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J , I i IMPRUDENT ABERDEEN WINNER Bryson Filly Triumphs Over Track With Deep Mud Prevailing. Sixth Victory in Seven Starts for Daughtei of Whiskalong — Foggy Weather at Havre de Grace. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 26.— Showing a smart brand of speed oyer a racing strip ankle deep in mud from rains that fell early Wednesday morning and most of the racing hours, Imprudent, swift running daughter of Whiskalong — Rash Promise, captured the twenty-seventh running of the ,500 added Aberdeen Stakes. The sprint served as the attraction on the midweek program at Havre de Grace today. Meeting eight of the best juveniles that could be mustered, the E. K. Bryson filly enriched her Maryland owner to the extent of ,875 when she reached the finish before her stablemate, Nosy, by a length and one-half in the creditable time of 54 seconds flat. Leading from start to finish the score marked the sixth in seven starts for the chestnut filly and it was a clean-cut triumph when she splashed mud back at her opponents under the handling of jockey I. Anderson. Beginning her racing career in New Orleans late in January to chalk up four victories, her lone defeat came in her first start at Bowie when she was defeated in the Kindergarten Stakes by Rumba Gus. It wa3 at the direct expense of that colt that Imprudent and Nosy turned the tables on the Gus-tav Ring juvenile in this richer event. IMPRUDENT BREAKS FIRST. For the running of the Aberdeen, a heavy fog spread over the track with a steady rain falling and it was difficult to watch the running of the short test. Imprudent was first out of the stalls when the start came and she showed a smart brand of speed to carry Maetran and Nosy along at a fast clip while Rumba Gus held fourth place. Jockey I. Anderson had Imprudent running smoothly over the sticky surface as she led the way and Maetran soon found the pace too swift, which permitted Nosy to land in second position on the stretch turn. Through the closing furlong, Rumba Gus came through on the inside to charge at the leaders, but Imprudent and her stable-mate were travelling along at a good clip with the result that Rumba Gus was beaten three lengths for the place. Maetran stuck it out to be fourth while the others cut little figure in .the running. Drudgery, from the Winston Guest barn, made a show of formidable sprinters to account for the Oakton Handicap for Grade "C" sprinters that was the co-feature, and it marked his second victory of the meeting when he sped to a five-length triumph. Leading for every stride of the journey under the expert handling of jockey M. Peters, Drudgery ran the distance in 1:12%, over the drenched racing strip, and at no stage of the journey was he in danger of defeat. QUIET TIME GRADUATES. Alfred G. Weston, former racing official, furnished the winner of the opening event, a dash of six furlongs for maidens. Quiet Time escaped from the non-winning ranks after many failures. Those under silks were home-breds and the finish was an exciting one. Mrs. R. H. Heighes Part One, a disappointing favorite for the second consecutive time, was beaten only a half length as he charged on the winner near the close. Third went to Brave Heart, a rank outsider, and Maroc led the seven others of the eleven under silks. Brave Heart and Big Buddy dominated the early running, going along lapped until reaching the home stretch, where the pacemaker drew into a clear lead. With a furlong to go Quiet Time and Part One came out of the pack and both overhauled the tiring leader to wage a bitter argument nearing the close. Jockey V. Polk rode the winner. LEE HARDY RIDES DISSEMBLER. Older middle distance performers met in the mile and seventy yards of the second race, which brought out a half dozen starters and there was another surprise when Dissembler chalked up his initial success of the season. Coming from behind the pace established by Gorse, from the Mrs. E. H. Augustus stable, the L. Copland, Jr., colt, under a strong finish by jockey Lee Hardy, waged a thrilling finish to score by a head. Third in this went to Kinross and he was beaten a dozen lengths by the first two when he led Cornwallis and the three others to the close. Nine fillies and mares clashed in the six j furlongs of the third, another sprint of six [ furlongs, and the result was one of the big-: gest upsets of the afternoon when Orcades, ; from the A. S. Hewitt stable, was returned a driving winner. Racing in the thick of contention from the beginning, the three-year-old daughter of Runantell registered at the immediate expense of Perlette, which ruled in the wagering, when they finished the trip separated by one length. Third was taken by Little Drift, another which was lightly supported, and she was barely before H. W. Jacksons Sunnyshore, which took the measure of the five others.
