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Latest Triple Crown Winner WAR ADMIRAL WAR ADMIRAL WINS EQUALS AMERICAN RECORD SCENESHIFTER SECOND Pompoon and Brooklyn Unplaced in Rich Belmont Stakes Glen Riddle Star Never Fully Ex ¬ tended Race Adds 38020 to Colts 1937 Earnings BELMONT PARK L L N Y June 5 War Admiral wrote his name in indelible letters on the roster of im ¬ mortals of the American turf as he galloped the mile and a half in the historic Belmont Stakes in time which equaled the American record at the Westchester Association course this afternoon to win with consummate ease over a field made up of the leaders of the threeyear old division on this side of the Atlantic AtlanticTo To the cheers of 35000 enthusiasts one which packed spacious Belmont Park to capacity the Glen Riddle bannerbearer raced past the winning post three lengths in advance of his nearest rival apparently with speed in reserve as Charlie Kurtsinger permitted him to romp from the furlong post home homeDriven Driven out by whip hand and heel Max ¬ well Howards Sceneshifter was his closest attendant with Vamoose ten lengths back as he saved third money from Brooklyn by two lengths It was a mighty performance by a mighty horse one in which the son of Man o War and Brushup equalled the American record of 228 for the distance established by Handy Mandy and shaved a fifth of a second from the track mark set by his sire sireCLINCHES CLINCHES TRIPLE CROWN CROWNThe The victory also clinched for him the triple crown an honor attained in this country by only three other horses Sir Bar ton Gallant Fox and Omaha In addition the Belmont marked his fourth straight stake triumph the preceding ones being the Preakness Kentucky Derby and Chesa ¬ peake all decided over different tracks tracksIn In a monetary way War Admirals per ¬ formance was worth 38020 though his owner also picked up 2000 as nominator of the colt Samuel D Riddle was present for the occasion but not vigorous enough to lead the colt in following a recent illness To Mr and Mrs Riddle also goes the August Belmont Memorial cup to be held for a year and a lesser trophy for permanent posses ¬ sion sionThat That the Belmont result was popular with the vast throng was made known by the fashion in which the big little horse was greeted as he jogged back to the stand He always was a strong favorite with the crowd though receding to 9 to 10 after opening at 4 to 5 He is the third son of Man o War to win the race being preceded by Crusader and American Flag Like his sire all car ¬ ried the Riddle colors in this fixture fixtureNATIONAL NATIONAL TO THE CHIEF CHIEFWar War Admirals powerful performance was turned in as the most brilliant bit of racing on the best afternoon of thoroughbred com ¬ petition staged in any part of the country during 1937 In the National Stallion Stakes Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitneys The Chief stamped himself early leader of the juvenile division as he sped down the five furlongs of the Widener straightaway In 58 to equal the stake record for the distance hung out by the unbeaten Colin just thirty years back The filly Catalysis was right at his Continued on thirtyeighth page WAR ADMIRAL WINS EQUALS AMERICAN RECORD Continued from first page heels at the finish with Transmitter attend ¬ ing closely closelyThis This score gave C V Whitney 12630 in purse money as well as an additional 2660 in nominator awards The prize in the secondary attraction greatly exceeded that in the third of the days stakes the two mile and a half Meadowbrook Steeplechase There F Ambrose Clarks Birmingham gleaned 1755 as he easily took the measure of nine opponents opponentsThe The Chiefs victory in the National Stal ¬ lion Stakes was accomplished in decisive fashion after Bourbon King the colt con ¬ sidered his principal rival was knocked to his knees at the break and immediately eliminated from contention The homebred son of Pennant and Transit passed the final pole a length and a half in advance of the gamely closing Catalysis with that filly being just clear of Transmitter At the end The Chief had something in reserve His score marked the fifth in the history of this five furlongs stake for the famous light blue and brown colors of C V Whitney Cater ¬ waul won it for him five years back while Equipoise Crazy Coot and Groucher were successful when the same silks represented the racing interests of his father Harry Payne Whitney WhitneyWORKMANS WORKMANS FAULTLESS RIDE RIDESonny Sonny Workman made no errors with The Chief He had his charge away swiftly to carry Great Union and Sweetie Pie into early defeat drawing away a quarter of a mile from the finish When Catalysis came along with a final furlong bid the Pennant colt only had to be shaken up to turn back her challenge It was Workmans third score in the event the Washington jockey having carried the same banner to victory atop Equipoise and Caterwaul CaterwaulCatalysis Catalysis continues to look the smartest of the juvenile fillies The daughter of Stimulus was lacking in early speed but she went to the running in the final threesix ¬ teenths to sweep past all but the leader and appear a threat to that colt a hundred yards from the finish Transmitter turned in a steady race throughout but it probably was due to the fact that Sweetie Pie bucked that he was able to earn third money The latter went into the event with a bad looking pair of shins and came out in worse shape shapeBIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM SCORES SCORESBirminghams Birminghams score in the Meadowbrook Chase marked the third in the history of the two mile and a half event for F Am ¬ brose Clark his earlier triumphs being gained by Falmouth and Irish Bullet It also marked the first time the sixyearold son of Sun Charmer and Anna M had led Rioter in their half a dozen meetings during 1936 and 1937 Bellhouse rode his usually heady race atop the winner steadying him behind the pace for a turn of the field and then moving on to dispose of National An ¬ them and withstood several challenges from Ship Executive At the end he was showing the way to the latter by a couple of lengths with St Francis half a dozen lengths back backThe The surprise of the race was Rioter in ¬ stalled as favorite and running coupled with El Dorador despite top weight and two re ¬ cent defeats This fellow made a bobble at the second hazard and then went down heavily at the ninth fence in what was his second fall in two years His stablemate had made a bad landing at the eighth ob stable which eliminated him
