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£ = « Errolford Captures Temple Gwathmey Fayored Sea Legs Pulls Up Lame After Finishing Second To Mrs. Clara Adams Fencer BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., June 19. — Mrs. Clara E. Adams Errolford, the lightweight of the field, led for most of the journey in the thirtieth running of the Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase, feature of the second United Hunts program today, and reached the end of about two miles and a quarter five and a half lengths before Montpeliers favored Sea Legs. That champion, who had won five straight races, went lame in the late stages of the race and came back limping badly in his left front leg. Mrs. Ogden Phipps Oedipus was two lengths farther back in third-place and five lengths before Brookmeade Stables His Boots. The veteran Scotty Riles rode Errolford at 130 pounds, and the six-year-old gelded son of Flares, who had won his last two starts, one on hurdles, the other over fences, paid 0.30. After considerable delay, the time of the race was posted as 4:12*£, clipping three and three-fifths seconds from the bid track record set by Curtain Call in 1935. However, Daily Racing Form dockers caught the winner in 4:16%. A crowd of 15,262 steamed and sweltered through the long afternoon, in which favorites and outsiders alternated. Mrs. Gaines Gwathmey, Jr., a grand-daughter of Temple Gwathmey, presented the trophy to Mrs. Adams, whose son, Frank "Dooley" Adams, rode Oedipus today. This stake was the sixth victory at the meeting for Mrs. Adams as a trainer. Three of the victories were scored by L. H. Nelles Extra Points, the others by Errolford. Sea Legs Bows Tendon After the Temple Gwathmey, jockey Albert Foot said that Sea Legs had gone lame after clearing the next-to-last fence at the Queens County turn, while trainer Ray Woolfe said that the son of Battleship had bowed a tendon in his left front leg. Riles sent Errolford to the front at the start of the stake followed by Oedipus and Jam, while Sea Legs was not far from the pace, despite his top impost of 165 pounds. Errolford continued to lead for the first turn of the course, while Sea Legs moved into second place turning into the back-stretch the second time, followed by Oedipus, who had made a couple of slight bobbles. Oedipus was not far away in third place in the run down the far side, followed by Jam, The Mast, His Boots and Virginius. Errolford made a rather bad landing at the third fence in the backstretch, allowing Sea Legs to take command, while Oedipus also bobbled a bit and The Mast began to close ground. Sea Legs continued to lead Errolford to the 15th Fence, but after they cleared that obstacle the favorite faltered noticeably and Errolford regained the lead. Oedipus was still in third place as they began the long run toward the stands, but unable to gain, while The Mast made a brief bid, followed by His Boots. Errolford drew clear after the final fence, where SeaLegs staggered a trifle as he landed and drew away under urging through the stretch-. Sea Legs fought on gamely, holding Oedipus safe, while His Boots took fourth money from The Mast in the final sixteenth. Virginius and Jam completed the field, there being no falls. Alfred G. Vanderbilts Beachcomber hung up his fourth straight sprint score, working his way through the deep going on the rail to take command at the head of the stretch in the Lewis E. Waring Purse, then drawing clear in the stretch to triumph by three lengths over Lester Manor Stables Open Show. The gelded son of Polynesian from the roman mare, Appian Via, who was a 0,000 yearling purchase before any of the Polynesians had raced, was tele-timed in 1:10%, a second and a fifth faster than he had ever run in public. Phantom Farms Gideon was a weary third at the end of the six panels, with Wheatley Stables Hilarious finishing daylight out of the money.
