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Scent Scent Outsprints Outsprints Rivals Rivals in in Domino; Domino; Three-Race Three-Race Match Match Series Series Proposed Proposed Gives Brooks Four Winners on Card Fast Son of Jamestown Leads Smoke Screen by Two on Slow Strip; Precious Stone Third By HUGH J. McGUIRE WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, HI., June 15.— Scent, racing for J. H. and N. M. Monaghan Farm Company of Denver, Colo., was under hand urging from jockey Steve Brooks to account for the inaugural running of the Domino Handicap that fea tured the mid-week card here today, and in winning, the son of Jamestown— Fragrance provided Brooks with his fourth saddle success of the afternoon. Finishing fast on the inside after weaving between horses to get position, Smoke Screen was second two lengths back of the victor for the Reverie Knoll Farm of Freeman Keyes, while-another length and a half away Precious Stone surged up on the outside to take third honors for Harvey Fruehauf. Liberal Payoff on Favorite -By his victory Scent picked up the winners share of 3,500 of the gross prize of 2,725. He was installed choice of the field of the 10 starters by the crowd of 12,479, but returned a liberal ,20. Scent was timed in 1:26% for the seven-furlong jaunt, time considered fair over the slow racing strip. On the strength of his local record that had seen him victor in the LaSalle Handicap here on opening day and third in the Citation, Scent had been allotted high-weight of the starting field under 119 pounds. J Warfield Rodgers Due de Fer, a quick invader from New England, spurted to the Continued on Page Forty-Fiye I : ♦ JOCKEY STEVE BROOKS— Leading rider of the Balmoral meeting, increased his advantage yesterday when he scored with four of his mounts, including Scent in the Domino Handicap. Star Rover Takes Select Handicap Gushen Colt Triumphs Over Impromptu; Commonwealth Unplaced in Monmouth Race Continued from Page One Rover a victor by four and a half lengths at Narragansett Park a week ago. Irving Gushen, national president of the HBPA, whose colors were carried, was on hand to accept a trophy in the winners circle from Mrs. Townsend B. Martin, wife of the secretary of Monmouth Park. Gushen has called Star Rover the best horse hes ever bred and he and trainer Eddie Anspach immediately engaged Blum to ride the gray colt back in the Lamplighter Handicap here on June 25. A crowd of 13,705 looked on in perfect weather as a good field of sophomore sprinters contested the Select. Star Rover, breaking from No. J post position, was away first from the gate with Impromptu immediately behind in the middle of the strip and Commonwealth also displaying his usual early foot. It was in the run to the first, pole, in which close quarters prevailed, that Hartack claimed he was shut off slightly by- Star Rover. However, the stewards looked at the, films and couldnt agree with him. Commonwealth, on the rail, had the lead at the half-mile pole with Star Rover a head back and just outside. The second flight, a length and a half back, consisted of Impromptu and Hartsville. The former, incidentally, did receive a shove from Early Warning leaving the barrier, but Hartack straightened him out and sent him rushing to the pacemakers. Curving for home, Star Rover took command and was a half length to the good near the quarter pole, with Commonwealth in close attendance and Impromptu a length and a half back. As they straightened for the run to the wire, Star Rover drew out slightly and Impromptu passed the fading Commonwealth. d i_ i_ Ci.:_i. i_ loir Kesponds to brick Blum1 shook his stick at Star Rover and the high-running colt took off as though much the best, Olympia Wiz, working his way between horses, went wide into the stretch, then ran down Hartsville for the minor award as Star Rover kept a comfortable distance in front of Impromptu for the tally. The win for the second of the afternoon for Blum, who had previously scored with Winship in the fourth race. Maine Chance Farms Jet Action and Willie Hartack liad little trouble combining talents to capture the fifth event. The hard-riding Pennsylvanian took Mrs. Elizabeth Grahams horse to the front before the half-mile marker, kept him there under light wraps curving for home, then drew out in the stretch to romp across the wire five lengths before Eugene Constantin, Jr.s Bushers Beam. James Cox Bradys Artismo was third, two and a half lengths farther back. Jet Action, a four-year-old Jet Pilot colt, was the 6 to 5 favorite and despite the 124-pound package he shared topweight with Artismo sizzled the six panels in 1:09%, fastest three-quarters of the meeting. The winner was responsible for fractions of :22VS and :44% en route to his triumph. He returned .40 for his first win of the year in two starts, his only other outing coming at Hialeah in an allowance event. Last year Jet Action took five events, compiled earnings of over 6,000. He was the victor in the Roamer Handicap at Jamaica in November in which he beat -Helioscope and Artismo and ran a grand race behind Chevation in the Yankee Handicap at Suffolk Downs in October. Ashenden was quickest to begin with Jet Action and Kopes Baby forwardly placed in the early going. Hartack hustled .the winner to the fore shortly thereaf ther and at the half-mile marker was in front on the rail with Ashenden and Bushers Beam fractions back and on the outside.
