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Iron Shot Triumphs In Meadow Brook BrookReverses Reverses Recent Defeat by Brother Jones by Soundly Beating Hinvat Belmont BelmontELMONT ELMONT L L N Y May 31 Young Miss Ella B Wideners Iron Shot reversed his recent defeat by H E Talbottfs Brother Jones when he soundly trounced that favorite in the 6000 Meadow Brook Steeplechase at about two and onehalf miles over 16 obstacles at Belmont Park today The gray son of Chance Shot was three and onehalf lengths to the fore at the wire and was drawing away Bayard Sharps Knights Quest finished a tiring third six lengths back of the favorite and three lengths of the good of Rokeby Stables Caddie Iron Shot was ridden with more confidence by N Brown today than that boy has recently displayed and made only one slight bobble at the elev ¬ enth fence The winner paid 950 950A A postholiday crowd of 19259 turned out to witness the eightrace program that was conducted under semitropical skies skiesArcaro Arcaro Saddle Luminary LuminaryEddie Eddie Arcaro rode a triple during the afternoon scoring with the lightly favored Gallantly in the first race at 7 then amazing with Pamela C in the third race this lass paying 3860 and coming back in the seventh race to score a clever victory with Romanock who paid 2010 George Woolf who has been riding well here until today had a day that was as bad as the Louisville Italians was good He finished last with Park Heights in the opener was second behind Arcaro with Jamesina in the third was all over the track with Great Rush in the sixth and the favored Lord Cutts in the seventh Both finished third thirdMercator Mercator and Knights Quest raced head and head at the van of the half dozen capable chasers in the Meadow Brook with Iron Shot not far behind and Brother Jones running fourth This order continued to the water jump which was the eighth jump where Mercator made a bad landing and fell back Knights Quest then inherited the lead by himself but Iron Shot made a inn at him on the club clubContinued Continued on Page TwentyFour Iron Shot Proves Victor In Meadow Brook Chase ChaseTurns Turns Tables on Brother Jones at Belmont With CleanCut Victory VictoryContinued Continued from Page One Onehouse house turn drawing up to be lapped on the Sharp jumper Brother Jones was less than two lengths back and full of run going down the backstretch backstretchJust Just as it appeared that last years win ¬ ner of this race as well as the Grand Na ¬ tional was going to run on past for a clear victory Brother Jones made a bad bobble at the twelfth fence At the following jump Knights Quest made a costly mis ¬ take then as Brother Jones had recovered he made another mistake at the fourteenth hedge These two bobbles may have cost him the race though the winner had more speed than usual today and was jumping better betterBrother Brother Jones came on again courage ¬ ously rounding the final bend but was no match for the winner in the final drive Knights Quest held on gamely but was a tired horse at the end while Caddie closed some ground after being far back Parma trailed until Mercator displaced him when not persevered with in the last halfmile halfmileC C S Howards Porter Cap made a run ¬ away affair of the Manoryille Handicap leading Air Current more than two lengths at the finish with Great Rush a neck far ¬ ther back at the end of the mile and one eighth This was C S Howards first vic ¬ tory of the year in the East EastThe The Hidden Springs Handicap the fourth race restored the standing of the favorites as Alforaye ran over his field in the stretch to take the sixfurlong dash by a length from Colchis who was a head before Harvard Square He was timed in 111
