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wnt— wq«— ——————— BALKO SCORES IN HANDICAP • _ Veteran Jockey Callahan Pilots Son of Omar Khayyam. ♦ San Bean Defeats Crack Band In Second Race at Aqueduct — Track Slow, but Improving. « NEW YORK, N. Y., June 15.— William Martins Balko. under an excellent ride by the veteran Johnny Callahan, was winner of the best offering at Aqueduct today. This was the seven-eighths mile Hanover Handicap, and he led home Dr. T. M. Cassidys Indian Scout, W. R. Coes Algernon and the Sa-lubria Stables Knapsack. It was a delightful day for the sport and the track had dried out considerably after the drenching it received Thursday night. This was evidenced when Balko raced tho distance in 1 :23%, but the going was still a bit slow. No time was lost at the barrier for the Hanover Handicap and Balko was first to show from the bariier, but Indian Scout was right after him. Indian Scout and Knapsack, racing in close order, took the lead and showed the way to the stretch turn. There Callahan made a move with Balko, but he was blocked by Knapsack and lost ground. Waiting until he had turned into the stretch he made his second move and this time he came through inside of Knapsack and set out after Indian Scout. An eighth out he was well lapped on the leader and from there to the end he came away to be winner by a length and a half. Algernon was finishing fast at the end and he was only half a length back of Indian Scout. The Gravesend Purse, over the one mile distance, run as the second, had an almost equal interest with the Hanover Handicap, and it brought out a good field. Willis Sharpe Kilmers good three-year-old Sun Beau proved best when he was an easy winner from F. H. Smiths St. Henell, and Social Mug. racing for Mrs. W. Robinson, took third, beating Mrs. Vanderbilts Croyden for that part of the purse. After the finish Craigmyle worked Sun Beau a mile and a quarter in 2:07, this doubtless being a part of his preparation for the Dwyer Stakes, in which he is engaged. CROYDEN NOT READY. Croyden was not entirely ready when the barrier was released and began slowly, but Pascuma rushed him right through and he was soon racing with St. Henell, which left fast and proceeded to set the pace. When Pascuma had made up the ground lost at the start he took hold of the son of Peter Pao and rated him along. It was swinging into the long stretch that Craigmyle made his first move with Sim Beau and he had little trouble in taking the lead. St. Henell was hanging on well, but Croyden was tiring and soon dropped back well beaten. In the last eighth Sun Beau drew away to win by two lengths, and then Social Mug finished with a rush that saw him just a nose back of St. Henell, which had saved second place. At the end of the card Dear Lady, which was well beaten in the same race, in which Bullman gave his weird exhibition on Gold Bet, showed a reversal of form to beat home Jefferson Livingstons Burning Glass. This was a mile race and resulted in one of the best finishes of the day. Third went to Saxon, which raced close up from the start. It was a big field of platers that come together for the mile and a sixteenth of tho first race and the result was a close finish between Frank Frisbies Valentino and P. S. P. Randolphs Lanyard, which crossed the line as named, leading home Harass. Valentino was the one to cut out most of the running and he went into an early lead that took him well clear of the others. Lanyard broke a bit slower and he was well back in the early racing, but he worked his way through and was catching the winner all through the final eighth, but could not get to him, Valentino being safely home by a neck. Harass has no excuses and tired near the end. MARKED BY CLOSE FINISH. The third race was a four and one-half furlongs dash for plater two-year-old fillies and it brought a close finish when Florinassa, from the Penthorn Stable, just beat home Mrs. K. E. Hitts Eterne and Nella R., from the Linton Farms Stable, was third, ahead of John Maddens Star Flyer. Florinassa and Eterne, both of which had outside positions at the post, dominated all the running and they raced along closely lapped. Florinassa could not draw away from the daughter of Eternal and they were still locked at the end. Shrew, from Mrs. Vanderbilts stable, rushed up on the inside for part of the journey, but she was tiring badly while Miss Peggie B. Baileys Boys Preferred, after breaking rather slowely, was never a serious contender. The fifth was a five-eighths race for maiden juveniles and Comstockery, from the Greentree Stable, was winner from Film, a son of .High Time, which raced for the Salu-bria Stable. Third was the portion of Sun Worship, from the Arden Farm Stable. Film, showing fine speed, was the one to dash away into a long lead and it was only right at the end that Comstockery passed him to be home the winner. Film raced greenly in this, his first outing, and he will undoubtedly improve over his showing. * ==a
