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NIGHT EDITOR VICTORIOUS UNDER YOUNGS GOOD RIDE RIDEHolds Holds Length and Half Advantage Over Us in Georgetown Handicap HandicapBOSTON BOSTON Mass May 21 Jockey Sterling Young put up an exceptionally well judged ride to have Night Editor returned winner of the Georgetown Handicap sprint feature fashioned for grade C performers and the top attraction listed at Suffolk Downs today The triumph of Night Editor was popular and by the margin of a length and a half over Us which races for Mrs Sam Orr Mrs A Phillips Maeline after showing in front nearing the stretch was an easy third be ¬ fore Time OWar racing in the interests of H A Kimball KimballWhen When Night Editor annexed the sixfur ¬ long feature it marked the second time dur ¬ ing the afternoon that the black and coral silks of Mrs C C Winters had been victori ¬ ous having previously been carried by Legion in the third event eventRacing Racing fortune and a bit of heady race riding on the part of Sterling Young played no small part in Night Editors score After being unable to keep pace during the run down the far side of the track as Blue Lilyf General Jack Time OWar and Maeline dis ¬ puted the command Young kept the Win ¬ ters sprinter under snug reserve reserveENTIRE ENTIRE SCENE CHANGES CHANGESIt It was not until leaving the back stretch that Night Editor was asked to lengthen his stride Young chose a course on the inside and moved up readily However he was quite some distance back Maeline was also skirting the inner rail In a twinkling the entire scene changed Blue Lily who had been up battling for the lead bore out badly carrying General Jack along with her This afforded the opportunity for Young to send Night Editor up on the inside of the leaders leadersUs Us also benefited a great deal by the wide racing of the leaders soon moved into contention After a brief brush with the Phillips gejding Night Editor forged to the front drawing out to reach the finish with daylight showing over the Orr color bearer Maeline had little argument for his share of the purse with the others tiring from their early efforts effortsNight Night Editor sped the six furlongs in 11175 and paid 540 540Continued Continued summerlike weather again pre ¬ vailed and a large weekday throng was in attendance attendanceSuparior Suparior a Massachusettsbred youngster from the Flying Horse Farm graduated from the nonwinner ranks in turning back the nine other maidens which opposed him in the four and onehalf furlongs of the fifth ra6e framed under claiming conditions It was only in the concluding stride that the Golden Way eldjng was able to pre ¬ vail beating W E Johnsons Half Inch with WestHo carrying the silks of Mrs H T Archibald into third place Superior was first under way but was unable to hold his lead although never a great distance back Top Half showed the way until a stride or so beyond the furlong pole It was then thenContinued Continued on thirtysecond page NIGHT EDITOR VICTORIOUS UNDER YOUNGS GOOD RIDE RIDEContinued Continued from first page pagethat that Half Inch forged to the front Supe ¬ rior was saving all possible ground and Wholey had him under a punishing drive WestHo raced on the outside as the three leaders came to the close driving hard Superior was just along in time to have a head in front with Half Inch a neck before the Archibaldowned colt
