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Juvenile Feature to Schooner WHICHONE IS SECOND Son of Sir Gallahad III Shows Way Throughout Belmont Stakes Has Net Value Valueof of 66040 Equipoise Wins WinsNational National Stallion Stakes NEW YORK N T June 7 Gallant Fox the magnificent son of Sir Gallahad III and Marguerite was crowned champion of the threeyearolds at Belmont Park this after ¬ noon when he added the famous Belmont Stakes to his Wood Memorial Preakness Stakes and Kentucky Derby victories Rid ¬ den by Earl Sande who has ridden Kim in all of his races this year he led home Harry Payne Whitneys Whichone his conqueror of last year and did it after setting the pace for every stride of the long one mile and a half journey winning by three lengths Another three lengths back of the Whitney pride came James Butlers Questionnaire which had beaten Walter J Salmons S win field by twenty lengths It was a truly run race and decided before the greatest crowd that ever gathered at big Belmont Park though the day was rainy and the track slippery from a drizzle that continued all afternoon afternoonAfter After the finish William Woodward led his champion into the enclosure adjoining the judges stand where he received the handsome cup presented by Mrs August Bel ¬ mont and a prized part of the historic old race The race had a value of 60040 to the winner and places Gallant Fox among the great American money winners winnersEQUIPOISE EQUIPOISE ix TRIUMPH TRIUMPHThere There was a Whitney triumph in the com ¬ panion feature to the Belmont Stakes when Equipoise was winner of the National Stal ¬ lion Stakes StakesRain Rain was still falling when the four colts were called out for the famous old mile and a half race but the crowd gathered along the rail as close as possible to the starting post A barrier had been placed to keep them fifty feet from the rail so that the horses would not be bothered but long before they came to the course there was a dense crowd braving the rain to have a close up view of the field The entrance to the track from the paddock attracted a like crowd while in the paddock itself each of the four was surrounded by admiring thousands thousandsIt It was 4 21 when Whichone led the parade to the track He was followed by James Butlers Questionnaire with Walter J Sal ¬ mons Swinfield third and William Wood ¬ wards Gallant Fox in the rear But in the draw for positions it was Gallant Fox that had drawn the rail position with Swinfield second Whichone third and Questionnaire on the outside outsideGallant Gallant Fox broke through the barrier in a false start but was returned to the post without trouble and with little delay the barrier was released Sande at once sent Gallant Fox to the front from his inside position and he was destined to lead all the way Questionnaire raced after the son of Sir Gallahad III and then came Swinfield with Workman rating Whichone along in last place The Woodward colt had a lead of two lengths before the run to the back stretch had been completed but he was gal ¬ loping under restraint restraintKElT KElT TJXDER RESTRAINT RESTRAINTQuestionnaire Questionnaire and Swinfield were well lapped and followed Gallant Fox and they were both leading Whichone by a length Workman up to that time not having made a move on the son of Chicle Going to the turn out of the back stretch Svvinfield made a challenge but it was shortlived and Gal ¬ lant Fox continued to gallop along like a piece of machinery machineryThen Then after turning out of the back stretch Workman made his first call on Whichone A great cheer went up from his admirers as he went along smoothly until he was in contention But Gallant Fox was going just as gamely as he was in the first furlong and Continued on twentyfourth page DIXIE LAD BIG SURPRISE Continued from first page Score entering the stretch and drew away in the stretch Taddywawa acted unruly at the post causing a long delay but showed a good effort in racing past the others into second place in the stretch Retort secured third place after High Score the early leader quit during the last quarter Easter Stock ¬ ings was far back practically throughout The long post delay coupled with her im ¬ post ruined her chances chancesOpening Opening up a long early lead the Justa Farm Stables Just Believe scored her sec ¬ ond victory in as many starts at this meet ¬ ing when she again made a show of her opponents in the initial race At no stage did she leave the result in doubt Cousin Jo proved to be much the best of the others after Miss Dinwiddie ceased to be a fac ¬ tor at the end of three furlongs Anthro got up in time to be third under mild urg ¬ ing ingAfter After racing Captain J S into submis ion during the first half mile of the second race the Worthington colorbearer Mrs Fos ¬ ter drew away into an easy lead in the stretch Frank Podesta finished fast on the outside entering the stretch and in a driv ¬ ing finish outgamed Prancing Step for sec ¬ ond place The latter raced prominently from the start Captain J S quit when the final drive came cameWilliam William Mikel Son added another purse to their already substantial list at the present meeting when Lucky Drift won the fourth race with considerable to spare She was never far from the leaders took command on the stretch turn and thereafter was never seriously threatened Happy Hanly had no opposition for the second portion of the purse after Dingo tired from having set the early pace Ashburne came from far back to beat the others othersPanorel Panorel showed the way to the stretch in the fifth where Baby Delhi moved up on the outside and drew away into an easy lead in the final quarter Junior C close up all the way was a handy second while Coquina just headed Lady Basil for third in the final strides Panorel tired rapidly in the stretch
