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DRUDGERY IN FRONT Administers Decisive Defeat to Rivals in Mayfield Handicap. Splashes Through Deep Mud to Easily. Prevail Over Ocean Roll and Infidox. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 18. Drudgery, from the Winston Guest stable, packed top weight of 116 pounds to administer a decisive defeat to five other shifty-sprinters in the Mayfield Handicap, for grade "C" sprinters that topped the program of the Harford Agricultural and Breeders Association at Havre de Grace today. Purchased from the Brookmeade Stable before leaving Florida, the useful five-year-old son of Brooms turned in his second triumph for his polo-playing owner and it was his initial victory of the eastern season when he splashed through mud ankle deep to be returned winner of the six furlongs sprint that was the fifth race on a formful racing card. At the end, after establishing all of the pace, jockey M. Peters landed the gelding over the line four lengths before John A. Manfusos Ocean Roll, which was up in the last couple of strides to take that share of the spoils from Infidox, disappointing favorite from the D. A. Wood barn. The others under silks in the best offering were Drift Along, High Hedge and Cacodemon and they finished in that order behind the leading trio. MUD RUNNERS IN GLORY. While overhead conditions were slightly Improved over Mondays rainy afternoon of sport, there was little change in the racing strip and only the sturdier type performers met in the various contests. In the Mayfield Handicap, a delay of one minute and a half obtained before the half dozen starters left the stalls, with Drudgery breaking in front and racing along at a brisk clip to set the early pace. With a half mile covered, Ocean Roll wilted back into fourth place as High Hedge and Infidox made challenges at the turn, but Drudgery was going along smoothly under Peters and came home to draw into a lead of three lengths. Through the final stages High Hedge dropped out of the picture and, after Infidox made a weak bid at the winner, Ocean Roll came again along the inner rail and was up for second in the last strides. The time for the distance was 1:14. CHALLAMORE MAKES GOOD. Ruling a strong choice, J. W. Y. Martins home-bred two-year-old Challamore lived up to advance notices when he splashed to a front-running and popular success over eight other Maryland-bred two-year-olds in the opening race. This was a dash of four and one-half furlongs and the graduation of the young son of Challenger II. was accomplished in a drive when he led the way home to Ponemah, from the H. Bruce barn. These two set all the pace in the race when they went along locked for the first half mile, to be well in advance of Good Reception. In the closing eighth, after racing head and head, the J. W. Y. Martin colt exerted his superiority to drive across the line with a length and one-half as his final margin. Good Reception was beaten seven lengths for the place. ! Dropped down considerably in value Billy Bee, from the Bomar Stable, made it two in Continued on twenty-fourth page. DRUDGERYJN FRONT Continued from first page. a row for students of form when, in his first start of the year, he defeated eleven other cheap sprinters in the second race. This was a sprint at six furlongs and it found The Lake, from the W. E. Boeing stable, in second place at the close, with Oddesa Lad just a half length back to take the measure of the nine others. A. C. C. Stables shifty filly Phara Belle proved best of the eight three-year-olds racing under claiming conditions in the third race, at six furlongs. She scored in a drive over General Mowlee after having led every step of the trip and was one length to the good at the finish. Third went to Banner Girl, while Greedan took the measure of the four others. Outsiders took down the principal shares of the purse in the mile and one-sixteenth fifth race with winning honors falling to Harry Neusteters Dark Friend, when he led every inch of the trip. Second went to H. J. Bundschos San Antioca, with Fight Back landing third before the favorite, Lady Roma, Eight older starters were under colors and it marked the second successive score for the ebony-coated son of Carlaris when he met repeated bids from Fight Back in the first seven furlongs then rallied to a vigorous drive of jockey H. Dupuy to cross the line with a half length as his winning margin. San Antioca beat Fight Back a neck for the place with Lady Roma four lengths further back to lead the others.
