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Chicago Heights Purse to Clarksville Boojiana Never Headed in Top Flight MarKell Second To Whitney Filly FillyCalumet Calumet Mare Spotting Victress Twenty Pounds Finds Task Too Exacting ExactingELMONT ELMONT L I N Y June 1 Col C V Whitneys Boojiana announced that she may have something to say about the filly championship of 1944 when she took the track at the start of the 10000 Top Flight Handicap at Belmont Park today led all way in that mile and a sixteenth classic and turned back Calumet Farms Mar Kell by threequarters of a length Wool ford Farms gray mare Silvestra was an ¬ other threelengths back in third place a halflength before George D Wideners Stefanita The winner paid 2940 and was clocked in the excellent time of 143 Threatening weather kept the attend ¬ ance down to a mere 18056 which would have been a good Saturday crowd a few years ago but the faithful were rewarded with excellent racing Tommy May and Ted Atkinson were the riding stars of the afternoon the former winning both juve ¬ nile races with the favorites Center Stage and Guam while The Whipping Kid scored with the outsiders Sea Frolic and Boojiana BoojianaJohns Johns Dear Pegs Pace PaceJohns Johns Dear was first to go in puisuit of Boojiana as the Top Flight field left the gate with Good Morning close behind and a half length before Whirlabout Star Copy was close up as they were running down the backstretch and was among the first group Silvestra headed the second group after a gap of four lengths with Stefan ita MarKell Moon Maiden and Anthe mion trailing in that order orderRounding Rounding the far turn Boojiana was three lengths in the clear and running freely under Ted Atkinson while Star Copy was level with Good Morning and Whirl ¬ about was still fourth Stefanita was a close fifth before MarKell Midway of the long curve for home Star Copy called it a day and as the latter dropped back she appeared to bother Silvestra who was making a strong run and had to pull up dropping back to last place At the same time Anthemion made a powerful bid and entered the stretch in second place day ¬ light behind Boojiana and a head before beforeContinued Continued on Page Three Boojiana Outruns Top Flight Rivals RivalsDefeats Defeats MarKell While in Receipt of Poundage From Caiumet Mare at Belmont BelmontContinued Continued from Page One OneGood Good Morning who was on even terms with MarKell while Whirlabout was only a neck back of the favorite favoriteAs As the field straightened away for the long run home Boojiana was still com ¬ fortably in front and McCreary drove hard in pursuit aboard MarKell but the Calu ¬ met mare was not up to giving 20 pounds and making up some three lengths Sil vestra who had been in seventh place at the head of the home lane closed power ¬ fully to outfinish Stefanita for third money Whirlabout best at front running was frequently in close quarters Anthe mion flattened out badly in the drive after having looked as a possible threat at the final bend bendBoojiana Boojiana earned 8165 plus 300 pre ¬ mium to her ownerbreeder She had won five of her 10 races last year and though beaten in the mud for her seasonal debut now becomes a formidable factor in her division She was receiving four pounds from Whirlabout the only other three yearold of any prominence in the Top Flight but gave that filly a decisive trouncing fully as convincing as that ad ¬ ministered by Twilight Tear in the Acorn Stakes here hereAnother Another Winner for Howard HowardCharles Charles S Howard who won his first race of the Metropolitan season with the surprising Porters Cap yesterday came back today to capture the fourth race with Sea Frolic a daughter of his onetime moneywinning champion Seabiscuit Sea Frolic challenged Jaquita for the lead shortly after the start took the lead on the inside going around the bend in this sixfurlong test and drew away in the stretch to score by a length H A Luros Coat of Arms was third a length and one half back of the runnerup and a neck be fore B F Spachs Sun Flame The favored Pompagle was far back in the early run ¬ ning and finished a distant sixth Sea Frolic paid 1630 and was timed in lllJ5 which is a big race raceP P A B Widener n won and lost the opening race when his filly Center Stage led throughput the four and onehalf fur ¬ longs dash down the Widener chute stand ¬ ing off challenges by Wemite and Reas Agent to beat the latter a head with We ¬ mite finishing third After the race George D Wideners trainer led the daughter of Bull Dog Stage Sister away the Belmont Park president having claimed her for 3400 Center Stage was timed in a mod ¬ erate 53 and paid 730 730Louis Louis B Mayers colors registered a pop ¬ ular double when his Kings Abbey came from behind in the stretch to win the Jerico Handicap 4500 secondary feature at seven furlongs His Guam won the fifth race H L Straus New Moon held on courageously to be second a length and a quarter back after getting the lead at the stretch turn while Jack S L who had been forcing Ariel Lads pace took third honors two lengths before that gelding and the same margin back of New Moon Kings Abbey was timed a nimble 123 and paid 480 His race today intimates that he may be a serious threat in handicaps at a mile or slightly more for he was full of run when jockey Ferril Zufelt set him down to run at the eighth pole
