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Provocative Wins Hyde Park Stakes Vertigo II Captures Salvator Mile Scores Mild Upset AtMonmouthPark AtMonmouthParkSouth South AmericanBred Wears Down Leaders in Last Fifty Yards as 17000 Look On OnMONMOUTH MONMOUTH PARK Ocean Port N J June 21 Movingr between horses in a nervetingling stretch battle Vertigo II South American gelding rolled to a dra ¬ matic victory in the first running of the 10000 Salvator Mile today as modem Monmouth Park began its third year of racing before 17000 enthusiastic turf fans fansIn In the last 50 yards Vertigo II wore down the leaders and finished threequar ¬ ters of a length before Greentree Stables Coincidence who moved up to battle for the lead at midstretch The latter was second a length and a half before C V Whitneys Bright Sword who saved ground along the rail to finish a nose before Joe W Browns King Dorsett who went to the top in the upper stretch only to falter and come back lame lameBehind Behind King Dorsett at the line came King Ranchs Flash Burn Harry LaMont agnes favored Caifero Miss Margie Fishers Shivaree Mimosa Stock Farms War Trophy Hugh Grants Eb Samuel Green ¬ fields High Trend C T Chenerys Mango hick Christiana Stables Alexis and Short brook Farms Pennant Day DayVertigo Vertigo II recently purchased by Jule Finks Marlet Stable from La Pomme Stud Farm carried 112 pounds over the eight furlongs of fast but dead footing in 139 Named in honor of Salvator who blazed down old Monmouths straightaway to a mile record in 1890 the event was the first to be contested at the distance at the new Monmouth course courseRace Race Worth 9425 9425Vertigo Vertigo II now trained by J F LaBoyne earned 9425 for his new owner The lat ¬ ter also received a silver trophy trophyThe The days mutuel handle approximated 1100000 Last summers opening day total was 1107686 The turnout that day in 1947 totaled 15101 Actually the 13 who ran for the Savator nearly covered a mile and 70 yards since the gate was placed just before the 70yard pole to avoid crowding at the nearby first turn They were clocked of course from the milepole milepoleVertigo Vertigo II was off well but Arnold Kirk land permitted him ample time to fall into stride as he raced well behind the pace with one one horse Eb beaten at the half mile pole War Trophy who was grouped in the mutuel field with Pennant Day and Eb was first to leave the gate and led Alexis Pennant Day and Shivaree around aroundContinued Continued on Page FortyFour Vertigo II Returned Victor In Salvator Mile Inaugural InauguralContinued Continued from Page One Onethe the bend bendThe The first flight was closely bunched on the far side Mangohick saved ground on the winner path to gain a brief lead going past the halfmile pole with King Dor sett War Trophy Shivaree and Alexis close behind Rounding the bend Shivaree forged between horses to show on top for a flash His lead was shortlived how ¬ ever King Dorsett took over on turning into the homestretch homestretchKing King Dorsett saved ground as he charged to the front but on the outside Coincidence was rolling to the leader and Bright Sword was running swiftly on the inside But Vertigo II who was second to Tide Rips in Delaware Parks Brandywine Handicap last out was moving easily and fastest of all as he came between horses in the center patch Catching the leaders inside the 70yard pole he went right by and was drawing away at the finish
