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War Trophy Scores in Seasonal Debut Safe Reward Next To Riddle Gelding Drives to Length Accounting In Belmonts Race King as Fox Brownie Winds Up Last BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 19.— Glen Riddle Farms War Trophy drove up along the inside rail in the featured race King Purse, at Belmont today, to score by a length over Norman W. Churchs Safe Reward, who led Louis Rabinowitz Speeding Home another length and a half at the end of the six furlongs. A. C. Ernsts Aladear was a distant fourth in the field of seven while Joe W. Browns Fox Brownie, the favorite on whom approximately 25,000 was invested across the board, finished last. Don MacAndrew rode War Trophy, who paid .60 and was timed in 1:11% in his first start of 1947. Ideal weather and a fair Monday program attracted a crowd of 26,851 to the Westchester Racing Association track. The form players among them had little but the weather to enjoy, however, as not a favorite scored in the first six races, with Edgar Horns Bar Ship, winner of the hurdle event at .60 paying the shortest price of the half-dozen. The track, which was good for the early races, became fast during the afternoon under the influence of the bright sun and cooling breeze. Riding honors were scattered. Basil James sent Speeding Home to the front at the start of the Race King and soon opened up a length lead over Safe Reward, who was several lengths before War Trophy as they sped toward the far turn. Fox Brownie was a distant fourth at this stage, before Quick Reward, Sweet Caprice and Aladear. Aladear Makes Faint Bid Speeding Home continued to lead around the sweeping curve to the stretch, but was beginning to shorten stride, and Safe Reward drew up to take command entering the home lane, as War Trophy was closing fast along the rail. Aladear made a faint bid on the final bend, while Fox Brownie dropped out of contention, along with Quick Reward. Sweet Caprice, who had been racing under her own courage in the rear ranks, gained some ground on the turn. Safe Reward put Speeding Home away entering the stretch, but was no match for War Trophy, who stormed by on the inside as the leaders went wide. Though tiring badly, Speeding Home was never menaced by Aladear, who finished just a head before Sweet Caprice. A field of 16 maiden colts and geldings came on the track for the juvenile dash preceding the feature, with several fashionably-bred youngsters in the band. The winner was John C. Clarks Vortex, a chestnut son of Whirlaway— Pretty Pat, who outfinished Norman W. Churchs Royal Chance to score by three parts of a length. Edward Laskers Myrmidon was a close third before Maine Chance Farms Striker Pilot, who reached the front at the eighth pole, then faltered abruptly. C. V. Whitneys Ready Jack, full brother to Phalanx, showed even less than he did in his dismal debut, but several of the babes in this dash probably will improve sharply. Paul Glide-well guided Vortex down the extreme outside, and the colt paid 1.40 after running the five furlongs in :58.
