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: COUNT MORSE TRIUMPHS Calumet Farm Star Accounts for i Ben Ali Handicap. Outruns Dellor in Keeneland Feature White Tie Finishes Third Sloppy Track Prevails. LEXINGTON, Ky., April 24. Count Morse, . older star in the Calumet Farm stable, re-. turned to winning form by scoring an impressive triumph in the Ben Ali Handicap, feature of the second Saturdays program at Keeneland. Leading from end to end of the mile and one-sixteenth, the four-year-old son of Reigh Count Nellie Morse defeated Dellor, a Kentucky Derby candidate, which had finished third in the Widener Challenge Cup, by three lengths. White Tie, from the Man-hassct Stable, another hopeful for the Churchill Downs fixture, was a similar distance away, in third place. A sloppy track prevailed for the afternoons sport, due to a heavy rain this morning. Despite a further threat of showers, a large crowd turned out, and wagering was brisk. SHOWS IMPROVEMENT. Finding the course to hi3 liking and not burdened with his impost of 117 pounds. Count Morse performed in much-improved fashion over his disappointing effort in the Phoenix Handicap on opening day, protecting his lead through the stretch in courageous fashion under the strong riding of Irving Anderson. His victory was worth ,700. Anderson had his mount in the lead at the first turn and then took Count Morse under restraint. The Calumet colt Increased his lead in the run down the back stretch and turned into the home straightaway with two lengths to spare. Vigorously shaken up by Anderson, Count Morse moved away from Dellor and the latter was unable to trouble him as the field approached the finish. Dellor, which, under 108 pounds, was giving weight on the scale to his four opponents, was placed in the runner-up position after the start, but White Tie moved up on the Continued on twenty-second page. COUNT MORM TRIUMPHS Continued from first page. inside of him in the back stretch and they raced head-and-head until after reaching the stretch. The Parrish colt lost considerable ground on the final turn, but he moved up somewhat on Count Morse under punishment while putting White Tie away, and then he weakened. SAVES THIRD. White Tie was not punished when Dabson saw. the colt was not equal to the task, but he was good enough to save third honors by five lengths over Sir Jim James, while Sparta was a alf length farther back to complete the field. Count Morse ran the distance in 1:46, just a second and one-fifth slower than the track record held by Stocks, despite the sloppy condition of the track. Dellor ruled an even-money favorite, with White Tie the second choice, but Count Morse was well-supported. In the Llangollen Purse, secondary feature, honors went to Woodberry, gelded son of Broadside Victorie de Verden, from the stable of Lucas B. Combs, local sportsman. Under the capable handling of Bobby Dotter, he scored by a length and one-quarter over Josh, racing for Ferguson and Herndon, while J. W. Parrishs Proph, odds-on favorite, was well back in third place. Albubble and Stormy Ocean completed the field of fair three-year-olds meeting at six furlongs. Woodberry was hard ridden to take command in the early stages, after which Dotter placed him under restraint and rated him cleverly, exerting only a sufficient amount of hand riding in the final furlong to hold Josh by at least a length after that horse had rushed up fast near the far turn. Proph had to be eased back at the half-mile post and could not trouble the leaders thereafter. The time was 1:13. Charles Landolt accepted his first mount of the meeting on Alup in the first race and he drove him to a head victory over Knee Deep as Birthday was a length away and a head before Diavolo Boy. Alup was hustled into a clear advantage from a fast getaway and held advantage until the final sixteenth, where he weakened with the result that Knee Deep gained rapidly. The Parrish colt had good speed from his outside position but he had to contend with Birthday and Diavolo Boy until near the end, when he advanced on the winner. Candle Ends was made the favorite.
