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GOV. SHOLTZ IN BEST FORM Stretch Rush Beats Boston Brook at Rockingham Park. Seven Thousand Fans Watch Running of Tribune Handicap Argoan and Tintoretto Pay Long Prices. SALEM, N. H., June 9. Coming in the home stretch with a rush which carried him from fifth and last to a decisive victory, Paul A. Shaws Gov. Sholtz, the four-year-old gelded son of Toro Buttress, won the Tribune ,500 Handicap, fifth and feature race of the days sport before a gathering of about 7,000 here this afternoon. Gov. Sholtz finally found his level and in good form, never was .far away from the leaders in this small but well matched field. Under the good riding of jockey Phil Sage he let the others wage their battles for the early lead and then moved up in the stretch to carry the pink silks to victory over W. A. Jones Boston Brook anck the favored Araho Stables heavily weighted Howard. In this contest, over the mile and a furlong route, the early pace was set by R. S. Clarks Malbrouk, which was hustled to the front and kept there despite the challenge of Mrs. H. H. Browns Happy Helen. The latter tired after the first half mile and Boston Brook, which had been running third, took up the burden, while Howard moved up to make his bid near the turn for home. Boston Brook definitely eliminated Malbrouk and had to meet the bid of Howard. But in the middle of the track came Gov. Sholtz and it was evident that he was best. He caught Boston Brook seventy yards from home and just raced by for the win. The victory of Gov. Sholtz made another defeat for the favorites although this could not be termed an upset. The real upsets came in the first two races, the first of which saw Argoan paying off at 36 to 1 and the second race witnessing the triumph of Tintoretto, a 20 to 1 outsider. For the second day in a row the yellow and red colors of Houghton P. Metcalf, the Rhode Island society horseman, started proceedings with a long price as his Argoan, a 36 to 1 shot, withstood the stretch challenge of the favorite, F. J. Estes Lookout Boys, and won by half a length to pay 3.90 on the winning end. Argoan was piloted by the negro apprentice Charley Griggs, who yesterday was up on Metcalfs Gold Clip, a 16 to 1 shot, and the youngster broke Argoan out of the gate fast and made every post a winning one. Long Shots continued to win and made it two in a row when the Manhasset Stables Tintoretto, paying better thxi 20 to 1, took the second race, for two-year-olds, and, like the winner of the first race, was in front all the way. Second went to Mrs. J. L. Man-ginos Lady Milly, with H. P. Metcalfs Gay-ette third. They ran this way practically the whole five furlongs, with the favorite;. A. G. Vanderbilts Mbonburn, never having a chance after the first furlong. Carr Bros. Rielthing, up with the leaders in the early strides, stumbled and in so doing interfered with Moohburn,. The winner paid 2.30. The first favorite in five races at this track scored when" Mose Lowensteins Bacon wpn.byva head over Mrs. E. D. Haugh tojis Gift of, Roses in a blanket finish, which had F. M. Goulds Sun Antioch third by a nose. Sun Antioch, back to the races after a long absence, showed plenty of early speed, but Bacon stayed with him right into the stretch. Giftof Roses moved up on the outside and charged down the middle of the track. At the seventy-yard mark Sun Antioch was in front by a head, but. then Bacon and Gift of Roses moved up, leaving the camera to decide the official verdict. A. G. Vanderbilts Dreel, the second choice in the fourth race, had plenty of speed and won by more than two lengths, making this the second victory of his short career for the novice rider, Ken McCombs. The favorite, Samuel Sands Red Wagon, slowed down to a walk after -being raced into defeat by Mrs. F. C. Dunns Miss Trophy, which tired early. That took so much out of Red Wagon that Dreel, moving up from third near the turn for home, just galloped home, and Mrs. W. A. Bridges Maxine F. moved up from second last to second place, with Red Wagon a tiring third.
