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HEAD PLAY WINS PREAKNESS; BROKERS TIP LAST » « LADYSMAN RUNS SECOND • Utopian Third in Historic Pimlico Prize — Record Crowd. ./ » Derby Winner Shows Dislike fori Heavy Going — Head Play Scores in Impressive Fashion. • BALTIMORE, Md., May 13.— Head Play, handsome chestnut giant, a "hero in defeat" last week-end, this afternoon scored a decisive victory over Americas best three-year-olds in the forty-third renewal of the Preakness Stakes, returning to Mrs. Silas B. Mason, his owner, 6,850 of his purchase price. The Kentucky star today was ridden by Charley Kurtsinger and that youth made none of the mistakes that caused his mount to be beaten under Fisher in his Derby effort. Dragging two of starter Mills burliest assistants around at the post for five minutes and finally breaking from the outside of the Bahr gate, Head Play took the lead going to the first turn and, shaking off all challengers like the champion he assuredly is, maintained his advantage to the end, drawing away in the last furlong to win by four lengths over W. R. Coes Ladysman, which lasted to take second place over Utopian by a head. Three lengths farther back, Pom-ponius, the other member of the Coe entry, was fourth. Brokers Tip, which scored a head victory over Head Play in the Kentucky Derby, was last. He did not appear to like the heavy going that prevailed, although he ran well over the tough Churchill Downs track last Saturday. Trainer Hurley was pessimistic about his showing to good advantage. Perhaps he ist as reported, ailing. SEVERAL SECONDS OFF. The track this afternoon was several seconds off, and Head Play required 2:02 to complete the mile and three-sixteenths, with just a bit left at the conclusion. The last portion was run swifter than the first. The winner was favored by the multitude that cheered as he moved away from his laboring competitors in the last furlong and paid a mutuel of .60. After the running, Mrs. Mason, trainer Tom Hayes and jockey Kurtsinger were called to the stewards pagoda and there were congratulated by Governor Ritchie and Mayor Jackson. It was the first time either had ever figured in a Preakness victory. Among the spoils was the ! Woodlawn vase. Inlander, Head Play and Utopian contributed to a considerable post delay. The ultimate victor was the chief offender, refusing flatly to enter his stall despite the none too gentle importunities of a pair of hefty assistant starters. Placed on the outside, he showed most of the speed in a break that offered excuse on that score for none of the ten accepting. De Valera and Ladysman also were par- , ticularly alert at the outset, and this trio drew steadily to the fore approaching the clubhouse on the dash to the first turn. Head Play, as in the Derby, had cut diagonally across to the inner rail and had assumed a length lead over De Valera and Ladysman, which were running well lapped and heading the others, as they moved around the turn into the back stretch. COOL AND CONFIDENT. Going down the far side, Kurtsinger had a snug hold of Head Play, which he had not yet touched with his whip. He was riding cooly and confidently and just rating along on the pace a length before Ladysman and De Valera. Kerry Patch, Pomponius, Utopian and the others followed Ladysman and De Valera in a compact group half way down the far side, with a half dozen still having an apparently good chance of scoring. De Valera was first to crack under the pace, which was scorching if comparatively slow because of the going. Approaching the far corner, Workman asked Ladysman for his best. His Whip arm rose and fell methodically and as the son of Pompey responded to the call, Mills movod on De Valera, but the latter instead of closing with Ladysman dropped steadily back. Ladysman gained on Head Play, but only momentarily as Kurtsinger sensed the Continued on twenty-second page.. HEAD PLAY WINS PREAK-NESS; BROKERS TIP LAST Continued from first page. danger and letting out a wrap bounded again into a lengths advantage over his sternest rival as they swung for home. Entering the stretch Head Play made his usual wide turn, but was well in front and interfered with none of his rivals. Ladys-man was laboring hard as they straightened up for the run to the end, and it was apparent in a dozen more strides that he was well beaten. A gathering that old-timers asserted was the largest in all the lengthy history of Marylands turf classic jammed the tight little Hill Top course to be present for this afternoons renewal. Up to the running of the third race, the program sale was reported at 30,000, and thousands more were pouring into the entrance. A conservative estimate of the total would be 45,000. The Maryland Jockey Club was favored with agreeable racing weather for this, their main day of sport during the meeting. Though the day dawned in gloomy fashion, the skies had cleared somewhat by post time for the initial offering, and the sun broke through periodically the remainder of the afternoon. In the attendance were notables of all walks of life, among them former Vice-President Curtis, S. W. Labrot, Allan Ryan, J. H. and Mrs. Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Salmon, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Somer-ville, Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Riddle, A. C. Bostwick, Frank Hayes, Edward Seagram, who headed the Canadian delegation; Mr. and Mrs. George Sloane, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cummings, Mrs. Dodge Sloane, and H. W. Sage. W. R. Coe, whose entry of Ladysman and Pomponius attracted much support from Marylanders, was unable to be present, due to an indisposition, as also was Col. E. R. Bradley, whom the inclement weather of the past several days kept at Idle Hour. Trainer H. J. Thompson also passed up the trip from Kentucky to saddle Brokers Tip, leaving that task to his assistant, William Hurley, who put the finishing touches on the colts prep at this point. Also in the attendance was Tom Cos-tello, who had the mount on Saunterer and Vanguard when those horses won the 1881 and 1882 renewals of the Preakness. Sam Fisher, who rode the winners The Bard and Ellerslie, and Fred Littlefield, rider of the 1888 winner, Refund, also were present. William Doyle, present patrol judge at the course, rode the 1909 winner, Effendi. Risneur, beaten a head by Once in the second race, showed a real good effort and, with any sort of racing luck, would have been an easy winner. Just as the barrier was released Risneur propped and was last of his field to leave. He was far back until making the turn for home, when he moved up with a rush that landed him in front before the furlong post was reached. This effort told on him when the final test came and in a desperate drive Once got up in the final strides. Pelham, a keen factor from the start, finished third, beaten another head. It was a stirring finish and aroused much enthusiasm. Blue Foam, a grey filly by Bubbling Over, which races for Mrs. John Hay Whitney, proved best of the two-year-olds that went to the post in the third race. E. Steff en had the mount and Blue Foam led from start to finish. Going to the front with a rush when the start came, Blue Foam opened up a lead of a length and a half before the turn out of the back stretch was reached. Steffen permitted her to step right along. Making the turn for home Jones challenged with Durga and for a time it- looked as if she would overhaul the pacemaker. When the final test came, however, Blue Foam proved the gamer of the pair and the finish found her drawing away under a drive to win by a couple of lengths. Durga beat Peedeeque by half a length for second place. Pairbypair ran about as game a race in the Conowingo Purse as he has shown during his career. Carrying the steadying impost of 120 pounds, Pairbypair carried Good Advice along at a rapid pace from the start and after the latter headed him on the far turn, came again, responding to Steffens call with a game effort and passing the judges he led Good Advice by a head. The latter was in receipt of eighteen pounds in actual weight from the winner and raced on the outside of Pairbypair from the start. At the head of the home stretch, where Pairbypair bore out, he carried Good Advice wide, and this did not help the latters chances any. Illusive finished third, a length back of the winner and a nose in front of the rapidly closing Springsteel.
