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SUNNED TAKES SLOW RAGE Attendance Drops With Temperature and an Off-Day Card. Hampton Roads Purse Best Race on Havre de Grace Program Sir Quest Falls Backers. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 16. Flaunting the blue and gold racing silks of Mrs. B. F. Christmas, local patron. Sunned, five-year-old unsexed son of Ed Crump and Sunup, was winner of the best offering on the fifth program of the Harford Agricultural and Breeders Association here today, when he defeated six other shifty sprinters to account for the Hampton Roads, a test of six furlongs under allowance conditions that served as the main attraction on a card below the usual standard. The winner came in for much support and under the clever riding of jockey J. Haritos marked up his first success of the season when he came from behind to reach the finish before Glen Riddle Farms War Emblem, while Billy Bee, top weight of the party under 122 pounds, landed third, beaten a nose for second place and just a half length before the disappointing Sir Quest of the Mrs. E. Denemark stable, which ruled the speculation. DROP IX TEMPERATURE. With a sudden drop in temperature and the program one of the weakest of the present spring meeting here, there was a slump In attendance. However, the entertainment interesting, with outsiders in the majority throughout the matinee. rwas In the featured Hampton Roads, a delay of several minutes occurred before the seven starters were sent on their way and it found the swift-running Turkey Run taking command, with the others well-bunched. Sunned came to the end with a length as his final margin. Overcoming crowding on the turn, War Emblem, finishing on the inside, got up to take a camera decision for second place over Billy Bee, while the favored Sir Quest, a laggard early, came to the outside to be beaten a half length for the short end of the spoils. A surprise occurred In the four and a half furlongs dash, for two-year-olds, that began the sport when Mrs. M. N. Bond supplied the winner of the intermediate sprint in Hunting Home, a son of Time Maker, which was making the third start of his career. Aided by a good ride by W. Saunders, the victorious colt registered in a drive to capture honors two lengths before Sudanese, one of a pair that raced for W. M. Jeffords, while Yomer took third for J. P. Jones when she led home the disappointing favorite, Grim Reaper and four others in the field of eight DUNNAMANY GRADUATES. Seven lowly three-year-old home-bred sprinters that have never graced the charmed circle met in the second race, and it saw Dunnamany, from the G. L. Stryker barn, graduating from the maiden ranks, when he accounted for the purse in easy fashion. Ruling as one of the better fancied starters and ridden nicely by M. Peters, the Trojan gelding reached the finish four lengths in advance of White Hot, while third went to Fyan, luke-warm choice, when he led the four others at the end of six furlongs. In the early running, Dunnamany sped along in second position, following abreast of Fyan, who set the pace. Never permitting the C. F. Rockley filly to get over a half length in front in the first half mile, Dunnamany readily surged to the front entering the home stretch and drew away to score as his rider elected. Another cheap lot met for the three-year-old filly event, which was the third on the card, and it gave form students their first chance to cheer when Jinx, from the W. J. Hirsch stable, turned in a front-running score to turn back Mrs. E. Denemarks Gold-spray, Mrs. F. Gilpins Trauwina, and seven others in the field of ten. JINX BEATS GOL.DSPRAY. Another cheap band of sprinters met In the fourth and in this the biggest upset of the afternoon occurred when Dashing Doe, a first time starter from the J. E. Hughes stable, took major honors. Leading virtually throughout, the daughter of Distraction reached the finish line almost three lengths before True Tune, with Touche a driving third to lead home Harrys Dream and the six others of which Alahad was a distant last
