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WHITNEY SILKS FIRST • Avenger Scores in Miss Woodford Handicap at Aqueduct. ■ On Tap Carries Jolson Colors to Victory Over Charon and Aknah- ton — Ideal Conditions. 1 NEW YORK, N. Y.f June 22.— Avenger, the three-year-old daughter of Dis Done and Nemesis, which races for C. V. Whitney, was winner of the main offering at Aqueduct today when she scored easily in the Miss Woodford Handicap, for fillies and mares. She was chased home by Lady Capulet, from the Tranquility Farm Stable, and Pennant Lass, racing for Dr. Irving Jacobs, saved third from Joseph E. Wideners Buck-up. After the blistering heat of last week, there was a grateful drop in temperature, and while the sky was overcast, with a threat of rain, conditions were ideal for racing. No special was down for decision, and the crowd was small, but there was no lack of enthusiasm. Half a dozen went to the post for the Miss Woodford Handicap, and no time was lost at the starting post, all six leaving the stalls in the same stride. Double Time, the Marshall Field starter, jumped to the front closely attended by Pennant Lass and then came Avenger and Lady Capulet closely lapped, while Buckup and Black Mammy were in the rear. SETS FAST PACE. Double Time set a fast pace, and Pennant Lass hung to her gamely, while Robertson moved up with Avenger until he was right at their heels. Then on the stretch turn he came to the outside of the pair of them to take command. At this stage Double Time tired, and it was Pennant Lass that gave battle, but not for long, for Avenger was racing gamely and steadily drawing away. In the final furlong the daughter of Dis Done drew away easily until she had a winning margin of four lengths. Lady Capulet, on which Workman had waited in the early stages, finished gamely to take second place, and when Buckup tired under a drive Pennant Lass hung on long enough to save third by a length. Black Mammy had run a dull race, while Double Time quit after her early exhibition of speed. Black Jacket, a handsome big brown son of Black Toney— Friars Carse, which races for Samuel D. Riddle, was winner of the opening dash, at four and a half furlongs. It was his first racing effort and he was opposed by a big field of maidens. Dr. Irving Jacobs Trombone finished in second place, with Despoil, from the Rancocas Stable, beating J. E. Wideners Integrity for third. Kurtsinger had Black Jacket off well from his inside position, but he was headed by Despoil in the early racing. Hard ridden he ran down the Rancocas colt and was going away at the end to be the winner by a length. Trombone finished with excellent courage to beat Despoil by a length and a half for the place and Integrity was fourth, another two lengths back. EASY FOR GREY COAT. Grey Coat, racing under the silks of Mrs. Olive Curtis, did not have much to beat in the second race, at one mile and a sixteenth, framed under claiming conditions, and he readily led home Mrs, Sadie Bennetts Tail Spin, while W. R. Coes Rockbelle saved third from George D. Wideners Partisan, the only other starter. Rockbelle and Partisan were the ones to cut out the running, while Malley rated Grey Coat along back of them to the turn into the stretch. There he made his move with the son of Gnome and, while he had to come around the pair of them, Grey Coat was good enough to take that handicap. A furlong from home Grey Coat was alongside Rockbelle and Partisan and then on by to come home the winner by two lengths. Catrone had waited back in last place with Tail Spin and the filly closed with a determined rush at the end to readily run over the other two and beat Rockbelle half a length for second place. Partisan had saved ground in the stretch, but tired badly in the final drive and was beaten a length for third. There was a good finish in the fourth when Al Jolsons On Tap won from G. C. Winfreys Charon, with Cuchulain easily Continued on seventeenth page.. WHITNEY SILKS FIRST Continued from first page. saving third from Marshall Fields Aknalw ton, the only other starter. On Tap was rushed along in front all the way by Meek, while Workman rated Charon along back of her until well into the stretch* There he drove the colt furiously, but to no avail and On Tap was still a length to the good crossing the line. Aknahton was third virtually all the way and saved ground on the stretch turn, but tired badly when driven and Cuchulain easily caught him, but was five lengths back of the first two. Seventeen of the cheapest kind raced ove one mile at the end of the card, and it brought the closest finish of the day when John P. Whites Athol, after a long gruelling stretch drive, just nosed out F. Ambrose Callahans Gunther, with I. B. Bradfielda Nursery Rhymes an easy third before Fourth Ward. The fifth was a five furlongs race, fo* juvenile fillies, and W. R. Coes Laughing Queen, the daughter of Sun Briar and Cleopatra, was an easy winner over Friendly Gal, a Sir Galahad III. filly, from the William Woodward stable, starting for the first time. George Wideners St. Mica saved third from Marshall Fields Sobieha. Laughing Queen was easily best, but Friendly Gal raced along with her to the final sixteenth, where Robinson drew away with the winner to be past the line first by three lengths. The Woodward filly had saved second place by two lengths, and she is sure to improve over this showing.
