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j Binky B. Maintains His Speed Throughout Mile and Sixteenth ■ J J £ J J J t j . ! , ] , , , j I I . I j ! j i Goldsborough Sprinter Has t"j Head Edge on Directoire in j Stewart Purse at Monmouth I By WILLIAM PHILLIPS Staff Correspondent MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, N. J., June 21. — William Y. Goldsboroughs Binky B., a six-year-old horse by Discovery — Modest, who has always been considered primarily a sprinter, this afternoon held his speed to the end of the one mile and a sixteenth featured Walt Stewart Purse and courageously staved off Joe Gavegnanos Directoire to score by a head. Jeff-Lin Stables Cutting Edge finished third, a length and a half behind. Victory Stables Apachico, the favorite, was lapped on him and outdistanced the only other starter, Grandview Stables Clean Broom, by six lengths. Binky B., with 119 pounds up, ran an exceedingly game race under superb rating by Dave Gorman, and was in front every step of the journey. Clipping off even fractions over the fast racing strip he arrived at the finish in a creditable 1:45%. As third choice in the small field he paid .80. The winner has been racing well in Delaware and Maryland, but he has not competed at a distance beyond seven furlongs since the fall of 1949, and then fM unsuccessful. Turns Back Bids Early He held a clear margin most of the distance setting the pace in the feature, but early in the race turned back mild bids from Directoire and Clean Broom. Cutting Edge, who was severely punished in the ■ early stretch, was beginning to fade and . drift in, forcing Fernando Fernandez to | bring Directoire out sharply to lodge his late bid. I Directoire, who had been nicely rated while saving ground, was closing in fast at the end, but he also drifted to the inside in the final yards and could not quite make it. Apachico, winner over a similar field last week, lacked speed as usual, and then was unable to wear down the top ones. With a gameness that is seldom quite so evident, Mrs. Tom J. Barrys Saucy Colleen I this afternoon repulsed several spirited | challenges and was going away at the finish of the six-furlong third race while scoring by a length. Saggy Farms Stag weak- ] ened after the winner "looked-him in the eye," but eked out a neck decision over , the swiftly closing The Spaniel, owned by G. S. Smith. Fernando Fernandez, who is riding in his best form at this meeting, handled the vie- i torious filly, a three-year-old daughter of Neddie — Shing Eyes, who was noticeably the smallest thoroughbred in the field. She was making her first appearance since a victory at Garden State Park was paid .20. Her time was 1:12%. The "Film Patrol," a motion picture record taken of each race, was put to its first practical use today when the stewards re- . I ferred to the irrefutable evidence in deciding the validity of an objection lodged against T. H. Heards Star Z., who had won the second race. It required approximately 14 minutes for the development and running of the film, after which the stewards disallowed the objection and posted Star Z. the official winner. H. W. Finchers Little Viv, whose rider made the claim of foul, finished sec- ond in a blanket finish over Janet N. Kellys Will I and A. T. Hurf f s Apache Trail. Star Z. was the favorite, returning .60. Combined with H. J. Elliotts Corinth, 0.60 victor of the first race, the Daily Double paid 9.60.
