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Bovard Takes Survivor With Ease 4 Late Breeze Registers at Churchill Mount Marcy Runs Second at Pimlico PimlicoLabrot Labrot Homebred Prevails By Three Lengths Indicating Readiness for Preakness PreaknessPIMLICO PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 10 Marylands possibility of furnishing a dis ¬ tinct threat in Saturdays rich Preakness Stakes received a shot in the arm here this afternoon when Sylvester W Labrot Jrs homebred Bovard a son of Bahram Knights Nurse romped off with an asy victory in the eleventh running of the Sur ¬ vivor Stakes StakesWith With Willie Smokey Saunders sitting chilly through the final sixteenth the goodlooking dark bay colt turned in the excellent time of 145 while holding a threelength advantage over Mount Marcy at the end of the mile and a sixteenth The C V Whitney representative was soundly beaten but managed t6 last by almost a length over his stablemate Vulcans Forge Mrs J V Stewarts Dr Almac and H L Straus Gallant Jake completed the five horse field fieldSummerlike Summerlike weather prevailed for the first time at the meeting but the attend ¬ ance of 12000 was no better than average The only favorite which was able to click for the public was the jumping winner The Heir who paid 480 Bovard at 760 was second choice to the Whitney entry which was held at 2 to 5 By finishing second Mount Marcy created a minus place pool of 371260Whitney 371260 Whitney Colt Races in Front FrontBovard Bovard was first to get into motion at the break with Mount Marcy racing in a special blinker with a shutter effect was right with him and had assumed the lead at the first turn The Whitney colt was under stout restraint while showing in front while Saunders was steadying his mount along in third position positionDr Dr Almas moved through along the in ¬ side soon after entering the backstretch and in the run from the fiveeighths pole to the far turn the Stewart threeyearold made several attempts to wrest the lead from Mount Marcy Jockey Shelly Clark astride the Whitney colt realized he had that one beaten but it was another story when Bovard loomed up from the outside outsideIn In making his successful rally Bovard showed a willingness to run and had wrested the lead from Mount Marcy as the quarter pole was reached While Bovard crossed over sharply inside the threesix teenths pole it appeared that he was clear with but a bit of spare From that point to the wire it was merely a matter of by just how far he would win Mount Marcy tired badly thereafter and was all out to stave off his running mate mateWhile While Bovards time of 145 was far from sensational being a second and twofifths twofifthsContinued Continued on Page Three Late Breeze Earns Purse In Sprint at Downs Oval OvalContinued Continued from Page One Onetender tender from the start of the fivefurlong dash but he was under brisk handling through the stretch to hold S Rosens fastfinishing Excel Lad safe The latter held a half length advantage over H C Drew Sons Bernices Girl at the wire to garner the place award Black Lead a gelded son of Sun Again and Mammys Girl completed his trip over the firm footing in 101 and paid 1280 straight Benjamin Endoyina fur ¬ nished the winner in the second race which matched 12 ordinary platers at six furlongs his Hand Torch the choice jac i ing to a length and onehalf triumph I J Collins Parico gave a sharp effort to gain second honors by a head over Hall Reeds Swesteel the early pacemaker Trim Stepper aged mare from the Mrs Lottie Wolf stable ran fourth a neck farther back backHand Hand Torch was forwardly placed from the outset and after he assumed command withstood a vigorous drive under Bobby Campbell to retain his victorious margirrrT Parico might have been a keener factor had he secured more racing room through the stretch but he nevertheless was under Brisk handling to take second from Swesteel who tired after her good display of early foot Hand Torch saddled by trainer Dave Womeldorf f raced the threequarters mile in 114 and was held at 19 to 10 in the straight tote pool
