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i i i , i • , , • , | I , COLLATERALS FINISH Brings Victory for C. V. Whitney Silks in Rockingham Feature. • Son of St. Germans, aided by Hunters Superb Ride, Beats Sarada After Spectacular Contest. SALEM, N. H., July 4.— C. V. Whitneys Collateral, a stretch running son of St. Germans was cheered by the vast holiday assemblage when he was along in the last strides to capture the Independence Day Handicap from Sarada, racing in the interest of F. A. Griffith. The Independence Day Handicap carried an added value of ,500 and was run over the mile and a furlong distance. Greyglade. from the S. W. Labrot stable, landed third in the closing stride over W. S. Kilmers Sunador, the pacemaker. After a few minutes delay at the post the field left to a good start. Baker hustled Sunador to the front and was clear as he rounded the first turn. Greyglade held to second place. Dark Winter was not far away and Collateral was trailing the company and Sarada was just in advance of the Whitney colt. Sarada started to improve his position on the outside leaving the back stretch and quickly entered into the contention. Walls had called upon Dark Winter but the son of Traumer failed to respond. Sunador was still showing the way into the stretch but Sarada showed a brand of the speed that carried him into second place. A quarter mile from the finish Collateral had only one of the field headed and appeared too far out of the running to be a factor. Hunter never gave up on the St. Germans colt and came to the outside for the run to the finish. A sixteenth from the finish Sarada had taken the lead and appeared all over the winner. There was a flash of Eton blue as he sped along on the outside. Yet it hardly seemed possible that it could be Collateral. Sarada appeared safely in the command a short way out but Collateral was right with him in a couple of strides and right at the end had a neck advantage. It was a remarkable achievement on the part of both Collateral and jockey Jimmy Hunter and long was the applause as the victorious pair galloped back to the judges stand. r Collateral by his triumph added ,510 to his earnings, the winners portion of the prize. The race was run in 1:51%. Harry Unna scratched Chinese Empress from the Canobie Lake Handicap and relied upon Teralice to carry the silks of A. Bartel- stein, and his judgmen: was vindicated when the Terry four-year-old closed with a keen late rush to overhaul A. A. Baronis Flying Sailor. The Canobie Lake was the sec-. ondary feature of the holiday program and Continued on twenty-fifth page. i • : i , . • . I • ■ ! i ■ i i , : i : : , i : . | ; i ; i i i | COLLATERALS FINISH Continued from first page. engaged a half dozen over the three-quarters 1 mile distance. Of the original eight named overnight, Gold Step and the Bartelstein filly were the only ones to decline. It was one of the prettiest contests of the ■ meeting. Not more than two lengths | separated the field, with the exception of Roustabout, which trailed as they sped down i the back stretch. Universe was carrying the 1 pacemaking burden, closely attended by Flying • . Sailor, and then came Black Hand, and I Teralice was showing the way to the Whit- ney representative. The running order remained unchanged I until the final quarter when Universe tired I and started dropping back. Flying Sailor " then drew clear. Teralice had been moving along steadily and, making a bold effort in the final furlong, raced to the front in the I final stages and drew into a half length I lead. Flying Sailor had given his best, but the l son of Navigator could not cope with the I closing challenge of the winner. Black Hand I had continued well, but was extended to the I utmost to hold Ridgeview. It was the second victory of the day for the stable of A. Bartelstein, trainer Harry Unna having sent out Merovech to account for the first race of the day. An upset occurred in the opening dash at five and a half furlongs when A. Bartel-steins Merovech gained top honors by the margin of a neck from Pana Franka, racing for Mrs. J. P. Keezek. The well-supported choice, B. B. Stables Informal, could do no better than finish third with no apparent excuse. The winner, overlooked in the wagering, paid 1.50 for the usual ticket. Lady Laura, from the Greenbrier Stud, registered a hard-earned victory in the second race, a juvenile affair at five furlongs. Bobby Buxton earned the place for Damon Runyon and the Silver Stock Farms Black-birder, after appearing hopelessly out of it when he failed to leave with the others, closed an immense gap to be third. General Farley became a two-time winner at the meeting by annexing the third race, at five furlongs, from Little Dinah, while Rustic Joe came from far back to take the show position over Prosecutor. The B. B. Stable gelding went into contention after the first furlong had been negotiated. Prosecutor, Little Dinah, Greenstone and Tiger John had been battling it out for the leadership, racing closely grouped. Little Dinah shook off her rivals midway of the turn and had a length lead straightening out in the stretch. General Farley had settled into his best stride and quickly moved up. Hughes came to the inside with the gelding for the final test, went to the front a sixteenth from home and drew out steadily for the remainder of the way. Little Dinah was never menaced for the place, while Rustic Joe closed an immense gap to gain his placing. — ■-*-
