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UNION STAKES TO MAYNE » Furnishes Big Surprise in Taking Stake Feature at Aqueduct. ♦ Steeplechase Marred by Rough Riding. I. leu-tenant Seas Being the Sufferer and Ararat II. the Winner. ♦ ■ • NEW YORK. N. Y., June 21. — Frank Hrowns Mayne furnished a big surprise in the Monday feature at Aqueduct, when he was winner of the Union Claiming Stakes, the seven-eighths feature of the day. It was in marked contrast to some of his recent races, and hence the surprise. At the end. he beat home Frank Taylors Sarapion, and Centrifugal, from the Flamingo Farm Stable, outlasted Richard T. Wilsons Ethereal for third. There was an uncomfortable chill in the air, but the sunshine made the day a pleasant one for the big crowd that was out. It was a program that was chiefly remarkable for the size of the fields, but some good sport resulted. In the Union Stakes, it was Montferrat that went out to set the pace. Traveller had started in front, but he was almost instantly crowded back to last place and, swinging out of the back stretch, he was lengths back of his company. Sarapion, beginning from the outside, quickly raced around his company to go into second place, and Centrifugal was leading the others. Ethereal raced forwardly, hut she was in close quarters and did not have a real chance, while Mayne was far back in the early running. It was not until well into the stretch that Sarapion finally had Montferrat headed and. as she moved. Centrifugal went with her. Hy this time. Traveller was making up ground on the outside, while Ethereal was still battling along and in close quarters on the inside. Then, as Maiben drove Traveller, he swerved over to the inside and at once ran into no end of trouble. Mayne was racing well out in the track and. when Richards called on him. he ran straight and true. Seventy yards from the finish, he had Sarapion, and he was home the winner hy a length. Centrifugal was just a length back of Sarapion. and Ethereal was at his throatlatch. with Applecross and Traveller following in close order. As the race was run, it appeared there was a good excuse for both Ethereal and Traveller, the pair sent to the post by Tom Healey. The race also showed Mayne in an entirely new role over his recent efforts. Broken Vows, this time racing in the interest of A. H. instead of J. A. Morris, was winner of the opening four and a half furlongs dash, for maiden two-year-old fillies. There were eigtheen that went to the post and when Hroken Vows went into an early-lead, she enjoyed an advantage and was never headed. Tip Top from the Oreentree Continued on twentieth page. UNION STAKES TO MAYNE Continued from first page Stable hung on well to take second place and Harry Payne Whitneys Beaming was third. In this W. S. Kilmers Sun Affinity ran an impressive race when she closed a big gap and finished strongly. The steeplechase of the day was marred by a bit of rough riding, the race going to Harry Payne Whitneys Ararat II., ridden by L. Cheyne. Lieutenant Seas was the victim of the rough riding and A. Kelly, who rode him was called in the stand after finishing second and suspended for five days for careless riding. As a matttr of fact, if Kelly had gone on with Lieutenant Seas, after being almost knocked down at the last jump, he would have landed his mount a winner, but he rode with such carelessness that he was called into the stand and the punishment inflicted. Lieutenant Seas was much the best of his company, but Kelly permitted Cheyne to steal away into a long lead with Ararat II. ; Then when he called on the Wilson jumper ! and closed a considerable gap, he was crossed twice by Cheyne. Finally at the last fence when Ararat II. had a slight lead he jumped into Lieutenant Seas and all but knocked I him down. Lieutenant Seas made a recovery and ran with the Whitney jumper for a few strides and was holding him safe when Cheyne came up with a rush in the last few strides to snatch the victory. Had Kelly ridden Lieutenant Seas out, as he should, he would surely have been the winner. Lipingo from Thomas Hitchcocks Broad Hollow Stable, raced second throughout and W. A. Reads pair, Bombino and Horace Grooan were always far out of it. the latter being pulled up before the course was completed. It was a great finish came out of the three-quarters for three-yea r-old fillies, when Helvetia, from the Hamilton Farm Stable just up in the last stride to nose out the lien Riddle Farm Stables Taps, with Sabine, from the Rancocas Stable a close third. Sabine was the one to cut out most of the running and slowly stole away into a good lead, with Cinema chasing after her and Taps heading the others, but five lengths back of the first two. Cntil well into the stretch. Sabine looked a sure winner for she was holding Cinema safe, and Taps and Helvetia were so far back that they did not seem to have much chance. Then in the last eighth, under Johnsons vigorous ride Taps cut down that lead until she bad Sabine beaded. She raced gamely when she swerved ever so slightly and at that time Helvetia came with the rush that was to see her nose safely in front of Taps in the last stride. Taps seemed a bit sour at the post and she had to Ik* driven in the early stages to keep up. but through the stretch she was closing with great sameness and only the swerve beat her. She took up top weight of 12," pounds and was giving away eighteen pounds to Helvetia. Dauby, startine for the first time under the silks of B. Marks, was winner of the fifth race at one mile. Delhi liny was the one to chase him home, with Lingard saving third. By Way. Uodeo and Dauby were the ones to cat out most of the running, but before the stretch was reached Danby had taken com- mand and the other two were dropping back rather badly. Lingard moved up on the stretch turn and for an instant threatened to run over Danby, but he stood off that challenge and at the end still had enough in re-sere to withstand the rush of Delhi Boy.
