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MOON SIDE IN CLOSE FINISH Triumphs Over Cycle by a Nose in Featured Helmet Handicap. High Fleet Makes Successful Return to The Races Balking Still Unbeaten Scoring Fourth Victory. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 14. Cleaveland Putnams Moon Side, the son of Broadside and Over The Moon, was winner of the best offering at Aqueduct today when under a long drive he was just up to earn a camera decision over the Howe Stables Cycle in the Helmet Handicap. At the end it was a two-horse race, the fighting pair being out five lengths before Dewey Benthams Abner, which had won his last three previous races. Back of this one followed Chicolor-ado and White Cockade. It was a six and a half furlong handicap and Moon Side ran the distance through muddy going in 1:18. Though there was a threat of rain all the day the weather conditions were delightful for the sport, though a brisk wind militated against fast time. In the sprint handicap White. Cockade was first of the small field to show the way and was closely attended by Chicolqrado, with Cycle and Abner following the leading pair, while as usual Moon Side was. slower to find his racing legs. This order was maintained until rounding into the stretch, where Workman called on Cycle for the first time and the son1 of Sickle moved up rapidly to go into the lead. White Cockade was all through to drop back badly and Chicolorado also faded away before, the furlong pole was reached. Abner was making his bid on the outside, while Moon Side was moving up on the inside and making up ground rapidly. As Moon Side moved, Workman went over with Cycle to block him slightly and Wright was forced to change his course. The son of Broadside proved good enough to accept that handicap, but it was only in the last stride he dropped his nose down in front. SCORES IN LAST STRIDE. Abner, which has been wonderfully consistent right through the season, found this company a bit beyond him, but he ran his customary honest race, though beaten five lengths for the place. George D. Wideners High Fleet was brought back to the races successfully by W. F. Mulholland and her performance over the mile route would suggest her being the same great filly she was last year when she dominated the fillies. The daughter of Jack High and Armada was only opposed by A. G. Vanderbilts Scotch Bun and the Maemere Farms Mae-cloud, but she took the track at the break and was never "seriously threatened to be winner by- a length and a half in 1:37, excellent time considering the muddy condition of the track. FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN. A. G. Vanderbilts Balking; the unbeaten daughter of Balko and Bodeaga in three starts at Santa Anita during the winter, kept her winningrecord clean when she was winner over four other juvenile fillies that opposed her in the five furlongs of the Ocean Bound Purse. W. H. Lipscombs Could Be took the place and W. E. Martins Depend saved third from Peggy Byrne, the only other starter. At the . end of the card a six and a half furlongs dash for the ordinary, platers went t i P. S. P. Randolphs Fair Deal when he ran down Sage Girl in the stretch to score by three lengths while the mare saved the place from -Ebony Parasol by five lengths. The start was . a bad , one when Tractable was left at the post, while Flying Victory was away so slowly as to have scant chance.
