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JOAN ASBESTOS JUST LASTS Landscape Closes Fast to Be Beaten Only a Nose. Photograph Necessary to Decide Winner of Rockingham Feature Air Line Scores at Good Odds. SALEM, N. H., Oct. 21. While her owner, K. Kling, looked on, Joan Asbestos had enough of what it takes to get to the wire by a thin and sensitive nose in the Dublin Claiming Purse, fourth event on the Wednesday card. Johnny Barba completed a double for the day on the winner, having previously ridden Laddie Stone in the second race. Barba got the filly off nicely- and kept her right up there through the early running. Going into the stretch he let her out, and on she came, only to fade badly in the final sixteenth, just lasting to beat Landscape, which put up a great stretch run. The Fitzgerald entrant looked very bad through the stretch, but when young Duffy called upon her, she answered willingly and in another stride would have overtaken the winner. The show money went to H. Florentines More Poise, which was kept off the pace until the field set sail for home from the head of the stretch. The big gelding was running all over them from there home, but the two leaders had too much of an advantage and he finished a half length behind Landscape. Klings filly was the winner, and the camera proved it, but Landscape was coming, so fast at the end as to require the kindly services of the picture man. Joan Asbestos covered the mile in 1:41. In addition to the pleasure of having his filly perform in winning fashion through the efforts of John Donovan, his trainer, Kling was honored by having the third race of the day named for him. ATTENDANCE OF 15,000. Real Indian summer weather attracted a throng of more than 15,000 for the midweek sport and, with public choices figuring largely in the results, the majority r of fans were in good humor. Tommy May hustled T. F. Swords Johnny-cake, right out in front from the gate, in the five furlongs opener, and the John P. Grier colt seemed to be winning easily going down the back stretch. However, on the turn. Wise King, which had been right up there, moved up fast and took the lead. The triumph was a brief one, with Johnny-cake coming back under fierce pressure to cross the line a half length in front. Wise King lost second place two strides from the finish, when Shining Jewel, rushing out of the pack, came roaring down the middle to get a half length decision. The third event on the card, the Ken Kling Purse, went to Air Line, which was challenged early, then dropped back only to come fast in the stretch and surge past the tiring pacemaker. Miss Trophy. The winner completed a "daily double" of 3.90. Miss Trophy broke on top and was challenged at once by El Bandido, with Air Line moving right up only to drop back until the head of the stretch. He moved up fast and was In close quarters with Miss Trophy before drawing out to win without trouble. Scotch Gold came from well back to nab El Bandido for the show. Air Line covered the six furlongs in .1:12. Coming right back off his good race of Saturday, W. G. Clysdales Threatening was given a nice ride by Wallie Leishman to win the fifth, at a mile and a sixteenth. Threatening was kept under slight restraint until reaching the back stretch. He began to move up and passed his rivals, one by one, until taking charge of matters at the haed of the stretch. Home Work, favored in the betting, came very fast at the end, but was not quick enough, and had to be content with the place, while Vee Eight beat out Dash In for the show honors. Chief Mourner and Flying Amazon took all the zest out of the sixth race and made it a procession. The first-named won by four lengths, while Flying Amazon was three in front of Come On. The latter was away slowly, trailed his field for a half mile, then began moving up with a determined rush, but was only third-best.
