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Stymie Routs Two Rivals in Ballot Carrara Marble Leads Throughout Talon Withdrawn Due to Filled Leg LegJacobs Jacobs Star Displays Good Speed in Suburban Prep to Beat Vertigo II Tide Rips RipsBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 26 Mrs Ethel D Jacobs Stymie de ¬ lighted his almost unanimous followers in the throng of 22380 at Belmont Park this afternoon by scoring a clever victory in the featured Ballot Purse at a mile and a fur ¬ long The worlds richest thoroughbred reached the finish two lengths before La Pomme Stud Farms Vertigo II after bear ¬ ing in on that invader at the eighth pole Bayard Sharps Tide Rips completed the small field for this Suburban Handicap prep a length and a half farther back Conn McCreary as usual rode Stymie who the late withdrawal of Talon reported suf the late wtihdrawal of Talon reported suf ¬ fering from a filled foreleg there was only straight wagering The time for the mile and a furlong was an excellent 1 1494s 494s over the sloppy track trackStymie Stymie had only 122 pounds to carry in the Ballot Shortly after the race racing secretary John B Campbell assigned the son of Equestrian 128 in the Suburban The 4875 Stymie earned today brought his total gleanings to 849635 849635Widens Widens Lead to Eight Lengths LengthsLittle Little Willie Passmore let Tide Rips go to the front at the start of the Ballot though reaching for holds while Vertigo II was a couple of lengths away and followed by Stymie Tide Rips continued to lead in the run down the backstretch widening his margin to eight lengths nearing the far turn where he began to run out of wind and Vertigo n and Stymie began to move closer The South American took a brief lead between calls just above the head of the stretch but Stymie moved up on him with authority and had his head in front as they completed the drive into the home lane Vertigo II bore out on the turn car ¬ rying Stymie with him and as they straightened away the big chestnut lugged in appearing to bump the South Ameri ¬ can slightly slightlyMcCreary McCreary continued to hand ride Stymie as he gradually drew away only easing him a couple of strides from the finish finishThe The early pace was brisk the leader be ¬ ing timed in 24 48Vs 112 and 137 Stymie was clocked separately for the first six furlongs getting the half mile in 49 and six furlongs in 113 113The The first disqualification of the meeting occurred in the second race when Anthony Allens pacemaking Laurel Road was placed last after finishing second to Mrs C S SContinued Continued on Pane Three Stymie Scores Cleverly In Prep for Suburban SuburbanContinued Continued from Page One OneCastroviejos Castroviejos Play Tag It was announced that Laurel Road had interfered with Mrs Ethel D Jacobs Our John Wm and Mrs Harry Marts Chrisie Rogers who finished fourth and fifth in the stretch though it appeared from the stands that the winner had bumped Chrisie Rogers solidly when that colt was moving up strongly at the eighth pole Jack Skirvins Alairne who finished third was moved into second place while third money was given to Our John Wm Play Tag was ridden by Joj LiCausi and paid 720 720Walter Walter M Jeffords Green Baize proved much the best of the band of juvenile fillies disputing the La Valliere Purse that preceded the feature coasting to the end of the four and a half furlongs two lengths before Jake Freedmans Be Sure the oddson choice The latter had all she could do to save the place by a head from Allen T Simmons persistent Eternal Flag FlagBe Be Sure was the first beaten favorite of the afternoon Hop Off Play Tag Frere Markette and Magic Mirror winners of the first four races all attracting the bulk of the support
