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MOMENTARY WINS AT AGAWAM Dona Dulcin, Public Choice, Nose Back of Surprise Winner at Finish Track Drying Out Fast. AGAWAM, Mass., June 16. Momentary surprised the patrons at Agawam Park when he carried the red and white silks of S. Panarella to a wellrearned -victory in the sixth and best offering :of the day, a mile and seventy ards event for three-year-olds and older fillies and mares. The winner, under an impost of 104 pounds, raced the distance over a drying-out track in the good time of 1:47. A nose back of the winner was Mrs. E. M. Haymans Dona Dulcin, the public choice,, and thirds went to In-filee, of the G. R. Lindsay stable, while J. S. Summers Step Miss was fourth. Two others competed, Sweet Susan and Morning Dream, which finished as named. The start, which took place directly in front of the stand, was a good one, with the six leaving in good alignment. In the run to the first, turn, Dona Dulcin assumed command, but Coule had Momentary right at her saddle girth, the pair stealing away two or three lengths on the others, which were led by Step Miss. Reaching the back stretch, Dona Dulcin, though racing under restraint, took a two-length lead as Coule restrained his mount, patiently waiting until near the half-mile ground before again calling on his charge. Midway on the turn Momentary moved up on the outside of the pacemaker and took command, but Dona Dulcin was not yet through and when Cooper called upon her she gamely responded to once more give battle. Coming into the stretch Momentary swung to the center of the track, while Dona Dulcin, racing next to the inner rail, saved much ground. Right at the end, when Momentary looked as if she would go on to an easy victory she tired and Dona Dulcin, coming up fast on the inner rail, ali but headed her at the end. The finish was so close, that the judges had to again resort to the picture to aid them in the placing. Most delightful racing weather prevailed, following on the-heels of three days of rain. A big crowd was out, though there was no special feature. The track proper dried out fast as the day progressed. Aided by the high winds and constant harrowing, it was almost fast for the running of the last race. The largest field of the meeting to date contested the second, when a field of twelve met in the five and a half furlongs. The result was a thriller, with the winner in doubt until the judges had called on the photograph to help them out. Stock Market, finishing with a rush, was up in the last stride to defeat Sun Alley by a nose. The latter was a half length in front of Tramway, which was third.
