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HAPPY GAL WINS 2,800 IN JUVENILE STAKES ? *. CATERWAUL IS SECOND ♦ Woodward Filly Runs Five-Eighths in :57 at Belmont. • Panetian Outstays Epithet in Driving Finish in Tenny Handicap — Renaissance Takes Opener. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., May 26.— Happy Gal, the daughter of Sir Gallahad III. and My Reverie, which races for William Woodward, chairman of The Jockey Club, in a thrilling finish took the measure of C. V. Whitneys Keene Memorial winner, Caterwaul, in the Juvenile Stakes at Belmont Park today. It was turning the tables on the son of Mad Hatter, for he had soundly beaten the Woodward filly in a previous race. The Juvenile was a swiftly run five furlongs when the time was :57, and it had a net value of 2,800 to the winner. At the end Caterwaul was closely lapped on the daughter of Sir Gallahad III., and his sta-blemate, Rapscallion, was a distant third to save that part of the stakes from the Brookmeade Stables Okapi by a narrow margin. The Juvenile Stakes made it an important day of racing, and, with delightful weather, a crowd of good proportions was attracted to the beautiful course. In the Juvenile little time was lost at the barrier, and the start was a good one, though Caterwaul was almost at once caught in close quarters and had scant room. Rapscallion was hardly more fortunate. WINNER BEGINS FAST. Happy Gal, beginning from the inside stall, dashed away clear and, coming out slightly from her position, where the footing was better, she had speed enough to dominate the race. Kerry Patch, the Lee Rosenberg hope, was in second place, and then came Glorify and Quel Jeu. while Caterwaul was pocketed in the middle of the bunch, with Workman striving to find racing room for him. Rapscallion was well back of him, and Energetic Boy was last. In the final furlong Caterwaul finally fought his way through to give close chase to Happy Gal. but the filly had plenty left, and as the Whitney colt tired under the drive, the Woodward filly came on straight and true to be winner by a neck. This final duel took the pair of them out four lengths before the others, and it was a rare struggle for third when Rapscallion, Okapi, Glorify, De Valera and Quel Jeu all crossed the line closely lapped in the order named. Panetian was winner of the Tenny Handicap when he led home Epithet, from the Warm Stable, while The Beasel, carrying the silks of J. P. Smith, saved third from J. G. Langs Footmark. The only other starter was Leo J. Marks Morsel, which cut scant figure in the running. Panetian caused some delay at the start and he was sent away from a position outside the machine. PANETIAN MOVES UP. The Beasel began fast, and McAtee soon had the King gelding chasing after her as the pair drew away from the others into a lead of three lengths. Footmark was in third place, with Morsel a close fourth and Epithet last of the lot. This was the order until well into the stretch. There McAtee roused Panetian, and he moved up to The Beasel and put her away a furlong from the finish. In the meantime Epithet, which had avoided all the pace, was coming with a rush from last place. He caught the others and was wearing down Panetian at every stride, but McAtee kept the son of Galetian going to have him safely past the line winner by three-quarters of a length. The Beasel saved third, but she was two lengths back and only a neck before Footmark. The steeplechase for the day was for maidens and over the short course. It saw the graduation of E. R. Bradleys Barometer when he scored with something to spare over Mrs. R. V. McKims Cahirciveen, with Gwladys Whitneys Hatbroom an easy third before A. J. Gadeks Tequila, and back of him came Mrs. E. S. Voss Kilkenny II. and A. F. Goodwins Ynobe. The other starters were F. Ambrose Clarks The Awakening, which fell at the sixth fence, and Weston W. Adams Blan- « Continued on twentieth page.l HAPPY GALS JUVENILE STAKES Continued from first page. ton, which was pulled up when hopelessly beaten. "Pete" Bostwick, who had the mount on Cahirciveen, took the daughter of Jack Daw into a long early lead and she was showing the way for a turn of the field. Then it was that Barometer went to her and after a short battle he was on by to hold command for the remainder of the journey and score by five lengths. Cahirciveen held to second place, but she was doing her best to beat Hatbroom, while the others that finished were some forty lengths away. Of these Tequila was unfortunate when Tammaro lost a stirrup leather and iron in the running and in the closing stages of the race he could give his mount no help. Walters, on Kilkenny II., also lost a stirrup two fences from the finish. After his triple of Wednesday afternoon, little Coucci began his day well when he brought home John J. Robinsons Renaissance an easy winner in the opening race, at one mile, for platers. Semaphore, from the Greentree Stable, finished second and S. L. Burchs Playfole closed a considerable gap to be third over Portam. The fifth race, at four and a half furlongs, was for maiden juvenile fillies and thirteen went to the post. This brought a double for the Edward R. Bradley silks, when Barn Swallow, a daughter of Black Servant and Blue Warbler, under a good ride by Eugene James, scored over Iseult, from the Wheatley Stable, with Moppet, a Greentree Stable starter, just saving third from Golden Ship, which raced for Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords. Barn Swallow, breaking well, dominated all the running and James held her together cleverly in the closing stages, where she appeared to be tiring as Iseult closed with a rush that was a neck short of victory. Moppet hung on well, while Maradadi, after showing a flash of speed, dropped back badly and was tiring all through the final furlong. «
