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] j ANOTHER FOR H. P. WHITNEY ♦ Fresco Adds Canarsie Stakes to the Stables Victories. i Real Summer Weather Reflected in Size of Crowd — Close Finishes Mark Sport of the Afternoon. MEW YORK. N. Y., June 25.— Another stake went the way of the Harry Payne Whitney stable, when Fresco led home a band of plater juveniles in the Canarsie Claiming Stakes. This was the Friday feature of the Queens County Jockey Club at Aqueduct, and it brought about a good finish with Tipstaff, from the Rancocas Stable, finishing a close second, and A. P. Canale saving third from Richard T. Wilsons Fantastic. With real summer weather and a fast track, the sport offered drew a big crowd. It was a day that was remarkable for close finishes and, while cheap ones paraded in two of the races, the setting for the stake was interesting. Twelve raced in the Canarsie, and It was worth ,050 to the winner. The start was a good one. and Miniator and Martins Caddy were the ones to cut out the early running, while Tipstaff, after beginning quietly, almost at once ran into no end of trouble and was huffeted about badly. Fantastic enjoyed a forward position, and an eighth from home looked all over a winner. At that time. Tipstaff was next to the inner rail, and he had scant racing room. A. P. Canale was finishing strongly, but it looked like Fantastic, until Fresco made her winning rush. Then the Wilson filly tired badly, and Tipstaff was still in a position where he could not stride freely. This gave Fresco a half length victory, while Tipstaff just beat A. P. Canale. which had him pinned in, by a head for second place, and the tiring Fantastic was just another head away. Fresco had closed a considerable gap with a great rush to be the winner but. as the race was run, Tipstaff seemed best and only racing misfortune accounted for his defeat. There was just about as much racing interest in the mile handicap that was fourth as in the Canarsie. It brought another thrilling finish, when J. Fred A., after making all the pace under the skillful riding of Johnny Callahan, just lasted to beat home William Ziegler Jr.s Mirador, with Robert Odoms flight View two lengths away and five lengths before Jefferson Livingstons Son of John. The only other starters were Hardwood and Flagship, and they cut little figure in the running. From a good start. Callahan at once moved into command with J. Fred A. and, setting a fast pace, he kept the others on their mettle all the way. McAtee soon found his way into second place with Light View, and he had the Odom three-year-olds under a slight restraint. Mirador was going wide, but lie was within striking distance and - , Continued on eighteenth page. ANOTHER FOR H. P. WHITNEY Continued from first page galloping strongly. After swinging into the stretch, McAtee called on Light View, and for an instant he threatened to go to the leader, but Callahan had saved something for that run through the stretch and. when Light View tired, it was apparent that he was not to catch the four-year-old. Mortensen was utterly unable to keep Mirador in, and through the stretch he lost more ground by bearing out. but he was charging along at the end in a fashion that would have seen him the winner but for the ground that had been lost. Light View tired badly, but the others were so far back as to in no way threaten him for third. The Rancocas silks were first and second in the opening handicap, when Sabine just beat home Superlette, and the pair of them readily disposed of Walter J. Salmons Gavotte. The only other starters were Extra Dry and All in AIL There had been sixteen named for this handicap, which was for fillies and mares, but eleven of them scratched away from the Rancocas pair, and as the race was run, probably wisdom was the better part of valor. Little time was lost at the barrier and, from a good start, Catrone at once rushed out With Sabine, and it did not take Fator long to find his way into second place with Superlette, the topweight of the company. All in All made a game effort to go with the Rancocas pair, but it took so much out of her that she tired badly in the stretch. Gavotte saved much ground on the stretch turn and finished going strongly without threatening the first two. And, while the stablemates were first and second, they staged a lively finish when Fator drove Superlette out vigorously, and she was closing in a style that would have landed her winner in a few more strides. As it was, Sabine saved the day by a nose. Little Catrone made it two winning mounts in a row when he earned a close decision with Mrs. H. S. Hollis Sweepit in the mile of the second race. This was for cheap ones and the finish was so close that many on the lawn and in the stands were of the opinion that Byway, the one that had cut out all the running, had lasted long enough io win. J. A. Coburns Upton was third, j beating Uralite for that part of the purse. I j j I j Coltibtti rushed right out with Byway and, rating him along, he held to that lead to the last stride, when the decision fell to Sweepit. Catrone had saved ground in the stretch with Sweepit, while Byway was bearing out slightly at the end. This made the angle a difficult one for anyone not exactly on the line and it is small wonder that several thought the judges had made a mistake. Uralite raced forwardly until well into the stretch, but when Barnes drove him in the final eighth he swerved rather badly to the inside and that enabled Upton to beat him for third. Johnnie Callahan tied the Catrone score by riding two in a row when he guided the Quincy stables Zelda Leighton to victory in the fifth race at one mile. This was for platers and it was one of the easy victories of the day when the filly ran down Sandy McXaughtons Korean, the pacemaker, to win going away. R. Eagans Liholiho was third, beating G. A. Marshalls Agnate for that part of the purse. There was a considerable delay at the post, but the start was a good one and Korean at once took command, but Zelda Leighton was not far away and when she was successful in escaping interference from her inside berth she was close after the McXaughton colt at the turn for home. In the last eighth the colt tired and Zelda Leighton came on to win with plenty to spare. Liholiho closed some ground to be third without at any time threatening the first two. At the end of the program Dunmore. from John Wards Everglade Stable and ridden by Johnny Maiben. graduated from the maiden class. It was a five-eighths dash for juveniles that had never won and W. H. Karricks Pot Fourri was the hot tip oi the day. He eg:m liaoly and ran a good race to be third.
