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Vertigo II Up in Final Stride to Win Rosinante RosinanteNoses Noses Out Perfect Bahram at Jamaica Over Sloppy Track TrackJAMAICA JAMAICA L L N Y May 7 La Pomme Stud Farms Vertigo U came from f arrack to get up in the final stride to earn a nose decision over Maine Chance Farms Perfect Bahram in the featured Rosinante Purse at Jamaica today Belair Studs Hyblaze fin ¬ ished eight lengths farther back while Carl Staritas Broadway Joe completed the field another halfdozen lengths in the rear Vertigo II paid 510 as an almost equal choice with Perfect Bahram and ran the mile and a sixteenth in 146 over a track that resembled the Rapahanock in the rainy season Arnold Kirkland replaced the Idle Eddie Arcaro on Vertigo n and got the Job done though possibly augmenting the practice of some local heart specialists Gloomy rainy weather kept some 8000 of the regulars away from the track today with 16350 hardy souls passing through the turnstiles Broadway Joe who started only once in 1947 and has been on the sidelines with assorted ailments for more than a year went to the front at the start followed by Perfect Bahram while Hyblaze and Vertigo n were far bafck Broadway Joe led under sufferance in the run down the far side and Perfect Bahram took command rounding the far turn At that moment Vertigo n began to close ground and came into the stretch in second place and closing with a rush that suggested he would be an easy winner winnerPerfect Perfect Bahram held on gamely in the run through the soupy stretch and it took the last ounce of the combined energy of Kirkland and the Argentina gelding to earn the photo decision at the wire wireHyblaze Hyblaze appeared to dislike the sloppy footing while Broadway Joe was easedonce passed by Perfect Bahram BahramMaine Maine Chance Farms Jet Black a 26000 full brother to Double Jay scored his sec ¬ ond victory in as many starts when he took a step at the start of the Tester Purse that was fourth on the card and coasted through the slop to beat Woodvales Page Boots by two lengths Russell A Firestones Quick ¬ set the favorite finished another three lengths behind behindv Doug Dodson who had been idle the past v two days suffering from a cold returned to action on Jet Black who won much more easily than in his recent debut The time was an excellent 113 over the riverlike track The son of Balladier Broomshot paid 930 Jet Black has no stakes engage ¬ ments at Belmorit Park but gives the im ¬ pression he can beat his more highly re ¬ garded stablemates stablematesTo To paraphrase a proverb When Eddies away Teddy can play Eddie Arcaro grounded himself today suffering a sore shin with complications of muditis so Ted Atkinson rode the three first winners at Jamaica A day or so ago Atkinson was reminded that he was leading the rider at Jamaica and the Canadian replied Yes Im leading now but Eddies back Atkinson captured the first race on T V Cantwells Farf alina the favorite who paid 550 came back to bring Mrs Hannah Seidels longshot Boston Babette up with a rush to take the second number and pay 4470 then guided Mrs Joe Steinmtfns Pompeian a superior mudder to a driving victory in the third event Pompeian re I turned 880
