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Three Three Percent Percent Decidedly Decidedly Best Best at at Crete; Crete; Vagrancy Vagrancy Coaching Coaching ClubOaks ClubOaks Victress Victress Mackerel Chases Belair Filly Home Odds-On Favorite Leads at All Markers in Long Route Fixture at Belmont Park ELMONT, L. I., N. Y May 27. Vagrancy proclaimed herself the stoutest of Americas three-year-old fillies of 1942 at Belmont Park this afternoon as she won the 26th running of the Coaching Club American Oaks, which is the lands "filly Derby," by the simple expedient of going to the front and making every pole a winning one throughout the long, searching mile and a half. William Woodwards rangy homebred daughter of Sir Gallahad III. and Valkyr, by Man o War, coasted to the close of this classic event with two lengths advantage or Maj. C. V. Whitneys Mackerel, the runner-up. The Foxcatcher Farms Copperette, having tired and faltered back at the last bend, wound up a melancholy third, four lengths farther away and far in front of Bonnet Ann, who finished fourth in a field of half a dozen. Red Rosette, the second choice, appeared to sulk most of the way. Woodward Accepts Trophy Vagrancys triumph, supplementing one in the important Pimlico Oaks in the spring, was the first for The Jockey Club chairmans internationally famous white, red dotted colors and increased her account by 5,425. Those thousands jivho supported her in the "tote" were returned .20 for , so distinctly did she seem to stand out over her rivals. This was the first Coaching Club at a mile and a half and, with the entire field racing under wraps the first mile, the final time was 2:31, which was only moderately good, but amply fast enough to see Vagrancy home an easy winner. A gathering that numbered 15,136 at the turnstiles and far surpassed the 10,887 on hand the similar afternoon last spring, witnessed Vagrancys confirmation of her superiority to the rest of those of her age and sex. William Woodward appeared in the winners ring following her triumph to receive the trophy commemorating the race from thejiands of Reginald W Rives, president of the Coaching Club of America. At the traditional -Coaching Club luncheon, in the swank of the Turf and Field Club, were present R. A. Fairbairn, W. Goadby Loew, Robert Turnbull, George Widener, Robert Strawbridge, Walter Jef-Continued on Page Six WILLIAM CRUMP Saddled Three Percent for the latters easy triumph in the Lincolnshire Country Club Handicap yesterday. Vagrancy Easy Victress In Coaching Club Oaks Beiair Filly Defeats Mackerel In Easy Front-Running Effort Continued from Page One fords, Crispin Oglebay, F. B. Voss, Beverley Brogert, A. G. C. Sage and other members and guests of the club. Tommy Malley, who gets on admirably with Vagrancy, never gave that fillys host of backers the remotest cause for apprehension in the Oaks. She broke from the outside in the gate and angled to the front in the run to the first bend. Malley had his feet "over the dash" all down the far side,- where those behind him were also under stout restraint. Near the end of tb,e long back lane, Copperette made a run at Vagrancy anct forced Malley to let a link out as she put her nose at the favorites saddlecloth. Around the final turn, Copperette dropped back and Mackerel and Bonnet Ann inaugurated their runs. Bonnet Ann had not much to give, as had the Whitney miss, who was under the whip at the eighth pole, to be within two lengths of the winner. Malley, alert to this bid, let Vagrancy roll along a few strides and opened -up more daylight. Copperette outlasted Bonnet Ann for third. Red Rosette, who most of the "knock down the favorite club" flocked to, was not herself. She was sour going to the gate and flatly refused to run a yard of the way when Woolf asked the question at the far turn. R. S. McLaughlins Fairaris had a nice breeze for the Peter Pan Handicap when he walked his beat in a field of four other three-year-olds in the mile and a sixteenth of the Filigrane, paying .50 and sauntering up to the line in 1:44 under Billie Thompsons armload of wraps and top weight of 123. Eternal Peace nipped Sir War for second, over in the next precinct. Ocean Wave, a homebred son of Blenheim n. and the Widener Cup winner, Columbiana, from Warren Wrights Calumet Farm, qualified impressively for the National Stallion in what was his racing baptismal when he gamely outfinished Mrs. Walter Jeffords Halberd, another son of Blenheim n. from the Matron heroine, Wand, in a long duel climaxing the days fourth event. Inches separated them at the .end in flat :59. A couple of lengths away, Dove Shoot was beating Devils Thumb for the show. This dash drew a group of 18 maiden colts and geldings, including many highly rated and costly newcomers. The winner was obviously best, for he broke from number 17 and was green the initial three furlongs, swerving in behind colts. Then Haas broughthim outside, collared the pacemak-ing Halberd a furlong out and beat him precious inches. The winner paid .60 in a race in which Tweedy was favored.
