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GALLAHADION Mrs Ethel V Mars 1910 Kentucky Derby winner has been beendisplaying displaying keen speed in his daily trials at Belmont Park He covered a mile in 144 over the Belmont Park training track yesterday morning ARCH HERO WINS CORINTHIAN CHASE HANDICAP LEADS HIS TWO RIVALS HOME BY WIDE MARGIN MARGINStephen Stephen Sanfords Bargain Claim Vindicates His Strong Support in Beating Satilla and Ossabaw OssabawNEW NEW YORK N Y May 27 Laddie San fords Arch Hero claimed for 1500 out of a flat race at Miami a couple of winters back humbled the mighty Ossabaw in the latters effort to win a second straight re ¬ newal of the Corinthian Steeplechase Handi ¬ cap at Belmont Park this afternoon The Dark Hero fouryearold was far and away the best of a very light field of just three that remained to participate in the Corin ¬ thian after the withdrawals of Annibal Dollys Love and Invader InvaderW W N Ball the efficient steeplechase pilot who had the mount on the Sanford Stud Farms performer galloped him to the end of this about two miles over a dozen hazards with seven lengths of daylight show ¬ ing ahead of Thomas Hitchcocks outsider Satilla as the latter led Louie Mayers re ¬ cent International Steeplechase Handicap winner by ten lengths lor second money Ossabaw had 166 pounds up and was essay ¬ ing to give a lot of weight to Arch Hero under 140 and Satilla under 147 147CONSISTENT CONSISTENT FENCER FENCERIt It was the third triumph in four chase opportunities for the winner and his first score in a stake the Corinthian yielding the Sanford coffers 2950 The Corinthian wagering was win only of course with only three going to the post and oddly enough the betting forecast a defeat for Ossabaw for Arch Hero was made the fa ¬ vorite and paid 440 though he had just been beaten in the Appleton while Ossa ¬ baw had galloped to a crack field under 161 in the International InternationalOssabaw Ossabaw never did make a really threat ¬ ening move at the winner The hard chase course it was said accounted for the scratchriddled field and the race was run in 342 just two and threefifths seconds behind the course standard standardA A fairsized and enthusiastic assemblage that included the large Hunt and Chase set hereabouts was on hand in rather sultry and threatening weather conditions to witness todays offerings of the Westchester Racing Association Competition was keen through ¬ out the day thougi the chalk players were not faring quite so well as the preceding afternoon afternoonAfter After the stake Stephen Laddie San ¬ ford appeared in the winners ring to accept the handsome piece of plate emblematic of Victory VictoryThe The story of this thirtysixth running of the Corinthian can be summed up in the few words that Arch Hero won easily and all the way It was a race that sadly dis ¬ appointed Ossabaws many friends He ap ¬ peared sour going to the post postQUAKEBTOWN QUAKEBTOWN IN FAST TIME TIMEGeorge George D Wideners Quakertown a home ¬ bred threeyearold son of Jamestown and Straightlace escaped from the maiden ranks and pronounced himself a sprinter of some quality when he was winner of the Elkwood Handicap This was a dash of six furlongs fashioned for those in class C and the Widencr gelding went the distance in 110 best time of the meeting for threequarters He led home Mrs A B Letelliers Handy Tom while Nitro from the Falaise Stable was a distant third before Alvin Untermyers Cockerel The only other starter was Victory Morn and when he refused to leave his stall in a rather bad start he was left at the post Handy postHandy Tom a colt which showed good form in Maryland earlier in the spring was taken into a long lead by Harrell as he went a first quarter in 22 Nitro chased after him and he was soon half a dozen lengths before Quakertown as Conn McCreary kept the Widener gelding under slight restraint Cockerel was lapped on Quakertown but he was soon doing his best bestHandy Handy Tom was still airing along in a big lead when the stretch was reached but there Quakertown was beginning to move and he was soon alongside Nitro Then it was that McCreary went to a drive and the son of Jamestown fairly flew through
