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Jockey R J Martin s Astride First Triple of Garden Sf ate Park Meeting DrVes Jupiter Light Home Nose Ahead of Bellwether In Best Event on Program ProgramGARDEN GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 3 Robert J Martin capable Balti ¬ more jockey was the shining light of a rainy dreary afternoon at Garden State Park today when he piloted three of his mounts to victory during the early part of the program registering his third in the mile and onesixteenth fifth arid featured number when he drove J U Grattons Jupiter Light to a nose decision over Hanna Brothers Bellwether Third posi ¬ tion two lengths farther back in the small ¬ ish group went to the favored Arctos from the stable of William G Helis Green Bowler and Islam Prince completed the field in the named order and the time for the event was 147 over a sloppy track A winning ticket was worth 1560 1560Martin Martin became the first rider at the meeting to Jiang up a triple and by so doing forged in front in the race for leading jockey honors Jupiter Light was his fourteenth successful mount His nearest rival is Merritt A Buxton who scored with his thirteenth attempt today when he was astride Hal Price Headleys Loriot in the sixfurlong fourth number numberJupiter Jupiter Light set the pace from shortly after the start Although the daughter of Sweeping Light Joeno was able to draw away from her adversaries during the first seven furlongs the mare had to be put to strong urging in the run through the home stretch to account for her first triumph in more than two years yearsThe The sloppy footing this afternoon was evidently to Jupiter Lights liking for she merely romped before the field during the early stages of the test Her triumph was aided somewhat by the fact that in drift ¬ ing out through the stretch she forced Bel wether to lose ground and this might have been the contributing factor to the latters defeat The wellsupported Arctos failed to extend himself himselfForm Form players in the crowd of 9500 got away to a good start when the even money hazard Valdina Clown moved from off the pace in the sixfurlong first race to coast to a threelengths victory The son of Os culator Circus Day gave jockey Martin his first winner of the afternoon Time for the run was 113 Runnerup honors were garnered by Christabel the pace ¬ maker until collared and overhauled by the winner Perfect Charge was third two and a half lengths behind the runnerup
