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SIXTH RACE NO CONTEST j SALEM, N. H, July 3.— An incident rare in the annals of the present- ][ day turf history occurred at Rockingham this afternoon when the sixth race was declared no contest. Sambo Brown had finished five lengths in advance of Lawless Lady and Rho-dius had finished in third place. The field had left to a false start, owing to a short circuit which had rung the starting bell. The pre- i mature bell had caught the field in good alignment, except Plucky Lady, which was out of her stall. The waving of the recall flag had little effect on the riders, only Paul Sage on Boo-cap sensing the recall signal, had eased up Boocap. Plucky Lady was pulled to a standstill after failing to leave with the field, while the others continued on to make a race of it. When interviewed, starter James Milton explained that he had not pressed the button, but that a short circuit had caused the bell to ring. After the field had galloped back to the judges stand to be unsaddled, they were walked around until the officials decided what should be done. J The horses were ordered back to the stables, and announcement was made that the race would be re-run after the original seventh race of the day. All bets on the race were refunded and a new pool was ordered on the , runoff. I Wagers away from the track will n have to be governed by the procedure | followed at the track. The opening five and a half furlongs dash resulted in a rattling finish when Khamain, under a strong ride by Glen Haines, fought Continued on thirty-third page. • I i , i SIXTH RACE NO CONTEST t Continued from first age.J it out for every inch of the last quarter mile with Reigh Rose and managed to have the Infinite fillys nose in front at the line. Reigh Rose was making her first start since Charles Town last fall, and ran a fine race. The Reigh Count filly was in with ninety-four pounds, but was forced to carry four pounds overweight ,and it was more than probable that the four pounds extra burden meant the difference between victory and defeat Well back of the leading pair Twid-gets was third more than two lengths in front of the disappointing choice. Portfolio. Playing On registered convincingly over the nine other platers that made up the field for the second dash, another at five and a half furlongs. While the Sweep On filly was clear of her rivals at the finish it was a nip and tuck affair for the other parts of the prize when Wise Count, Ca-bouse and PoJyfon swept past the line so closely locked and in the order named that official placing had to be displayed before the correct placing could be determined. Brown Wisdom had little trouble with the platers that matched strides over the three-quarters mile distance of the third. The old Brown Prince II. .gelding, after taking the lead at once, dominated the running for every stride of the way. At the end Brown Wisdom was a length to the good of Water-set, which finished second, and just a head farther back Vacillate was third. Form was served once again when Hernando proved best of the ,000 platers that competed in the fifth. Outrunning Ws oppo- nents to the first turn, King took the Axen-stein .gelding under a steady hold and still was able to set the pace. Just before the stretch turn was reached King gave Hernando a free rein. Once released from restraint, the winner opene L up a comfortable lead and, though Grand Acre, which had been his most persistent rival throughout, cut down the advantage considerably, he was still well clear at the end. Piecemealhad j proved the gamer of the others and took third by a narrow margin from Kibitzer. I The latter came from last place to finish fourth. Mrs. R. T. Flippen, who saw her Sambo Brown finish in front of the field in the sixth contest, which was declared no race, had the satisfaction of taking down u purse, nevertheless; when Below Cost bested Modern Ace in a spirited finish in the original seventh "race. Well Back of the two leaders the favorite, Mild, was third.
