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BUTTERMILK SHOWS GAMENESS Outstays Armagnac and Riparian in Close Finish in Bay Ridge Purse at Aqueduct. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 21 Mrs. C. E. Goates Buttermilk, the daughter of Milkman and Dryston, was winner of the best offering at Aqueduct today in a fighting finish. She scored in the Bay Ridge Purse over the Howe Stables Armagnac and William Woodwards Riparian, and Bitter Berry was a close fourth. It was confined to the three-year-olds that had never won three races , other than claiming. After a threat of rain all forenoon, the skies cleared for the racing and the first day of the last week of the meeting brought out a big crowd. The track was not at its best after the recent rains, but it could not be rated as slow, although" the time was in most of the races. In the Bay Ridge just half a dozen went to the post and the start was a good one, with Buttermilk, Armagnac and Riparian barely leading the other three. , Stout hustled Riparian until the son of Sir Gallahad HI. had headed the other two and Armagnac went along stride for stride with him, while Buttermilk dropped back to their heels. Sun j Fighter was close after these and Supply House dropped back until he was last. Riparian drew away slightly from Armag-, nac before the stretch, was reached and there for an instant Sun Fighter came into the! picture, but Armagnac was still right there and both Bitter Berry and Buttermilk were I strictly in contention. Thus it was that five of the six appeared to have a winning chance when the stretch was reached. Riparian was racing along on the rail and holding his j I lead until he seemed a sure winner. Arcarq called on Armagnac and the son j of Stimulus soon ranged alongside, but Sarno ; was also moving up with Buttermilk and she charged up on the outside. As the Milkman filly came alongside she bore over slightly, but not enough to bother Armagnac and, hanging on well, she was winner by a length, while Armagnac had outgamed Riparian to beat him a half length for second "place. Bitter Berry in turn was only another half length back of the Woodward colt. That One, from the Sage Stable, beat a big field of three-year-old fillies in the Rose j Tint Handicap, which called together those cf, class "C." Second place went to Samuel D. Riddles Warrior Queen, one that had been played with a deal of confidence, and Louis ! Strubs Janeen just took third from H. W. ! Maxwells Dizzy Dame. ! There was a long delay at the post, for j which Time Me was to blame and the start was a bit ragged and Gold Quest and Devils Pace were both away slowly from the out- I side positions while That One and Time Me I left running and Warrior Queen was not far back of them. An accident occurred in the running of the first race when Eddie Arcaro was unseated from Head Gear as his mount stumbled right at the break. Fortunately, both horse and rider escaped injury. This was a five furlongs dash for plater juveniles, in "which P. H. FaulconeVs Seed proved an easy winner over O. Willing Browne; Jr.s Time to Spare with third going to Warren Wrights Katydid and Sparkling, the favorite, was fourth.
