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PHOTO SHOWS TABITHA FIRST Spectacular Finish in Aquerbogue Handicap at Aqueduct Course. Jockey Ira Hanford Pilots Three Winners Action Scores Fourth Straight Triumph in Sixth. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 23 In one of the most sensational finishes of the meeting at Aqueduct, the photograph of the finish of the Aquerbogue Handicap, a six and a half furlongs dash, awarded the decision to Arthur J. Sacketts Tabitha, over High- pool, from the Howe Stable, and closely lapped on the pair followed William Zieg-ler, Jr.s Wha Hae and Charles S. Thieriots Day Signal. It was a card made iip of overnight races, but excellent sport was offered and a goodly crowd was out. : There was a drop in the temperature, but j it was ideal racing weather. In this sprint handicap, Highpool was the one to set the pace, and Wha Hae raced after him closely, while Day Signal was also right in the contention, and though Tabitha was off in the van, she dropped back slightly to a rail position in the early stages. Highpool was holding resolutely to his lead as he turned into the stretch, but he could not shake off Wha Hae and Kurtsinger swung to the outside with Tabitha, and the filly gained with a rush. She was running fast in the final furlong, but it seemed too much of a task, but, never faltering, she continued to gain until at the line she was locked with High-pool, though it appeared from the stand that the Howe Stable sprinter had won. Then came the photograph that declared the daughter of Victorian first. Highpool was a neck before Wha Hae, and he had only beaten Day Signal by a head. This gave Charlie Kurtsinger his second winner of the day for he had won with Grins in the third race. There was a long delay before the start of the opening six and a half furlongs dash and it went to Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Night Continued on thirtn-eighth vug-.. PHOTO SHOWS TABITHA FIRST "Continued from first page. Raven, one that had run off riderless before the start. The start was delayed when the tack broke on Occidental, and when he was returned to the paddock to be saddled again, Johnny Gilbert refused to ride him and A. Pikor was substituted. The runaway of Night Raven did him no harm, as was shown when he was returned an easy winner by Ira Han-ford. Second went to Dewey Benthams Flop-sie, while J. D. Norris Drawn Sword beat Occidental for third. After this long delay, and a further delay by the unruly actions of several in the big field, the start was a good one and Flopsie was rushed out to show the way. Hanford waited back of the pace with Night Raven until the stretch was reached, where he sent the gelding to the front, readily and he was winner by five lengths. There was a real thrill in the short course steeplechase when the amateur, Louis E. Stoddard, Jr., rode his Blackcock to victory over Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Amagansett and finished riding bare-back when his saddle slipped in the final drive. Two fences from home Stephen Sanfords Golden Meadow, the imported French gelding and the choice of the company, fell with George Cooper. This enabled Thomas Hitchcocks Santi Quaranti to take third, for "he was the only other starter From the drop of the flag McGinnis went out to make pace with Amagansett and Cooper was racing so closely after him with Golden Meadow that the pair were soon fifteen lengths before the other two. It was a hopeless chase, but it cost Amagansett a considerable effort and had much to do with his defeat. In the front field, racing to the finish, Cooper made his final desperate bid to take the purse and then the big gray went down two fences from the finish. As the Sanford horse fell, there did not seem a chance to beat Amagansett but Mr. Stoddard was hard at work on Blackcock and when the last fence was reached he was close after the leader. In the short run home Blackcock was taken inside Amagansett and in a hard drive he steadly drew up. Then the girths loosened and the saddle slipped but by that time Blackcock was alongside and then over the line winner by a length. Mrs. Silas B. Masons Grins, a home-bred son of Victorian and Laughing Laura, was winner of the third, a five furlongs dash for juvenile maidens. Cutting out all the pace he led home Samuel D. Riddles Muscatine and third went to the Brookmeade Stables Drudgery and John Hay Whitneys Sun Lamp was fourth. Mrs. Parker Comings Merry Maker gave, Ira Hanford his second winning mount of the day when he scored over a nice band of plater juveniles in the five furlongs for juveniles that was the fourth offering. The place went to John Hay Whitneys Uneasy when he slipped through on the inside to take that position from Samuel Deutschs Pass Em By. Match Point was fourth and Star Pupil fifth. Action, which cost ,000 at the Sanford sale, won his fourth straight race at the meeting when he carried the silks of Mrs. H. D. Jacobs to an easy victory in the mile and a sixteenth of the sixth race. It gave the silks a double, for Night Raven had won eailier, and Hanford completed a triple when he had the mount, for he had ridden Night Raven and also Merry Maker. In this Play Chance was second and third went to Chatmoss. The race was all Action and in the early racing Aperitif attempted to race with him to eventually be last. Then Chat-moss made an ineffectual challenge and it cost such an effort that he surrendered to Play Chance right at the end, but Action was winner by half a dozen lengths.
