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GALLANT FOX QUALIFIES HANDSOMELY A WINS WOOD MEMORIAL Carries Off Jamaica Feature in Convincing Fashion. Sande Rides Victor Brilliantly Mrs. Vanderbilt Accounts for Colorado Stakes. NEW YORK. N. T., April 26. Gallant Fox, the magnificent son of Sir Galahad III. and Marguerite, qualified handsomely for the Preakness and the Kentucky Derby when he carried the William Woodward silks to a galloping victory in the Wood Memorial at one mile and seventy yards, the big feature of a remarkable Saturday program at Jamaica. This three-year-old prize had a value of 0,150 to the winner, and four lengths back of the Belair Stud colt, T. M. Cassidys Crack Brigade was showing the way to Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilts Desert Light, one of the notable eligibles for these May classics. The Wood Memorial and the Colorado Stakes for the juveniles, which saw Mrs. Vanderbilts silks victorious, when Chouette was winner, were features that brought out one of the largest crowds that ever assembled at the Jamaica course. Conditions were favorable for the sport, though towards the evening it became decidedly cold and uncomfortable. Earl Sande had the mount on Gallant Fox and that made the score doubly popular with the crowd, for the clever jockey was given a rousing ovation when he appeared in the parade to the post. Then when he returned to the scales he was again wildly received. And while Gallant Fox left no doubt of his being best, the Sande ride was a well-judged one and a demonstration that he has lost none of his skill. DELAY AT POST. There was a considerable delay, for which Gallant Fox was largely responsible by reason of his impatience to be away. But the start was a good one and, while Gallant Fox was more alert than the others, it was Crack Brigade that took command going to the first turn. Desert Light, Gold Brook and Gallant Fox followed closely lapped, while Spinach was slow to be under way and was soon far back. Crack Brigade showed the way through the back stretch under a slight restraint and Walls had Desert Light galloping alongside Gallant Fox back of the son of Light Brigade, and both were under restraint. Gold Brook was holding his position, but it was apparent that he did not have as much left as -the other two. It was not until going to the stretch turn that Sande made his move on the son of Sir Gallahad III. There he moved up on the outside and quickly disposed of Desert Light to draw up on Crack Brigade, which was still showing the way. Crack Brigade hung on well when Ellis called on him, but Gallant Fox was just beginning to run and in a dozen strides he was past to win easily. At the end he was four lengths clear and his ears were pricking. Crack Brigade hung on well to save second place by a length and a half from Desert Light, and the Fair Stable hope had beaten Gold Brook by five lengths. IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE. The race was a particularly impressive one and it means that Gallant Fox will surely journey to Baltimore for his engagement in the Preakness Stakes and that he will doubtless follow it up by keeping his engagement in the Kentucky Derby. It also means that Earl Sande will ride the son of Sir Gallahad III. in the ?50.000 prize of the Maryland Jockey Club. Crack Brigade also qualified for both races by his good race and probably Desert Light will be given another chance. There was just a bit of luck when Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilts Chouette, the son of Bubbling Over and Peroration was winner of the Colorado Stakes, with its value of ,650. Mrs. Victor Emanuels High Day, but for misfortune in the running, would surely have reversed the order of finish when he was only beaten a nose. Third was the portion of Benjamin Blocks Moronge, when he beat the Wheatley Stables Brusher for that part of the prize. Chouette and Golden Legend raced along closely locked until well into the stretch and they carried a pace that took them three lengths out before Brusher and Moronge, which were leading the others. Jhang was tiring and dropping back, after his early flash of speed, while High Day was gradually improving his position, but he was not settled into full racing stride. Brusher. Continued on eleventh page. GALLANT FOX QUALIFIES Continued from first page. for a few strides, nio-ed resolutely, but it Avas only for a few strides. Then High Day Avas seen charging down on the outside of the company and fairly racing over the field. Walls sensed the danger and he was hard at work on Chouette and he kept the son of Bubbling Over going long enough to save the day by a nose: Aloronge then out-gamed Brusher to take third, but .the son of Morvich Avas a length and a half back of Mrs. Emanuels colt. Brusher was a tired fourth, but she had outfinished Golden Legend, Avhich Avas thoroughly used up racing with the winner. W. It. Coes Sweep Out, which had scant chance in the running of the Paumonok, the opening day feature of the meeting, came back with an easily earned score in the six furlongs of the Iiidgewood Handicap, the second offering of the remarkable program. The swift running daughter of Sweep On and Dugout gave an exhibition of the speed that made her such a remarkable sprinter last year Avhen she stepped away into a good lead at the rise of the barrier to never be seriously threatened. At the end the filly Avas in hand and still- a length to the good over Frank E. Browns Bud Broom, which, in turn, had bsaten Marshall Fields Perkins by four lengths for the place. Simba Avas the one to go along after the Coe filly until the stretch Avas reached. Fator had been rating the Rancocas Stable colt back of the filly, but when he called on the son of Purchase he was not there and Bud Broom raced by him rather handily to move into second, and Avhile he closed on the winner, she Avas in hand. Perkins, to take his part of the purse, had to close considerable ground. He Avorked his Avay up steadily and outgamed the tiring Simba rather handily. Eddie Ahearn Avas something of a dissapointment. Breaking Avell, ho Avas not able to hold his position and his race Avas below his showing in the Paumonok.
