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Dandy Dandy Blitzen Blitzen Ready Ready for for Rancocas, Rancocas; Laurel Laurel Mutuel Mutuel Handle Handle Up1 Up1 3 3 Per Per Cent Cent Gains Neck Edge Over Melody Mine Latter Attempts to Bolt When Leading in Stretch In Garden State Feature By TEDDY COX GARDEN STATE PARK, Camden, N. J.. May 8. — B. A. Darios fleet New England-bred. Dandy Blitzen, stamped herself as a ranking contender for the forthcoming 5,000 added Rancocas Stakes when she scored a somewhat lucky victory here this warm, sunny afternoon. The daughter of Bull Dandy — Spiteful Sue, by Heather Broom finished a neck in front of William Hal Bishops Melody Mine, who undoubtedly was best as the race was run. Melody Mine was forced to break from the extreme outside. She was rushed hard to gain a contending position on theturn, but after going into what seemed a winning lead at the head of the stretch, she attempted to bolt and it was only jockey Harold "Red" Keenes quick reflexes that kept her from going to the outside fence. However, she recovered quickly enough to maintain a slight advantage, but her early troubles caused her to tire through the last 70 yards. Searching Wind Third Two lengths farther back was Ella K. Bry sons Searching Wind, while the favorite. Craftiness, from the Short Brook Farm, was fourth; Dandy Blitzen. who Is a full sister to the fine sprinter. Venomous, stepped the five furlongs in :59~. She was a smart winner in Maryland, but was allowed to go postward at 7! ! to 1. The clever apprentice, Howard Grant, had Dandy Blitzen close up early. He slipped through along the rail and when Melody Mine attempted to bolt she drove up and then outgamed the Bishop miss in the run to the wire. A mid-week gathering of 2-1,878 enjoyed the sport. Willie Hartack captured his first race since he piloted Iron Liege in the Kentucky Derby, when he drove Harold H. Polks Lindas Dream to victory against the ,500-,000 platers in the fifth race, the North Wildwood Purse. The brilliant reinsman had drawn fire from patrons in a previous race, when he was forced to take up the favorite. Gay Colony, when that filly tried to bear out badly on the turn. , However, those who backed Lindas i Dream quickly forgot the incident and the popular rider gained plaudits when he returned to the unsaddling enclosure. Lindas Dream was in a good position eaily, but found a gap along the rail at the head of the stretch, where opportunist Hartack shot through and then he settled into a hard drive that netted the money by two and one -half lengths.
