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Drumbeat Becomes One of Principal Westerner Hopes Through Cinema Win Captures Hollywood Park Stake With FourLength Margin Over Belle Jolie JolieHOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD PARK Inglewood Calif June 21 Drumbeat owned by Mrs Robert S Howard and Mrs Howard Sherman whose horses race under the name of the FiftyFifty Stable the Montrose Stables Mafosta the Armstrong stables Phony Title and Norman W Churchs Cosmopolite filled the starring roles during the fiveday period ending last Saturday at Hollywood Park ParkThe The principal attraction last week was Saturdays running of the 25000 Cinema Handicap a run of a mile and a sixteenth for threeyearolds and in it Drumbeat raced to a onesided victory to establish himself one of the leading contenders for the 50000 Westerner which will have its presentation over a mile and a quarter next month Drumbeat ridden by Owen Web ¬ ster and discounted as a threat by most of the 40726 who witnessed the spectacle ran the mile and a sixteenth of his en ¬ gagement in 144 and won with four lengths to spare over the runnerup the Rolling Hills Farms filly Belle Jolie The favorite Mrs Nate Goldstines Solidarity was third and the Kinsey Ranchs Tops Boy fourth in the field of 14 14Drumbeat Drumbeat was close to Belle Jolies pace from the beginning and when Webster roused him entering the stretch he re ¬ sponded readily Belle Jolie offered brief resistance half way down the homestretch but in the last sixteenth Drumbeat quickly pulled away and scored off by himself The effort was worth 19600 and those who supported him in the mutuels received 4270 for 2 2Belle Belle Jolie was two lengths in front of Solidarity and Tops Boy was just a head farther back Solidarity who was racing under topweight of 122 pounds to 112 for Drumbeat and 108 for Belle Jolie moved up boldly on the second turn after having been well placed from the beginning but he hung under his impost in the drive just lasting to stall off the fastclosing Tops Boy BoyAmong Among those who completed the field were Norman W Churchs Speculation who a short time ago won the 25000 Will Rogers Handicap and Mrs Ann Peppers Irish importation The Web II who re ¬ cently won his first race since his arrival j in this country countryMafosta Mafosta gave further evidence of his prowess last week when he raced to a thrilling victory in the Riverside Handicap at a mile With 126 pounds on his back he beat Brolite Farms With Pleasure under 124 pounds by a nose They finished 10 or more lengths in front of the rest of the field which included Neil S McCarthys Shannon II Baroni Battilanas Auto ¬ crat the Pan de Azucars Olhaverry and the WL Ranchs Stepfather StepfatherPhony Phony Title impressed as one of the best juvenile colts on the scene when last week he scored his second victory in as many starts and Cosmopolite served notice that she may be heard from in this weeks Lassie Stakes when she triumphed in her debut
