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Arcaro Drives Watermill Through Ram To Account For Belmonts Acorn Stakes Filly Displays Improvement To Register Convincingly Over Alablue in Fast Time TimeBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont N Y May 25 George D Wideners Watermill who last year once ran and won with a 15000 claiming tag captured the eighteenth run ¬ ning of the 15000 Acorn Stakes at Bel ¬ mont Park today The daughter of Eight Thirty charged through a driving rain to reach the end of the mile two lengths be ¬ fore A C Ernsts Alablue after bumping that filly rather solidly near the head of the stretch Jaclyn Stables Pigreeny fin ¬ ished three lengths behind and two before F Eugene Dixon Jrs Shotsilk who was couple with the winner King Ranchs Pimlico Oaks winner Scattered was slightly favored over Bert Mulhollands Charge but turned in a dull effort finish ¬ ing fifth without ever threatening Eddie Arcaro rode Watermill who paid 630 and ran the mile in 137 over the track which was still fast though becom ¬ ing soaked The time equaled the record for the Acorn held jointly by Damaged Goods and Twilight Tear TearA A slim crowd of 17978 turned out in damp gloomy weather but the form play ¬ ers among them fared well after the first two races in which Ding and Next pro ¬ vided a couple of surprises surprisesWatermill Watermill and Alablue had the Acorn pretty much to themselves after the first furlong with Pigreeny a steady third ex ¬ cept for a brief spell near the far turn where Shotsilk moved up as though offer ¬ ing her services if they should be needed When Watermill moved away to take a halflength lead on Alablue Hedley Wood house allowed Shotsilk to drop back to fifth behind Scattered ScatteredAlablue Alablue moved up again on the inside nearing the final bend and Watermill bumped her as they straightened away then went on about her business widening her lead at every stride Alablue had no trouble holding Pigreeny safe vhile Shot silk came on again though still under re ¬ straint to take fourth money from Scat ¬ tered in the final yards Dynamo Royal Lily and Mackinaw completed the field with the latter being all but left at the post postThis This edition of the Acorn which netted Belmont Parks president 12525 lost some of its interest when tsabet Whats New Ghost Run and My Emma were scratched scratchedWatermill Watermill was making her second start of the season and had finished sixth be ¬ hind Alablue last week stopping as though in need of the race Todays victory was the fourth in nine starts for the daughter of Eight Thirty Water Witch and her first in a stakes It will probably not be her last as she was clearly the best of the band of fillies disputing todays test
