Gallant Fox Meets Whichone: Two Outstanding Three-Year-Olds of Year Clash in Valuable Belmont Stakes Today---Battle of Champions for One of Richest Prizes of the Turf---Record Attendance Expected to Witness Great Contest, Daily Racing Form, 1930-06-07

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The field for the Belmont Stakes in addition to Gallant Fox and Whichone includes Swinfield Questionnaire and Flying Gal the latter a stablemate of Gallant Fox with which the filly will he coupled as the Belair Stud entry The starters with weights riders owners trainers and overnight odds follows Horse Wt Eider Owner Trainer Odds VHICHOXE 326 It Workman II P Whitney T J Henley 45 45SWINFIELD SWINFIELD 12G L Scliaefer W J Salmon P F Dwyer 301 301QUESTIONNAIRE QUESTIONNAIRE 126 A Kobertson J Butler A Schuttinger 121 GALLANT FOX 126 E Snmle Belnir Stud J Fitzsimmons 65 65FLYING FLYING GAL 121 A Abel Belair Stud J Fitzsimmons 65 65Belair Belair Stud entry VOL XXXVI No 148 CHICAGO ILL SATURDAY JUNE 7 1930 JTMJVJJ PTTfTE J 1N CHICAGO 20 CENTS EJSEWHEKE 25 CENTS Gallant Fox Meets Whichone Two Outstanding Three YearOlds of Year Clash in Valuable Belmont Stakes Today Battle of Cham ¬ pions for One of Richest Prizes of the Turf Record Attendance Expected to Witness Great Contest NEW YORK N Y June G The stage is all set for the running of the famous old Belmont Stakes this afternoon and with five named for the running the prize will reach the greatest value in its history with a gross of 81750 and a net value to the winner of 66200 There never has heen a running of the Belmont Stakes with its inception back in 1867 when there was a greater interest evidenced This comes from the fact that the running brings about a meeting between two great colts that are apparently so close together in the matter of class that a wonderful race is assured It is a meet ¬ ing between Harry Payne Whitneys Whichone the son of Chicle and Flying Witch and William Woodwards Gallant Fox sou of Sir Gallahad III and Marguerite Last year Whichone was easily champion of the twoyearold division and he came back this year to win both of the races in which he started one of which was the Withers Stakes Gallant Fox which has had more racing began the year with a victory in the Wood Memorial and followed that by victories in both the Preakness and the Ken ¬ tucky Derby DerbyMHICIIOXE MHICIIOXE FAVORITE FAVORITEBoth Both of these colts will go to the post with a stanch following and on the eve of the running opinion is pretty evenly divided with Whichone a slight favorite He beat Gallant Fox in the running of the Futurity last year his greatest race when HiJack finished sec ¬ ond and Gallant Fox third That is one rea ¬ son for the fact that the Whitney colt is favorite but the admirers of Mr Woodwards colt are convinced that he is better than he was last year and his three victories have suggested that there is reason for the belief beliefJames James Fitzsimmons will send Flying Gal a daughter of Sir Gallahad II to the post with Gallant Fox and her duty will be to carry the field along for the benefit of her illustrious stablemate Her last race in the American Coaching Clubs Oaks which was won by Snowflake was enough to thoroughly fit her for this mile and a half task and she may play an important part in the run ¬ ning ningWalter Walter J Salmons Swinfield finished sec ¬ ond to Whichone in the Withers and he performed in a manner to suggest he is a natural stayer He will be ridden by L Schaefer who has ridden him in most of his races racesJames James Butlers Questionnaire the other of the quintet named through the entry box is a son of Sting and Miss Puzzle that has recently shown quality and Andy Schut tinger entertains high hopes for his upsetting some of the calculations calculationsS S AIDES INJURIES SLIGHT SLIGHTThere There was some fear that the automobile accident in which Earl Sarnie and Eddie Barnes were slightly hurt Thursday night might prevent Sande from riding in the Bel ¬ mont Stakes That fear was dispelled when Sande showed up to gallop Gallant Fox this morning The jockey had his face cut up a bit as a result of his experience but the injuries were only trivial trivialGallant Gallant Fox was brought out for a speed test and with Sande in the saddle the son of Sir Gallahad III worked threeeighths in 34 and went to the half in 46 fighting for his head It was all that James Fitz ¬ simmons required and he pronounced the colt ready for his best bestThomas Thomas Healey did not ask as much of Whichone and he was only sent along for an easy threeeighths in 3S The son of Chicle like the Woodward colt wanted to run and he has shown that he is at the peak of his form The training of both colts was concluded earlier in the week and these were simply blowouts that were entirely satisfactory satisfactoryAll All preparations have been completed to take care of what may prove to be the largest crowd that has witnessed a race this year


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