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VANDERBET RIO IN FRONT Dreel, Dogmata and Bachelor Dinner Take Honors in Dartmouth. Finish in Order Named to Account for Main Attraction at Rockingham Park Changed Racing Conditions. SALEM, N. H., June 5. One of those rare occurrences of the turf took place in the five and a half furlongs of the Dartmouth Handicap at Rockingham Park this afternoon. The three members of the A. G. Vanderbilt entry, Dreel, Dogmata and Bachelor Dinner reached the finish in the order named to monopolize the ,500 added prize. For the first time since the Salem season opened, the racing strip was other than fast. The changed track conditions resulted in the field for the featured Dartmouth being reduced to half a dozen starters from the original nine named overnight. Those that declined were Wise Anne, Happy Go and Carisbrooke. Little time was wasted at the start, and the field left in good alignment. Captain Argo was last, to be under way, but before the first furlong had been negotiated he had worked his way to the front to be slightly in advance of Indiantown. Bachelor Dinner was racing third. The highweight of the party, Star Porter, had the others headed, while Dreel barely showed in front of his other stable companion, Dogmata. Captain Argo continued to race along in advance of the others until nearing the stretch. Bachelor Dinner had raced into second place, while Stout had Star Porter under punishment in an effort to improve his position. At the stretch turn the leaders went extremely wide and Knapp hustled Dogmata through on the inside to take the lead. Captain Argo had fallen back, while Bachelor Dinner was still holding to second place. Dreel was right there. All three leaders came down to the line doing their utmost, with Dreel gaining the major portion of the avard in the closing strides, and Dogmata taking second place by a neck over the three-year-old Bachelor Dinner. Despite the standard bearers of A. G. Vanderbilt constituting half the field, they rewarded with a mutuel of .80 and .90 to place. No show mutuels were sold. Though threatening weather prevailed,, it had little effect on the attendance. The rains of the previous night and early morning hours turned the racing strip sloppy for the opening dash, with the track developing into a muddy condition for the feature event. Cash Book, a daughter of imported Bull Dog, which P. B. Codd purchased during the Florida season from Joseph E. Widener, raced to a front running score in the opening five furlong dash. This race engaged a field of eight juveniles under claiming conditions. Cash Book had the speed to show the way and reached the finish with a daylight advantage. Dark Thatch held to the runner-up position though the Chilhowee colt was , doing his utmost at the close to hold Wise Will safe from the place. The five furlongs of thcthird race, though engaging but a half dozen starters, was productive of one of the best contests of the afternoon. Red Badge, from the stable of G. L. Hamilton, and Mrs. A. R. Smiths Lord Tournament battling along closely locked for the entire last three furlongs. The finish found Red Badge a half length to the good with Lord Tournament under a punishing drive in second place, well in advance of Pharatime. John Tio, claimed from Mrs. J. H. Whitney in his previous outing, made good at the first asking for his new owner, the Golden Rod Stable, leading for every stride of the five furlongs of the second. Wise King, from the Felix Spatola string, raced into second place and Manhasset Stables Festoon was third. A six furlong test, framed exclusively for three-year-old platers, was placed fourth on the program. It resulted in success for the favorite, Witan. The Wise Counsellor gelding registered in convincing fashion, reaching the close with two lengths to spare. High Hand U., after carrying the pacemaking burden for most of the way, was easily best of the others, three lengths separating her from Kowtow. M. Maddens High Image was the easiest winner of the afternoon in the seventh, being eased up at the end of the one mile journey two lengths to the good of Bounding Count, while Gunwale was third. High Image smothered his opponents for speed. He sprinted away into a long lead immediately after the start. When comfortably in front, Stout took him in hand on the back stretch and at the stretch turn permitted him to increase his lead through the last seventy yards. Dancing Mack found the going to his liking and defeated the well backed choice, The Potter, and six other platers that opposed him in the seventh. Under reserve for the first half mile, Dancing Mack went to the front when called upon and, opening up a good lead, was never in danger. The Potter moved up on the outside when making his effort was placed under punishment in his endeavor to reach the winner, but was not good enough.
