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TRIUMPHS PRFAKNFSSImUlilI IN PRFAKNFSS ImUlilI ilu 111 1 lYLmYliLJJ Duplicates Feat of Sire Gallant Fox in His Double Victory Runs Away From Firethorn Psychic Bid and Mantagna Mantagnato to Score by Six Lengths Before a Tremendous Tremendousand and Notable Crowd BALTIMORE Md May 11 Omaha gallant son of a gallant sire the redoubtable Gallant Fox easily crowned his Kentucky Derby triumph with a cantering victory in the fortyfifth Preakness Stakes before the largest crowd in Maryland racing history at the old Hilltop course of the Maryland Jockey Club here this afternoon As the long legged son of Gallant Fox and Flambino swept past the judges at the end of the mile and threesixteenths he was six lengths in front of Walter M Jeffords Firethorn with the Brookmeade Stable s Psychic Bid a like distance back of the place in third position Then followed in order Maemere Farms Mantagna Mrs W M Jeffords Common ¬ wealth Mrs C S Bromleys Brannon Calu ¬ mets Nellie Flag and E R Bradleys Box thorn thornBut But there was only one horse today That was Omaha that the huge crowd came to honor and the Bullet of Belair displayed his speed and quality in regal manner He earned for his owner William Woodward chairman of The Jockey Club the prize of 25325 which raised his total earnings in two years of campaigning to 70450 The victor was an oddson favorite in the field He romped over the mile and three sixteenths in the excellent time of 15873 twofifths of a second slower than the track record and onefifth slower than the Preak ¬ ness record established by High Quest in i winning last year yearCROWD CROWD OF 40000 40000Omaha Omaha triumphed to the accompaniment of a rolling ovation from 40000 thrill strained throats the tribute of perhaps the largest crowd ever to witness the running of Marylands greatest race Hours before race time every available seat was taken in j the grandstand and during the running of j the race the aisles and lawns were jammed with tiptoeing humanity The crowd over I j flowed into the infield moving in great rest ¬ less groups as though trying to follow the driving field around the encircling white rails railsWith With a sound back ground of sporadic cheering and the strains of Maryland My Maryland Gov Harry N Nice presented the venerable Woodlawn Vase to William Woodward He congratulated trainer James I Fitzsimmons and jockey Willie Saunders SaundersHe He is a worthy son of a worthy sire j commented Mr Woodward He never gave us a moments anxiety added trainer Fitz ¬ simmons grinnedOmaha Jockey Saunders just grinned Omaha was the first son of a Preakness winner to write his name upon illustrious scroll As his sire before him he has won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and will now seek the triple crown by win ¬ ning didIn the Bclmont Stakes as Gallant Fox did In addition to Omaha md Gallant Fox Sir Barton and Burgoo King are the only others to win both the Derby and the Preak ¬ ness Sir Barton being also a triple crown victor victorSAUNDERS SAUNDERS COOL RIDS RIDSWillie Willie Saunders lackadaisical in repose but cool and daring in action rode Omaha with superb confidence From a fast start he took back his mount to steady him in stride in the run through the front stretch He seemed willing to take Omaha to the outside rail if necessary to find racing room It wasnt necessary Omaha found plenty of room for his long sweeping stride in sixth place and under restraint was eased around the first turn turnBrannon Brannon had been rushed out into a three length lead an advantage maintained under sufferance When Saunders straightened out Omaha in the back stretch he sent the Belair colt surging up on the outside mow ¬ ing down the opposing horses and challeng ¬ ing Brannon at the halfmile post Once postOnce in the front stretch Saunders mo ¬ mentarily asked the Belair colt for his best and the son of Gallant Fox spurted out into a six length lead At the end ha was again under restraint swinging along in long un ¬ hurried strides stridesFirethorn Firethorn always a sluggish beginner was allowed to race far back for six fur ¬ longs and then allowed to improve his posi Coritinued on thirtysecond pnge OMAHA EASILY TRIUMPHS IN PREAKNESS STAKES Continued from first page tion The Sun Briar colt was under the whip from the three furlongs post but though he established himself best of the others he was unable to threaten Omaha OmahaPsychic Psychic Bid raced evenly He attended Brannons early pace and held on well at the end Mantagna was never a threat and Commonwealth was unable to improve his position until tired horses began to drop back in the final quarter Brannon was done after six furlongs furlongsBreckenridge Breckenridge Longs Legume was retired early from the list of eleven entrants Train ¬ er William Hurley withdrew Bloodroot and pinned the Bradley hopes to Boxthorn about midmorning and at noon W A Jones with ¬ drew Furfiber This field of eight promised a truly run race arid it was that There was virtually no interference although Saunders had to take back quickly vith Omaha after the start to avoid being pinched off by Boxthorn and Psychic Bid BidNellie Nellie Flag chief hope of the West had no excuses She began alertly but when called upon tired badly and raced in sev ¬ enth furlongsMrs place in the final three furlongs Mrs Silas B Masons Sun Portland the favorite easily graduated from the maiden ranks when he set all his own pace over the mile and seventy yards of the first race for threeyearold nonwinners The Sun Briar colt finished six lengths in the van under Sonny Workmans steady hand ride rideDark Dark Zeni closed considerable ground from the halfmile pole but had to be content with the place four lengths in advance of Be Shy The latter was slow to find her stride but overhauled tired horses through the final quarter mile mileJumping Jumping steadily and showing superior speed on the flat L H Drennans Curtain Call defeated six other jumpers in the Penn Athletic Club Steeplechase named for the well known Philadelphia organization Old Bachelor the oddson favorite was a labor ¬ ing second fifteen lengths back of the win ¬ ner and twelve lengths in advance of Swansea SwanseaOld Old Bachelor set a brisk pace until he made a faulty landing at the second the water jump Then Curtain Call took com ¬ mand and was never in danger thereafter Madame Ward fell at the third fence and Starborn fell at the fifth fence but the riders were not injured injuredMrs Mrs W W Vaughans Brillfalon cleverly ridden by Carl Hanford was an easy winner of the first division of the mile and a six ¬ teenth Boykin Purse Drastic Delight a rank outsider was second four lengths back of the winner while Post Brigade saved the show award from Mintana the early leader leaderMrs Mrs J M Blacks lightly regarded Cani mar accounted for the second division of the Boykin Purse The threeyearold son of Bucellas trailed the others for three furlongs and then moved up fast taking command inside the sixteenth post and finishing three quarters of a length in advance of Ortho prism which set the early pace Tristrap was a tiring third Stepbrother was left at the post refusing to break with the others othersJay Jay Hartmans My Colin scored an easy victory over six other twoyearolds of the better grade in the four and onehalf fur ¬ longs Gun Powder Purse The last of the get of unbeaten Colin came from behind a brisk early pace set by the rapid breaking Swash ¬ buckler to take command at the threesix ¬ teenths post At the end the Colin gelding was just galloping with a five lengths ad ¬ vantage His time was fast 23 47 54 54Swashbuckler Swashbuckler heralded by brilliant trials showed a flash of speed for a half mile but was no match for the winner when the real issue came The Vanderbilt entry of Springlock and Gilt finished third and fourth respectively Neither were serious contenders at any stage stageMortimer Mortimer Mahoney director of mutuels reported that 55110 a worlds record was played on the Daily Double here Satur ¬ day This is approximately 20000 more than was turned over in this combination on the first Saturday of the recent Bowie meeting meetingThe The Daily Double winning combination Sun Portland in the first and Brillfallon in the third paid 4020
