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Eighteen Eighteen Sophomore Sophomore Fillies Fillies in in Acorn; Acorn; Play Play Again Again Repeats Repeats at at Sportsmans Sportsmans Stake Draws Four Sets of Couplings Gaffery, Lithe, Green Baize And Nell K., Appear as Most Formidable Foes at Belmont BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 10. — The 19th running of the 5,000 Acorn Stakes, the mile race from which great Oaks winners sometimes grow, will be decided at Belmont Park tomorrow. Eighteen three-year-old fillies, includir four sets of couplings, have been named for the stake. Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords will be represented by Adile, while Mr. Jeffords silks will be carried by Green Baize. Hal Price Headley has entered Lithe and Bella, Greentree Stable has named Boomdeay and Night Game, while C. V. Whitneys silks will be borne by Jazz Baby and Nasophar. The others in the Acorn are Foxcatcher Farms Gaffrey, Spring Hill Farms Nell K., G. P. "Maje" Odoms Cheesecloth, Glenelg Stables Wilhemine, M. C. Erlangers Piping By, Louis Primas Pennymaker, Frank Frankels Fond Embrace, Walter P. Chryslers Sub, Sidney S. Schuppers Halcyara and A. L. Astes Hyp Home. All except the maiden Hyp Home are to carry 121 pounds, while that miss gets in with 116. Main Contenders Gaffery, Lithe, Green Baize and Nell K. appear the most formidable sophomore misses in this field. Last year, Gaffery won the Schuylerville and Selima Stakes and finished third to Myrtle Charm and Lady Dorimar in the Spinaway. During the winter, she won the Santa Susana Stakes at Santa Anita, while as recently as last Friday she was a fast-finishing second behind Lithe at seven furlongs. Gaffery conceded Lithe five pounds and was beaten a length and a half. Nasophar and Boomdeay finished in a dead heat for third money in that race, with the Greentree miss being all but left at the post. Cheesecloth and Pennymaker finished far back. Before winning here, Lithe had finished fourth in a stake at Keeneland, won by Tall Weeds, while last year she won the Demoiselle. Her stablemate, Pella, raced without success at Santa Anita, but showed some improvement at Keeneland. Green Baize won the filly division of the National Stallion Stakes on the straight course here last year, beating Acoma and Eternal Flag. During the winter she won the Jasmine Stakes at Hialeah, beating Fighting Fan, Nell K. and Sub with ease. She came back with a poor race in the Black Helen, stopping after five furlongs, but was apparently suffering from the injury that has kept her on the sidelines since February. Continued on Page Two Play Again Popular Repeater In Sportsmans Park Feature Continued from Page One the rail and in front. Thereafter, it was merely a procession, with Bubbling Easy making repeated bids to cut down the margin, but to no avail. Through the stretch, Skoronski found it unnecessary to whip the game-going mare to protect his advantage. Non Ferro was in the middle of the pack through the early part and closed fairly well, but was not by any means good enough to threaten the leaders. Darl Norman, a youngster from Indianapolis, Ind., who lost his apprentice allowance by piloting Atoka Lad to victory in the final race on yesterdays program, began his career as a journeyman jockey auspiciously when he gained honors in the opener astride Infinotto, a gelding who employed some rodeo tactics to prevail. Favored in the betting, Infinotto was carried wide on the first turn by Thorobelle, but cut in sharply thereafter and forced the latter to take up. Again on the far turn the two were running head and head when Infinotto came over and all but put Thorobelle into the infield. This eliminated his early assailant from all consideration and the choice went on to repulse Cake Walks late bid. Tree Land, a gelding who had raced three times at the meeting, finally made the grade in the second, a mile and one-sixteenth jaunt that brought out some of the cheapest horses on the grounds. With the unstylish Willie Morrisey in the saddle, the six-year-old gained a good early position, alternated with Miss G. G., and Chillee Knight in setting the pace, then held on gamely to withstand Appetizer. Donald Wagner put up a steady ride astride William A. Mikels Hypothesis to account for the third. The California lad drove the gelding to the fore early and he was pressed hard by the speedy but fainthearted Little Fair, the 3 to 5 favorite. They finished in that manner, with the margin being a length.
