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Hals Gal Prevails by Neck In Close Belmont Finish Dark Venus, Shifty Mae Wind Up in Dead Heat for Place BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 12. — Woodvale Farms Hals Gal caused palpitations among her multitude of fans in the crowd of 28,990 who turned out on the pleasantest afternoon of the spring, when she charged to a neck victory over John S. Phipps Dark Venus and Mrs. Samuel Feinbergs Shifty Mae, who finished in a dead-heat for second money as the trio drove under the wire as a team. King Ranchs Handful finished a length I and a half farther back at the end of this featured Apple Knoll Purse, a ,000 dash for fillies at six furlongs. Hals Gal was a strong favorite, paying .30, and was strongly, if rather daringly, ridden by Conn McCreary. Well-played horses behaved as though they enjoyed the balmy weather in all but the fifth race, in which J. M. Jerkens Soviet scored an upset. Harry Allgaier shot Dark Venus past Sylvia Dear soon after the start of the Apple Knoll, and as that filly dropped back, Hals Gal moved into second place, followed by Miss Disco, Handful, Shifty Mae, Cuisine, Sylvia Dear, Franties Bid, Sea Weed and Duchess Argyle. Dark Venus began to draw away from Hals Gal rounding the far turn, opening up a three-length lead on the favorite, who appeared to have all she could do to dispose of Miss Disco, while Handful was close at hand and Shifty Mae was running strongly. Dark Venus came into the stretch three full lengths to the fore, but was obviously tiring and, though driving on gamely, she appeared beaten at the sixteenth pole, where the stretch -running McCreary attacked with Hals Gal and quickly put her away. Shifty Mae, who had never been far from the favorite, also closed with a rush and many in the stands thought she had taken second honors in the final stride. Handful ran a good race, but it was an even one, while Franties Bid finished well. Of the others, Sylvia Dear dropped back after her first rush in the first few yards, then came on again fairly well at the end.
