Show Checkers Drama I Of the Turf Opens I At Strand Today I Checkers the spectacular picture I f made by y William Fox Tox which will open a three days' days engagement at the Strand i r theatre today todar Is even better as a picture pic- pic pie pic j ture Lure than It was as a st stage ge play la Much j of the action occurs outdoors outdoors' and Director DIrector Director Di DI- I rector Richard Stanton too took too full advantage advantage advantage tage of the situation to make hi his exterior i scenes cenes not only elaborate but perfect perfect per per- In detail The story tells of a a So 80 Southern thern beauty who falls in in- inlove love with Checkers therace the therace therace race tout lIe He grooms a horse hore owned by bythe bythe bythe the girl sirl irl fora for a rich lich stakes stake and in Jn get getting ting ring the horse to the taco race track encounters encounters encounters en en- counters tremendous difficulties His Hischa cha chase chale leads from th the South to New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and through Chinatown At the thelast thelast thelast last minute just before the race is to start the jockey jocke is blinded I and the young girl rides the horse to toI I victory It is one of ot the best and most stirring pictures in every respect seen I here in some lome time The all star cast headed by Thomas J r. r Carrigan and Jeon I Acker give Ive an n nC evenly evenly balanced performance perform ance anco C |