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Up Up Beat Beat Equals Equals Record Record at at Belmont; Belmont; Rose Rose Bed Bed Takes Takes Watersplash Watersplash Purse Purse Never Threatened Once in Command VanBerg Mare Hits Wire Two Lengths Before Danada Capt. In Lincoln Fields Feature WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, HI., June 1. — Marion H. VanBergs exceedingly honest and speedy mare, Rose Bed, turned in another of her good performances to rather convincingly handle a band of fair sprinters in the Watersplash Purse here this afternoon. The six-year-old daughter of Halcyon — Hanovianne, by Jim Gaffney, never allowed a foe to threaten once she gained the lead on the backstretch, and at the line she was two lengths ahead of Mrs. Ada L. Rices Danada Capt., while Kenesaw Farms Best Prospect finished third in the field of eight. Rose Bed, with Harold "Red" Keene rounding out a triple for the days work, raced six furlongs in the excellent time of 1:10% and was a slight favorite over High Shine at .40 for . The latter, a former Calumet Farm stakes winner, turned in his second disappointing effort of the meeting. Never at anytime was he able to enter contention. * Turnstile Count of 8,426 The warm, sultry weather had an adverse effect on the turnstile count, only 8,426 patrons being in the stands as the field for the Watersplash paraded. The racing course remained in the peak of condition. There were all sorts of "angles" to the feature. Danada Capt., who formerly raced in high class company, was being jumped from a ,500 claiming race against allowance competition, and, consequently was an outsider. Best Prospect was well supported by reason of a number of fine Kentucky races, and Fast Mail, a big gelding owned by the Woolford Farm, was a warm paddock tip, even though he had not raced since 1947. As the dash turned out, the angles didnt mean a thing when the winning mare slipped smartly out of the gate. No one in the stands had any reason to doubt that she would come through with a fine effort, and she didnt disappoint. Keene swung over Continued on Page Three ► ; JOCKEY HAROLD KEEN E— Scored with three of his mounts on yesterdays Lincoln Fields program. ► Rose Bed Outruns Watersplash Foes Gains Lead Quickly and Is . Never Headed Thereafter; Danada Capt. Runs Second Continued from Page One from the rail after the start rather sharply, but it didnt appear that he bothered any of the others and at the far turn the Van-Berg racer was well to the fore and under a controlling influence. Danada Capt. picked up the chase after Nickey W. tired, and thats how they remained the rest of the way home, both going gamely with the best thoroughbred clearly demonstrating her superiority. Best Prospect ran, a rather unusual race, he had speed in spots but dropped back when it seemed that he would sustain a drive, and later he would come on again. At the line he was going well. H. D. Maggios stable, which has been showing good form during the current meeting, provided the winner of the fifth when his Up Grade was up in the final strides to beat the favorite, Lyds Boy, from the Plymouth Stable. The six-year-old mare was bothered during the stretch run by Mountain Roar, but recovered sufficiently to get up. Junior Wolf Repeats William H. Bishops Junior Wolf accounted for his second straight victory to beat the ,500 sprinters in the second. Choice in the dash was Free Transit, a veteran who tabbed at 30 to 1 on the "mborning line" that appears on the local programs. The avalanche of "late" money placed on him was never justified by the running. The eight-year-old was caught in a jam shortly after the start and never was able to make his presence felt thereafter. Ben Davis, a colt who quit to a walk when facing superior company in his most recent start, found the ,000 juveniles in the third much easier to handle. He swept into the lead shortly after the start and never showed any signs of tiring as he registered by two lengths. Minim tried hard to pare the lead through the late stages but was not match, while Bickett was third. The race probably marked an end to Game Weathers career, for he broke down badly after entering the stretch and jockey D. Wagner was forced to jump off, although retaining a grip on the reins. Bishops Halcyon Duke, who was outclassed in his last two starts, was dropped down with ,000 platers for the fourth and made the grade against the lesser lights. It was Bishops second winner of the day. Halcyon Duke lacked speed during the early part but swung to the extreme outside for the long stretch drive and at the finish he was going away by a half-length, with Betethel second a head off Bit o Prose.
