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DEFEAT FOR CAVALCADE Head Play Takes Measure of 1934 Champion at Belmont. Three Lengths Separate Brook-meade Stable Star From Veteran Maeriel Wins Bouquet. , NEW YORK, N. Y., May 22 "Bob" Smith brought Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloanes champion Cavalcade back to the races at Belmont Park today and he went down to defeat when Mrs. Silas B. Masons sterling old campaigner, Head Play, led him home rather handily. It was a mile handicap and j Cavalcade was at scale weight of 127 pounds, just the weight he is asked to carry in the Suburban Handicap, while Head Play, carrying 114 pounds, was carrying his impost for the big race. The son of Lancegaye and Hastily was beaten three lengths by Head Play, the time for the route was 1:37, and he was up against, a horse that had been thoroughly seasoned by campaigning. The last previous start of Head Play, which was winner of the Preakness two years ago, was in the Dixie Handicap, in which he carried 120 pounds and was beaten a head by Only One. While it was disappointing that Cavalcade should lose, his race was a good one. It appeared that he needed this stiff trial and should he come out of the running as soundly as he appeared to be leaving the track, it should do a world of good in fitting him for the Suburban. It was a great day of sport furnished for the mid-week entertainment at Belmont Park, and the appearance of Cavalcade, which was not raced in New York at any time last year, while he was winning his championship, attracted a big crowd. Head Play caused some delay at the start of the Ben Brush "Handicap and he was finally taken to a position outside the stalls. There, he left in full flight and Kurtsinger, .Continued on thirtieth page. DEFEAT FOR CAVALCADE Continued from first page. rushed him right from the start with the result that he was never headed. He ran the first quarter in :23, went to the half in :47, the six furlongs in 1:11 and the mile in 1:37. Gilbert did not rush Cavalcade from the stalls and he was actually last of the four to leave, but in a good position and racing next to the rail. Carry Over was going along in second place as Head Play set the pace and Cavalcade soon had Somebody headed, to run along in third place. Gilbert was not urging the son of Lancegaye, in the early stages, but he shook him up turning from the backstretch to move into second place. At that time, Head Play, was four lengths clear and galloping strongly. In the run to the stretch, Cavalcade could not cut down the lead of the son of My Play, and right at the end he was doing his best three lengths back of Mrs. Masons campaigner. When Cavalcade came back to the scales, he was thoroughly tired and it is generally agreed that this stiff tryout will do him much good in sharpening him up for his engagement in the Suburban. Maeriel, from the Maemere Farm Stable, took the stake offering of the day when under a hustling ride by Silvio Coucci he scored in the Bouquet Claiming Stakes to add ,375 to his earnings. Lapped on the son of Ariel was Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilts Speed and C. V. Whitneys Flavor just saved third from Winter Sport, another that carried the Vanderbilt silks. There was a long delay at the post for which Sandy Beach and Naughty were largely to blame. Finally Naughty was taken to a position outside the stalls and the eleven went away in good alignment. Speed, well named, left his stall with a rush that carried him clear in a dozen strides and Sammy Renick sent him along until he had a lead of two lengths. Naughty was racing second and Winter Sport was well before Maeriel with Flavor moving up back of these. It was in the last furlong that Maeriel raced in earnest and Coucci held him together nicely as he caught the leaders one after the other to take care of Speed in the final sixteenth. He was holding the Vanderbilt colt perfectly safe as he crossed the line winner by two lengths going away. Speed had no trouble taking second place When he was four lengths before Flavor. Bright Plumage, a juvenile son of Macaw and Beaming, a daughter of Wjiisk Broom, Carried the silks of C, V. Whftnejr tQ vie- tory in the opening four and a half furlongs dash through the Widener course. It was a race for maidens and the first racing effort for the Whitney colt. Lapped on Bright Plumage at the line "was Masterpiece, from the Coldstream Stud Stable, and Alvin Un-termyers Galloglass was a close third.
