Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
Peter Pan Won
By Gallant Man
In Easy Style

NEW YORK, June d.
Willie Shoemaker remained glued
to the saddle today and Gallant
Man, who was nosed out by Iron
Liege in the Kentucky Derby q
month ago when Shoemaker, his
Jockey that day, misjudged the
finish. romped home the winner
Of the $28.150 Peter Pan Handi-
cap at Belmont Park.
This was the first start for
Gallant Man since the Derby on
May 4. There were no mishaps
this trip for the Irish-bred colt
owned by Ralph Lowe Of Mid
land. Texas. Gallant Man is
pointing for the $l00,OOO-added
Belmont Stakes June IS.
Shoemaker. who few here
early today from California to
justify trainer John Nerud's
confidence in him after the
Derby Juror. gave Gallant Man
Ia whack Of the whip about an
eighth Of q mile from home.
Needed No Urging
Gallant Man, under top weight
Of 124 pounds, showed his head
lin front Of the Cain Hoy Stables
One-Eyed King at that point
and required no further urging
as Shoe brought him home
with a hand ride 2la lengths
ahead of Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs
Promised Land.
Promised Land. who finished
fourth in the PreakneSs won by
Bold Ruler and sixth in the Jer-
Isey Stakes won by Iron Liege
last week, carried ia pounds.
Jockey Hedley Woodhouse got
him home three parts Of length
ahead of Mrs. Jules Schwartz
Nah Hiss. with 113. Nah Hiss
finished fifth in the Preakness
two weeks ago.
One-Eyed King was fourth
with the Claiborne Farms Tip
pecanoe fifth and Ogden Phipps'
Harmonizing last in the small
Ilield of 3-year-olds. All except
Tippecanoe are eligible for the
Belmont at q mile and q half.
and supplementary entries can
Ibe made at $1,000 apiece until
lfive days before the race.
Won Last at Hialeah
Gallant Man. described by
Nerud as a delicate" colt, hadn't
won q race since January 10 at
Hialeah, when he won the Hi
discus Stakes but he did it rather
easily today. His time for the,
mile and one-eighth on a fast
track was 1:482s. Counterpart
set the record Of 1:474s in the
1851 Peter Pan with only ia
pounds and then came back to
win the Belmont. In 1854. High
Gun won the Peter Pan and
followed UP with q Belmont
Stakes victory.
Gallant Man had been beaten
by a nose in his last two starts
and It was a costly business.
The two nose decisions made a
difference Of $l13.750 to Lowe.
who bought the colt from the
Aga Khan. When he lost the
Derby Lowe got $4,000 instead
of the winners share of $l07,-
$50. Two weeks before that. in
the Wood MemorialFat Jamaica.
Wheatley Stables Bold Ruler
nosed out Gallant Man-Bold
Ruler collecting $4,000 and CAL
liant Man $4,000.
Heavy FavOrite
The crowd Of 1894 tossed 1t
In heavily on Gallant Man and
he went on at 9 to 20 with no
show betting permitted. The
bay son Migoli-Majideh paid
$500 and $3.50 while Promised
Land returned 1920.
"He.never took a long breath, :"
said Shoemaker. He did every
thing ] asked him in willing
manner and won easily"
Woodhouse said Promised Land
ran real we'll but there was too
much horse in front of him"
Shoemaker. who had three
winners at Hollywood Park yes
terday. had a Belmont triple,
too-scoring with Hicks Error
($8.30) in the fifth and Attica
($l8) in the sixth. in addition
to Gallant Man in the featured
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