Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

~ ELMONT PARK RACE
x TRACK, N. Y, June l R.-
Before a crowd of 10000
- race fans and in one of the
prettieSt and closest finishes, w
M. Jefford'S Bateau, ridden by
Eddie Ambrose, scored a great vic
tory when she won the Suburban
Handicap from a high-claSS field
here today.
Bateau is a bay filly by Man o. War,
and enrolled her name as one OF the
few mares to win the great Suburban
Handicap. J. r. Macomber's Petee
Wrack, which won the Metropolitan
Handicap last Saturday, finished nose
behind, with E. B. McLean's Toro third
and r. T. Wilson's Sunfire fourth. The
first four horses were driving to the
limit, and blanket would have covered
them. There was claim of foul lodged,
but the stewards, after carefully in
vestigating the matter, allowed the re-
suit to stand. The winner received
S14,100; the second horse, $4,000; the
third, $1,000, and fourth saved its stake.
The time was 2:0335.
The start was good. Petee Wrack
rushed to the front. followed by Soul
of Honor and Sunfire. while Chance
Shot, favorite, was back in the bunch.
Petee Wrack continued to show the
way for a mile, but at the stretch turn
he went a bit wide and Bateau shot
through on the inside. Sunfire was on
the outside and Toro on the outside of
him. The last furlong was a terrific
drive, the four horses fighting for every
inch of ground, and in the last stride
Bateau got up to win by a. nose. Petee
Wrack beat Toro like distance for the
place. O'Donnell, who rode Petee
Wrack, claimed that Ambrose on Ba-
teau interfered with him at the fin
ish. Bateau paid 20 to l.
Whitney Shows Good Colt.
Harry Payne Whitney probably I'M
covered the best juvenile of the year
when he sent Boojum, son of John P.
Grier-Elf, to the post in the opening
event. The colt was ridden by Pony
McAtee and he ran the furlongs in
the face of a head wind in the fast
time of 0:59 is seconds. Boojum
was never out of wraps. McAtee got
him away on his toes and the colt
rushed right to the front. He breeZed
along, leading by or 10 lengths all
the way, to win galloping by 8 lengths
QUESTIONABLE was second by length
and half over Raeburn.
T. Hitchcock'S Bangle, carrying the
crushing impoSt of 165 pounds, was an
easy winner of the Corinthian Steeple-
chase after making the pace for the
last mile. Beelzebub was second and
Canterbury third.
The entire field ran away to false
start for about 6 furlongs and then the
riders began to pull up. When the real
start came, Malvoisine led for mile,
then Bangle ran into the lead. The
Hitchcock jumper just galloped along
in front to win by five lengths. Belize
bub took the place by 10 lengths over
Canterbury The latter ran good race
after making a bad landing at the
water jump the first turn of the field.
The race was worth $3,450 to the
winner.
Battleship Gray at to 1.
The Glen Riddle FARMS Battleship
Gray, at to l in the betting, was an
easy winner of the third event, a Z
furlong sprint, defeating the favorite,
Citrate, with Too High third. Battle
ship Gray jumped away to the lead
and, making all the pace, won by
length and a half Citrate beat Too
High five lengths for the place. The
time was 1923 3-5.
H. P. Whitney's silks were carried to
victory in the fifth race by Chimney
Sweep, making it double for the pop
ular colors. Golden Plume was second
and Moonstruck third. Golden Plume
cut out the early running, but in the
final furlong Chimney Sweep came fast
and won by a length. Golden Plume
beat Moontruck a head for the place