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Valiente Earns Third Straight at Suffolk Oran Lodge Campaigner Gets Up For Decision Over Black Knave SUFFOLK DOWNS, East Boston, Mass.. May 7. — The Oran Lodge Stables plucky Valiente, New Englands hope for national recognition, in the three-year-old filly division, turned in a courageous effort to register her third consecutive victory when she prevailed in an extremely tight fit over Black Knave, owned by McCarthy and Gavegnano, in the fourth race on another wet and uncomfortable afternoon today. The smooth-running daughter of Bull Dog — Donita M., who had won her two previous starts by a total of 16 lengths, was held at slightly less than even money in the wagering and many of her supporters held their breaths while the "picture" was being judged. Patrons who backed Black Knave were certain that their choice had lasted, while members of the Valiente "club" were as equally confident that the filly "got up." Just a neck in back of the closely-locked leaders came Mrs. H. C. Wolfes well-spent Herbie G., who elected to engage in heated battle for the early lead. The Blue Hills, scheduled as the sixth race, was the most valuable purse on the card, but the appearance of Valiente drew most attention. The sprightly miss was coupled in the betting with Music Master. a well-bred son of Challedon — Theme Song, who was making his initial appearance in competition. He failed to enter contention at any time, while Valiente stepped over the six furlongs in l:133j on the "slow" strip. The early running of the fourth race found Herbie G., Gunnison and Black Knave racing closely aligned down the backstretch, while Gigi Moore was encountering some difficulty getting the favorite going in her best stride. Moore gunned the young miss nearing the half-mile pole, but she didnt respond and at that point it seemed that her victorious skein would be smashed. The three leaders, however, continued to match strides in the lead. Gunnison was the first to crack, and then Herbie G. showed signs of weakening. Valiente, however, was just beginning to run and she swept to the outside, closed a big gap and then took dead aim on Black Knave in the last sixteenth. Her task seemed virtually hopeless, and it was only in the last stride that she shoved her nose to the fore.
