921The The light weight of the field with 107 pounds up and in receipt of eighteen pounds under the scale from Mad Play which packed 130 pounds Whetstone score a frontrunning victory Mad Play outstarted her but evi ¬ dently acting under orders L Fator took the colt back and permitted the filly to take the lead Whetstone promptly opened a lead of three lengths in the first quarter while Mad Play led Aga Khan by the same margin marginThere There was no change in the running order from that point to the finish Fator did not make a determined move with Mad Play until after he had followed Whetstone into the stretch two lengths behind He lost con ¬ siderable ground with the colt coming into the straightaway With a quarter of a mile to go Fator made his bid Whetstone was still two lengths in front Mad Play gained slowly on the filly but just failed to catch her herThe The races drew another big half holiday crowd to the track and the sport was exciting enough to provide the most hardened veteran Continued on sixteenth pace BROOKDALE TO WHETSTONE Continued from first page with thrills Just after the running of the Brookdale there was a slight shower but the rainfall was not heavy enough to clear the lawn The track was fast fastAfter After scoring three straight victories Rob ¬ ert 1 Gerrys colt Sarmaticus met defeat in the Great American Stakes of 510000 He HeSis Sis beaten in the last twenty yards of e fiveeighths dash by the Greentree Stables Navigator Walter J Salmons Pow hatan was third There were eight starters The only withdrawal being Powhatans Btablemate Flight of Time TimeNavigator Navigator reversed the order of the finish In the Hudson Stakes last Saturday when Sarmaticus beat him home by a length In that event Sarmaticus carried 122 pounds and was In receipt of seven pounds from Navigator Today the weights were in favor of the Greentree Stable colt which carried 122 pounds while Sarmaticus had up 125 pounds Moreover Navigator was ridden by the ever popular Earl Sande instead of W Harvey It was a close finish and the race was hotly contested all the way 1 There was a four minute delay at the post before starter Mars Cassidy released the barrier He sent the field away w perfect alignment Centrifugal was the first to show in front He came to the elbow of the two yearold course a neck in front of Sarmaticus yvith Navigator and Powhatan close up upAfter After being straightened out Sarmaticus forged to the front Centrifugal raced with him while Navigator and Powhatan began to move up Centrifugal dropped back beaten In the last eighth but Sarmaticus could not draw away from Navigator and Powhatan Inside the last sixteenth Sarmaticus tired under Coltilettis drive while Navigator re ¬ sponding gamely to Sandes call got up to win by a head Only a nose separated Sar ¬ maticus and Powhatan
