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j [ I j | | • : j I WEEKLY STIPEND SURPRISES Outsider in Wagering Drives to an Unexpected Victory at Boston. Warm Weather Prevails for First Time During Meeting— E. LcBlanc Completes Biding Double. BOSTON, Mass., May 18.— Tom Powells Weekly Stipend, an outsider in the betting, drove to victory by a length in the Cape Cod Purse, for higher-priced platers, which featured a sunny afternoon of sport at Suffolk Downs. The winner, ridden by Euclid Le-Blanc, who was completing a double, took the lead at the head of the stretch and drew away under urging in the stretch to beat W. J. Sprows Stephen Jay, which set the pace for more than six furlongs. D. J. Sullivans Trina, a filly which is usually far out of it early and makes a great stretch rush, made her run too soon today. As a result, she tired in the final drive and was a well-beaten third, three lengths off the runner-up. White Sand, which trailed to the stretch, ran fourth. Prince Derek and the well-backed Uneasy were the only other starters. The winner finished in 1:45 flat. The weather was warm for the first time during the Suffolk Downs season, which had its inaugural Monday. A large week-day crowd was out for the sport, which was decided over a fast racing strip. TRINA THREATENS. Stephen Jay took the lead in the feature in the run to the clubhouse turn, with Weekly Stipend right after him. Stephen Jay showed in front by a length as they straightened out for the back stretch run, but Weekly Stipend drew up on him steadily and was just a neck back as they hit the far turn. Trina meanwhile had rushed up on the rail to assume third position and appeared a very menacing factor as they made the turn for home. Weekly Stipend showed in front by a head in the stretch, was shaken up briskly at the eighth post and drew away in the final drive. Stephen Jay continued gamely in second place, although he was no match for the victor. Trina made her run on the turn and dropped back when the real drive began in the final eighth. Uneasy got to third place at one stage of the journey, but faded completely out of it and finished last. W. F. Mannaghs Short Cake drove to victory by half a length in the six furlongs Newtons Purse, secondary attraction on the card. The race marked a double for Vincent Polk, who had piloted Ghost Train home in the first race. W. C. Stroubes Kenty Miss, which set the pace until well into the stretch, was second, a neck in advance of the warmly-backed favorite, Merry Gesture, from the J. J. Watts barn. ZENANA STARTS FIRST. Zenana broke on top, but Kenty Miss went out at once to make the pace. She never could draw clear, Time Beater chasing her | closely for a quarter. When the latter I i dropped back Short Cake took up the pur- | suit, going around the turn within a neck of j the pacemaker. Merry Gesture moved to the leaders on the turn and the three horses came into the stretch necks apart at the sixteenth pole. Here Short Cake took the van and drove on gamely to be inching away at the end. Medway Stables Ghost Train, dropping down in class, ruled a top-heavy favorite in the opening event at six furlongs, and the Bubbling Over gelding did not let his backers down, although he gave them several anxious moments. At the end of the journey, Vincent Polk had the four-year-old a length and a half clear of Mrs. D. A. Buckleys Heraldic, which stole through on the rail at the stretch and saved a world of | ground, showing in front for a brief instant. B. M. Smiths Paralda was third, a length back of the runner-up and the same margin in advance of Blue Flame. The winner, racing against strong head wind down the back stretch, completed the journey in 1:14%. EVA R. BEATEN. Phil Biebers Time Interval bowled over a warmly backed choice as she set all of her own pace to beat T. Powells Eva R. by a length in the six furlongs second event. A. J. Sacketts Tee Tee, a paddock tip, finished a distant third, some four lengths back of the runner-up. Pripo was another five lengths back in the Indian-file finish. Euclid LeBlanc piloted the victor, whose time was 1:14 flat. Time Interval took the lead a few yards from the start, with Eva R. always in closest attendance. Time Interval opened up a le.ngth and a half going to the first turn, came into the stretch with a safe advantage and held the van to the end. Tee Tee broke from the rail and had difficulty finding running room down the stretch. She should improve off todays effort. Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Alarming scored a front-running victory in the third event, drawing off in the stretch to beat the short-priced favorite, Continuity, from W. J. Sprows stable, by two and a half lengths. Mrs. F. C. Dunns Wise Player was third, getting up in the final strides to take that award by a head over Chief Evergreen. The winner swerved to the outside in the stretch, but was straightened out rapidly by Sena, and won without undue urging. Sena was merely shaking his whip at his mount in the final sixteenth. The time was 1:48 flat. Chief Evergreen went out of the gate on top, but was not in the van for long. Alarming took the lead in the first eighth, increased it to three lengths over Continuity down the back stretch and won by daylight despite swerving at the sixteenth marker. PERLETTE BEST. F. C. Murrays Perlette scored an easy victory in the three-quarters event that was fourth on the program. Ralph Eccard eased the Percentage mare up at the end to score, by a length over Paul Kelleys Chancer. Minimum finished third, half a length off the second horse. The winner finished out in 1:12%. Perlette took the lead soon after the start, but relinquished it when Chancer challenged. The latter went down the back stretch fighing a head and head duel with Goldman. Perlette moved to second place on the turn, assumed command just past the eighth pole and drew off without urging. Eccard began to take the winner up some twenty yards from the wire. Dark Beau, after finishing bang-up in his four previous New England outings, finally took down top honors, proving easily best of the platers that contested the one mile and a sixteenth of the seventh event. His score was made easier when Woodlander suffered from sharp interference at the first turn. He was forced to be taken up sharply. Gay May followed the winner over the line and Wood-lander, recovering gamely, finished in third place.
