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HAMPDEN Winner of the 71st running of the Withers Stakes Hampden Shows Way to Natchez By Five Lengths in Withers Stakes Arcaro Astride Foxcatcher Colt After Bringing Home Eternal War in Juvenile JuvenileContinued Continued from Page One Oneand and forced to take back adding that Hamp ¬ den began to drift out and loaf as soon as he got to the front in the stretch which was the reason he continued to whip in the final furlong Johnny Longden said that Natchez was extremely rank and that he was unable to rate him as intended The other riders had no excuses to offer offerWilliam William du Pont owner of Foxcatcher Farms was on hand to see Hampdens triumph Mrs Elizabeth Graham owner of Maine Chance Farm was also a spectator Hampden earned 20320 by his Withers victory which was his fourth in seven starts this year He also finished third in the Derby and Preakness and won the Chesapeake Stakes StakesAllen Allen T Simmons Eternal War stamped himself as the most promising of the juve ¬ niles toshow their wares in New York when he breezed to a threelength victory in the seventieth running of the Juvenile Stakes C V Whitneys First Flight who had equaled the track record for four and a half furlongs in her only other start chased the son of Eternal Bull under the imaginary wire while E P Taylors Cornish Knight was a surprising third only a length back of the runnerup and a nose before J R Steinmans Pompeian PompeianEternal Eternal War who was scoring his third straight victory and had won the Youthful Stakes at Jamaica was second choice in the wagering and paid 710 Eddie Arcaro rode the son of the young stallion Eternal Bull who seems to get nothing but winners only had to remind the colt of this briefly as they passed the eighth pole The time of 57 compares favorably with previous runnings of the Youthful YouthfulSeven Seven topnotch sprinters went postward in the seveneighths Stuyvesant Handicap for Grade C performers which came fifth on the program In this event Sunshine Stables Lets Dance came off the pace set by King Dorsett to win going away by three lengths The Theall colorbearer although giving way to the winner stuck doggedly to his task and was a good two lengths before Christiana Stables Alexis Greentree Sta ¬ bles Coincidence favorite for the race was fourth and led Mahmoudess Richmond Jac and Wildlife to the wire wireUnder Under Arnold Kirkland Lets Dance sped the Stuyvesant distance in the exception ¬ ally fast time of 123 and returned his scattered supporters at the rate of 2490 for 2 His Stuyvesant score marked the Chrysler n Dancing Reigh geldings fourth success in nine engagements this year
