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ENGAGE IN THRILLING RACE Hope to Do and Enthusiasm Run Neck and Neck at Rockingham. Former Gets Closo Decision, With Sandy Boot in Third Position Al Carlys Takes Opener. SALEM, N. H., June 5. In one of the most thrilling races seen here this year, Hope to Do and Enthusiasm fought it out all the way in the five and a half furlongs Salem Center Claiming Handicap, that featured the card at Rockingham today, and at the end Hope to Do, from Cary T. Graysons stable, nodded his head down in front of his persistent rival at the wire. The winner and the John H. Whitney campaigner alternated in the lead, far in front of the others for the entire distance and neither was able to get an advantage of more than a head. Hope to Do, ridden by Hightshoe, showed first, was immediately collared by Enthusiasm and the latter led by a slim margin to the half, where Hope to Do went into a short lived and narrow lead again. At the turn Longden drove Enthusiasm up to the lead and stayed in the van around that bend and into the stretch. Down the lane for home the two were on almost even terms, first one head, then the other bobbing down in front. Their battle carried them two lengths out in front of the others, none of which was ever seriously in the race as far as the winners portion of the purse was concerned. Right at the wire it was Hope to Do by a head in a finish that had to be confirmed by the camera, and with Hightshoe driving with might and main. Mrs. F. P. Coltilettis Sandy Boot was third and A. G. Vanderbilts Sobriety fourth in the field of five. Liberal was last. The time was 1:06. There was 6,502 bet on Leros, a horse that could have been claimed for ,250 in the third event.. He went to the post wearing four bandages and appearing sore, as usual, but Mrs. Ed McCuans Nocturnal veteran started at slightly more than 1 to 2 favorite. He won just like that kind of a choice, scoring by six lengths over Balaath, one that set the pace, to the three-eighths pole. At that point Leros went to the J. T. Brantley campaigner and once he did it was all over but the shouting. Radiator finished three lengths back of the second horse and a head in front of Nimule. So many folks coupled Leros with everything in the first, race that the "Double payoff was the shortest of the meeting. The combination of Al Carlys and Leros showed 5.
