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LATE DATE BY A NECK Gets Up in Time to Take Measure of Watch Him. . Stirring Finish in Grade A Handicap at Homewood Pairbypair Scores in Fourth. HOMEWOOD, 111., June 5. A stirring finish resulted in the Grade A Handicap, featuring the mid-week program at Washington Park this afternoon, first honors -going to" the Brentwood Stables Late Date by a neck over Mrs. John Hertz Watch Him, the strong favorite. L. T. Whitehills Royal Blunder finished third, two lengths farther away, and a similar margin in advance of Bluebeard. Dust Girl completed the field. Watch Him might have prevailed but for a mistake in riding tactics on the- part of Jack Westrope, who made his move with Watch Him on the turn, forcing the veteran son of Fair Wind to lose much ground while fringing about the defeat of Royal Blunder and Bluebeard. The effort weakened Watch Him and he was unable to stand off the late stretch challenge of Late Date. The mile was run in 1:38. - Cooler weather prevailed for the -days program, which was one of the best of, the meeting, and the attendance, while holding up, well, did not show the increase expected. DUST GIRL TIRES. In the feature, Dust Girl and Bluebeard set out on even terms and continued that way all down the long back stretch, with Royal Blunder, Watch Him and Late Date, in a bunch, about three lengths away. At the far turn Royal Blunder moved up on the inside to join the leaders, while Westrope sent Watch Him up on the outside. Dust Girl was the first to tire, dropping back midway on the turn. Continuing steadily, Watch Him overtook Royal Blunder and Bluebeard coming into the stretch and then the latter faltered. Watch Him had a short brush with Royal Blunder before passing him and then Late Date ranged alongside, Lester Balaski having waited until three furlongs from the finish before calling on the veteran daughter of Hourless and Herd Girl. Late Date slowly gained on Watch Him arid they were on even terms at the sixteenth post, but the Hertz veteran did not give way to his opponent until just a few yards out. Late Date carried top weight of 114 pounds and scored her first victory of the meeting, having disappointed in the Blue and Gray Memorial Handicap after having won the Latonia Inaugural Handicap. r COUNT ARTHUR IMPRESSES. The steadily improving Count Arthur gave Mrs. Hertz a double for the afternoon when he drove to a clean-cut triumph in the Grade B Handicap, serving as the sixth race. It marked the three-year-olds fburth straight victory of the season and stamped him as worthy of an opportunity in the American Derby. Meeting four older horses and giving them all weight on the scale under his impost of 10.6 pounds, the chestnut son of Reigh Count and Abbatissa ran the mile in 1:37, faster than the two other Graded Handicaps on the program. With Jack Westrope in the saddle, Count Arthur defeated Woodward and Smiths Cotton Club by a length and a half, while J. E. Hughes Silent Shot was two lengths away in third place. Count Arthur was a stout choice. Westrope had difficulty rating Count Arthur along in the early stages, as the colt had the most speed, and Noahs Pride accompanied him until reaching the stretch, Silent Shot joining them on the inside on the far turn. Shaken up after reaching the stretch, Count Arthur drew away to hold Cotton Club safe as that colt made a late challenge. Hal Price Headleys Technique scored her second victory in as many starts at the meeting when .she picked up top weight of 113 pounds in the .Grade C Handicap, occupying third position on the program to de- " Continued on fourteenth page. LATE BATE BY A NECK Continued from first page. feat Dixianas Chasar by half a length. L. Beydas Easy Sailing was third, two and a half lengths farther away, and Count Tet-rarch was fourth among the ten starters. Pre War was coupled with Chasar. Eddie Arcaro had Technique under steady restraint while rating her in close pursuit of the pace until nearing the stretch turn, where the leaders spread out, and he was able to send his mount up between horses. Chasar, which had been lucky to slip into command along the rail at the far turn, was leading at that point, but Technique slowly but surely wore him down in the stretch run. Easy Sailing worked her way up steadily between horses to be third, while Count Tetrarch faltered after making a bold bid at the final corner. Technique ruled a slight favorite. Schuie, owned by Howard Oots and ridden by W. Hanka, vas made the favorite among the eight maiden juveniles meeting under claiming conditions in the opening dash and she led all the way to defeat Court by a length. Masked Belle was third, a neck way. Schuie was hustled to the front right after the start and skirted the rail all the way, while both Court and Masked Belle lost considerable ground on the turn and finished well out in the track. Christine Adee and Impatient bolted making the turn and were eliminated. Dixianas Lady Charmain, making her first start and an outsider in the wagering, graduated from the ranks of juvenile maidens in the second race, which was also under claiming conditions- Slipping through on the inside of Firm Hand in the stretch under good handling from Joe Renick, Lady Char-main defeated that filly by a length and a half, while Rustic Lassie was farther back in third place, after forcing the early pace set by Firm Hand. Mrs. John Hertz veteran sprinter Pair-bypair, unsuccessful in a try at steeple-chasing last season, triumphed at the first asking this season in taking the fourth, a dash of six furlongs under high claiming conditions. The six-year-old chestnut son of -Noah and Frizeur defeated Band Wagon by slightly less than a length, with Camino Real two lengths away in third place, but just holding that position over Back Log. Jack Westrope rode Pairbypair, and it was his first victory in the Hertz silks since his contract was purchased by that sportswoman. Brother Lou became the fifth favorite of the afternoon to score when he carried the silks of Mrs. R. B. Fairbanks to a length and a half victory over Merry Go Round in the seventh event, in which eight ordinary platers met over a mile and seventy yards. Kievson was third. J. King rated Brother Lou along close to the pace until reaching the stretch, where his mount forged to the front. Merry Go Round closed much ground on the outside under poor handling.
