Evening star., 1942-06-07
Nabs 3-Yedr-0|d
Grown With His
3-Length Win
War Relief Doy Take
Apt to Contribute
$125,0 900 to Fund
BY SID FEEDER,

Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, June 6.-EquipoiSe'S
chocolate baby, stretch-running Shut
Out, put a stranglehold on the
championship of the 3-year-olds to-
day by adding the ancient Belmont
Stakes to his Kentucky Derby tri-
umph-and once more making Alsab
"holler uncle"
Topping off a Belmont Park pro-
gram from which war relief bene-
fitted by an estimated $125, 900, Ekky's
sturdy son poked his way in front a
half a mile from home and let AL
Sabath's Chicago hope chase him
all the way to the judges by three
lengths.
1t was Shut Outs second "big one"
this spring in races in which his
great daddy never had chance to
run. Equipoise took sick the eve
of his Derby in 1881 and never ran
for the big money in the blue grass
classic or Belmont's mile-and-a-half
grind of which today's was the 74th
running. He died more than year
ago, and this spring his last son
went out to represent the old man.
Copies AlSab's Style.
He did 1t smartly in the Derby.
And he had even more fun today
under a smashing, heady ride by
wise Eddie Arcaro, because Asab
was a 2-to-5 shot in this one and
all but a few of the crowd of 29,8l2
customers figured THE Sab" had
it at his mercy.
But Shut Out and Arcaro not
only won-they did it Alsab's way.
They stayed far back with Sabaths
pride and joy through the first three
quarters of a mile. When Alsab
started to move up. they went right
along. At the mile mark Arcaro
got Ekky's kid on top and holding
Alsab safe all the way, just romped
in by open daylight.
A S9-to-S2 shot, Mrs. Payne
Whitney's colt was caught In the
good time of 2:29Hs, only four-fifths
off the track record, in picking up
s44 $40 pay check for this third
"iewel" of the triple crown. ana
with his Derby salary" Shut Out
boosted his bankroll for a year ana
a half of racing to $136,19
Big Help to Relief Funds.
Although the crowd was slightly
under the hoped for turnout, the
tracks proceeds from the betting
handle Of nearly $4,000, 900. plus the
"breakage," admission fees and all
other intake and minus only purses
to horsemen, made it appear the
war effort would benefit consider
ably.
State Racing Commission Chair
man Herbert Bayard Swope esti-
mated Army and Navy relief ana
the United Service Organization
would get SIPS 900 out of it. Since
nearby Jamaica race track had
pledged to match BelmontS con-
tribution, it looked quite "punole:
Except for Alsab and Shut OUT
anv resemblance between the others
in the Belmont field and top -hlght
stake horses was purely colncldental.
J. M. Roebling's Lochinvar came up
third, five lengths back OF Alsab
and eight in front Of William Wood
wards Trierarch. The latter was
trailed home by Walter Chryslers
Families, H. L. Lunger's Half Crown
and Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Top
Milk.
"Soft Touch" Arcaro Says.
For Arcaro 1t was his second
straight Belmont victory-he piloted
Whirlaway last year-and marked
his revenge" for having been more
or less touted to ride Devil Diver,
the other half Of Mrs. Whitney's
one-two punch, in the Derby and
Preakness. He had liked Shut Out
throughout last year, but switched
over this spring, and he finished
far back of Shut Out in the Derby
and almost out of sight behind
Alsab in the PreakneSS.
This was soft touch today" he
said afterward. Trainer (John)
Gaver told me to move when Alsab
did. did and I never was worried"