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Eternal Reward Prevails in LaSalle Escadru Speeds to Peter Pan Score Brann Colt Covers 118 Miles in 4935 4935Stunts Stunts Four Lengths Off Victor With Dinner Gong Third Green Baize Is Best BestBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y June 5 W L Branns Escadru turned in the best race of his career at Belmont Park this afternoon when he captured the ninth running of the Peter Pan Handicap reach ¬ ing the end of the mile and a furlong four lengths before G H Pete Bostwicks Stunts who led C V Whitneys Dinner Gong by a nose Woodvale Farms Page Boots finished two lengths out of the money in fourth place while C V Whit ¬ neys Vulcans Forge was fifth another halflength back Coupled with Dinner Gong Vulcans Forge was the oddson fa ¬ vorite on the strength of his victory over Coaltownin the Withers and his place of second in the Preakness but the Mahmoud colt ran a dull race under his top im ¬ post of 126 pounds making a feeble bid near the head of the stretch then falling back in the final furlong furlongArnold Arnold Kirkland rode Escadru who raced straight and true through the stretch showing little tendency to bear in as in previous races though the boy took the precaution of shaking his stick beside the left side of the colts head Escadru car ¬ ried 123 pounds in 149 over a track that was fast despite the rains of the night be ¬ fore Escadru paid 880 as second choice choiceArcaro Arcaro Astride Jeffords Miss MissWalter Walter M Jeffords Green Baize de ¬ lighted the throng of 31511 by coming from behind to win the first runniny of the filly division of the National Stallion Stakes by a length from Hal Price Head leys pacemaking Acoma who had appeared home free at the eighth pole Allen T Simmons Eternal Flag closed well along the rail to take third money almost a length away and a head before Woodvale Farms Lady Dorimar Eddie Arcaro rode Green Baize who paid 360 and was scor ¬ ing her third victory in four starts The daughter of Case Ace Blue Denim added 15070 to earlier earnings of 5800 5800Acoma Acoma went to the front at the start of the National Stallion while Eternal Flag seemed to come over on Lady Dorimar who then changed her course sharply and went to the extreme outside Meanwhile Green Baize was running straight down the middle While Acoma sped along sev ¬ eral lengths in the van Arcaro allowed the favorite to settle into stride then began to push nearing the eigth pole Greene Baize responded readily and clearly domi ¬ nated the situation through the final six ¬ teenth teenthMaine Maine Chance Farms Mr Busher a full brother to the brilliant Busher made a highly impressive debut in the first race The chestnut colt who looks very much like his illustrious sister except for a white bobbysock on his left hind ankle and a aContinued Continued on Page ThirtyTwo Escadru Draws Away In Peter Pan Handicap HandicapPrevails Prevails Over Stunts by Four Covers Nine Furlongs in 493s 493sContinued Continued from Page One Onetiny tiny spot of white above his left eye skipped down five furlongs of the Widener course in 57 aided by a tail wind but running straight and true and with a smooth action to score by a half dozen lengths over Greentree Stables favored Repentance The latter who was prom ¬ inent from the start appeared to be knocked back by Whiffenpoof near the eighth pole7 but came on again though he was obviously no match for the winner C C Tanners Penson finished two lengths farther back in third place while Willorene Stables Kibosh and Frank Frankels For Jon finished in a dead heat for fourth money moneyMrs Mrs Elizabeth N Graham paid 50000 for Mr Busher as a weanling above five weeks after the death of Col E R Bradley his breeder This is a record price for a weanling and the same figure Louis B Mayer paid Bradley for Busher at the end of her twoyearold campaign campaignStunts Stunts was first out of the gate in the Peter Pan but was quickly passed by Din ¬ ner Gong and Pennant Day Page Boots was fourth in the run down the far side with Escadru close at hand and daylight before Vulcans Forge as The Dervish and Olio trailed trailedPennant Pennant Day quickly dropped out of con ¬ tention eventually finishing last Awhile Stunts took up the pursuit of Dinner Gong and Escadru moved up strongly on the outside It was evident at the fivefurlong pole that the Brann colt was the one to beat as Vulcans Forge tried to match his bid and was unable to keep up upDinner Dinner Gong Stunts and Escadru curved into the stretch heads apart and driving furiously while Vulcans Forge was a length behind and beginning to hang Kirkland waited until they were straight ¬ ened away for the long home run before seriously urging Escadru and the Chal ¬ lenger II colt responded immediately by drawing away
