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DOUBLE FOR COE COLORS ♦ Aquaplane and Igloo Carry Them to Victory at Belmont Park. First Mentioned Scores in Debut Stakes, Latter Takes Ben Brush Handicap-Disagreeable Weather Conditions. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y.. May 20.— Three-year-olds, which had never been raced, met in the special offering of the Westchester Racing Association at Belmont Park today and Aquaplane, a son of High Time and Sea Plane, was the winner. This was the Debut at seven-eighths, a new feature of the Belmont Park spring racing, that had its inaugural last year. For this running the value to the winner was ,875 and with only five racing, the Coe silks were represented by two of them, when Finir bore the winner company. The day was raw and cold, with skies overcast and the unseasonable condition had its effect on the attendance, though a surprisingly large crowd was out at the beautiful course. And it was a seven-race program. Little time was lost at the post in the Debut, and Humanist, which is an imported son of Politian, was first to show out of the company. The Tattler, racing for R. A. Fair-burn, raced alongside, but McNamee was sit-, ting still on the outlander and it appeared that he could shake him off at the first asking. Then Inzelone sent Aquaplane along with a great rush that carried him around these leaders, and he was soon well clear of his company. McNamee, for some mysterious reason, was making no effort to have Humanist better his pace, and The Tattler then drew away from him, while Finir, which had been further back, was rapidly improving his position. When Aquaplane had increased his lead to almost half a dozen lengths, all that Inzelone had to do was to sit still himself to have the son of High Time winner by five lengths. Then in the stretch, when altogether too late, McNamee made his first move on Humanist, and the way he was gaining made it seem certain that under a better-timed ride he would have been nuch closer. As it was, he closed with a rush that saw him only a length back of The Tattler and three lengths before Finir. It is not likely that any three-year-old in the race at any time cut out much of a figure in racing, but it is likewise safe to promise that Humanist will improve greatly over this showing. The Ben Brush Handicap, at one mile, for three-year-olds, really attracted more interest than the Debut. It saw W. R. Coes Igloo winner all the way. though at the end he was doing his best to withstand the challenge of Mrs. K. E. Hitts Sunvir. Willis Sharpe Kilmers Sun Hatter finishing a distant third. From a good start, Inzelone rushed away with Igloo and he was soon well clear of his rivals, going on until he was six or eight lengths to the good when the turn out . of the back stretch was reached. Sunvir and Sun Hatter raced along together back of him and they were well out before Safety Pin, Comstockery and Marine, the other starters. Grey Abbess, the daughter of Grey Lag — Friar Song, which races for H. F. Sinclairs Rancocas Stable, was an easy winner over Continued on twentieth page. DOUBLE FOR COE COLORS Continued from first page. the plater juveniles that started in the opening four and a half furlong dash through the Widener Course. W. R. Coes Santa Sophia, under a long drive, finished with more courage than the others to take second place and Gifford A. Cochrans Godiva beat Island Creek for third place. When Brice had Grey Abbess away fast she had speed enough to go into a good early lead and she simply galloped along in front of the others all the way. Island Creek and Godiva were right there for a part of the way but both tired badly while Santa Sophia, sluggish to be under way, was under an early drive to keep up with the others. In the last eighth she steadily drew up and, slipping through on the inside, saved second place. Olimba, a daughter of Under Fire, which raced for T. G. Paolillo, went so lame that it is doubtful if she is again seen under silks for a considerable time. T. M. Cassidys Mi Vida, which has had more than his share of bad luck in his races this year, was best of those that started in the second race and he did not have much trouble leading home old Sanford from the Rosedale Stable and R. C. Winmills War Whoop was a distant third. H. P. Whitneys Flyacross was unfortunate at the start, but the others left in fairly good alignment, with Mi Vida first to show. He had the outside position and Barrett at once crossed over with him and Wee Burn was the one. to go after him. The pair ran along well lapped while Fator was content to rate Sanford back of them but within striking distance. Wee Burn hung to Mi Vida around the turn out of the back stretch but Barrett would not take back with the Cassidy colt and he eventually shook off the son of Ambassador IV. Then it was that Fator made his first call on Sanford. The old fellow responded in a fashion that soon had him alongside Mi Vida, but Barrett had saved something for that challenge and though Sanford fought along gamely for the lead, the son of Leonardo II. was too good for him and in the final eighth he shook the old fellow off easily to come home the winner by four lengths. In the meantime Wee Burn had quit badly and War Whoop came along to race past him for third, but he was a dozen lengths back of Sanford. Flyacross, after being away so badly, was just galloped along back of the others. When "Pony" McAtee appeared in the parade for the fifth race, the crowd gave him a hearty applause in appreciation of his riding Clyde Van Dusen to victory in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday. This was a four and a half furlong dash over the Widener Course and in a good game finish Robertson had H. P. Whitneys Moonstruck up to win from W. R. Coes Conclave and the Rancocas Stables Shan Tung. Thus, the Coe silks just missed three purses, Inze-lone having brought both Igloo and Aquaplane home winners earlier in the day. J. Rotunno claimed Irish from W. R. Coe out of the sixth race for ,000.
