Evening star., 1952-09-28
Tahitian King Second
In Brilliant Race;
Guerin On Winner
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-Native
Dancer, Alfred Vanderbilt's Gray
Ghost" drove a final clincher into
the 1852 two-year-old racing
championship today as he ran
away from nine rivals to win the
$107.545 Belmont Futurity. equal
ing the world record held for IA
years by Porter's Mite.
The speedy son of Polynesian-
Geisha by Discovery. never far of
the early pace. took command
about 200 yards from the finish
and blaZed under the wire in
1:1425 seconds for the 61a fur
longs.
1t was an $82.845 ride turned
in by Jockey Eric Guerin, as Ma
tive Dancer-unbeaten now in
eight starts-hit the finish more
than two lengths ahead of Ben
Whitaker's Tahitian King. an
other son of Polynesian, one of
the worlds great speedsters in
Al1o IdCIuS OdyS.
Others Finish Far Back.
1t was four more lengths back
to the Cain Hoy Stables Dark
Star, while George D. Widener's
Platan was another three lengths
back in fourth spot.
Native Dancer was the heavy
favorite off his brilliant stakes
record, and those in the crowd
of 40,556 who wanted sure thing
got back $2.70. $3.50 and $3.50
across the board.
Tahitian King, second choice
under Eddie Arcaro. paid $3.50
and $3.50, and Dark Star, go
ing as an entry with Cain Hoy's
Count Cain, paid $3.50 to show.
Guerin, who rode the Inflated
Blue Peter to a Futurity triumph
in 1948, said, "Today's was Ma
tive Dancers best race. Without
that wind, he would have broken |
all records. I got a little bit
scared when Tahitian King made
his bid and got in front of us.
When he went through those
horses he took off"
Little Request Early Leader.
Ruth Palmisano's Little Re-
quest, a California invader. took
the lead at the start of the race
down the Widener straight away
and stayed there more than half
the way before whiting. Then
Tihitian King got in front for
about an eighth of a mile. as
Guerin bided his time not more
than four lengths back Of the
leaders.
Then the Vanderbilt colt, which
may become the first gray horse |
ever to win the Kentucky Derby,
poured it on and that was it.
Arcaro said he wished the race
"had been six furlongs, because I
thought I had it won until that
gray horse smothered U.S."
The race was worth $82, 2,845 to
Vanderbilt and shot his colts
total to $191,97O. Other stakes
won by Native Dancer were the
Hopeful, Grand Union Hotel,
Saratoga Special, Flash and
Youthful.
The record Native Dancer
equalled was set by Porter's Mite
on September IT, 1888, at Belmont,
about a week before he won the
Futurity.
Gus Rings Horse Wins.
Nearly everybody took turns on
the front end at one time or an
other in the secondary attraction.
the $34,800 Manhattan Handicap,
once around Belmont's big mile
half oval, but the one on
top at the finish was Gustave
Rings long shot, Lone Eagle.
Lone Eagle, ridden by Con Err
rico, finished 312 lengths ahead
of the Putnam Stables Combat
Boots, with Greentree's One Hit
ter, winner of the 1850 Manhattan,
third.
George Widener's Battlefield.
the favorite, fought for the lead
about three quarters of mile
with Lone Eagle, then folded near
the top of the stretch and finished
seventh in a field of eight.
Lone Eagle paid $3.50, $8.40
and $4.60, and earned $23,950. He
was coupled in the wagering with
Mrs. II. P. Christiansen's Man