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1 I 1 j ! i i ; i [ : | : ] i | | | ; j | | ; . 1 j ; . j 1 | j | , , , STRABO AND SANDY BOOT I Provide Thriller in the Kinley Mack, i Wednesdays Feature at Aqueduct. First Mentioned, Triumphant by a- Nose, ] Aided by Superb Ride on Part of Joe Renick. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 21.— In as close and as thrilling a finish as is possible in a ! horse race, Mrs. C. Oliver Iselins Strabo, 1 five-year-old bay son of Pompey and Blood Royal, nosed out J. D. Norris Sandy Boot 1 in the Kinley Mack Handicap, a class "C" c affair that topped todays program at Aque- duct. Contributing no little to Strabos hard i earned triumph was a corking good ride by i the veteran Joe Renick. To within fifty yards of the wire, J. B. ] Partridges Our Ketcham, four-year-old son 1 of Spanish Play and Bunt, appeared to have 1 first money "sewed up." But this horse, i which had made all the pace under a hustling ride by Wayne Wright, lacked energy for the final drive, and succumbed to the ] magnificent rushes of Strabo and Sandy j Boot. White Hot finished fourth. | Some 7,000 to 8,000 visitors were in the Queens County Jockey Clubs plant for the mid-week program, and enjoyed perfect rac- t ing weather as well as high grade racing. £ The talent got off on the right foot by putting over two favorites in the first two races, but in the third, Sammy Renick drove Jims Niece, a 10 to 1 shot, to victory, and then, i a in the feature, his brother, Joe, whipped the J favored Sandy Boot with Strabo. Our Ketcham and Strabo are eligible for 1 the renewal on Saturday of the 0,000 Brooklyn Handicap, but even after their j good efforts in the Kinley Mack Handicap, i they are regarded as doubtful starters. In winning today, Strabo avenged a de- ] feat suffered at Belmont Park on May 30, a in a race won by Sandy Boot. For the Kinley Mack, Sandy Boot picked up six j and one-half pounds off the Belmont Park race in question, while Strabo picked up six » pounds. Perhaps the added sixteenth of . todays affair favored the fast-closing Strabo t more than it favored Sandy Boot. At any . rate the tables were turned, much to the j delight of the Strabo supporters. Jockeys Eddie Arcaro and W. D. Wright a will go to Delaware Park on Saturday to ride Hash and Third Degree in the Kent 3 Stakes. rj
