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, [ , , . 1 [ ■ t ! 1 ■ J -Q: WINS SENSATIONAL VICTORY * , 1 Brown Flash Closes Immense Gap , to Take Handicap. -♦ False Tride Best of Sprinters In Soeond Race ; Bud Fishers Colors In Front. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 27.— Frederick Johnsons Brown Flash was a sensational winner of the best Jamaica offering today, when he scored in the mile and seventy yards Merrick Handicap. It was sensational for the reason that the son of Brown Prince II. was a full ten lengths back of his field a half mile from home, yet he closed the immense gap to beat the Saraspa Stables Washakie, the Rosedale Stables Dangerous and William Zi-igler, Jr.s Wee Burn. The weather was just about as uncomfortable as could be imagined for the sport. The weather was wintry cold and an icy rain fell most of the afternoon. This naturally had its effect on the attendance, but again there was a surprisingly large crowd on hand. In the Merrick Handicap the start was a good one, with Wee Burn first to show from the barrier. He was rushed right along by Garner until he had a lead of five lengths by the time the back stretch was reached. McAtee was rating Washakie back of him and Dangerous was five lengths back of Washakie, while Brown Flash galloped along ten lengths further away. He appeared to be hopelessly out of the running. Garner evidently had an idea that his only chance to win with Wee Burn was to make speed count and he sent him right along. McAtee had Washakie under a slight restraint, but he went to the leader after swinging out of the back stretch and, swing- ing for home, he was showing the way. Wee Burn was safely in second place but he was tiring badly, while both Dangerous and Brown Flash were closing in resolute fashion. Brown Flash had closed an immense gap and he was striding so smoothly that it was apparent an eighth from home that he would give trouble at the end. He came right along straight and true to win by a length from Washakie, while Dangerous was lapped on the Saraspa horse. As for Wee Burn, he quit so badly in that last eighth that he was eased up by Garner to pull up five lengths back of the others. Five-eighths under claiming conditions and for juveniles was the opening number and there came another victory for Bud Fisher when Glee Club, a son of Sporting Blood and Mirthful, was just up to beat home Mrs. J. Sciaccalugas pair, Agitate and Prince Bozo, with H. Segals Original the one to finish fourth. The start was a bit ragged, with Abe Hallows Partnership refusing to leave with Continued on eleventh pace. • s B a . " v j. a t s j J a | i a . s | t , * t . ■ t j | I 1 I ■ a ] 1 t ] i t c i i t s 1 t i ] I I ; ] 1 1 : s 1 i I I ; WINS SENSATIONAL VICTORY Continued from first page. his opponents and being virtually left at the post. Prince Bozo, starting from the inside, was rushed into the lead, and Agitate, his stablemate, Avas not far back. AVandering Star, the Bean starter, was in third place and Original followed him, with Glee Club further away. Before the stretch was reached Wandering Star had tired and dropped back, while Prince Bozo was doing his best to hold the lead. An eighth out Agitate wyas alongside her stablemate and the pair of them were fighting it out when Glee Club swept up on the outside with a great rush. Agitate disposed of Prince Bozo, but she could not offset the rush of the Fisher colt and he dropped his nose down in front in the dosing stride. Mrs. S. Bennetts False Pride was much .he best of the sprinters that came together in the three-quarters mile of the second race, and, dashing into a long lead, he was at no time threatened, to win in hand by half a dozen lengths. G. C. Winfreys old campaigner Tester was second throughout, but at the end he was doing his level best to saA-e the place from Edward Arlingtons Clearance by three parts of a length. There was not much to the running for this was the order throughout and Sun Forward and Titan, the only other starters, were always outrun. There was an accident In the running of the third race, another three-nuarte -s dash, when the saddle turned on Aiolet B. and Catrone was thrown shortlv after the sart. Fortunately he escaped with a few bruises and was promptly on his feet. This race resulted in the first victory of the year for W. Averill Harrimans Arden Farms Stable when McAfee brought Hat Brush home with a well-timed ride. C. V. B. Cushmans Supersede raced to second place, with Mrs. George Reads Old Conde rather a close third. The start was a good one and always was first to show out with Hat Brush, and Conde close at hand, while Supersede was a bit slower to be under way and was tinder hard drive in an effort to make up ground. Dry Toast and Sallys Hour were close up, but they did not last long among the contenders. McAtee made his first move with Hat Brush three eighths from the finish and he readily went into command to remain there to the end. On the stretch turn he went out slightly and there E. Fator drove Conde up with a rush on the inside to have him safely in second place. But Supersede was still gaining under a vigorous drive and stride by stride he wore down tonde to beat him for second place, while he wa.; right at the tail of Hat Brush crossing the line. Sam Hildreth scratched Leucite from the five-eighths mile fifth race and depended on Chang, a son of Kai-Sang and Jura. Chang proved good enough to be hom»» the winner over A. S. Cushmans Ironmaster, while Frederick Johnsons King Bird closed with a determined rush to be third. White at the post King Bird unseated Peterson, but he did not attempt to run off and that had no bearing whatever on the result. The start was a good one, but Laverne Fator was more alert than the other riders and he shot Chang through until he was safely in the lead in the first few strides. Equation, a stablemate to Ironmaster, went with him and it was Ironmaster that was third. The others were in fairly close order though Sporting Grit, the Bud Fisher starter, was crowded back right after the start and did not seem to have much chance.
