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! 1 3 i . . e Viscounty Gets Up In Closing Stride Takes Paul Revere Handicap Maechance Next Through Setback of Tragic Ending BOSTON, Mass., May 23. If anything, the finish of the seventh running of the Paul Revere Handicap, one mile and a sixteenth event, for ,000 added, which featured todays racing at Suffolk Downs, was even more thrilling than last Saturdays running of the Governors Handicap, which ended with Sir Jeffrey and Hysterical locked in a dead heat. Three horses came bobbing to the wire together at the end of todays feature, but Carroll Bierman managed to get the Valdina Farms Viscounty up to win by the narrowest of margins before the Coldstream Stables Tragic Ending and Phil Biebers Maechance. The camera was unable to separate Tragic Ending and Maechance for second money, but in a most unusual ruling the stewards supported the claim of foul made by Robert "Red" Howell, who rode Maechance, against Joe Renick, who rode Tragic Ending, and placed the Coldstream representative third. John L. Sullivans Transfigure, the early pace-setter, hung on stubbornly to finish fourth in advance of Benjamin F. Listers Bell Tower. Howells Claim of Foul Allowed Third choice in the wagering to Maechance and the entry of Bell Tower and John R. Macomber.s Side Arm, the six-year-old son of The Porter and Trap Star returned 2.40 for to his supporters. It was his first victory since he accounted for the Francis S. Peabody Memorial Handicap at Lincoln Fields last Decoration Day. Howell made his claim of foul against Renick and Tragic Ending on the basis that they interfered with Maechance down through the stretch, as the two horses battled it out stride for stride in front before Viscounty came galloping down the outside. While it was apparent to those in the press box that Maechance and Tragic Ending were lapped right close together and that there was something going on between the riders, it was impossible to determine who was at fault. The stewards, however, decided in favor of Howell. Emerson F. Woodward, owner of the Valdina Farms, was present in the large throng which witnessed the race. The start was effected almost as soon as Bob Frend had the field lined up in the gate. Transfigure outbroke hi rivals, but the start was marred somewhat by Cis Marion, who came over to the inside into the contention from the number five post position and forced Alaking and Viscounty to take up momentarily. Bierman Riding Star Right with Transfigure up front was Maechance as Howell hustled him out of trouble going into the first turn. Tragic Ending was a prominent third around the turn into the back stretch and was running easily. Bierman might have earned his chance to be in at tlje kill at the first turn, when he took Viscounty to the outside of the field instead of the inside at a time when he had his option. As the. result of his move, the son of The Porter was well placed going down the back stretch. At the half-mile pole, Howell sent Maechance up to make a successful challenge to Transfigure. As the son of Chance Shot assumed command at the three-eighths pole, Tragic Ending moved into contention and Transfigure dropped back. Curving for home the Coldstream representative was pulling up even with Maechance, and Viscounty had dead aim on the two leaders as Bierman took him to the outside down through the stretch. As the Bieber representative and the Misstep colt fought it out in front it was apparent that they were shortening their strides and that Viscounty was running fastest of all in third place. Just what did take place between Howell and Renick was not clear, but it was apparent that the two were riding very close. There was no question that what took place affected whatever chances either had of winning. Following the race the stew- ards announced Joe Renick was suspended for twenty days for ioul riding. Viscounty only earned a head verdict, but it was good enough to net the faldina Farms horse ,630 as the winners end. It was his second start of the year, Viscounty was the third winning mount during the afternoon for Bierman, the leading rider of the meeting. He had pre-!j viously scored with Tin Pan Alley and Watch Over in the fifth and sixth races. The Crescent Stables Kiev Lee became the longest-priced winner of the meeting when he drove to the initial score of his career, in the four and one-half furlongs of the first race. The gelded son of Kiev returned 40.20 for in the mutuels.
