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LIBERAL PAYS LONG PRICE Log- Cabin Racer Makes Up for Rer cent Disappointing Effort. Equals Three-Quarter Mile Track Record at Suffolk Downs Sobriety Takes Second Place. EOSTON, Mass., June 18. Log Cabin Studs Liberal, a disappointing "good thing" in his last start, was a fit horse this afternoon. The son of Sickle Silk Tassel, under the light burden of 100 pounds, sped six furlongs in 1:11 flat to win the Newton Handicap, which featured the sport at Suffolk Downs. The time equalled the track record set by Sgt. Byrne last year. At the end jockey Hubert Le Blanc had Liberal two lengths clear of A. G. Vanderbilts Sobriety, with H. T. Archibalds Black Mistress, top weight of the field, under 112, third, and Billy I., from Mrs. R. Pollards stable, in front of the four others that competed in the three-year-old event. Sobriety, ridden by Ken McComands, began first, but Liberal soon sped past and was leading by a narrow margin for the first quarter. Le Blanc began to let out the reins at this point and he drew away to a lengths advantage, with Sobriety still dogging his footsteps closely. Black Mistress was third, and as they neared the far turn Dabson steered her to the outside but did not make a serious bid for the lead until they entered the stretch. At the head of the stretch it was still Liberal by about a length and one-half, with Sobriety a length in front of Black Mistress. The latter began to gain just before they reached the final sixteenth, but her task was an impossible one. The light weight leaders were simply running too fast for her. McCombs went to a hard drive on Sobriety in the final sixteenth, but was unable to cut the margin between his mount and the leader; Liberal drew away slightly in the final yards to score. Sobriety was not seriously menaced by Black Mistress for second place, and the latter had four lengths to spare over Billy I. Nothing else in the event showed anything. Sadie F. lacked her usual early speed and was never in contention. Sobriety and Black Mistress were almost equal f avorites and were supported almost to the exclusion of the others. The winner paid 1.60. Ken McCombs, who rode the last two winners yesterday, made his victories three in a row when he rode Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilts Discourse home first in the six furlongs of the first event today. The Display gelding scored by a half length over J. T. Brantleys Balaath, with John Hay Whitneys Squeaker another half length back, in third position. Shansi, taken back sharply after the start, closed extremely fast to finish fourth. He was coming fastest of all at the end. R. W. Collins Baron Lynn got up to beat the pacemaking Springs Here by a length and one-half in the five furlongs dash that 1 was second on the card. At the end the runner-up, which T. F. Swords has been campaigning in New York, was four lengths clear of Marfeu, a fast-working two-year-old from Mrs. Etta Francs barn. Francis Stables High Haste, the choice, managed to finish fourth, but Mack Winters was no help to the Haste filly, giving her a listless ride from start to finish and failing to drive when she appeared to take a spurt at the head of the stretch. Mrs. E. E. Russells Sun Apollo won the third, a mile and one-sixteenth event that was one of the best races on the card. Taking the lead at the head of the stretch, the winner drove home half a length in front of Mrs. J. A. Coburns My Purchase. G. L. Weiss El Puma, picking up ten pounds over his last race, staged a game stretch charge, but was unable to land better than third, beaten a head for the place award. Miss L. C. Whites Buster Boy turned in an improved performance to finish fourth in the field of ten. Form followers suffered another set-back when Col. Greene and Furfiber, first and second choices, respectively, in the one mile and a sixteenth of the sixth, finished last and next to last. There was no apparent excuse for the choices. The winner turned up in Red John to have a three-length advantage at the end. Mountainy Man raced second and Fairsickle came from last place j to take third.
