Indian Land Coasts to Finish Line Three Lengths in Front: Registers Cleverly over Brer Fox in El Chico Purse at Aqueduct; Guerin Stars, Daily Racing Form, 1951-06-27

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j * ♦■ Indian Land Coasts to Finish Line Three Lengths in Front Registers Cleverly Over Brer Fox in El Chico Purse At Aqueduct; Guerin Stars By BOB HORWOOD . Staff Correspondent p. AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 26.— Lee c McCoys Indian Land, a bay son of Tintagel tl from Indian Song, by Cherokee, scored a B clever victory in the featured El Chico h Purse here today, coasting to the end of the lc five and a half furlongs three lengths be- L fore Vera S. Braggs Brer Fox, the fav- si orite. Gustave Rings Busy Signal was a weary third, four lengths farther back and b a scant nose before Belair Studs Secant, it it who finished with a rush. Russell A. Fire- w stones Brookridge, who was almost equal r: choice with Brer Fox, finished sixth after h going very wide at the stretclrturn. Eric Guerin completed a triple on In- P dian Land, having won the first two races t» on Ruth Hanson and Feint, and the bay P colt paid .30 as third choice in the wager- f: ing. The time was a respectable 1:06% over a track that was officially fast, but was d actually slightly dead. ■ A throng of 18,059 turned out in pleasant u in weather, the bright sun being tempered by n a brisk breeze. c Brookridge, who had run away before the i start of his last engagement at Jamaica v and been scratched, delayed the start a slightly while he was coaxed into the gate. ° George Cassidy pressed his button as soon * as that colt was loaded and Blue Danube a shot to the lead, closely followed by Indian ° Land, Milton Berle and Busy Signal, while e Brer Fox and Brookridge were close at hand. Milton Berle Takes Lead N Going to the Jkr turn, Milton Berle slipped through on the rail to take a slight I1 lead over Busy Signal, while Indian Land * was lapped on the runner-up and a length £ before Brer Fox. At the same time, Brook- I ridge moved up very fast on the extreme i * outside. s Milton Berle ran out of wind on the turn i and Indian Land quickly took command, , * followed by Busy Signal, the pair racing close to the rail, with Brer Fox close by on , c the outside and Brookridge still farther out. , s Curving for home, Indian Land widened his i * lead, while still hugging the rail and Brer • i Fox charged down the middle as Brookridge . c went wide and Busy Signal began to tire. , * Secant was still far out of it, after being in last place at the far turn. * Guerin sat snug through the final fur- . I long as Indian Land merely rolled, while • Brer Fox had no trouble taking second I t money while failing to threaten the win- . * ner. Busy Signal fought on gamely to save I third money by inches from Secant, who , finished fastest of all. Blue Danube was 5 daylight farther back, followed by Brook- ridge. ] Mae West, who had won her last two 1 starts at Delaware and Belmont Parks, turned in a race that was too bad to be » 1 true, never reaching contention and finish- . 1 ing 25 lengths behind the ninth horse in 1 the field of 10. Indian Land was scoring his third victory in 10 starts for the former A. G. Van- . J derbilt trainer and brought his earnings to * ,725. I King Ranchs Mission, who won two of f ] his three starts last year, won for the first t ] time this season on the seventh attempt t when he took the track at the start of the • fourth event and reached the end of the ; six furlongs three and a half lengths be- . ] fore Mrs. Tom Wallers Adamant. The lat- ] ter chased the winner all the way and was another four lengths before Henry A. , • Gehrhardts Corsaria n., a Chilean who trailed in the early stages, then finished I i with a belated rush. Warren Mehrtens rode , Mission, who paid .60 and was timed in I 1:12%. j ]


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