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Nine in Peabody Memorial Citation Sets Jersey Record Macbeth Is Eleven Lengths Off Victor VictorCalumet Calumet Whirlwind Covers Mile and Quarter in 203 203As As He Outclasses Rivals GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 30 Calumet Farms Citation just about completed mopping up operations in the threeyearold division here today In another dazzling display of speed and endurance the redoubtable son of Bull Lea Hydroplane II practically toyed with four opponents in the seventh running of the 50000 Jersey Stakes to maintain his brilliant sweep through the threeyearold division divisionCitation Citation set a new track record of 203 for the one mile and a quarter in wrapping up this richest of New Jerseys sophomort races while defeating J M Roeblings Mac ¬ beth by an ever widening margin of 11 lengths even though Eddie Arcaro riding the fabulous colt for the sixth time was gently applying the brakes through the final sixteenth of a mile mileCitation Citation was little more than walking when he reached the wire and Arcaro had him pulled up and on his vay back to the unsaddling ring in less than a sixteenth of a mile mileWith With William Helis Salmagundi a late scratch only five rivals contested the Jer ¬ sey but there was a disqualification never the less with Faraway carrying the fa ¬ miliar silks of Glen Riddle Farm being placed third above Sylvester W Labrot Jrs Bovard after the latter had led him to the wire by threequarters of a length in the original finish Porter Roberts aboaixl Faraway claimed Bovard had come over on him near the sixteenth pole while the two were driving to stay within sight of Citation and his plea was promptly heeded by the stewards stewardsGasparilla Gasparilla Tires Badly BadlyA A J Sacketts Gasparilla who broke alertly from his inside post position and raced right with Citation until the latter took complete command entering the back stretch was fifth and last the chestnut colt stopping almost to a walk passing the threeeighths pole poleMacbeth Macbeth made a bold but futile run at the champion nearing the halfmile pole Under Eric Guerins hard urging the little son of Mahmoud Twin Lakes moved to within a length and a half of the leader as Arcaro steered Citation around the final turn but he gave up the unequal task taskContinued Continued on Page Three Citation Romps Home With Speed to Spare SpareSets Sets Mile and Quarter Mark as He Leads Macbeth by Eleven ElevenContinued Continued from Page One Oneshortly shortly thereafter nd fell back steadily un the long stretch stretchCalumet Calumet Farms earnings for 1948 soared to 563810 after Citation captured the Jersey Stages and Coaltpwn finished sec ¬ ond in the Withers Stakes From January 1 to May 29 1947 inclusive Calumet Farms earnings totaled 454591 The stable set a worlds record for money won last year 30 members of the string garner ¬ ing 1402436 1402436It It became fairly obvious early in the afternoon that both the wagering and at ¬ tendance records would remain unsur ¬ passed As it was a throng of 27814 turned out for the program programThere There was straight wagering only on the Jersey and Citation of course opened and closed an almost prohibitive favorite His final payoff was 220 and of the 166 476 wagered on the race A total of 124939 rested on the glistening bay shoulders of owner Warren Wrights mighty runner runnerEddie Eddie Arcaro who rode Citation in his Derby and Preakness triumphs said after the race that it is sUly to carry a whip while riding a horse like this Eddies words were only too true because the hard riding Italian was peeking over his shoulder all through the final eighth of a mile in search of opposition that failed to develop developCitation Citation has now won nine out oif 10 starts as a threeyearold and the 43300 purse he earned today skyrocketed his earnings for two years of campaigning to 467000 467000Citations Citations time of 203 over the lightning fast traok clipped one and threefifths of a second off the one mile and a quarter record Had Arcaro been forced to keep his mount going instead of easing up through the final sixteenth there is no telling how much more Citation would have lowered the mark A superb combination Arcaro and Cita ¬ tion never really had to go to work to win this Jersey Stakes Although he was con ¬ ceding all of his rivals weight Citation un ¬ der 126 pounds was the master from the moment the race had begun and the throng seemed to sense this as the field galloped past the crowded stand with Gasparilla in the lead on the inside Citation close up in second place and Faraway on the outside in third position positionArcaro Arcaro moved to the lead with Citation right at the threerfurlong pole and the speedy colt quickly drew out to be a length and a half in the van midway down the backstretch The entire field went after the leader at this juncture and one by one they gave up the unequal task until only the dead game but outclassed Macbeth was left inje chase Macbeth kept trying under Guerins hard urging as far as the stretch but he chucked it thereand Citation ambled on to register Ms li lengtiis victory
