Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13
.Linle|ight Third
AsCorreIation
Finishes Fifth
Fuvorite Attempts
To Lug in Again;
Palm Tree Fourth
By ChorIes M. Eoon
Sports Editor Of The SSor

SPS'S soOos " tHo Stob
NEW YORK, June l2.-The King
Ranch's High Gun, a 3-year-old
that was often close but never
victorious in q big race until he
won the Peter Pan Handicap
last Saturday. came right back
this afternoon and captured the
seth running of the 100000
added Belmont Stakes after q
brisk stretch battle with an old
rival, c. v. Whitney's under
sized Fisherman.
High Gun. the 3-to-l second
choice in the big field of Is, had
to come from well back to nail
Fisherman inside the 18th pole
and win by a neck. Fisherman,
who earlier In the race had un.
covered few more chinks in the
armor Of Correlation, the 8-to-5
1avorlte, was a game second.
five yawning lengths ahead of
the Rancho Casita'S Limelight.
an EngliSh-bred colt that paid
more than 5 to l less than two
weeks ago after winning an al
lowance race at Delaware Park.
The Greentree Stables Palm
Tree was fourth, another three
lengths back. in one of the most
ordinary Of all Belmont stakes
fields.
Crowd Disappointing.
A disappointingly small crowd
OF 36,482 which made it's way to
Belmont Park on muggy.
cloudy afternoon bet Robert S.
Lytle's Correlation as though
many of those present hadn't
heard what happened to him in
a couple of other 100000 races
the Kentucky Derby and
PreaknesS. Maybe it was because
Eddie Arcaro had been subSti.
tuted for the suspended Willie
Shoemaker, but the California
bred opened at even money and
never was better than 8 to S. He
wound up fifth after looking like
the winner at the far turn and
Arcaro revealed later that Cor
relation had tried to lug in all
the way around Belmont's huge
mile-and-a-half track.
Eric Guerin. the little Cajun
from Marinquoin, La, who has
ridden Native Dancer in all but
one Of his 20 victories, had the
mount on today's Belmont win
ner and he seemed to have a lot
Of confidence in High Gun.
Afterward, however, Guerin
lntimated that he had been
under orders - either from
Trainer Max Hirsch or Owner
Robert j. Kleberg-not to whip
his mount. Apparently, this
worried Guerin quite a bit at
the eighth pole, when Fisherman
was still more than two lengths
in front, but spirited hand ride
got High Gun up in time despite
the best efforts of Hedley Wood
house, Fisherman's rider.
SlOweSt Time Since 1916.
High Gun ran the classic mile
and a half in 2:304s. the slowest
time for a Belmont stakes victor
since Assault won for King
Ranch in 1916 for a sweep Of
the Triple Crown races. High
Gun. son of Hehopolis-Rocket
Gun, is the fourth Belmont win
ner trained by Hirsch, the
others being Vito, Assault and
battle-ground. The King Ranch
seems to be making a habit Of
this big one every four
years. as Assaults 1916 triumph
was followed in 1850 by Middle
grounds upset of Hill Prince.
High Gun was the 5-to-2 ia.
vorite in the morning line, with
Correlation the next choice at
to l. But the Belmont patrons
saw things differently, and as a
result High Gun returned $3.50,
1920 and $3.50. Fisherman, who
s to /. Limelight, a 35-to.I
N the Peter Pan. paid $3.50 and
S4.20 after going of at about
backed in today's third race but
returned Sill to show.
The photo sign went I'D after
The finish, but there never was
any doubt that High Gun had
Won and that Guerin would have
another chance to shrill out a
Hi. Ronnie," for his little son
md millions of television viewers.
Talbot Presents Trophy.
The Belmont trophy was pre-.
sented to Owner Kleberg by
Secretary of the Air Force
Harold Talbot in the winners
circle.
While the crowds faith in
Correlation was misplaced, as it
turned out. the bettors had the
light dope on another big-name
Mrs. Liz Whitney's
9orterhouse, who was about 9
20 l today. The 1853 juvenile
n a m p 10 n. who has been
bothered by an aching back ever
iince the Pimlico Futurity last
all. was disappointing fifth
n the Peter Pan after racing
prominently until the stretch.
lie ran the same kind OF a race
,oday, winding up ninth aIter
'unning with Fisherman ana
until after the lar
urn was reached.
If it hadn't been Tor Porter
houses doubtful condition anu
;ome of Correlation's Iuggins
diosyncrasies. the field wouldn't
ave been half as large as 1t was