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EQUIPET NOT EXTENDED WINNING BELMONT TEST TESTBreckinridge Breckinridge Long Racer Five Lengths on Top in Polonaise Purse Small Time RunnerUp RunnerUpNEW NEW YORK N Y May 29 Equipet flew he crimson and gold banner of Brecken ridge Long former Ambassador to Italy to an easy and impressive score in the Polo nais Purse fivefurlong feature for juvenile lilies at Belmont Park this afternoon uperto Donoso the South American rider had he mount on this homebred daughter of Equipoise and brought her off a busy early pace in the stretch to win by five engths at the direct expense of H L Straus Small Time who like the winner has per f ned in stake events Small Time was driven out to the utmost of her capacity by Don Meade to whip Mrs Louis Lazares War Melody just a head for the place while Vlarval and Great Hurry brought up the rear in a light field of five accepting for this test over the new juvenile course courseThe The Polonaise was run in 59 just four fifths of a second behind Sun Agains track standard Equipet was favorite with the crowd and returned 420 for 2 The racing strip was fast after having been off early in the afternoon afternoonThe The skies cleared early in the day but a Drisk chill wind whipped down the stretch throughout the afternoon The gathering marked a new low for the meeting being just one customer short of 10000 Favorite players were enjoying a field day through the first six of the eight events with four of their selections registering Jockey Conn McCreary leading rider of the year thus far was riding his 100th winner when boot ¬ ing Zite to victory in the third event eventSUICIDAL SUICIDAL RACE DUEL DUELSmall Small Time and War Melody ridden re ¬ spectively by Meade and Ryan engaged in a suicidal pace duel over the early fur ¬ longs of the feature They came out of the gate head and head and ran that way the entire distance In the run to the top of the stretch they were out several lengths in front of Equipet with Donoso making no effort to go to them until entering the home lane laneMeade Meade and Ryan refused to take back and straightening for the run home their mounts began to shorten stride and Donoso cracked down with Equipet who moved to them with a rush on the outside about the three sixteenths mark and was drawing off through the last furlong to win by a long patch of daylight Small Time bumped War Melody midway the stretch and then beat her inches for the place Marval was always outrun while Great Hurry retired after a brief flash of speed leaving the gate gateGustav Gustav Rings Greeny chalked up her third straight purse as she nped over the six furlongs in 112 to whip seven other 2500 sprinters in the fifth event Darrell Madden had the mount and Greeny was a length and a half in front of John L Sulli ¬ vans Wisbech as she reached the finish while the runnerup in turn was a pair of lengths before F J Buchanans Gallant Stroke StrokeMillfang Millfang was heavily backed here but the suregoing Greeny had some support herself and paid her following 720 for 2 2Greeny Greeny broke well but was taken under a slight restraint and maintained a forward position on the outside as Millfang disposed of Last Frontier in the dash to the turn Millfang no sooner had taken command than Gallant Stroke took him by the head and carried him around the elbow into the stretch at such a rate that he was through before reaching the eighth pole poleNearing Nearing that marker Madden asked Greeny for her best and she put Gallant Stroke away in a short brush moving off at the line
