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CARTOONIST BEATS TITAN « Scores After Long Stretch Drive in the Speculation Handicap. ♦ Claptrap Disqualified Recause of Foul Riding and Jockeys McTaggart and Sharpe Suspended. ♦ NKW YORK. N. Y., June 28.— Bud Fishers Cartoonist took the stake feature of the Monday racing at Aeiuceluct when, after a long stretch drive, he beat home Frank Browns Titan in the Speculation Claiming Handicap at one mile, worth ,650 to the winner. But a happening of equal racing import was a six and a half furlong hanelicap in which Claptrap was set back for foul riding in the strete-h and the race awarded to Patricia J. This foul riding was perhaps more of an offense against Volante. the one that was plae-ed second by the ruling. The same ruling moved Cinema into third place. As a result of the rough riding Sharpe and McTaggart were both suspended for the meeting. Sharpe was e-onvicted of piling horses ui at the start and McTaggart for his stretch exhibition. There was no eloubt of the guilt of Me-Taggart. but it appeared that he was responsible for both bits of rough riding, for Sharpe left from the fourth position and the only horses inside of his position were Storm King, Bontaud and Patricia J., while Claptrap was on the e utside. nly femr went to the post for the Spcu-latiein. but it really developed inte a two-horse race for Judicial and Traveller, the two that opposed Cartoonist anel Titan, cut no figure in the running. Titan was rusheel away into a long leael by little Fisher anel it was not long before Cartoonist had found his way into second plaee, hut he was well back of the son of Jim Caffney. Then in the long stretch Fa tor, on Cartoonist, began to gradually elraw up on the leader until when inside the eighth pole he was lapped on the leaeler. Through that final eighth Titan struggled along gamely and the horses race el in e-lose order, but right at the end Carte onist proved to be te o much horse Cor the four-year-old, for he was going away at the end. Fisher did not seem to make any mistake unless it was making too much early use of Titan, but right at the end Fator put up the stronger finish. The Oreentree Stable has had something of a monopoly in the Aeiueduct steeplechases anel Brantome aelded another to the recorel for that popular racing establishment when he galloped off with the offering over the short course. There was little to the running, he was so much best, but a lively battle came for second place when Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Pink Star just beat home .1. R. Macombers Pete the Scribe, The only other Continued on t we-utie-l li negt.1 CARTOONIST BEATS TITAN Continued from first p.ire starter was Harry Payne Whitney Ararat II.. and he was so badly lamed in the running that he was pulled up by Cheyne before he ompleted the course. Kleeger took Rrantome into the command at the drop of the flag and Pete the Scribe went with him for three jumps, where Nean-der eased him back until he was last of the four. By that time Rrantome had drawn away into a good lead and the result was never afterwards in doubt, though he was a bit careless at some of his fences. Back of Brantome the other three alternated in second place and there was little to choose among them until Ararat II.s legs went back on him and he dropped out of the contention. Then Pete the Scribe and Pink Star hooked up in the front field and they fought it out to the last strid- for second place with Pink Star earning that decision. But Brantome was being pulled up in front of them without ever having been fully extended at any part of the running. It was in the six and a half furlongs handicap that there came about the rough riding of Tommy McTaggart that resulted in the disqualification of Claptrap from the Log Cabin Stud Stable, and the awarding of the purse to P. F. Joyces Patricia J. This moved W. A. Wollmans Volante into second place and gave third to Cinema from the stable of Samuel Ross. As a matter of fact. Claptrap interfereel almost as seriously with Volante as he did with Patricia J., and it was one of the most bare faced piece of rough riding seen all year. There was a long delay at the post and as the barrier rose Sharpe rushed Volante into a lead of a couple of lengths hut out there he took hold of his mount and eased him. McTaggart broke from the outside with Claptrap and he rushed the three-year-old up, riding the others closely. This caused Cinema some interference, but his real offense was in the stretch. Swinging for home Claptrap was showing the way and McTaggart swung out from the rail until there was plenty of room on the inside. Sharpe on Volante and Callahan on Patricia J. headed for the opening and as they did so McTaggart came over with Claptrap and soon had them in dangerously close quarters. Volante, being on the rail postion suffered first and us Patricia J. fought along to come through McTaggart kept her pinned in until the passage was impossible. Callahan promptly lodged a claim of foul and after questioning him McTaggart and Barnes who rode Cinema were also questioned and then came the ruling that took the purse from Claptrap. It is not often that ••Dick1 Watkins shows his silks these days, but he saeldled a winner in the opening five-furlong dash for maiden fillies when he sent his All Virginia to the post It was a rae-e under claiming conditions and he was not opposed by mu:h, lnit she proved easily best going to the front after rounding the elbow and coming home to an easy victory of five lengths over I. C. Sands-Headway, which just beat lumbers for the place. No good excuse could be offered for Km-bers. which was looked upon as having a royal chance in her first start under the silks of the R. R. Stable. She was right up with the pace all the way. but tired under a drive. Headway, after leaving the barrier running, gave way when All Virginia caught her. It was a big field of cheap ones that met in the mile of the fifth and Fator piloted his second winner when he brought home Mrs. A. Swenkes Scorcher by a good margin. M. J. Yemens Zeod raced to second place and M. Col fords Osage beat the others. Shiraz and Blue Ridge were the early pacemakers, with Simpler close at hand, but Fator had Se-orcher away in good position and when the stretch was reached he found his way through readily to win with plenty to spare. Simpler was first of the early pacemakers to quit, but in the final eighth Shiraz and Rlue Ridge hoth dropped out of the picture, while Zeod and Osage finished going strongly. China, from the Hamilton Farm Stable, in a close finish was winner of the final dash. This was for juveniles and Samuel Ross Jim Crow was the one to make it interesting for the winner, while Social Mug. racing for B. M. Ryers, raced into third place. The real disappointment of the running was H. T. Archibalds Crystal Domino. He jumped in the air at the start and was never able to find his way into a contending position. »
