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Hoop Hoop Mood Mood Scores Scores Lincoln Lincoln Upset; Upset; The The Mast Mast Outfences Outfences Hitchcock Hitchcock Foes Foes Hard Course Keeps Extra Points Idle Sun Shower Next to Thouron RaceratAqueduct;DisquaIify Full Flight in Sixth Event By BOB HORWOOD Stall Correspondent • AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 17.— The twelfth running of the Hitchcock Steeplechase lost much of its interest when Col. L. H. Nelles champion Extra Points was scratched because of the hard track. In his absence, the crowd of 19,407 made Mrs. J. R. H. Thourons The Mast co-favorite with Mrs. Vernon G. Cardys Sun Shower. Those who put their faith in the former proved correct when Bob McDonald steered The Mast to a 12-length score over Sun Shower, who led George T. Weymouths Banner Waves another two lengths. Montpeliers Mighty Mo was another length and a half out of the money, hobbling at the next-to-last fence after having challenged the winner at the far turn. Lowy Watkins venerable Tourist List completed the field. Under Restraint Throughout The Mast, who had never raced or schooled over Aqueducts fences, took them with stylish ease, with the exception of the water jump, at which he bobbled the second time around. The Annapolis gelding led under restraint all the way, which accounts, in part, for the slow time of 3:47ms, almost six seconds slower than Baths track record, which was set in the inaugural running of the Hitchcock in 1942. The Mast paid .40. McDonald let the black gelding, who had fallen in his last start at Belmont Park, go to the front under a snug hold at the start of the Hitchcock. Mighty Mo forced The Mastss pace, followed by Banner Waves, Tourist List and Sun Shower for a turn of the course. The field was fairly closely grouped. Despite a serious mistake at the water Continued on Page Forty-Eight The Mast Outfences Four Hitchcock Foes Extra Points Scratched Due to Hard Centerfield at Aqueduct Continued from Page One jump, The Mast continued to lead without apparent effort. Nearing the far turn, Mighty Mo made a run at the leader and drew almost level, but was outjumped by The Mast at each fence. Pat Smithwick started "sending" Sun Shower in the final half mile and, while having little trouble passing Mighty Mo and Banner Waves, he i dually lost ground to The Mast in the final stages of the chase. Banner Waves, who ran an even race, profited by Mighty Mos late mistakes to take third money. Llangollen Farms Ordained led throughout the Stony Brook Purse, best of the flat races, staving off the closing bid of Wheat-ley Stables favored Full Flight by a neck. The stewards promptly asked to look at the patrol films and then disqualified Full Flight from second place for bearing in on Greentree Stables Dream of Glory, who finished four lengths farther back. The crowd showed its displeasure by booing announcer Fred Capossela. This displeasure was also due, in part, to the fact that C. T. Chenerys Permian refused to leave the. gate at the start. This was the second offense of this sort by the colt, who, in between, had turned in a good race in Saturdays Belmont Stakes. J. Harry Miles John B. P., who finished three and a half lengths behind Dream of Glory, was moved up to third place, while I the Greentree gelding was awarded second money. Ordained, cleverly ridden by Angel Valenzuela, paid 8.50, 1.80 and .90 across the board. He had won cleverly at Belmont Park before making an unsuccessful foray in the Kent Stakes at Delaware. Full Flight had an unfortunate race. Near the end of the backstretch, Jess Hig-ley started to send him up to the winner on the rail, while Dream of Glory, who had been trying to bear out, made a bid at the same time. The favorite was caught in a blind switch and had to take back abruptly. A delegation of 24 persons selected from the crowd was invited to view the patrol films of the start of the sixth race, in which Permian refused to leave the gate. After seeing the pictures, the fans agreed that the stewards had been, correct in not ordering a refund on Permian. As Ted Atkinson rode past the stands on jMy Cut In before the third race, his first mount of the day, the band played "Happy Birthday." It was the veterans 38th. My Cut In didnt live up to the occasion, tiring as though in need of a race after coming into contention at the head of the stretch. Tree Stables useful Iamarelic won the dash by a half length over Abe Levinsons favored All Is Well, who led Dave Shaers Next stop by a neck, while Edna Korn-blums Ednas Pick was only a nose out of the money. Bayou Boy, who was returning to action here, was eased up when he bled. Iamarelic, who has run seven good races in nine starts this year, paid a liberal 6.70, probably because he waSjinoving up, " ,500 in the claiming ranks*.
