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ZAY FURNISHES UPSET Defeats Good Gamble in Beiair Purse at Havre de Grace. Failure of Vanderbilt Pair in Feature Marks Overthrow of Third Choice Track Good. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 14. Mrs. Robert H. Heighe, Maryland sportswoman, furnished the winner of the best offering on the second program at Havre de Grace today when her silks were borne to victory in the Beiair Purse, a sprint of six furlongs entirely for fillies and mares. Zay, a winner of one race in her Florida campaign, defeated seven others of her sex in the race that served as the fourth on the Tuesday program. Zays score, which came in a spirited finish, was at the direct expense of Alfred G. Vanderbilts five-time stakes winner, Good Gamble, which carried top weight of 120 pounds, while third was the award of Howe Stables Paraguay Tea, which came back into competition after resting for almost a year after winning one of her two races as a two-year-old. The winner, ridden by R. Jones, made the best time for the distance recorded since the meeting began yesterday, and her triumph, that came in a testing drive, was a shock to form students, who installed the Vanderbilt pair of Good Gamble and Springlock strong favorites at 7 to 10. The winner ran the distance in 1:13 and caused the defeat of the third favorite in the first four races on the card. FAST START. In the Beiair Purse, little time was lost at the starting point, and the start found the ultimate winner away fast from her outside position, although she lacked speed enough to outpace Paraguay Tea, which was rushed out by R. Merritt to show the way. Good Gamble was away in the first flight and went along in fourth place, while Patsey Begone chased after the two leaders. S. Renick had the Vanderbilt miss in a position close enough to offer serious contention when asked. For the first half mile these positions remained unchanged, but it was apparent at the turn for home that Paraguay Tea would not continue in command as she began to tire before being straightened out in the stretch. Zay coming alongside of the Howe miss a furlong from home wrested the leading position from Paraguay Tea, then withstanding a severe drive, managed to race past the finish just a head before Good Gamble. At the end, Good Gamble was going much the fastest, but she was beaten and had but a length to spare as she crossed the line a full length before the tiring Paraguay Tea. Summerlike weather attracted a crowd of good size to the Susquehanna course for the Continued on twenty-second page. ZAY FURNISHES UPSET Continued from first page. second program of the spring season, and several thrilling finishes kept the spectators in an enthusiastic mood throughout the day. The track was several seconds faster than on opening day and good time was recorded by the different winners. Form students began the day auspiciously when Otto Blanks shifty two-year-old Jackie D.. turned in his second successive triumph of the Maryland season when he defeated Bomar Stables Cosette, Mrs. C. Phillips Cathy P. and six other juveniles at the end of the four and one-half furlongs first race for which he ruled the choice at 17 to 20. For this an eight minute delay occurred at the starting point due to the f ractiousness of Sun Crax but the start was a good one "with Cosette dashing into the lead, while Jackie D. and Cathy P. went along before the others. For the first part Cosette enjoyed clear command as she led the way by a length and a half and I. Hanford was permitting the filly to race briskly. Reaching the front lane Jackie D. drove through on the inside as the Bomar miss made a wide turn for home, but before he could drive abreast of the Jean Valjean filly, his passage was blocked and H. Richards was forced to ease back to come to the outside. Driving up fast iri the last sixteenth Jackie D. readily engaged his rival and in a hard drive was over the line with half a length as his final margin. Cosette earned the place by five lengths and Cathy P. was just a half a length in advance of Slump who led the five others. Eleven plater sprinters recruited from the home-bred ranks met for honors in the second race, which was .decided over six furlongs, and it produced one of the best finishes of the meeting. For the first time the "camera eye," recently adopted in the Old Line State, was called into use to help the judges in their placing. The winner came from unexpected quarters when Alit, in the silks of G. L. Stryker, drove to a half length victory at the close of the three-quarters test, earning her success over G. L. Hamiltons Taunton, with third falling to the lot of Snobby Scamp, another in the .field of eleven that was lightly considered. Parva Stella and In Front, two of the better-backed starters, were the early leaders and set the pace to the final furlong post, where they were joined by the ultimate winner, who was sent up on the outside after holding fourth place. In a furious finish Alit proved her gameness to overhaul the leaders and barely lasted to withstand the final bid of Taunton, who came next. The latter drove into second place in the last couple of strides, while Snobby Scamp rallied gamely to gain a close verdict oyer Parva Stella and In Front, which were lapped as they fought furiously for a portion of the spoils. The silks of J. P. Jones, Virginia breeder, were seen in their first victory of the spring racing season when Deflate sped to a front-running triumph to defeat seven other three-year-olds in the third race that was also over six furlongs. Aroused, in the silks of the Howe Stable, gave chase to the victorious miss all during the running, to prove her superiority over Prevention, which took third for the A. G. Vanderbilt stable, with Exaltation, a stablemate, leading the four others that included Son of Troy, one of the better fancied starters. Deflate, alert at the start which found the eight starters away in good fashion, was rushed out by E. Smith to set the pace. Aroused went along in pursuit of the daughter of Meridian, while Prevention and Borsa led the others down the far side of the track. Smith had a steady hold on the Jones filly as he permitted her to set the pace and he made no effort to draw clear until reaching the turn. Reaching the stretch Deflate moved into a lead of three lengths when lightly shaken up, then was smoothly ridden to the end to have a length to spare as she crossed the line. Florida campaigners finished one-two-three in the fifth race, another test that was devoted exclusively to fillies and mares, and it marked the third time during the day that a winner came from the citrus state. In this Idle Along carried the silks of the Liberty Lane Stable to victory, and her success came in clean-cut fashion when she led every step of the journey to conquer A. J. Sacketts Jane D. in a hard drive, with third falling to the lot of Sparky, which took the measure of American Belle and three others. 1
