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i j , j j j i j j J 1 1 | I ! ! i STAR PORTER MAKES AMENDS — ■ — Bedeems Himself After Becent Defeat by Winning Main Bace. • Easily Takes Measure of Cutie Face, Sobieha and Three Others — Another Large Crowd at Rockingham. SALEM. N. H, July 2.— Star Porter, racing for Ral Parr, made amends for his recent defeat by Cantersine when he proved easily best of the five other high class sprinting platers that opposed him in the five and a half furlongs of the Derry Claiming Purse. F. A. Griffiths Cutie Face, making her initial start since the Houston, Texas, meeting, was the one to follow the son of The Porter over the line. Just a head farther away Mrs. E. McCuans So-j bieha was third, well clear of Cantersine and Old Baldy led home the only remaining starter, Gaillardia. From a good start, it was Cutie Face that was first to show and went out to make the pace. The Chilhowee miss was soon joined by Cantersine and the leaders raced out in front closely locked. Star Porter had been last to leave the starting gate and Allen permitted the Parr four-year-old to settle into full stride before calling upon him for improved speed. The duel for the leadership lasted right down to the closing furlong pole and it was Cantersine that tired. Allen had obtained clear sailing on the inside with Star Porter and when the stretch was reached had moved up into third place. j Cutie Face was holding to her command in I determined fashion, but Allen, still staying close to the rail with Star Porter, began his winning charge. The leader when challenged for the lead went along with Star Porter for a few I strides, but the effort in deposing of Can-. tersine had taken its toll and Star Porter drew out readily. The Griffith filly did not I give up when collared and stuck to her | task in determined fashion to outlast So-j bieha. The latter had been waited with until the stretch was reached before making her effort, closed gamely, and though meeting with little opposition from Cantersine, was a head short of overhauling the daughter of Chilhowee. - After the immense gathering of Saturday it was another remarkably large throng that visited the New Hampshire course Monday. Weather continued warm, though a breeze made it more comfortable than it had been for several iTays. The sport opened in formful fashion when W. H. Gallaghers Prosecutor proved best of the dozen juvenile fillies that went to the post in the initial offering at five furlongs. Under the guidance of apprentice Maurice Continued on thirtieth page. STAR PORTER MAKES AMENDS Continued from first age. Peters, the Zev colt dashed into the command at once, drew clear in the opening furlong and won by a comfortable margin. Lauretta Nash, performing right back to her recent smart effort, annexed the second race at five and a half furlongs. Grace Blotter, the well supported choice, gained second place and third fell to Distribute. The third race was a split of the second offering. It provided the opportunity for Matt Colford to take down a purse when Uppercut was along in the last seventy yards to trim Paper Profits and take the award by the margin of a half length. Dark Law defeated Conventional for third, coming from far back in the last quarter mile. O. L. Foster, who claimed Fred Almy from his last race, lost little time in obtaining dividends on his investment. The Jack Hare Jr., gelding, winning the first crack out of the box for his new owner and, incidentally, scoring his second consecutive victory of the meeting. The consistent Hawaiian-bred Moane Keala raced to second place and Crazy Jane earned the third portion of the prize. This was in the six furlongs test that followed the Derry Claiming Purse. After Crazy Jane had disposed of Kham- seen, which had shown keen early speed, the result was a foregone conclusion when the Widener cast-off was still well clear a furlong from the finish. Just when it appeared that Crazy Jane would have things her own way, she began to shorten strides and Moane Keala, one that had never been far from the pace, went to the front only to bow in the closing strides to the final rush of Fred Almy. Fred Almy raced restrained for the first half mile, came to the outside in the stretch and came with a rush that gained him the award in the last few strides. The winner was ridden by C. E. Allen, completing a double for him, having scored on Star Porter in the fourth. Zembla captured the sixth race by coming from last place. The Vespuccian mare showed fine speed in the stretch and was going away at the end. Baboo, after outbreaking his opponents, showed good speed, but despite his holding on gamely, was unable to resist the winners bid.
