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6 THREE STARTERS IN FEATURE Prince Abbot Easily Outruns Sunport and Neap to Win. Potomac Handicap Headliner With Handspring Handicap for Grade C Horses Fail to Excite. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 28. Prince Abbot, which races for J. B. Partridge, was winner of the best offering at Belmont Park today when he scored easily in the Potomac Handicap. He was opposed by A. D. Pratts Sunport and the Brookmeade Stables Neap, J and they followed him home in the order named. While the weather was disagreeably cold and topcoats were in evidence, there was a good crowd out, and the sport was excellent, though a high wind blew over the course and prevented fast time. There was a short delay at the post in the Potomac, for which Neap was to blame, and in one of his lunges he unseated Corona, but the three left in the same stride, with Prince Abbot more alert than the other two. It was only for a few strides that the old gelding showed in front when Sunport stepped past to go into a lead of two lengths. Neap and the winner were lapped back of him, and both were under restraint. Sammy Renick also had Sunport in hand as he stepped along in front, and the result was a slow pace. It was going to the stretch turn that Ray made his first move with Prince Abbot, and as he drew alongside Sunport, the Sun Briar colt bore out rather badly, carrying him wide. This gave Neap his opportunity, and Corona attempted to drive the son of John P. Grier up on the inside. He was not equal to the task, and in the final furlong Prince Abbot drew away easily to be the winner by five lengths. Corona, after having his opportunity on the inside, later came to the outside of Sunport and his mount was beaten three lengths for second place. Mrs. Charles S. Bromleys Excite was an easy winner of the Handspring Handicap, over the seven furlongs distance. It was a Continued on thirty-ninth page. THREE STARTERS IN FEATURE Continued from first page. sprint confined to three-year-olds of the Cliss C division, and the son of Stimulus led home Redley from the Brandywine Stable, with William duPonts Fluton readily beating Deflate for third. There was a long delay at the post, for which Discourse was to blame, but the start was a good one, with Fluton at once jumping into comand and Velvet Mask was in second place, with Masterpiece and Excite following closely lapped, while Excite was under steady restraint. A furlong out the winner had Velvet Mask beaten, and it was no trick to run past the duPont filly and come on to a victory of four lengths. Crop, a son of Sickle and Erin, which races for Wheatley Stable, was an easy winner of the opening four and one-half furlongs dash, which was confined to juvenile maiden colts and geldings. At the end he was in hand to score by a half dozen lengths over Ground Oak, and third went to William Ziegler, Jr.s Mazurka when he led home Nebraska City. Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs showed her silks for the first time in the selling steeplechase, and it was a successful debut when Ama-gansett, purchased from Thomas Hitchcock, was an easy winner over Frank M. Goulds Postman Home, with F. Ambrose Clarks Danie Boy beating. Abenaki for third. The other three that made up the field all fell in the running. Eastern. Shore went down at the seventh fence and Briar Blue, fell over him, while at the ninth Escapade, came, to grief. The three riders that figured in the falls Frank Bell-house, G. Walker and the amateur Louis Stoddard, Jr. all escaped injury and walked from the field. A double for the Wheatley Stable and Ira Hanford was registered when the Sir Galla-had in. filly Drawbridge beat a nice band of juvenile fillies over the four and one-half furlongs of the Widener course. Sophia Tucker, from the Orienta Stable, finished strongly to take second place, and George D. Wideners Early Autumn saved third from Manatella. Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords Indomitable won the second division of the Handspring Handicap when he led home the Orienta Stables Emileo, and Mrs. Lois E. Viaus Conquer was a close third. From a good start, Emileo and Sun Asia went to the front to set the pace, but Indomitable was racing strongly back of them under slight restraint. Sun Asia hung to Emileo until the stretch was reached and there he tired, but he had cost the Sun Pal colt considerable, and then Richards roused Indomitable. Sun Asia tired in the final furlong, but Emileo hung on gamely under a drive to be beaten only a half length.
