Platers Day at Havre: Good Weather and Fast Track Result in Good Attendance, Daily Racing Form, 1935-04-18

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PLATERS DAY AT HAVRE Good Weather and Fast Track Result in Good Attendance. Aegis Takes Measure of Best Field Starting During Afternoon at Popular Maryland Track. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 17. In a program that was given over almost entirely to the platers, the offering of the Harford Association this afternoon did not amount to much. Of these selling races, the best band met in a six-furlong dash that went to the Ascot Stables Aegis, ridden by "Moose" Peters and carrying a burden of 120 pounds. The old son of American Flag led home Li. Lascascios Leana G., an outsider, and R. Stuarts Witan beat Sparky for third. The weather had moderated and for the first time during the meeting the skies were clear and the track fast. This resulted in an increased attendance, even though there was little to attract on the program. Ten raced in the sprint that went to Aegis and the first appearance of the year for High Torque, which had been racing in better company last year, attracted some play in her direction. Feudal Lord and Witan were two others that seemed to have a chance under the arrangement of the weights, but the winner was the choice and, while his victory was only by a narrow margin, it was clean cut and he was surely best of the band. Right from the start Peters had him in the thick of contention and Witan went after him closely, with High Torque third and racing outside. NOT TIGHTENED UP. The High Cloud filly was plainly not tightened up for even such platers, for she tired before the first three furlongs had been run. Aegis had Witan at his throat latch to the stretch, but there the son of Wise Counsellor gave up, but he had taken something out of the winner and he had to be ridden out furiously to win by a head. Leana G. was unable to go along with the early leaders, but as the fast ones tired she finished with a rush that took care of Witan for the place and, while Aegis fought along gamely after being caught, he would probably have been beaten in a few more strides. Thirteen maiden two-year-old fillies raced in the four and a half furlongs dash, and the winner turned up in Mrs. C. Tumins Dream Kiss when it scored over Captain P. M. Walkers Lady Westwick and Small Devil, racing for the Wheatley Stable, beat Mrs. John Hay Whitneys Princess Alice for third. There was a long delay at the post for which Pepper Patch and War Lassie were largely to blame, but the start was a good one. Dream Kiss was first under way, but she was almost at once headed by Lady Westwick and Small Devil, while Gay Minetta was also in the front division, and Gilt, the Vanderbilt filly, and well thought of for the running, was soon in difficulty with scant racing room. TIRES NEAR THE END. Merritt sent Lady Westwick right along, and she held to her command opening up a lead of a length and a half as she rounded into the stretch. Then in the final furlong she tired, and Dream Kiss, closing strongly under a drive by Lynch, was over the line winner by half a length. Lady Westwick had beaten Small Devil two lengths, and Princess Alice closed some ground to be fourth. Protractor, under a good ride by "Sonny" Workman, was winner over the cheap platers that raced in the second. True Charm raced to second place, with Clear Knight lasting long enojugh to beat Romola for third. Clear Knight, always a rapid breaker, was first to show from the stalls, and Bobby Buxton went along with him. Protractpr was not so alert, but he was fortunate when enough room was left on the inside, and .Continued on sixteenth page. PLATERS DAY AT HAVRE Continued from first page. he was soon head and head with the leading pair. Turning out of the back stretch as Protractor dropped back, Workman roused him sharply with the whip. At that time Clear Knight had shaken off Bobby Buxton, and he headed into the stretch in the lead. Then Workman found an opening and drove Protractor through, to have him leading by a couple of lengths at the furlong post. From there to the finish the old gelding was not threatened, to be winner by a length and a half. True Charm outfinished the tiring Clear Knight to take second place by a length, and the pacemaker was two lengths before Romola. J. E. Smallmans Prince Drake proved best of the cheap platers in the third when he was winner over the six-furlong route. Miss Betty Bowmans Immune, after carrying most of the pace, raced to second place, and James Healys Sun Clothing beat Dearzin for third. Immune jumped to the front as she left the stalls, and Prince Drake was soon racing after her. The pair drew out into a goodly lead over the field, and Watson made his move leading to the stretch, where Prince Drake readily took command to be the winner by a length. Immune saved second place by three lengths, while Sun Clothing had closed some ground for" his share in the purse. Merovech disappointed in this, and ran far below his recent form when he was utterly unable to reach a contending position at any stage of the running. mi


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