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yy , , . j j , — — GREAT GUN SHOWS STAMINA » Riddle Horse Gallops Mile in 1:36% at Belmont Park. » Adds Maturity Stakes to Victories — Le Bey Scores in Thrilling Steeplechase Race Over Valorous. ♦ NEW YORK. N. Y., June 3.— Samuel D. Riddles Great Gun, a home-bred three-year-old son of American Flag and Scribble, under a good ride by Albert Robertson, was winner of the Maturity Stakes at Belmont Park today, adding ,075 to his earnings. At the end he was doing his best to defeat the Rancocas Stables Grattan and Joseph E. Davis Gigantic just saved third from the Rolling Plains Stables Milkman, with Mor ton L. Schwartz Clock Tower, Joseph E. Wideners Curate and Val Cranes Dowagiac, an added starter, following in the order named. In other years the Maturity Stakes, which was first run in 1928, was confined to the four-year-olds exclusively. It was found the response from that age division was not what was expected or desired and accordingly it was changed for this renewal to three-year-olds. There was a crowd of good proportion out for the sport and the racing was interesting, with a handicap for fillies and mares that fell to Erin Queen and a short course steeplechase won by Le Bey, a contest of more than ordinary interest. The start was a good one in the Maturity Stakes and Robertson at once went out to force the pace with Great Gun. He had the Riddle colt racing along next to the rail and he was soon two lengths clear of the others as he galloped a first quarter in :23%, and went to the three-furlong post in :35. Grat- tan was always, in second place and not far tack and for a period in the early stages Dowagiac was just showing the way to Milkman. Curate was farther back and was forced to race wide as a result. Going into the stretch turn Grattan drew Continued on twenty-first page. GREAT GUN SHOWS STAMINA Continued from first page. up on Great Gun so rapidly that he seemed a sure winner and a furlong out he was going stride for stride with the son of American Flag, while Robertson was driving furiously. Right at the end Great Gun came again, however, and swept past the line winner by a neck. He had run the five furlongs in :59 and the six furlongs in 1:10%, yet was able to stick it out though the final time was only 1:36%. As the leaders tired under this pace there was a closing up back of them and Gigantic, dashing up on the outside, just nosed out Milkman for the short end of the purse and Clock Tower was another four lengths back. Curate had run a dull race and was never a contender, while Dowagaic quit badly after the early exhibition of speed. The first race was at four and a half furlongs for plater juvenile fillies and it saw Frances D., from the Pasadena Stable, the winner over Thomas McClements Society Talk, with James E. Gaffneys Dove, which established some reputation in Florida, saving third from Flaming Mamie. It was Dove that cut out the running, but the little miss tired badly in the final sixteenth and was doing her level best to save the short end of the purse. Frances D., the winner, showed improved form over her most recent effort and she finished with a determined rush, I while Society Talk also closed some ground to take the place. Mrs. Grace Dennys French chaser Le Bey was easily best of the lot that came together in the Cedarhurst Steeplechase, over the short course, and he led home Sun Eclipse, from the Rolling Plains Stable, with the Greentree Stables Valorous easily beating Mrs. John Hay Whitneys Cawvoge for third. The only other starter was Thomas B. Grays Grand Vedette, which made a bad landing over the third fence. Grant was unseated, but fortunately escaped injury. In the early racing it was Cawvoge that went along with Le Bey, but he put the son of Jack Daw away readily and, forcing the pace every foot of the way, was at no time ! seriously threatened. Sun Eclipse was rated well back of the pace in the early racing, but when the back field was reached he moved up rapidly, but Bellhouse had saved enough with Le Bey to withstand that challenge and at the finish he was going away and was the winner by seven lengths. Valorous had no excuse and could never materially improve ! his position and he finished six lengths back of the son of Sun Briar, while Cawvoge, after attempting to race with Le Bry in the ■ early stages, was so soundly beaten that he 1 was eased up a distant last. The Minerva, a mile handicap for fillies 1 and mares, brought a good contest, with Erin Queen, from the Audley Farm Stable, • the winner over Walter J. Salmons Snow-flake, • with Black Mammy, from the Ramapo | Stable, saving third from Mrs. John Hertz Valenciennes. The start was a good one, but Valenciennes, ■ always a slow beginner, was handicapped when she stumbled as she left her stall. Erin Queen was at once taken into » command by George Fields and he rated her along at a fast, even pact to hold the command ■ throughout. Snowflake was second all I the way and when Valenciennes left so • badly she was lengths back of the first three ■ before Steffen could have her in her stride. • For a time the daughter of Stefan the ! Great made up some ground on the outside, i but the pace remained too even and fast for her and through the stretch she tired badly. ■ Erin Queen was tiring at the end and Snow-flake, • running the best race she has shown 1 this season, was closing rapidly, but the daughter of St. Henry lasted to be the winner - by a head. In her charge after the winner • Snowflake drew out six lengths before I Black Mammy and Valenciennes was lapped I on the Ramapo filly. In the handicap Valenciennes • was attempting to give away twenty pounds to Erin Queen, twenty-three pounds I to Snowflake and twenty-one pounds to » Black Mammy. This was certainly a severe l handicap, but even at that big disadvantage I she was fancied over the others before post I time.
