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— 1 Sy Painted Veil Continues Winning Ways lis Decidedly Best In Belmont Event Blue Larkspur Filly Two Lengths Clear in Tiptoe Purse for Third Straight NEW YORK, N. Y., May 15.— Painted Veil, a half sister of the illustrious Mate whom many experts voted the 1941 queen of the turf, decisively defeated the smartest field of fillies and mares assembled thus far in the current season, as she easily captured the Tiptoe, which was the feature of todays action at Belmont Park. Louis B. Mayers tall bay standardbearer was two lengths before the closest of her 11 rivals, Brookmeades Pomayya, at the end of this mile, in 1:38% and qualified impressively for her engagement in the Top Flight Handicap. Pomayya barely beat out W. L. Branns Maryland-bred Challomine a head, for the Place, as Proud One finished a leg-weary fourth. The Californians success was hugely popular with the lightest crowd of the young meeting. She was coupled with Belle Cane, a daughter of the great Anzac sire, Beau Pere, and was installed thev tote favorite, returning .10. It was her third consecutive conquest of the Long Island turf season. Carrying 120 and one of the high weights, the daughter of Blue Larkspur was a trailer early, as Porters Girl whirled a quarter in :23V5 and half in :462/5. At the end of six furlongs in 1:12, Westrope was let-es ting her step, however and she bowled by Proud One who was leading at the home corner to win off in a breeze. A disap-lg pointment to many was Belairs Pimlico Oaks heroine, the three-year-old Vagrancy, who is early favorite for the Coaching Club and finished steadily but obscured in the dust after being widely outrun early. Bossuet in Winning Bow The turnstile showed an attendance of 13,754, which was below the mark of earlier days at the meeting, before the gas ration-,s ing went into effect, but still exceeded the 11,611 on hand the corresponding afternoon last spring. An interesting develop-ment of the afternoon was the victory of William Woodwards juvenile, Bossuet, in a field of 22 maiden two-year-olds. Painted Veil broke from No. 7 post, about midway the pack in the gate, and maneuvered to the outside for running room as Porters Girl and Fleetborough dashed into the lead moving down the long back stretch. Settling steadily into stride while snugging along lapped on Vagrancy, Paint-p ed Veil began to improve her position ea- tering the long, sweeping stretch turn. On that bend, Porters Girl succumbed to Proud One, who opened up a scant patch of daylight. However, the Calumet fillys lead was shortlived, for Painted Veil col-■ lared her moving to the furlong mark and bowled by without the slightest hesitancy to take a commanding lead, then win on the chin strap. Proud One gave way completely the last part of it, and Pomayya and Challomine surged forward steadily to fight it out for the place far off the winner. Challomine saved all the ground, but Pomayya spotted her 11 pounds and led her by a head. Fresh Start had early speed, but quit. Barrancosas only contribution to the race was at the gate, where she was a trifle rough. Hadapolly tried to run off with Roberts going to the post and almost succeeded. — y •" ne c. iy at i. n. of of 0, 3t ig ls 5 H m " ~ j • ; , , • i i | j « t | t : i ! s I t s . 1 1 * « r p c
