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j 1 1 1 1 j j J i : : t ; ; : : : ANOTHER VANDERBILT SCORE Bachelor Dinner Triumphs in New England States Handicap. Lightly-Weighted Son of Pompey Outstays Star Porter in Gruelling Finish Big Crowd. SALEM, N. H., May 22. The cerise and white diamonds of Alfred Gwynne Vander-bilt, flew high at Rockingham Park again this afternoon, as his improved three-year-old Bachelor Dinner drove to a head victory over Ral Pai-rs Star Porter, in the New England States Handicap, five and a half furlongs stake, witnessed by a half-holiday gathering of some 10,000 Yankee racegoers. A length off the successful son of Pompey and Masked Dancer, C. V.- Whitneys fast finishing The Darb, took the third award by a nose from All Forlorn. Bachelor Dinner was best of his thirteen rivals at the distance and weight, that husky bay colt packing only ninety-three pounds, most of it in the form of jockey J. Johnson, and racing the distance over a fast track in 1:06. The race marked the second success in as many attempts at the meeting for Bachelor Dinner, and sent the young big game hunter into a clear lead among money-winning stables at the meeting to date, "that sportsman having won two of the three stakes thus far decided. Bachelor Dinner paid a mutuel of 5.80 in a race for which Captain Argo, wound up the choice, with the Whitney entry of the temperamental High Glee and The Darb, second choices at 7 to 2. - The New England States Handicap topped another corking mid-week program at this track, one that brought out a big attendance and favorites were more successful than has been customary at this meeting. The ftnish was a close one, with the result in doubt right to the final stride. There, . Star Porters 118 pounds, top weight, proved too much against the ninety-three on the Vanderbilt colt. With ,500 added and fourteen starters, the New England States Handicap yielded the owner of Bachelor Dinner ,170. That colt was far luckier in the running than was his more highly regarded stablemate, Dreel. The start was delayed many minutes by the bad-acting Wise Prince, Dreel and All Forlorn. When starter Frend sent them away they left in the same stride, and Caris-"brooke and All Forlorn, breaking from outside the stall gate, moved over into the lead on the rail, with Bachelor Dinner breaking fast, but held a bit off the pace by Johnson, though they were going but five and a half furlongs. Wise Prince was right after the early pacemakers for a few furlongs, then tired. Carisbrooke also tired after- a busy half mile. Swinging for home, the field was in a compact 1 group and it was here that Star Porter met interference, but he struggled gamely under the top impost and inside the " sixteenth post supplanted All Forlorn in the lead, moving on the outside. His bid looked a successful one until Bachelor Dinner-, which had been laying fourth, swooped down on him, followed by The Darb, an early laggard that made up ground on the outside through the last half and finished fastest of all. Captain Argo was knocked back soon after the start. High Glee broke slowly, was shuffled back and never started running., Mrs. J. L. Wilsons Fabius wen his first purse of the year with his ears pricked when he easily accounted for the mile and a furlong of the fifth race, engaging five ,500 and ,250 platers, at the expense of S. Dongans Hoops- These two were the lightweights of the field, with ninety-eight pounds each. Freddy Faust rode the winner, which paid .80. Aladdins Dream was an 18 to 5 favorite, but was last at the end. Masked Girl, third a couple of times in six earlier starts, was made a. well-backed choice over eleven other cheap maiden two-year-olds in the five furlongs of the opening dash, and started the day right for the favorite players when dashing home a length in advance of the stoutly-closing Light Weight, from the Gallagher barn. Another length away B. L. Squires Harolds Way was third a neck over Tugboat Frank, one of several tips in the race. The winner raced the distance under H. Cruz in 101, to chalk up a purse for H. Neusteter. 4
