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% J. H. C. FORBES— Trainer of Recluse, who scored on easy victory yesterday ot the Delaware Pork oval. Byng Scores Clever Win In Aqueduct Hurdle Stake French Star Leads Mantle Home; Delegate Nips Sheilas Reward AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 13.— Daniel Saints French star Byng scored a clever victory in the Aqueduct National Maiden Hurdle today, reaching the end of about a mile and three-quarters five lengths before Mary A. Rumseys Mantle and Mrs. Henry Obres Coup-de-Vite, who were a nose apart after a furious struggle for second money. Sanford Stud Farms Oneida was another five lengths out of the money, after losing most of his chance by hobbling at an early hedge. George Foot rode Byng, throwing reins and scmbbing a bit at the finish on the five-year-old son of Fair Copy — Briarde, by Rialto. Byng was a solid choice with the crowd of 19,950, paying , though there was a strong play for Esther duPont Weirs Royal Vale, who tired badly after setting the pace for a mile. The Happy Argo Handicap, best of the i " flat races, was a thriller with Woolford Farms Delegate and Mrs. Louis Lazares i Sheilas Reward fighting out a bitter stretch / struggle. Delegate won by inches over his topweighted rival, the spirit champion of the past two years, who was making his seasonal debut. C. H. Johannsen, Jr.s Heap Big Chief, who was in the thick of the i battle to the sixteenth pole, finished a little j more than a length away in third place, two lengths before D .J. Schneiders Elixir, who set the early pace. Joe W. Browns Thelma Berger completed the field, but was r never in the hunt. Bill Boland rode Dele- ., gate, who paid .70 as second choice to Sheilas Reward and stepped the six fur- longs in 1:11%, a second slower than the m track mark. p There was really very little to the Na- tional Maiden Hurdle, apart from Byngs- f, fine performance. Foot kept the French- p man under strong restraint behind Royal c; Vale and Coup-de-l£e for about a mile, then shot to the frolic on the inside near- ing the far turn the second time. Royal 5 Vale, who was making his American debut p, and running his first race over obstacles, i stopped badly, while Coup-de-Vite held on y tenaciously, but succumbed to Mantle in ni the final stride. Meanwhile, Byng went a] about his business, striding and jumping 01 smoothly and winning in a moderate 3:12 s without being fully extended. He seemed sj a bit sore after the race. jr in Todays stake, which was worth ,600 aj at to the winner, was Byngs third victory in w five starts in this country and his first in a S: stake. He had made his debut in the Bel- ai mont National Maiden Hurdle, won by D] Coup-de-Vite and turned in a race similar n to that of Royal Vale today, stopping badly a after showing early speed. He was saddled by the former star chase rider, Sam Bush, n,
