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CRAZY COOT SCORES Whitney Candidate for Derby Makes Good Impression. Toys With Field of Eligibles for Summer Stakes JEis Victory Stables Second. i HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 15. It may so happen that the Harry Payne Whitney stable will not suffer to a great extent by a temporary absence of Whichone r.nd Boojum from the early spring classics. There is -a chance that Crazy Coot, the son of Mad Hatter and Ruth Law, will prove a real pinch hitter for the two more fashionable members of the big racing establishment. This afternoon the big, rangy chestnut simply played with a field of three-year-olds, five of which are engaged in either the Preakness of the Kentucky Derby. It was only a three-quarters dash, but the consummate ease with which lie was winner, while giving away weight to every starter, told of his quality. Billy Blake, from the Meadow Farm Stable, raced to the place and only inches before Mrs. J. Simpson Deans Skid. Both Crazy Coot and Skid are engaged, in both the Preakness and Kentucky Derby, while Billy Blake is a Preakness eligible. Incidentally, the score of Crazy Coot completed a double for the Whitney silks, for earlier Robertson haji ridden Equipoise to an easy score. The day was cloudy and a bit raw for the sport, but another big crowd was on hand and the sport was first class, although there was no real special down for decision, the card being made up of overnight events. The victory of Crazy Coot came in a dash that had been christened the Glen Oaks and it was for three-year-old colts and geldings exclusively. Of the eight that paraded, the only ones not in the Preakness or Derby were Blue John, Zahn and Top Kick. With little delay at the post, the field left in good alignment, with Blue John being a bit more alert than the others. His lead did not last long as Crazy Coot galloped alongside and then by to romp along in front jot the company for the rest of the journey. Billy Blake, which had a season at Bowie, was next to dispose of Blue John and he was destined to hold .to second to the end, though his margin over Skid was a scant nose. MUCH RESERVE. Leaving the back stretch, Coltiletti roused Billy Blake in an effort to run Crazy Coot ,down, but it was of no avail and that chase all but cost him the place. In the stretch Coltiletti had to use all his skill to save the place, while the Whitney colt was galloping along well within himself and four lengths clear. Back of Skid came Zahn and he had closed a big gap, for through the early racing he had been a distant last. Blue John had stopped badly. Mutual Friend was never a serious factor and Perfect Play, after a flash of speed, dropped out of the running badly. This was the first start for Crazy Coot since last June at Aqueduct, but he had accomplished something before that early date when he was winner of the National Stallion at Belmont Park. That running carried a winning of 5,750 and it was an amount that meant a penalty for many of the other races for which he was eligible. He lias come out of winter quarters a particularly impressive colt and he finished out his six furlongs in a fashion to suggest a readiness for a much longer trip. The veteran William Garth sent a smart filly to the post in the opening five and a half furlongs dash, for maiden three-year-old fillies, when he saddled Samuel Ross Poin-ciana. Showing a brilliant burst of speed, she led home a nice band of non-winners to core over George D. Wideners Finita, with Mombasa, from the Dorwood Stable, saving third by a goodly margin from C. H. Hughes Brown Sinner. BOLEYX RESPONSIBLE. There was a long delay at the post, for which Anne Boleyn was chiefly responsible, but the start was a good one and McGinnis hustled Poinciana away to such good advantage that she was showing the way, while Torrential, a stablemate to Finita, was chasing after her. Mombasa was off well enough from her inside position and she was in third place, but well back of the first two, at the end of the first eighth. Poinciana carried Torrential along at a clip that made her stop at the three-eighths post and there the, daughter of High Time drew out to a long lead. By this time Continued on fifteenth page. CRAZY COOT SCORES Continued from first page. "Workman roused Mombasa in an effort to catch the flying leader, but the Dorwood filly was not equal to the task and she hung rather badly. Finita, in the meantime, was moving up in resolute fashion and as they swung into the stretch it was apparent that she would be a factor. In the last eighth Finita raced by Mombasa and she "was closing on Poinciana at every stride, but McGinnis kept the Ross filly going long enough to have her winner by half a length, while Finita had beaten Mombasa a length and a half. Brown Sinner outfinished the others, but was a rull three lengths away, while Torrential "was fifth. H. P. "Whitneys Equipoise, a well made son of Pennant and Swinging, which galloped home an easy winner in his only start at Bowie, came back with another good race to take the second offering. It was a four and a half furlongs dash that attracted fifteen and the Whitney colt was giving away weight to every starter. Forcing all the pace, and with plenty in reserve, he was winner over Schooner, from the Rancocas Stable. Lee Rosenbergs Uncle Sam saved third from Just Believe. It was a cheap band that met in the third race and Charles Graffagninis Malolo, showing vast improvement over a recent race at Bowie, was the winner. He led home Fola-mile and H. G. Bedwells Fair Bob beat Guy Mangans Business for third. Tin Hat, Westovers Ibby and Fair Bob were the ones to cut out the early pace,- but both Malolo and Dreana Lee were not far back and the others followed in a close bunch, with Folamile the victim of a good deal of interference. It was leaving the back stretch that "Workman made his move with Malolo and, circling around, lie soon had the leaders headed to come away with plenty to spare. There was nothing to the rest of the running as far as the winner was concerned, for Malolo came along with his ears pricked to be over the line with a lead of three lengths. Folamile, after overcoming no end of interference, fought his way through to take the place, and Fair Bob hung on well to save third from Business and Dreana Lee.
