Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08
SETS TRACK Marks
IN HEAVY SHOWER
Sande Brings Colts Winnings
to S203, 100 as He Equals
Sir Barton'S Record.
BY ALLAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor

~ ELMONT PARK, N. Y. June IT,
x Gallant Fox, with the bruised
and bandaged Earl Sande in the
saddle, answered the challenge
to their greatness today by scoring
smashing triumph in the Belmont
Stakes and capturing the three-year-old
championship Of the American turf.
This was the big test for William
Woodward's big bay son of Sir Gala
had III and Gallant Fox met 1t by run
ming the legs off Harry Payne Whit
ney's famous Whichone. the favorite, in
finish that was startingly decisive in
every respect. Made second choice To
Whichone in spite of the Woodward
combinations great record, the Fox and
Sande outSmarted and outran the star
of the Whitney stable, to win by four
good lengths in a common gallop.
Only four horses ran in the rain that
spoiled an otherwise colorful scene.
James Buffers QUESTIONABLE was
third eight lengths back of the Fox,
and w. j. Salmon's Swinfeld, fourth,
Is lengths behind the winner.
$4,000 See Triumph.
A crowd Of nearly $4,000 spectators
saw Sande ride the Fox to the colts
fourth successive triumph as three
year -old, completing a triple conquest
of the three big classics-Preakness,
Kentucky Derby and Belmont. In pre-.
vious turf history only one other thor
oughbred, Sir Barton. in 1919, has reg
istered this great achievement.
1T was easy and all had to do was
let the Fox rum" said Sande. afterward.
smiling through the bruises and band
ages he wore as the result OF an auto
accident two days ago.
In spite of the somewhat heavy going
in the rain, the Fox established new
record for the Belmont Stakes by run
ming the mile and q half in minutes
312s seconds. This surpassed the time
of 2322s set by Crusader in 1925,
when the distance was increased and
equalled the following year by Chance
Shot The time was short Of Man o.
Wars track record of 2:28Rs for the
mile and half.
To make it all the more impressive,
the Fox's victory added $4,000 to his
owners winnings and shot his total
beyond the $780, 900 mark as threat
to the big money winners of the turf
for all time. In four races this Spring
alone, Gallant Fox has won $l83,840
and the colts exact total is 1908, 730.
with his small earnings Is 2-year- old
added.
Finish Is Easy.
The Woodward colt acted as If In
suited by the S-to-S odds, for he was
impatient to be of. boiling from the
barrier and galloping an eighth OF a
mile down the track before Sande was
able to turn him. They were on
moment later, and the Fox was first to
the rail- running at the flank OF SWIM
field. QUESTIONABLE was third and
Whichone fourth, and they held these
positions in the run around the first
turn.
Galloping into the back stretch,
Sande and the Fox were in fun COM
mand QUESTIONABLE moved up to
second place in the long run that saw
the Fox experience no difficulty keeping
the lead Three or four times it seemed
that Jockey A. Robertson. on Question
naire, sought to challenge the leader.
The crowd, expecting q move from
Whichone, as the Whitney horse con-
tinued to run disappointing fourth,
finally let out a roar as the favorite
responded to Jockey Sunny Workman's
urging on the back turn. AS the small
field rounded into the home stretch,
Whichone moved easily into second
place and it looked like a real race.
The whitney colt was then q length
and half back Of the Fox, but the for
n1er's challenge was short-hved. The
Fox bounded away from the favorite,
settling the outcome in few strides
and gallopiDg past the grandstand in a
magnificent finish.