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G P ODOM Saddled Cable for his hiswinning winning performance in the Duntreath DuntreathHandicap Handicap I Cable Successful at Belmont Park Victory Marks His First Since 1946 1946Wichfeld Wichfeld Stallion Reaches Finish Line Well in Van of Rocket Bomb in Duntreath DuntreathBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y June 1 A sizeable throng of 20062 turned out at Belmont Park today despite the long holiday weekend and a rather drab pro ¬ gram Mrs Askel Wichfelds Cable won his first race since 1946 in the featured Dun ¬ treath Handicap coasting to the end of the mile and a quarter two and a half lengths before Deerhead Stables Rocket Bomb Mrs Ethel D Jacobs Saint Lye finished four lengths behind and a length and a half before Abram S Hewitts Grillette who led to the stretch under a hold then refused to extend herself when asked to run Ted At ¬ kinson rocte Cable who was a wellplayed third choice paying 890 The time was a dismal 206 ovpr the rapidly drying track trackThe The sun came out strongly just before the feature but failed to cheer the favorite players who saw Grillette tire after leading and Rocket Bomb the second choice trail to the head of the home lane then finish with a belated rush Meanwhile Atkinson had Cable in third place behind Grillette and Saint Lye as they strolled the half in 50 six furlongs in 115 and the mile in 141 then set him down on the outside in the stretch and quickly ran past the leaders to score going away awayEquipped Equipped With Spurs SpursCable Cable was equipped with spurs today but they hardly appeared to be needed in view of the excessively slow pace and the brown stallions feathery 109 pounds poundsMary Mary Eligazeth Whitneys Singing Step scored a popular victory in the Culloden Purse that preceded the feature surging to the front soon after the start of the six furlongs and reaching the wire two and a half lengths before Walter P Chryslers Silverling who led King Ranchs Energetic another length Jack Skirvins Alsiral fin ¬ ished three lengths farther back Eddie Ar caro completed a double on Singing Step having taken the second race on Hypeace The son of Stepinfetchit paid 550 and was the second straight winning choice after a series of mild surprises in the early races racesThe The time was an acceptable l1215 over the good track and Arcaro scrubbed mildly on the winner all the way but was never threatened and probably could have traveled a bit faster if necessary
