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Nathaniel Head Victor in Jennings Nips Peacemaking Little Harp After Long Drive at Pimlico Pep Well Third to Finish As Favored The Doge Runs Unplaced in Field of Five FivePIMLICO PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 11 Lazy P Ranchs Nathaniel a Marylandbred son of Challenger II Alexandrine atoned for his recent defeat at the local course when he turned the tables on Shamrock Stables Little Harp in the sixfurlong Jennings Handicap here this afternoon Calumet Farms Pep Well was third with Pentagon Stables The Doge and Guy BedwelPs Daily Dip completing the field fieldNathaniel Nathaniel winner of the Maryland Fu ¬ turity of 1946 responded to strong urging on the part of jockey Arnold Kirkland to down Little Harp by a good head in 111 V fastest time of the meeting for the dis ¬ tance Held at third choice in the field at 820 Nathaniel earned 5975 through his victory and kept intact his record of hav ¬ ing captured a stakes event in each of his three years of campaigning Warm sunny weather and approximately 11500 fans were on hand for the eighth days sport here Form players started the program with consecutive winners but were downed in the next three races racesLittle Little Hap winner of the Baltimore Spring Handicap on opening day was first to show as the field left the barrier with The Doge giving pursuit As a matter of fact The Doge may have wrested the early lead from his rival had not jockey Carson Kirks left foot become dislodged from the stirrup irons It was not until the fouf and a half furlongs pole or midway of the backstretch that Kirk was able to regain his irons ironsThe The Doge Drops Back BackThe The Doge moved through to challenge in the vicinity of the halfmile pole but Kei per astride Little Harp let out a notch and drew clear moving over to the rail in the process The Doge bothered only a trifle dropped back steadily as Nathaniel lodged his challenge from the outside outsideNathaniel Nathaniel reached the leader at the fur ¬ long pole and both horses and riders gave their utmost in the closing test Little Harp was holding his own until several jumps from the wire where Keiper reached back to whip his mount just as Nathaniel attained a slight lead Pep Well who raced prominently from the start failed to rally and was beaten almost four lengths for the place as The Doge dropped back to be beaten about nine lengths Daily Dip was always a distant trailer trailerComposer Composer a juvenile son of Discovery owned and bred by Alfred G Vanderbilt wore down Crispin Oglebays Sailing On to annex honors in the four and a half furlongs fourth race by a half length Henri Mora turned in a good saddle exhi ¬ bition and drove home the winner in 54 Brookfield Farms Idio was the first beaten favorite of the afternoon finishing third in the eighthorse field Composer was rank at the starting point and caused a five minute delay before he could be placed into position The Vanderbilt colorbearer paid 840 840Mrs Mrs R H Heighes Lovi Lovi a half sister to the stakeswinning mare Adroit as well as the recent Pimlico Breeders Stakes winner Indus accounted for the sixfurlong second race in frontrunning fashion Reporting four lengths clear of her opposition Lovi Lovi was timed in 113 under apprentice C J Meyer The daughter of Purple Knight and In India paid 720 and completed a 25 Daily Dou ¬ ble for those who coupled her with Brook field Farms In First 740 winner of the opener
