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Show KEEK BALLOT ADDS ANOTHER STAKE RACE Wins $11,750 at Sheepshead Bay and Breaks World's 1 5-16-Mile Record. ' SHEEPSHEAD BAY, July 1. James R. Kccnc's Ballot added another stake to his already long list when ho easily won the Advance stakes, worth $11,750 to tho winner, at Sheepshead Bay today. Tho Keene colt also made a new world's record rec-ord for tho distance, one mile and llvc-slxtconths, llvc-slxtconths, by stepping It In 2:09 3-5. This Is ono second faster than tho bc3t previous pre-vious time, mado Jointly by Rodouln and Ironsides at Belmont Park two years ago. The distance is a very odd one and Is mn only a fow times during tho racing season. The Advance stakes Is a weight 1 for ago race for threo-ycar-olds and up- ' ward, and Ballot carried 12C pounds. Ho I went to the front soon after tho start l and took a two-lengths lead In tho front quarter, followed by King Jnmoa and : Hessian. This order remained unchanged I until tho stretch was reached, whon Bnl- I lot began to shorten his strides and tho two three-year-olds bogan to closo In on him. Nottor shook him up and he again drew away to win easily by two lengths. iFlrst race, six and a half furlongs, Main course Bo3om won, Jacobite second, sec-ond, Saraclnenca third. Time. 1:19 3-G. Second race, mile and an eighth Big Chlof won, Question Mark socond, Antaeus An-taeus third. Time, 1:51 4-5. Third race, five furlongs, futurity course Mellsaldo won. Radiant second, Countorpano third. Time, 59 3-5 seconds. sec-onds. Fourth race, the Advance weight for age for three-year-olds and upward, milo and llve-slxtecnths Ballot, 120 (Notter), 1 to 5. won; Hessian, 114 (E. Dugan), C to 1, second; King James. 114 (Miller), 10 to 1, third. Time. 2:09 3-5, new world's record. Frunk Gllles's Dorant also ran. Fifth race, one mllo and a sixteenth, turf course Sea Wolf won. Marathon second. Great Pirate third. Time, 1:47 3-5. Sixth race, live furlongs Futurity course Walter Vllct won. Dander second, Takahlra third. Time, 1:00 3-5. |