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JOCKEY R L BAIRD Has been en ¬ gaged to ride Jack S L in next Mon ¬ days Crete Handicap Shoe Buckle Proves Repeater At Garden State Park Course Elmendorf Homebred Holds Wishmeluck Safe in Stretch Under Balzarettis Handling HandlingGARDEN GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 10 Elmendorf Farms fouryearold filly Shoe Buckle annexed her second vic ¬ tory in as many starts at the current meet ¬ ing when she proved best of six rivals in the featured Textile Center Purse here today todayAssuming Assuming the lead on the outside of the faltering Rancor at the quarter pole the Elmendorf miss held sway under good han ¬ dling by William Balzaretti in the stretch to defeat Winlochan Farms Wishmeluck a length and a quarter with the latter a head before Brookmeade Stables Airmada who was third Walter S Homes Pharalus was a bangup fourth only an additional head back of Airmada AirmadaDespite Despite an ordinary card an enthusias tic throng of approximately 12000 wit nessed the Monday program which was staged under ideal overhead conditions The track was fast with Shoe Buckle com ¬ pleting the six furlongs in 112 The winner was a second choice and paid 860 860Grand Grand Actress Closes Favorite FavoriteW W I Jones Grand Actress a winner in claiming company her last out closed the favorite but the fiveyearold mare hardly merited that distinction as the case proved Although jockey Herb Claggett had the public choice off in stride she lacked early speed and failed to respond when Claggett went to a drive entering the stretch Grand Actress finished a well beaten fifth fifthShoe Shoe Buckle trained by the clever Mor ¬ ris H Dixon was always within striking distance of Rancors fleet early pace and responded to assume command from the latter leaving the quarter pole Remaining well off the rail in the drive Shoe Buckle quickly raced Rancor into submission and held Wishmeluck safe thereafter thereafterAfter After five unsuccessful sorties since Jan ¬ uary 16 Walter P Chrysler Jrs well bred twoyearold filly Sub graduated at the expense of seven maiden rivals in the fivefurlong second race The dark bay daughter of Bahram UBoat drew away from her rivals in the stretch and the effort may prompt her connections to start her in Saturdays 10000 Rancocas Stakes Sub was timed the five furlongs in l00ys and at the wire was showing the way to W Taylor Leatherburys Vagrant Cloud by five lengths with jockey Jimmy Stout sitting still Grant Thorns oddly named brown filly Chevy Bones was a faltering third a length farther back after having set the pace to the quartermile pole The winner paid 780 as second choice to Brookmeade Stables Black Chif ¬ fon The favorite had no obvious excuse and finished fourth
