Evening star., 1952-08-10
Tahitian King Remains
Undefeafed With Win.
In Juvenile Race
BY the Assoeioted Press

0A1GA 1OdA SHrt1NAI0, N. =,
Aug. &C. v. Whitney'S Counter
point, acclaimed the best horse of
1851. piled up additional honorS
today when he won the 25th Whit
ney Stakes before a crowd Of
23,219, largest of the young meet
ing.
The classy but unSound four
year-old son of Count Fleet, now
staging his third comeback,
showed a return to his best form
in winning the $4,000 added race
with the greatest of ease from five
rivals. The pronounced favorite,
he paid $3.50. So. go and $3.50.
On the same program, the 50th
running of the United States Hotel
Stakes resulted in an impressive
triumph for Ben F. Whitaker's un-
defeated Tahitian King, the choice
at $4.70 straight. The $10.000t
juvenile stakes at six furlongs was
the fleet colts fourth start and his
fourth score.
Counterpart Ably Handled.
Counterpart was rated with
fine judgment by Dave German.
The chestnut colt moved along
leisurely for the first mile, but
after. leaving the head of the
stretch he swept to the front, then
coasted in with a margin of 3l2
length. 1t was the horses fourth
start of the year and his third
triumph.
The Whitney colt netted $15,800
and increased Counterpoint's total
winnings to $284,575, of which
$250,525 was amassed in 1851.
Mrs. II. P. ChriStiansen's Man
dingo. a longshot, was second,
outfinishing Greentree'S high
weighted One Hitter by length,
while Putnam Stables Combat
Boots. firing after the first seven
furlongs, was fourth, a half
length farther away. Then came
c. T. Cherney's Bryan G., which
had tried to "steal" the race, and
Lazy F Ranch's Out Point.
Track Slow.
Three Rings was scratched be-
cause the track was not fast |
enough for him. This was at
tested by the fact that Counter
point was clocked in a $3.50
2:053s for the mile and quarter.
Mandingo paid $3.50 and $40.
One Hitter paid $3.50 to show.
Under the conditions of the race,
Counterpart got in with only 123
pounds, as against 1875 for One
Hitter.
Among those who saw Counter
points splendid performance was
Ally Khan, the Moslem prince,
who arrived today ostensibly to
attend the sale of 20 yearlings |
owned by his father, the Aga |
Khan, here Wednesday. Women |
patrons rushed his clubhouse box, |
clamoring for his autograph.
Counterpart was making his
second start since recovering from
an injury suffered when beaten
in the rich Maturity at Santa
Anita in February. He returned
to action at Monmouth on July
29( winning an overnight easily.
Tahitian King Easy Winner.
The United States Stakes was
Tahitian Kings first experience
racing over turnS-he had won
his previous races on the Widner
straightaWay at Belmont, in
cluding the colt division of the
National Stallion Stakes. Ably rid
den by Ray York, he picked up a |
small field in the stretch, then
registered by length and a !
quarter in the good time of 1:124s.
Greentree Stables Tiger Skin
closed with rush through the
stretch to prove an easy second,
beating Ogden Phipps' Bassanio
by Az lengths.
Tiger Skin paid $27O and $3.50
while Bassanio returned $3.50 for
show.
Fourth was Belair Studs Game
Chance, four lengths farther way,
while Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords'
hitherto unbeaten Maabrook,
which had led to the quarter-pole.
stopped and finished last.
Tahitian King carried topweightI
of 122 pounds. Scratched was
Tahiti. stablemate of Maabrook.
A walloping daily double of
$498.90 materialized when Mr..
Blue Sky, at $3.50, scored in the
opener at $81.00. longest-priced
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