Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-08
Covon Wins Belmont by s Lengths
As Tim Tam Finishes Lame Second
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year that a foreign-bred g.
year-old has run away with
the rich Belmont after taking
the Peter Pan Handicap the
week before. Gallant Man die
1t last year and thereby pre-
cipitated an argument as &c
whether he was fish OF
English bred. Later it was de-
cided that he was foaled in
England but reared in Ireland
So Cavan becomes the first
Irish colt ever to win this
classic. which was first run in
1867.
Cavan's time today was ar
ordinary 1905, more thar
three seconds slower than the
record-breaking 2;263s turned
in by Gallant Man a year ago
But it was good enough to carr
$73,440 for owner O'Connell.
Cavan went into the Belmont
a fresh. fit colt, for it was only
the ninth race of his career and
his fifth victory. Less thar
two months ago at Laurel. he
made his first 1858 start, win
ming a six-furlong allowance
race under Jockey Howard
Grant on April IL. Cavan beat
the likes of Tuscanaway and
Lady Jonage that afternoon
but it is doubtful that any OF
those who collected a $9.4C
mutuel could have toreseen q
Belmont Stakes triumph for the
colt,
Well-Backed Second
Cavan subsequently won a
mile-and-a sixteenth race al
Garden State, but then lost
prestige by finishing fifth in
the Jersey Stakes. behind Lin
coin Road, Talent Show and
LII Fella. He regained much OF
that prestige by his come
from behind victory in the
Peter Pan. with the result that
he was a Well-backed second
choice today at a little under
5 to /.
In the mutuels, Cavan's re-
turn was $11.80, So. 40 and $2.10
Tim Tam paid $2.l0 and $40
and Flamingo also was $2.10 to
show. All that $2.10 stuff-at
the New York tracks the min
imum payof is five cents on
the dollar-Was occasioned by
the way the big bettorS went
overheard on Tim Tam. There
was a minus show'pool of S.
O30.40 as result of this. OF
the $102,2 85 in the show pool
$77,362 was wagered on the
Calumet colt.
Unhappy Valenzuela
The most unhappy person
at spacious Belmont this COO
but sunny afternoon was 23-
year-old Milo" ValenZuela
who had so much more enjoy
able experiences in riding Tin
Tam at Churchill Downs ana
Pimlico. Valenzuelas big dis
appointment climaxed a week
or more of anxiety in which
he didn't know whether he OF
Bill Hartack would ride the
Calumet ace.
Everything was going alone
fine" ValenZuela said after the
race, until the quarter pole
when asked him to move W
to that other horse. He started
up and then started to veel
out. Then he fiattened out COM
pletely and when l got him
pulled up on the turn he wa:
sore"
Perhaps the outstanding fea'
ture of the race as 1t was ruT
was the way Anderson on Caviar
and Valenzuela on Tim Tan
kept watching each other. u
the complete exclusion of TIT
other six starters. Throughout
the IL furlongs, Cavan moved
when Tim Tam moved-anC
vice versa,
Anderson Explains
Anderson's post-race quotes
explained this.
Mr.. Barry told me we haC
Just one horse to beat" Pett
said. HE said. Stay with hin
and don't let him get ava!
from you That's what 1 asked
the horse to do and he die
even more"
This was the first Belmon
Stakes winner for Anderson
who finished third on Lamp
lighter three years ago. wheI
Nashua won by nine lengths
Pete who has been riding will
$3.50 success for more than II
years. rode his first winner a
Keeneland in l948. He i
known to his fellow riders a
THE Hook" perhaps becaus'
Of his way of walking.
There was nothing wron!
with his riding at any stag
today and he looked par
ticularly good as he brough
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