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.1 ! DESERT LIGHTS CLASS Strikingly Demonstrated Though Beaten in Jamaica Race. Finishes Second to Sandy Ford After Splendid Showing Suffolk to Silver Canopy. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 23. Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilts Desert Light, though beaten in the mile and seventy yards of theCal-yerton, an overnight handicap, gave convincing evidence of his quality when he was second to the seasoned four-year-old Sandy Ford, to which he was giving a year and ten pounds in actual weight. This race was not todays feature of the Metropolitan Jockey Club, but the performance of the son of Wildair and Galaxy made the running of more sporting importance than the Suffolk Claiming Stakes, for two-year-olds. It was a performance to proclaim the eligibility of Mrs. Vanderbilts good colt for his engagements in the Preak-ness and the Kentucky Derby. There was a return of the wintry weather for the: racing and a big crowd shivered through the program of six races. It, was interesting entertainment, but conditions were so unseasonable that it was marvelous that such a crowd attended. There was a little delay at the barrier in the Colverton and with its release Desert Light beat the others away slightly. As he" went to the first turn Walls took hold of him and permitted Sandy Ford to move by into the lead, holding second place, with the three-year-old under a steadying restraint. Xylophone, the Gifford Cochran starter, was in third place and then came Frrsius at his tail. The others were in fairly close order, with Comstockery last of the seven that raced. WITIIIX STRIKIXG DISTAXCE. In the run through the back stretch Sandy Ford continued to show the way and Walls was content to rate the son of Wildair along back of him and within; striking distance. Abel had moved up with Frisius until the Woodward colt had slipped through on the inside to be in third place and close after Desert Light, while Xylophone was already beginning to drop back slightly. After rounding out of the back stretch. Walls permitted Desert Light to race along, but Sandy Ford is a hard fellow to catch when in the lead, and Desert Light failed to do so. Frisius was still a menace and was racing so strongly when the stretch turn was reached that he loomed up as a possible winner. Then Sandy Ford, after rounding the last corner, drew out again slightly and it was apparent that he Avas not to be caught. Desert Light, under his seventeen pounds over the scale, was reaching along with rare gameness, but Sandy Ford was home the winner by a length and a half. The Mrs. Vanderbilt colt only beat Frisius Continued on twenty-second page. j . DESERT LIGHTS CLASS Continued from first page. for place by a neck, and two lengths further away was the filly Electa, from Mrs. Zieglers Middleburg Stable. Though beaten, Desert Light was plainly the hero of the running, when he was giving away both actual weight and age to every other starter. Silver Canopy, the gray colt that raced at Miami last winter for the Brookhurst Stable, carried off the Suffolk Claiming Stakes easily, leading home Joanne E. and Brandon Saint. This was the stake feature of the day, but was overshadowed in interest by Desert" Lights appearance in the Calverton. Irish Holiday, the faint-hearted son of Bunting and Mrs. M. C, which races for James Wormser, lasted to be winner over the platers that met in the opening dash. He was tiring badly all through the final furlong, but Kurtsinger nursed him home before Sea Chart, whioh raced for the Pauline Stable, and the Kilrane Stables "Valley beat Czarina for third. Czarina was more alert than the others at the break, but Irish Holiday was right after her and Kurtsinger permitted him to go into command in the first furlong at the same time keeping a stiff hold of his head. Valley, after acting badly on the way to the post, was none too. fast at the break, but she soon found her way through on the inside while racing second to Irish Holiday, which soon had a lead of three lengths, and under restraint. Valley was gradually moving up on the son of Bunting when the stretch was reached, while Sea Chart had forced his way into third place. After rounding into the straight, Fermin called on Valley, in an effort to run Irish Holiday down, but the filly tired badly and could not improve her position, while Sea Chart continued to close in on the leader. In the final strides Irish Holiday had tired almost to a walk, but Kurtsinger kept him goihg, to be winner by half a length. Sea Chart had beaten Valley a length for second place, and Czarina was three lengths further back. Bob Shannon was a disappointment in the running, never being a contender. Jockey Eddie Barnes arrived from Havre de Grace and reported to Frank Bray, for whom he will ride at this meeting. I
