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: i 1 j RANCOCAS COLT SCORES ♦ Despoil Accounts for Woodhaven Claiming Stakes at Aqueduct. • Son of Kai-Sang Easily Outruns Rivals — Pete Walls in Limelight Riding Three Winners. — — ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., June 24.— Despoil, from the Rancocas Stable, was rather a handy winner of the Woodhaven Claiming Stakes here today. It was the special of an interesting program, and carried a net value of ,500 to the winner. It was John J. Robinsons Renaissance that raced to second place, while Regal Flag, from the Pinetree Stable, was third before J. H. Louchheims Uncanny. With almost perfect racing weather, there was some improvement in the attendance, and there was an abundance of interest in the sport. Starter Cassidy had some trouble obtaining an alignment in the Woodhaven Stakes, but the start was good, with Uncanny leaving in front and Renaissance right with him. Despoil was not as lucky, and in the early stages he was in decidedly close quarters with scant racing room. Uncanny was sent to the rail, and was showing the way, but was unable to draw away from the other, while Regal Flag moved up to be a close contender. Renaissance was holding his position, and as Remillard swung out slightly with Despoil, the son of Kai-Sang drew up on the leaders. RIDES WINNER OUT. Once he had ample room, Despoil proved his superiority and drew away, though Remillard took no chances and rode him out to have him the winner by a length and a half. Renaissance hung on well to take second place by two lengths, while Regal Flag lasted longer than Uncanny, which tired badly in the final stages. The opening race was a five furlongs dash for maiden juveniles, and Song Hit carried the A. Schwartz silks to victory over Joseph E. Wideners Foxiana, with Affirmative, from the Quincy Stable, finishing a distant third over Ral Parrs Knightess. The first two dominated all the running, but Song Hit was showing the way to Foxiana, and they drew out well clear of the others in the final furlong, with the Schwartz colt hanging on well to be the winner by half a length. There was no real excuse for Foxiana, and she tired badly under a drive. Affirmative finished going well to outgame Knightess and Dont Tell, a starter from the Saratoga Stable. Pete Walls made his riding score a double when he brought old Croyden home the winner of the second race, at one mile and a furlong. Sign Off, from the Dorwood Stable, finished second, while I. B. Humphreys Chiefs Warrior just saved third from W. C. Clancys Ceylon Prince. Buddy Basil beat the others away from the stalls, but he almost at once gave way to Sign Off and Chiefs Warrior went into second place. Croyden and Buddy Basil were racing together back of these and Boris was rather a bad fifth, but showing the way to Ceylon Prince. INTERESTING DUEL. There was little change in these positions until the stretch was reached. There Walls made his first move with Croyden and he soon put Chiefs Warrior away and was racing alongside Sign Off. There was a short battle, but the son of Peter Pan proved better and at the end he was going away with a length to spare. This final duel took the pair of them out five lengths before the tiring Chiefs Warrior, which saved third by a narrow margin from the fast finishing Ceylon Prince. The race run by Buddy Basil was far below his recent form, but he appeared sore in the parade to the post. Laverne Fator piloted his one thousandth winner when he rode Edward R. Bradleys Blind Bowboy to victory in the Chuctanunda Claiming Handicap, which attracted a good band of sprinters. It was the Sagamore Stables Backgammon that raced to second place, with Stand By, from the Brandon Stable, beating W. R. Coes Polydorus for third. The start was a good one, and Fator quickly rushed the winner up until he was clear of the others. There he took hold of the head of the son of Epinard and rated him along at a fast pace. Stand By and Polydorus, closely lapped, followed him, and then came Backgammon, while Mount Holly, after being Continued on thirteenth page. RANCOCAS COLT SCORES Continued from first page. knocked back badly shortly after the start, was out of contention before a furlong had been run. Fator saved ground with Blind Bowboy and sent him right along until he swung into the stretch, and Stand By had moved into second place, while farther back Backgammon was steadily making up ground.
