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TWO STRAIGHT FO AG AT CRETE TRACK CALUMET ENTRY ONETWO IN BELMONT FEATURE QUIEN ES NEUTRALITY DOMINATE CONTESTOR CONTESTOREads Eads Guides Former to Neck Victory Over Stablemate as Favored Minnelusa Is Third ThirdNEW NEW YORK N Y June 5 Ben Jones saddled two of Whirlaways threeyearold stablemates Quien Es and Neutrality for Warren Wright in the six furlongs of the Contestor Purse at Belmont Park today and they came marching to the judges onetwo in that event the feature on a rainy after ¬ noons program Quien Es who was han ¬ dled by Wendell Eads Calumet Farms con ¬ tract rider beat his mate to the final marker by just a neck but was going much the easier of the Chicagoowned pair through the last yards A length and onehalf back of them Joe W Browns Minnelusa was an easy third before Ned Lover The lastnamed colt was a slight favorite over the Wright duo in the tote speculation with winning tickets on the entry redeemed at the rate of 650 for 2 2The The track was sloppy for the Contestor which drew a field of eight threeyearolds of no particular preventions o quality and Quien Es and Neutrality dominated the running from the drop of the flag reaching the finish in 11273 for the distance It was the second straight for the Hygro gelding who had won his last at Churchill Downs and was never unplaced in a light juvenile campaign of three starts startsThe The most untoward weather and track conditions of the waning Westchester Rac ¬ ing Association meeting prevailed for todays offday program However the vanguard of racing folk coming here to see Saturdays Belmont Stakes put in an appearance dur ¬ ing the afternoon with A B Hancock S D Riddle John G Clark Herbert Bayard Swope Walter M Jeffords Russell Fire ¬ stone and other prominent thoroughbred enthusiasts braving the cold and rain The turnstiles showed an attendance of 7860 7860BIERMAN BIERMAN OX CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE DOUBLECarroll Carroll Bierman was the riding star dur ¬ ing the afternoons earlier races with a con ¬ secutive double on Incoming and Fiery Steel the latter paying a handsome return of 6650 for 2 2The The Contestor field wasnt long in the gate and came out of there right together with Quien Es on the inside rail and Neu ¬ trality ridden by Wayne Huff breaking from the outside Neutrality cut over to the inner rail on a long angle and before the field had reached the far turn the Calu CaluContinued Continued on thirtythird page CALUMET FARM ENTRY RUNS ONETWO IN BELMONT DASH DASHContinued Continued from first page pagemet met pair were on the head end and racing side by side with Full Cry and Ned Lover in closest pursuit pursuitAround Around the turn as Full Cry moved mo mentarily the leading pair began a private duel for the leadership among themselves as if they were not representing the same interests Neutrality clung to Quien Es as they drew far in advance of the tiring Full Ciy and the others entering the stretch but try as he would and did he never could make Quicn Es quit quitThrough Through the stretch Full Cry began tir ¬ ing and Minnclusa who had been rated farther off the early pace inaugurated hia run The New Orleans colt closed stoutly the final sixteenth but still was daylight behind the first two at the line lineNed Ned Lover broke forwardly and Arcaro appeared to be snugging him along behind the pace in the run to the head of the lane There he was beginning to lose ground and he reached the finish a bad fourth without ever having taken a run at the leaders
