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LIGHT WEIGHT HELPS MUMSIE I Koerner Filly Takes Measure of Source Circle at Salem. ♦ Crazy Jane and Miss Morocco Score Double for Trainer — Another Big Crowd Present. ♦ SALEM, N. H., July 12. — Mumsie, racing for Mrs. M. Koerner, with an impost of 92 pounds, took the best race on todays card at Rockingham Park. This was a test over the one mile and a sixteenth distance with each of the half dozen starters in with a claiming tag of ,000. The finish found Source Circle, from the J. B. Belk string, in second place, a half length back of the lightly weighted winner. C. J. Meisters Pennywise, after carrying pace making burden for the greater part of the way, lasted to take third. Then followed Fabius, Burning Up and Leonie in the order named to complete the field. As Pennywise sped along in front after outrunning the others to the first turn the diminutive Helm had Mumsie in third place under a stout hold. Burning Up was pressing the leader closest while Source Circle had only Fabius headed as the latter followed down the back stretch. Pete Walls still had Pennywise under restraint as the stretch was reached. Burning Up had dropped back and Mumsie had raced into second place. Haines had called upon the Belk filly for her best and the latter, answering her riders call, moved into third place. Straightening out in the stretch Walls was hard at work on Pennywise and managed to have him in front until after pass- ing the furlong post. Mumsie was given a free rein in the | final three-sixteenths but it was not until near the final seventy yards that the Bubbling Over filly was able to take the lead. At the end she had to be ridden vigorously to save the day from the belated burst of speed that Source Circle uncovered near the end. It was another remarkably large throng that was on hand to witness the days entertainment. Weather conditions left little to be desired and some fast time was displayed In several of the events. The sport started off with a race at five furlongs for ,000 top and bottom platers. It turned out to be nothing but a light effort for Ayston. The Black Servant gelding covering the distance in the good time of 1:59% to lead home the favorite, Pana Franka by a wide margin. Distribute came from last place in the last half mile to gain third with a daylight lead over Conventional. Pana Franka really beat the winner from the stalls but Ayston hustled along and was soon in the command. The favorite made a bold bid to keep pace, but midway of the turn Ayston drew away. Approaching the I stretch, Lerack, which was holding to third I place bore out past the center of the track. The Black Servant four-year-old continued to draw away all through the stretch run ■Mi had a wide lead at the close. Pana Franka always best of the others and Dis- | tribute moved up to take the show position ] in the closing furlong. Lerack continued to race wide for the remainder of the way j and finished in advance of but two of the j eight starters. The second race engaged seven platers brought together, under conditions that" called for three-year-olds and older that had never won two races. L. Haymaker supplied the winner in Cancel, a filly that emerged from the non-winner r,anks in her last appearance under colors. The Canter miss was good enough to lead for the entire way save for the first few strides when she was led from the stalls by Mayvite. Cancel went into a comfortable lead with Karonite chasing her closest until nearing the stretch. Karonite began to tire of the chase of the winner and Mayvite raced into second place. Peters had the Haymaker three-year-old In hand all the last furlong and was better than a length to the good at the close. Mayvite though never able to threaten the winner, was five lengths to the good of Portfolio. The latter closed a good gap in the running to earn third. Precious Little, well regarded here in the pre-race calculations had no chance when he was virtually left at the post. Yowell chased after the field and managed to overtake Technocrat which had trailed the others from nearly the beginning. Miss Morocco, which had been taking part in distance events in all her recent outings, was dropped into the third race, at six furlongs, and caused a mild surprise by defeating Bedight, Moane Keala and three other better than average claiming platers. The five-year-old daughter of Stimulus was kept under urging in the early stages to keep within striking distance of the pace. Bedight and Moane Keala were out in front setting the pace, with Bedight always clear until a quarter from the finish, where the Hawaiian-bred mare made her effort and moved within a half length of taking command. Hughes was moving along on the outside with Miss Morocco. She went into second place before the furlong post was reached, then set sail for the leading Bedight. She had the winner headed a sixteenth from home and drew into a lead of a couple of lengths at the finish. There was a consecutive double for the "_l— Mrs. R. T. Flippen silks when Crazy Jane followed up the triumph of Miss Morocco, racing to a front-running score in the Mer-rimac Claiming Purse. At the end the Haste filly, claimed last out, had to be ridden out to hold safe the stretch challenge of S. W. Labrots Toytime. All Forlorn, from the Miss L. C. White string, had little trouble in taking third from the favorite, Cantersine. The triumph of Crazy Jane was two in a "* row for apprentice Howard Hughes, who had shared in the Miss Morocco score. From the start, it was Crazy Jane that showed the way, leaving in advance of the others after acting unruly while at the post. All Forlorn elected to go along with the Haste filly, but was shaken off as they turned from the back stretch. Hughes permitted Crazy Jane to open up a good lead entering the stretch and it was to stand her in good stead for the Labrot filly was overtaking her rapidly and was just a neck back at the end. Cantersine performed in direct contract with her previous effort, a winning one, when she had to be placed under punishment after being last to leave the stalls. Haines kept after the Canter filly all the way, but at no stage of the journey did she display her best speed. Apprentice T. King tied the Hughes score when he guided Enro to victory in the sixth event. After racing far back in the early running, Enro came fast to overtake Jim Ormont and score by a neck. Polly Cee was third. Kings other successful mount was Ayston in the opener.
