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♦■ I Brooklyn Handicap Goes to Devil Diver Market Wise Next ] To Greentree Colt Brooks Drives Victor Hard To Gain Honors; Lucky Draw Scores in Great American AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 26.— Mrs. Payne Whitneys popular pink colors were flaunted to victory in another of New Yorks valuable, time-mellowed fixtures this afternoon at Aqueduct, when Devil Diver emerged the winner in a breathlessly suspensive stretch duel climaxing the 54th renewal of the Brooklyn Handicap. With jockey Steve Brooks driving him skillfully, the four-year-old son of St. Germans wrested command from Binglins Don Bingo and then repelled the characteristic stretch surge of Marise Farms story book horse. Market Wise. Devil Diver raced to the stand a length and a half in advance of the topweighted Market Wise, while the latter was in turn three parts of a length before the colt who made such a noteworthy contribution to hemispheric solidarity in the Suburban. These three were far in advance of the hapless Shut Out, running-mate of the victor and who finished fourth in an "all star" cast of nine acceptances. Fourth Big Triumph of Year The entry representing the first lady of the American turf" was a staunch favorite with the large getaway day attendance, returning .90 in the "tote," while Devil Diver, pne of the high weights under 123 pounds, completed the history-makirtg mile and a quarter of this 0,000 added fixture in 2:0325. This time was far off Valdina Orphans 2:0125 track mark and a second behind Whirlaways Brooklyn record. Devil Diver added 3,200 to earlier gleanings fr#m the Toboggan, Metropolitan • and Carter and a breeders award of ,500 for Mrs. Whitney. Perhaps Vagrancy and Shut Out, of whom so much was expected, were the least lucky entrants, the former standing on her head and all but falling at the break. Shut Out was in tight quarters to near the end of the stake. In the days secondary offering George Wideners Lucky Draw enhanced his repute by adding the Great American for two-year-olds to conquests in the Youthful, Juvenile and Tremont. He was odds-on. The turnstiles clicked at the merry rate of 23,150. The crowd was not especially Continued on Page Two MRS. PAYNE WHITNEY— Her handi- , cap ace, Devil Diver, added the Brooklyn to his already impressive list of stake triumphs this season. Devil Diver Takes Brooklyn Handicap Withstands Market Wise in Aqueduct Race; Lucky Draw Victor in Great American Continued from Page One cool nor calm, but collected on a gratifying number of results. In the huge clubhouse assemblage were Herbert B. Swope, George Widener, George Bull, Theodoie Knapp, William Helis and countless other prominent turf folk. The Brooklyn winner was well placed all the way in rather sharp contrast to Shut Out, who was handled by Woolf. Devil Diver was always within striking distance while Boysy and Don Bingo fashioned the pace into the paddock curve and down the back stretch. On the final bend, Boysy began tiring and Don Bingo went to the front by daylight. As Boysy shortened stride entering I the elongated home stretch, Brooks sent | Devil Diver to his task. With Market Wise on his tail after 1 having lagged far back early, the Green-I tree colorbearer went at the Argentinian j relentlessly. It must be confessed to the • Latin Americans credit, he tried gallantly | to stem the stretch runner, but Devil 1 Diver moved inexorably to the fore at the eighth pole. As Don Bingo yielded. Market Wise was ■ placed to a frenzied drive to bring down j the Greentree colt, but try as he would, and certainly did, the Marise Farm horse I simply was unequal to the task. Attention is not, by nature, a mile and a quarter horse, in all probability. He stopped in a perfect placing entering the stretch. Mioland and War Hazard faltered after the first few sizzling furlongs. The fractions were: :232/s, :485, l:132/5 j and 1:3835. The Aqueduct strip was dry j but has been thinner and more speed conducive. Lucky Draw Prohibitive Choice Lucky Draw, a prohibitive odds-on choice. ; continued on his stakes-winning way when J he added the Great American to hfc triumphs in the Youthful, Juvenile and Tre-mont. George D. Widener s Jack High gelding performed more creditably than in earlier conquests, for he spotted each of three | rivals nine pounds, demonstrated six fur-j longs is not beyond his capacity and over-| came adverse racing luck. McCreary had the Erdenheim gelding in close quarters the first three furlongs, i while Ravenala set the pace with Dance Team completing the pocket outside the winner. Around the turn. Dance Team tired and drifted out so that McCreary was enabled to move to Ravenala. From the eighth pole home, Lucky Draw ran Ravenala into the ground and drew out to win handily by two lengths in a creditable 1:12 for the six furlongs. Dance Team was third, five lengths back and far in advance of his running mate, Larky Day. This satisfying performance added ,475 to Lucky Draws earnings and yielded a further award of 50 to George Widener as his breeder.
