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WISE PRINCE AND BIERMAN Form Successful Combination to Win White Mountain Handicap. Large Crowd Sees Fine Race in Feature at Rockingham Park Dolly Val an Unlucky Horse. SALEM, N. H., Oct. 1. Felix Spatolas Wise Prince, which ran a dead heat with Hall and Warrenders Natty Boy at six furlongs a week ago, beat the latter by a length and a half when they were stretched out to a mile this afternoon in the ,500 added White Mountain Handicap, which featured the sport at Rockingham Park. Carroll Bierman put up a perfect ride on the winner, and was drawing out at the end of the journey. James Emerys Dolly Val ran a corking race to finish third, just a neck off the runner-up. Eastport finished fourth. The race was a good contest from start to finish. Natty Boy, a horse with a world of early speed, went out to make the pace as was expected, and attempted to die in front. Dolly Val went with him. Panther Creek showed a flash but died in the run to the far turn. Wise Prince was rated third as they made the run to the turn, but began to move up just as the field circled the turn and showed in front by a head over Natty Boy as they straightened out for home. Natty Boy was a tired horse at the eighth post, but he kept on fighting. There had been too much taken out of him, however, and he began to slow up at the eighth post. Dolly Val was the unlucky horse of the race. She was coming fast when she met with interference and was forced to take up. She closed gamely down the stretch once she was free. A beautiful day and a fast track prevailed for todays racing. A large crowd took advantage of conditions to see the sport. OPENER TO MUGGINS. Glen Felkners Muggins, under the redoubtable Yarberry, took the lead at the far turn and drew out in the final stages to win the first race at six furlongs by a length and a half over Medway Stables Funderburg. Merrill, on the runner-up, made a claim of foul because of close riding at the eighth post, but it was quickly dismissed. W. W. Adams Golden Fate took the third award, half a length off the runner-up. The winner finished out in 1:13. Learned took the lead soon after the start and held it to the end under a whip-lashing ride from Earl Porter to win the three-quarters second event by a neck over Mae-bob. Squawker finished third, a length and a half off the runner-up and two lengths in advance of Maevix. The time was 1:14. H. E. Engers Pumpgun was the fourth straight favorite to register, as he romped down the stretch under Eddie Smith to win by three lengths in the three-quarters fourth. Mrs. P. S. P. Randolph, Jr.s, Silver Trace took the second award, half a length in advance of Mrs. Ivan Parkes Purple Wrack. Grand Light was fourth. The winner finished out in 1:13.
