Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
NACOMBER'S COLT
X.SCORES BY A NOSE
ri. rincess Tina Second, Now
lee Is Third, and Jock, the
Favorite, Finishes Fourth.

qisE 7 AvRE DE GRACE, April TO-
2inR Before a capacity crowd that
G7A damned the Hartford County
ga i racing plant long before the
-t1s opening race of the day, Petee
9I1FFrack, which races in the colors of
.'ohn H Macomber, won the $4,000
3aJ Philadelphia Handicap from q field Of
over route Of mile and a six
zenith. Princess Tina was second,
s1rely beaten by the Macomber colt,
nd the Rancocas Stables Novice
bird.
Although the number of entries for
the race was cut down from Is to q,
The race attracted considerable interest.
The public favored Jock and the Saga
more entry of Night Life and Balko,
but they failed to get in the picture.
Petee Wrack, making his first start
Of the year, was overlooked In the
wagering, paying $3.50 to win. He ran
the mile and sixteenth in 1:4525, q
full second slower than the track record.
The days card was the best that has
been presented this season. There were
four distinct features, bringing out the
best thoroughbredS In training. The
conditions, too, for the sport were ideal
ODonneI Saves Ground.
Petee Wrack had no easy task of it.
He was asked to carry l19 pounds but
he went to the post thoroughly At.
ODonnen had him away well, but he
was outrun to the first turn by Jock.
Princess Tina and Night Life. ODon-
rell saved ground with him by hugging
the rail, and he was not more than
couple lengths OF the leader at any
stage after they went into the back
stretch.
Turning for home o'Donnell brought
Petee Wrack to the middle of the
track and started after Jock and
Princess Tina. The latter disposed Of
Jock an eighth Of q mile from home
and then hung on gamely as Petee
Wrack drew up beside her In the final
sixteenth. Novice closed fast on the
outside to take show money.
Leucite scored one for the Rancocas
Stable in taking the Aero Handicap
from 10 other 3-year-ol6s at five and
a half furlongs. Whitehall was Sec
ond and Port Harlem third.
For a while it appeared as though
Leucite would not get any part Of the
. purse He was outrlln to the stretch
by Kopeck, Whitehall, Port Harlem and
BeniSh Way, but when Strengthened out
for home closed with rush and won
going away. Whitehall hung on gamely
and had no trouble keeping Port Har-
lem out of the place.
c. H Pierce'S The Heather, winner
Of the Inaugural Handicap at Bowie
ran back to that race today, when he
ran three-qurters of mile in 1:12 SIS
to win the Tip Top from field of gooo
sprinters. He was under pressure at
the end, however, to stall OF the stretch
rush Of Crystal Domino, which placed
Third money went to Greenock
The Heather led all the way. For q
while it looked as though Greenock
might oveYtake him, but when the field
swung into the stretch The Heather
drew away from him and had just
enough left to stall of Crystal Domino
Minotaur Wins I'm Drive.
Minotaur, Charles Graffagan's con-
sistent performer, won the combat in
drive from altitude, which was max
ing her first start Of the season. Alti-
tude had the foot Of the field of five
and led for three quarters of mile, but
could only hang on tenaciously when
Minotaur challenged as they swung for
home. War Hawk, which was outrun
during the early part Of 1t was third.
Nemore and Mayor walker were the
other starters
The card opened with the Twin Riv-
ers, a sprint Of four and one-half fur
longs for 2-year-olds. Swatter car
ried the colors of Harry Payne Whitney
to victory in this event and it marked
his second win In as many starts Good
as Gold, first starter, placed and st.
Prisca was third. Good as Gold led
most Of the way but couldn't Withstand
the winners challenge.
There was considerable support here
for The Kid, a ally from the Mclean
barn. She broke rapidly but was out
run to the stretch and finished fourth.