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» I I m Cherokee Rose CCA Oaks Victress HARRY F. GUGGENHEIM — Cherokee Rose carried his Cain Hoy Stable colors to victory in the Coaching Club American Oaks at the Belmont Park course. Queen Hopeful Is Unplaced First Time in Belmont Race Cain Hoy Stable Filly Holds « Head Edge on Open Sesame; Riverina Third Before Choice BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 29: — For the first time in a brilliant career, Hasty House Farms Queen Hopeful finished unplaced in todays 2,000 Coaching Club American Oaks, which was her 23rd start. The classic mile and three-furlongs went to Cain Hoy Stables Cherokee Rose, who headed Walter M. Jeffords Open Sesame at the end of a bitter, seesaw stretch struggle. King Ranchs Riverina was a little less than a length farther back, while Queen Hopeful was another two and a half lengths away in fourth place. Hank Moreno rode Cherokee Rose, who paid .90 to her many followers in the comparatively light crowd of 33,800 that turned out in pleasant weather that was interrupted by one brief sunshower. It was one of the slower runnings of the CCA Oaks, Cherokee Rose requiring 2:19% on the fast, but decidedly dead track. The stakes record is 2:15%, set by A. G. Van-derbilts Next Move in 1950, while Herman B. Delmahs How, a full-sister to Cherokee Rose, was timed in 2:16% the following year. Bred by Plain Dealing Stud, Cherokee Rose is a bay daughter of Princequillo from The Squaw 11., by Sickle. Unplaced in her only start last year, the CCA Oaks winner had won three of her seven previous starts this year, finished second and third in two others and was unplaced against colts in a race at Hialeah. Her only previous stakes effort was a close second to Queen Hopeful in the Florida Oaks, in which she lost a shoe and was also blocked. Winner Earns Net Purse of 3,900 Todays classic triumph netted 3,900 and a trophy, as well as temporary custody of the gold Coaching Club cup to Harry F. Guggenheim, master of Cain Hoy Stable, which may reap another rich harvest with Armageddon in Mondays Suburban. The start of the CCA Oaks is effected far up the Widener straightaway, the horses angling over to the main track. Hal Price Headleys Garb went out to set a sustained, but- not excessive, pace before Open Sesame, Rain and Cherokee Rose,, who was followed in the early stages by OAlison, Queen Hopeful, Riverina and Small Favor who was a distant trailer all the way. Garb began to falter passing the three-crossing over to the main track, with Rain in closest pursuit to the far turn, closely followed by Open Sesame and Cherokee Rose. Queen Hopeful moved into fourth place rounding the far corner as Rain began to fall back and OAlison also shortened stride. Carb began to falter passing the three-furlong pole, where Open Sesame took a slight lead over Cherokee Rose, who was racing on the outside, while Queen Hopeful was a close fourth and Riverina began to move up rapidly, though still in seventh place at that black marker. Open Sesame Still in Front Open Sesame continued to lead into the stretch, with Cherokee Rose a half length behind her on the outside, while Riverina surged past Queen Hopeful to join the struggle. Just inside the furlong pole, Moreno asked Cherokee Rose for a supreme effort and the Princequillo filly lunged into command, but Ted Atkinson found something left in Open Sesame and that filly came on again inside the sixteenth pole, then hung a trifle at the very end; Cherokee Rose was also beginning to hang, but had just a bit more left. Riverina continued to gain steadily, but ran out of ground and there is no more ground in any American filly race, while Queeri Hopeful, who was the smallest filly in the race, turned in her usual gallant effort, but just didnt have it at the end. Garb ran a creditable race to be fifth after setting the early pace. | The Wistful Purse, a six-furlong dash for fillies not quite up to the Oaks, went] to C. T. Chenerys Talora, an imported! daughter of Petition who was scoring her second straight. Jimmy Nichols rode Talora, who was forced to circle most of the field at the stretch turn, but went on to triumph by almost a length over Silurian, a former stablemate who carried the silks of B. B. Davis, Jr. Howell E. Jacksons Incognita was a length and a half away and a half length before Mrs. Wallace Gilroys favored Greek Lady, who last year once dead-heated with Queen Hopeful. A repeater, Talora was neglected in the wagering and paid 7.50 after getting the six panels in 1:13.
