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Phalanx to Head Peter Pan Field To Be Opposed by Riskolater And Brabancon in 5,000 Belmont Fixture Tomorrow BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 22. C. V. Whitneys Phalanx is slated to head a field of not more than 10 in Saturdays eighth running of the 5,000 Peter Pan Handicap. Eddie Arcaro has been engaged to ride the beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in this mile and a furlong prep for the 00,-000 Belmont Stakes, which will have its seventy-ninth runnning the following weekend. Phalanx, who must carry scale weight of 126 pounds, may be opposed by Circle M Farms Riskolater, who will be ridden by Johnny Adams at 120 pounds if the track is fast, but is a doubtful starter in the likely event of mud. Other possibilities are Walter P. Chryslers Brabancon, who is always thereabouts, but seldom "there," and will be ridden by Basil James at 117; E. P. Taylors Cornish Knight, who worked a good mile yesterday morning and gets in with 115; Mrs. Robert L. Gerrys vastly-improved Young Peter, with Tommy May in the saddle at 110; Earl Sandes fast-finishing Stage Kid, 109; Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords Vacance, with A. DeLara in the saddle at the same weight, King Ranchs Contest, with Warren Mehr-tens at 105, and Belair Studs Hyblaze, with Eric Guerin at 112. Others Likely to Compete Those are the most likely prospects for the Peter "Pan, but the starting field may be augmented by Frank Frankels Flashco, 108; Mrs. Samuel M. Pistorios Golden Bull, 109, and Greentree Stables Trapeze, 107. Phalanx was made favorite for the Kentucky Derby on the strength of his fast-closing victory in the swifter division of the Wood Memorial and just missed catching Maine Chance Farms Jet Pilot by a matter of inches. That race made him favorite for the Preakness, in which he again finished fast, but could get no more than third money behind Faultless and On Trust, neither of whom are eligible for the Peter Pan. Brabancons most recent effort was a place of second behind Faultless in the Withers Mile in which he finished well, but was only gaining on the leader because Doug Dodson had a tight hold on the Calumet color-bearer. These two colts are clearly the class of the Peter Pan, but the race is a handicap, the purpose of which is to bring them all together at the wire, a feat at which racing secretary John B. Campbell is singularly adept.
