Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-06
English Horse
Wins S115,9OO
Samantha Cap
St. Vincent Beots
Out Determine and
Gigantic in Stretch
Rv tha Associnfsd Pres,

BY the Associated Press
ARCADIA, Calf, Mar. S.
English-bred st. Vincent. in a
rousing battle down the stretch
with game little Determine and
Gigantic, swept to victory today
in the $115.900 San Juan Capt.
strand Handicap.
Andrew ~Crevolin's Determine.
carrying high weight of 1875
pounds, fought it out in a thrill
ing finish to take second place,
and lust back in third was Joe
w. Browns Gigantic.
st. Vincent, striking for his
second major stakes victory of
the waning season here. is owned
by George Gardiner and the AL
berta Ranches of Canada, and
was ridden by the veteran of the
saddle. Johnny Longden.
Racing before $4,000 fans.
largest at Santa Anita park in
two years, the 4-year-old chest
nut colt. the betting favorite.
flashed under the wire by a half
length in the long, hard run over
the Canine Real grass course.
New Track Record.
The time for the mile and al
most three quarters was 2.46A,
a new track record for the grind.
st. Vincent, who whipped most
of these same horses in the
Washington Birthday Handicap,
paid $7.20, $3.50 and $3.50; De-
termine returned $4.70 and 81,
and Gigantic $40.
st. Vincent, carrying 123
pounds as the third high weight
in the field of 13. was ridden just
off the pace as Longden rode on
to win his ninth stakes victory
of the meeting.
Louis B. Mayors Alidon was
fourth while the we'll regarded
King Ranch's Rejected was never
a factor, and like such other
hopes, Poona II of the Helbush
Farm, ran out of the money.
St. Vincent Made Choice.
Poona II was installed as the
betting favorite on the morning
line but when the vast crowd
began to pour the money through
the pari-mutuals, it was St. Vim
cent as the betting choice. .
The start was nice. and as the
pack left the starting gate, il
seemed to merely drift down the
curving, sloping course to the
main track level.
Willie Shoemaker, who booted
Poona II home to win the rich
Santa Anita Handicap, and with
eyes set on today's top prize OIL
$4,000. sent the Irish Colt into
an early lead.
Ray York on Determine
promptly accepted the challenge
and the two ran head and head
onto the main track and on
around and down the back
stretch.
Roy Lumm Moves Up.
Jockey Roy Lumm, who scored
a gaint killing upset with Gil
gantic in the San Antonio handi-
cap, presently moved up to throw
a scare into the leaders.
Then Poona II, reputed not to
like weight of more than 100
pounds-he had 1872 today
began to fade from the fight
and Longden Immediately bar
relied up with his English colt.
Then came the three-way bat
tie down the stretch.
In the windup, the trio charged
under the wire. From the finish
line it appeared that ST. Vim
cents margin was far less than
the official chart call of half q
length.
1t was quite a day for the Eng
lish. st. Vincent is the son OF
Ocean Swell and winner of two
good stakes in his native land.
Longden was born in England
and carrying out the Longder
family theme, st. Vincent il
trained by Johnny's son Vance
Irish Horse Finishes Last.
Paddy McGrath's Arctic Way
who was flown here from Ire.
land last Wednesday and got il
one gallop and one hard drill
before today's grind. ran towarc
the middle of the group in the
early stages but soon fell bach
and finished last.
Behind the first four, in order
were Great Captain, Rejected
Ole Travis, Nearque II, Salmon
Peter. ImpulSivo, Poona II, Tit
Driller and Arctic Way.
II was in switch around tn,
back side. I couldn't go any.
where" Longden said as HI
posed in the winners circle
But he's a game little horse.
(See SANTA ANITA, Page C-5.