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Woodlands Scores Clever Triumph at Monmouth Colt Splashes His Way to Wire Through Pocket-Sized Typhoon MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, N. J., June 24. Splashing his way through thunder, lightning and. a pocket-sized typhoon, William Helis, Jr.s Woodlands scored a clever victory in the featured West Orange Lyons Club Purse here this afternoon in his initial start of the year. The Relic colt triumphed by a length and a quarter over Brookfield Farms I Geegee, who was a length and a half before W. E. Browns Royal Battle. Woodlands paid .60 and covered the six furlongs through the slop in l:lVs. Sammy Boulmetis, the Helis stable rider, was on Woodlands, who was his third winner of the afternoon. He had won the first with Cavort and the third on Snare. The winner was the third horse started at the meeting by trainer Howard Hausner and his third winner, giving him a perfect record so far. A veritable deluge hit the track early in the morning, but the weather had cleared by the time of the first race and the track iad turned to good just before the feature. 3ut as the field went on the track, the skies were blacked out and rain again lashed the area, to the accompaniment of ihunder and lightning, driving the patrons under cover, where an estimated 10,900 were gathered. Woodlands, who had won five out of 16 races last year, was making his debut today, for which he had been working well. Away alertly," he was in the first flight, being lapped on Penocc and Royal Battle. The trio held sway to the head of the stretch, where Woodlands took over the lead from Royal Battle as Penocc, on the rail, dropped back. I Geegee had moved into contention on the outside and now was gunned into second place. Woodlands drew away from his opposition in the final sixteenth of a mile and won with something in reserve, while I Geegee was best of the others. The fifth race was named the Sophie Meyner Purse, in honor of the mother of the governor of the state of New Jersey, who was celebrating her birthday today. Following the running, Mrs. Meyner presented a trophy to J. Rotella, owner of the Gerald Stable, whose Carolyn L triumphed in an upset over D. Sorantino, Jr.s, Man ODay. Carolyn L. paid 6.80. Mrs. Meyner also presented a piece of plate to the winning pockey, Donald.Brumfield.
