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AETHELWOLD DISPLAYS CLASS Qualifies for Philadelphia Handicap by Defeating Heelfly. Jockey Scaho Gives Son of Challenger II. Masterful Ride Belay Makes Auspicious Racing Debut. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 25 Aethelwold, "bearing the red and yellow silks of W. L. Brann, qualified for the 0,000 added Philadelphia Handicap, to be run Saturday, when in his second start of the season after a disappointing effort in the Harford Handicap on opening day he defeated four other eligibles for that stake to account for the mile and seventy yards of the Greenwich Purse, an allowance race which was fifth on the program and the chief attraction at Havre de Grace today. Winning under a drive, the stablemate of Challedon showed the way to Alfred G. Vanderbilts Heelfly at the end of the journey. There was one length between the pair as Pernie landed in third place before Chaps arid Teddy Weed. Aethclwold was the outsider of the small field, and his victory was one of the many upsets that again marked the program at the Harford County course. In the running of the Greenwich the start took place without much delay after Heelfly was rigged with a blindfold at the gate. The I start was effected in good order with Teddy Weed, winner of the Tropical Park Handicap, going into the lead with Aethelwold and i Pernie alongside to force the pace. Teddy !Weed was hardly in his best stride before j Aethelwold moved into command on the j backstretch and he furnished a stiff race as he took up the running. Pernie and Heelfly were racing at his heels with Chaps j moving into fourth place when the early j pacemaker shortened strides. UNDER HARD DRIVE. Rounding the final turn Aethelwold hugged the rail to open up a daylight margin and jockey G. Seabo never let up on the son of Challenger II. to have him prevail under a drive. Heelfly closed gamely to earn the place by four lengths while Pernie was three-quarters of a length before Chaps. The time for the distance was 1:43 and the winner paid better than 9 to 1. Conditions were the best of the season at the Susquehanna course but the large gathering had a difficult time to locate the different winners. Hal Price Headley furnished the winner of the Harewood Purse, an allowance race for three-year-olds that was the co-feature, when Hants turnpd in nrifi nf his host ranpis nftpr getting the best of the start in the mile and one-sixteenth event to score over four other useful members of his age. Going to the front after his fast beginning, Hants, in his first triumph as a three-year-old, reached the finish one length in advance of Mrs. A. Pel-leteris Alms, which ruled a top-heavy favorite, and third went to Superstition when he drove on by Morstep in the last seventy yards. SATIN ROLLS GRADUATES. Eleven juveniles met in the opening race under claiming conditions, and it saw Satin Rolls leave the maiden ranks when he scored in a hard drive. At the close of four and one-half furlongs; Uprising, from the J. E. Hughes barn, was lapped on the winner to be beaten a half length, while Whoosh was a neck farther back to land third before Irish Mirth and Baltee, which were separated by short margins. The second was another event devoted to maidens. It brought out a dozen three-year-olds with Belay, a first-time starter from the A. C. Bostwick stable, proving best to score in easy style. Reported to have shown several fast trials, the brown son of Display raced to expectations to "triumph by four lengths at the close of six furlongs. He came from seventh place and swept by his opponents as though he was much the best. With the winner safely over the line, Kap-time landed into second position and he was five lengths in advance of Winning Mark, which led the others. Another favorite went down to defeat when the best Gold Knightess could accomplish at the close of the third race was to finish in second place. -This brought out a dozen cheap sprinters to match strides at six furlongs, and it found Balcony, from the Mrs. H. Good stable, a frequent failure during the winter months, drawing down top honors when she scored by a short head. Third was taken by Tuleyries Lin, and Happy Hostess led the others.
