Evening star., 1951-06-17


pound pull in weight from Battlefield
Each carrying specified 1875 pounds but Counterpart
proved he didn't have to ask for weight The Count
FleetJabot took off again $50 yards from the finish to win
by four lengths.
1T WAS SMASHING PERFORMANCE and, if it didn't
clear the 3yearold championship picture
have caused Fleet standing at stoner Creek
Paris Ky to out his chest For only here but at
Delaware Park Count Fleet osprngs were winning the big
Down the pike at Delaware Kiss Me Just
the Delaware Oaks when the nnehorse Belmont Field
parading to the post
patrons 25 strong had stopped admiring Beautiful
Belmont flowers andscaping enough wager up
ward of half million dollars the But they didn't
too strong for Counterpart Notwithstanding the
Whitneys colt paired entry with Mameluke, giving
betors twofo-one chance and the superstous chance
to recall that field horse that Kentucky Derby
they allowed Counterpart to go off at 5-to-1.
This, of course in Difference "a Battlefield and
Eddie Arcaro and O Count Turf the Derby winner who
gas today mile It was mistake Counterpont
colt who broke bone in his foot yearlng pounds
the best to-day
THERE WAS COMEBACK TWIST to todays Belmont, too
when David German rode the colt engaging
only the 18th of his when underground
this Oldest of all the triple events
the wire ahead of all riders
Except that last year German who had ridden Middle
ground to victory 2yearold in such the Hopeful
baooned to 142 pounds and oensby finished with
riding serving apprentice patrol judge in the
little steel reviewing stand the finish shortly
after received his diploma and became fulfedged patrol
judge
Sure enough it worked of coffee for breakfast the
for lunch and German got down riding again and
iauncned comeback Today he capped it could
that far it's been year coebacks when Conn
McCreary the Derby astrde Count Turf
out of limbo Like German but of an inexplcabe
slump, McCreary also had retired" a rider.
UNTIL SHE WAS SCRATCHED, there was good deal of
sentiment for How the y who Kentucky Amer-
can Coaching Club Oaks Her owner Deman appar-
emily going to defy allow How to become the
ht y to be Belmont starter since 1892 when Laughing
Queen next to last.
Only two es Ruthless the first Belmont in 1867 and
the great Tanya in 1905 had Westcheser
Racing Association likes call he champion but
there was evidence that How would go unsupported by
patrons. First she had major stakes distinction
winch mad escaped the colts and secondly
mile and eghhs distance none of the others
had run in competition
But 1t developed that Mr.. Delman manufacturer of
womens footwear only foong. scratched his fly
with the explanation that big horses had been
scared out and he wasn't going to buck nine on fast
track
"DEIMAN HAD HOPED 1t would up mud" explained
Pat OBrlen OF the New York Racing Association whom the
shoe obviously had conded he wanted scratched
was Battlefield Battlefield had been declared out Delran
would have tried to Arcaro ride and he'd have
put in How" /
How's absence not unregretted by the crowd Al
o'clock when the opening were flashed on the board
the nf1ed the public address system announced "No How
mas oeen scratched murmur curously like moan went
up from the crowd of Al 253
But perhaps Mr. Deman was saving himself $1,000 which
is the amount which must be posted entry walks into thu
starting gate Tt wasn't the Belmont ever run (aca,
1t was the h but possibly could been run faster thar
229 mad not the riders been cautious mile the t
o. Count TURF the leader by half length was only 1889 but
that last half mile of terrific.
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