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FLYING SCOT TRIUMPHS Qualifies in Withers as Only Real Contender for Belmont Stakes Ij H Whitney ThreeYear Old Easy Winner of Famous One Mile Fix ¬ ture Charing Cross Second NEW YORK N Y May 22 Flying Scot carried the silks of John Hay Whitney to a comparatively easy victory in the Withers Stakes at Belmont Park Saturday and it added just 15050 to his earnings A length and a half back of the son of The Porter and Caledonia was Marshall Fields Charing Cross and Mrs Julia M Lofts Mosawtre saved third from C V Whitneys Black Look LookEach Each one of these is an eligible for the Belmont Stakes to be run June 5 but in that greatest of all the threeyearold races there will be both War Admiral and Pom poon in the field and there was nothing in the Withers that appeared to have a serious chance with either of those sterling colts coltsSeldom Seldom has there been a greater crowd at the big Nassau County course The weather was ideal and the track at its best bestThe The Withers indicated that Melodist is not the colt he was when he was winner of the Wood Memorial and Billionaire which car ¬ ried the E R Bradley silks was a real dis ¬ appointment Charing Cross carried his speed well for the mile though he is not capable of beating a firstclass colt over that distance distanceLITTLE LITTLE DELAY AT POST POSTWith With little delay at the post the start was good and Charing Cross at once took com ¬ mand Billionaire did not last long in front and as he tired both Flying Scot and Black Look moved up Both were racing steadily and going to the stretch turn were so close after Charing Cross that it seemed certain both would run him down downTurning Turning into the stretch while Charing Cross was still holding his lead Gilbert per ¬ mitted Flying Scott to go to him As Work ¬ man attempted to make a live move with Black Look the Whitney colt tired and then Mosawtre began to gain ground groundFlying Flying Scot had no trouble putting Char ¬ ing Cross away and right at the end he was being eased up by Gilbert indicating he could have won by a greater margin The final duel took the leading pair out four lengths before Mosawtre which had run down Black Look in the final furlong to beat him for third by a length Melodist was far back all through the running and Billion Continued on thirteenth page FLYING SCOT TRIUMPHS Continued from first page aire quit so badly he only led Beau Parade past the finish line lineIMPORTED IMPORTED HORSE WINNER WINNERF F Ambrose Clarks London Town the im ¬ ported son of Brighter London Lady Geor ¬ gette was winner of the Charles L Apple ton Memorial Steeplechase and while his winning margin was four lengths he was doing his best to lead Joseph E Wideners Good Chance home and Mrs Gwladys Whit ¬ neys Hideaway was a close third and the only other to finish finishA A stunning surprise took place in this when Thomas Hithcocks Rioter the fa ¬ vorite came down at the second fence and Galsac stumbled over him to be eliminated Rioter won six of his eight races of last season only finishing second to Bushranger when he was beaten He was winner of the International Steeplechase Handicap his only start of this year and he had estab ¬ lished the reputation of being a thoroughly safe and rare jumper He went into the second fence in close quarters was bumped and went down with Scott while Galsac fol ¬ lowing him had no chance to escape his disaster disasterGood Good Chance raced into the lead from the break and Little permitted him to cut out all the running London Town was under steadying restraint back of the son of Chance Shot and Mr Theodore also had a snug hold of Rideaway and he galloped well within striking distance distanceEXCITING EXCITING CONTEST CONTESTWhen When the front field Liverpool was reached London Town was lapped on Good Chance and going to the lower end of the field the Clark fencer had taken command At the lower field jump London Town made a bad landing and Good Chance was with him again as the back field was reached They took three of the fences closely lapped and then Good Chance made a slight bobble three lengths from the finish and London Town drew out slightly slightlyAt At the upper end of the field Good Chance came again and it was a rare fight to the last fence where the winner drew out slightly Rideaway had failed when called upon but was still going steadily at the finish finishThis This renewal of the Appleton carried a net value of 2600 to the winner winnerAn An upset occured in the opening four and a half furlongs dash for maiden juvenile fil ¬ lies when Willis Sharpe Kilmers Sun Flo the favorite was beaten by both William F Hitts Skipped and N I Asiels Battla Call Fourth went to Pockmantie PockmantieSUCCESSFUL SUCCESSFUL DEBUT DEBUTRed Red Glare a smart juvenile daughter of Diavolo and Star Spangle racing for Mrs William Ziegler Jr and making her first appearance under silks was winner of the third It was for filly maidens and this miss won so impressively in the fast time of 52 that she takes a place among the good ones John Simonettis Mollie Swain raced to the place and third was the por ¬ tion of Pretty Pet from the Bomar Stable As the race was run the winner was plainly much the best of her company John companyJohn Simonettis Sgt Byrne under a clever ride by Eddie Arcaro carried top weight to victory in the Commando Handi ¬ cap Louis Strubes Rust raced to second place by a comfortable margin over William Ziegler Jrs Zostera and S J Browns Stocks outfinished Thorson the only other starter starterArcaro Arcaro made no effort to go after Zostera as the Ziegler colt increased his early lead to three lengths but the old son of Stimulus was galloping strongly and it was apparent he could close the gap at the first asking Going to the stretch turn Arcaro permitted Sgt Byrne to run and he quickly went to Zostera to have the threeyearold headed a furlong from the finish From there to the finish it was no race for Sgt Byrne came on to score by three lengths lengthsA A camera finish was called upon to de ¬ cide the last race in which E R Bradleya Buginarug finishing with a rush in the middle of the track wore down No Dice at the end Late Day from the Bomar Sta ¬ ble was third The winner was the choice in the race and after dropping back at the far turn came to the outside and thett through the stretch finished with a rush rushThe The Sweep Handicap at a mile and for those of Class C went to Dewey Bent hams Abner which was virtually left at the post in a previous race to run a remarkable race Myron Selznicks Pasha raced to the place with Brown Twig taking third from Carlovinian
