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GILDED KNIGHT TRIUMPHS IN CHESAPEAKE STAKES Defeats Impound and Challedon in Mild Drive at Havre de Grace Wheatley Stable Star Not Eligible for Kentucky Derby, but Outruns Five Eligibles for Kentucky Fixture Porters Mite Finishes Fourth HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 22. Coming back with a performance that topped his winning effort over William Ziegler, Jr.s, El Chico and other fleet three-year-olds in his first start, Wheatley Stables Gilded Knight added the Chesapeake Stakes to his record today. He accounted for the twentieth running of that valuable spring fixture at Havre de Grace. He was opposed by eight other good ones of his age, including five eligibles for the Kentucky Derby, the shifty son of Sir Gallahad III. Gold Brick, achieved the most important victory of his career in a mild drive. He boosted his earnings by 2,800 in gaining the major share of the purse by one length. Gilded Knight led Alfred G. Vander- bilts Impound to the end ot the mile J and a sixteenth that was run in 1:45. Third in the first of Mary- ! lands spring attractions fell to W. L. Branns Challedon, one of the leading: contenders for the Derby. Porters Mite, Bel- mont Futurity winner as a two-year-old, was j fourth, to lead home Sun Lover, Volitant, J Day Off, Challenge and Ariel Toy, the only others which met in the richest renewal of this stake! WELL-BACKED. Gilded Knight was one of the better fancied starters in the small but select field, and the manner in which he raced to victory showed that he rates with the topnotchers of his age. The Wheatley Stable colt is missing from the list of nominations for the Derby, but there is every reason to believe that he will race to more fame during the remainder of the season. In the running of the Chesapeake, Gilded Knight was handled by jockey Ruperto Do-nbso, who was placed under contract during the winter in Florida, and he received a perfect ride from the Chilean pilot. The son of Sir Gallahad III. was right with the pace of Ariel Toy and Porters Mite from the start, and he had something left when Impound gained some ground in the late stages. While the running was not the fastest in history, the pace was a quick one when the following fractions were recorded: :23, :48, 1:13, 1:39. Cavalcade, in winning the same event in 1934 before going on to win the Churchill Downs classic, is the record- hnlrlfr whsn Via sfpnnprl thf rHstnnpo in 1:43. NO EXCUSES FOR OTHERS. With the Chesapeake down in history, the running found no excuses from any eligibles for the Derby. Gilded Knight was superior to his opponents and ran the distance in good time. Impounds effort was a good one when he came strongly from fifth position, and the performance of Challedon was more than useful when he had but one starter headed in the early running -to be beaten but four lengths at the close. Impound will likely start in the Wood Memo-continued on thirty-fourth page GILDED KNIGHT TRIUMPHS IN CHESAPEAKE STAKES Continued from first page. rial, while Challedon will be trained along for his Derby engagement. The crowd that attended the Chesapeake I and other events on the card that was the; ! best of the spring, crammed every inch of j space at the Harford County grounds, the number of spectators being estimated at 120,000. With the racing strip in fast condition, enthusiasm was high all during the afternoon. Kenty, from the E. R. Pike stable, became a double winner at the meeting when he duplicated his recent triumph, to take down major honors in the mile and a sixteenth Conowingo Handicap, that served as the co- i feature. This race, listed after the running of the Chesapeake, brought out five starters, j with the son of Teddy, a lightly supported ! starter in the small field, to earn his victory i by two lengths. In one of the roughest-run two-year-old j races of the meeting, E. K. Brysons sea-j soned juvenile, Imprudent, chalked up her, fifth victory of the season when she defeated eight other youngsters over four and a half furlongs in the first race. Supported strongly by the large attendance, the chestnut daughter of Whiskalong overcame slight interference and in a drive reached the finish before Liberty Lane Stables Cardell. W. F. Hitts Flaming High beat Cockerel for third. Roughing took place in the first sixteenth of the race, with Governor O. the chief sufferer, although Cockerel had more than his share. In the early stages of the test Cardell led the way, with Imprudent and Cockerel bidding for the lead on the turn, after being in trouble. Cardell held to the lead until the final sixteenth, then shortened strides to fall prey to the Bryson filly, which won by a half length. MAIDEN CONTEST. The second race brought out a dozen non-winners to strive for honors at six furlongs, and it brought a surprise when Hoot Toot, from the locally owned H. R. Dulany, Jr., stable, escaped from the maiden ranks in a drive. Leading throughout, Hoot Toot, under jockey J. Peck, finished the distance one length in advance of the favorite, Guyen-court, while Puzzle Dance, from the Mrs. G. Brown stable, was beaten a nose as he took the measure of the nine others. Arbitrage was eliminated from contention when he lost his rider at the start. The silks of Mrs. R. H. Heighe were seen in their first success of the meeting when her good filly Rehearsal, in her first start, of the season, led home five other seasoned I sprinters in the third number, fashioned for high-priced sprinters. Handled judici- ously by jockey George Seabo, Rehearsal, moved into the lead early in the running! and under a tenacious drive in the late ! stages gamely withstood the rush of W. E. ! Boeings Murph to be winner by a scant mar- J gin. At the end Seabo outrode jockey J. Adams and it was his strong finish that enabled the Mrs. R. H. Heighe filly to gain the victory. In the brisk duel that carried the first two to the line they came out four, lengths before Rissa, which ruled an odds-on choice. The others in the field of six were led home by Shangay Lily. Mrs. Colin MacLeods shifty sprinter, Per-nie, came out for his first start of the season in the fourth race, styled the Wal-brook Handicap, and he began his four-year-old form auspiciously when Ke took the measure of five older performers at six furlongs.
