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SEABISCUIT EARNS VACATION Marchbank Handicap Winner to Be Sent East Later in Year. failure of Indian Broom or Special Agent to Finish In Money Blow to Thousands. SAN MATEO, Calif., April 20. Seabiscuit is now regarded as outstanding, following his easy victory in the Marchbank. Seldom has a horse registered a victory as easily as did Seabiscuit in the Marchbank Handicap. He led all the way and at no time was jockey Pollard called upon to use his whip. In fact, the red-headed rider never called upon the son of Hard Tack for his best, so much superior was he to his opposition. His three-length winning margin does not indicate his full power, nor docs his time of 1:48 for the mile and one furlong. Seabiscuit, despite his heavy impost of 124 pounds, was clearly much the best. Following his victory in the Marchbank Handicap, Seabiscuit will be given a short rest and is then likely to be sent east for a crack at the big stakes to be offered on the Atlantic Seaboard. He came out of his race sound, earned himself a prominent place in the western equine hall of fame and enriched his owner to the extent of ,200 by his victory. INDIAN BROOM UNLUCKY. It is to be regretted that Indian Broom, considered by many to be Seabiscuits strongest rival in the Marchbank Handicap, was eliminated soon after the start. The son of Brooms was off none too well and jockey Neves, apparently anxious to gain a prominent place before the stretch turn was reached, attempted to rush him through an opening. Indian Broom, having no place to go, ran up on the flank of Don Roberto and came to grief when he crossed his legs and almost fell. He dropped far back of the field and Neves did not abuse him in an attempt to catch the others, pulling him up in the stretch. Special Agents race was disappointing and his failure and that of Indian Broom to finish in the money was a severe blow to the show players, who had wagered thousands of dollars on them in an effort to cinch a bet Special. Agent lacked his usual early speed and was third to Seabiscuit and Sir Oracle on the back stretch. He gained second place on the stretch turn, but his speed was spent and he dropped back in the final furlong. SOBRD3TY SURPRISES. Grand Manitou, which finished second, ran a good race, but Sobriety, the third horse, was the surprise of the contest. Usually a front-runner, this son of Display moved on even terms with the imported distance horse Grand Manitou around the stretch turn and was a head back of the latter at the end. Don Roberto proved to be somewhat of a flop. He was off slowly and raced up gamely on the back stretch, but when jockey Burns went to the whip in the stretch, he folded and just got up in the last fifty yards to defeat the very tired three-year-old Sir Oracle.
