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SUBURBAN THRILLS FANS Snark Outruns Pompoon in 2:01% in Great Renewal. War Admirals Withdrawal Saddens 25,000 Fans — Best Time Barring Whisk Broom H7s Record. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 28.— Snark, after a pair of faint-hearted efforts in the Dixie and Metropolitan, surprised the great majority of the 25,000 turf enthusiasts at Belmont Park today when he exhbited rare gameness to snatch a nose decision from the heavily-backed Pompon in the final strides of the mile and a quarter Suburban Handicap. In a thrilling final furlong duel, the Wheatley Stable five-year-old, favored by an eight-pound weight pull, just got up in time to earn the 7,050, which was the winners portion. In the last hundred yards, the leaders drew away from the others, and Aneroid was two lengths back when he outlasted Masked General for third money. The son of Boojum and Helvetia turned in the fastest race in the long history of the stake, barring Whisk Broom II.s questionable figures of 2:00, when he completed the distance in 2:01*:,. It was an excellent performance, under 120 pounds. LONGDEN OURIDES WOOLF. Much of the credit for the victory should go to Johnny Longden, as it is the consensus that he outrode Woolf on Pompoon in the final sixteenth of a mile. Though he had tired in his two previous stake efforts over shorter distances, there was considerable smart money for "Sunny" Jim Fitzsimmons* charge and he went to the post at 6 to 1, after being as good as 8 to 1 at one stage of market operations. The afternoon was spoiled for thousands of week-end visitors when War Admiral was withdrawn from the Suburban, being scratched before the first race. At that time the sun was shining brightly and there was no definite line on how the track would be for the later afternoon feature. Consul showed it was in good shape for the third e"vent when he raced a mile in 1:38%, and the figures hung out by Snark prove it was fast for the stake. OWNER RIDDLE CRITICIZED. Owner Riddle came in for general condemnation for his action, it being the belief of m_any that he never had intended to run the champion. His action was especially disappointing to the turf followers who had Journeyed from Washington, Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore, and other more distant points in the hope of seeing the Man o War colt meet Pompoon. They were particularly bitter in their comment. Herbert Bayard Swope, chairman of the Continued on thirty-ninth page. SUBURBAN THRILLS FANS Continued from first page. New York State Racing Commission, authorized the following statement: The racing commission, after an investigation, found that Belmont Park had no knowledge of the fact that War Admiral was to be scratched from the Suburban previous to the action taken by trainer George Conway after 2 oclock. NO EXPLANATION MADE. Every horse entered in a stake has the right to withdraw up to forty-five minutes before post time without special permission. Conway, in scratching his four-year-old, made no explanation of his action, which came as a great surprise because Samuel Riddle, the horses ownei had made a definite statement, repeated by Conway, that War Admiral would be a sure starter. Saturday morning, War Admiral breezed a quarter in :24. It has always been thought that he could go on any kind of track, but at the Riddle stable it was said that the track condition had caused his withdrawal. The commission regrets that the public should have been disappointed, but finds that every effort had been made by Belmont Park to assure itself that War Admiral had been entered in good faith and was actually intended to be a starter. The Suburban was run in 2:01%, fastest time for the event, excepting the dubious mark of two minutes flat accredited to Whisk Broom II., indicating that the track was not off very much.
