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Suburban Renewal To Vulcans Forge Collins Colt Takes Measure Of But Why Not at Belmont While 60,095 Fans Look On BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 30. Vulcans Forge, the highweight of the field with 124 pounds as his burden, shook off his opposition in the final furlong to win the sixty-third running of the 0,000 Suburban Handicap this afternoon. Ridden by Eddie Arcaro, the I. J. Collins starter saved ground every inch of the running and at the finish held a two and one-half lengths margin over But Why Not, while in third place four lengths back was Flying Missel. The latter pair were part of the three-horse entry that raced in the interests of the King Ranch stable. In winning the Suburban, Vulcans Forge took down the richest prize in the long history of the stake, a net value to the winner of 3,200, and sped the distance in 2:03. Memorial Day and the Suburban are synonymous at Belmont Park, and a crowd of 60,095 journeyed to the rack to witness this feature which topped the eight-race program. New York and Suburban records were equaled or surpassed during the af ter-i noon. The turnstile count was the largest of the year, and jockey Eddie Arcaro enrolled his name for the third time as the winning jockey. He equaled the record established by Earl Sande before the tow-headed Idaho jockey retired from the riding ranks. Attendance Slightly Below 1948 While the crowd today was large it was below the outpouring of last year when the count was 63,802. The mutuel play last year was ,444,160 but that figure appeared safe for another Suburban day. In addition the field of 13 starters exceeded those of the past five years but did not threaten the 17 which measured strides in 1943 when Don Bingo, racing for Bing Crosby and Lin Howard, proved the winnei Overhead conditions were clear, but a chill in the air made top coats and outer wraps a necessity. Vulcans Forge was the Continued on Page Two i 1
