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Admiral Chaney Upsets In Rockingham Sprint Whips Stoney Creek by Head in Sharon Purse; Draw Runs Third By AVERY BROWN Staff Correspondent ROCKINGHAM PARK, Salem, N. H., June 10. Admiral Chaney, sporting the silks of the Cali York Stable, provided a mild upset in the featured Sharon Purse at Rockingham Park today as he drove to. a head decision over Ed Haughtons favored Stoney Creek. Four and a half lengths back of the dueling pair, F. L. Travers Draw wound up third, defeating Lady Bent by a nose. In picking up his first victory of the 1954 season, the War Admiral colt was timed the six panels in JL : 11 and paid 3.40. A crowd of 5,439 was in attendance this afternoon and the chalk players had a fair shake in luck as three choices proved successful during the first seven events. Rearden and Studiosos Fair Cleo defeated 10 juvenile maidens in the second race, while installed the favorite, and completed a Daily Double payoff of 1.60 for those who coupled Acuity, winner of the first race; A. E. Hursts Game Dal was a prohibitive choice in the fourth race, but had to earn a dead heat with Dick Gottsmans Good-Shopper before rewarding his backers. The other choice to win was Mrs. W. Hinphys Ruddy Leaf, who scored a front-running victory in the sixth race. River Divide Farms Queensware, beat in four New England starts since shipping North from Gulf stream Park.liad her mind on running today as she defeated nine two-year-old rivals in the five-furlong fifth event, equaling the track standard, of :58. The record was established on July 4, 1933, and equaled three times that year. The Brief Sigh miss was overlooked in the wagering and paid 2.80 while scoring by a length and a half over T. I. Harkins Me Perfect. H. W. Patrick-s Days Duke, who was probably best in the dash, made up , some 15 lengths after stumbling at the start, finishing third on the extreme outside, three lengths off the winner.
