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Charlie Me Ad am and Sky Ship Score in Divided Swift Stakes Clark Homebred Shows Way To Suggested Brookmeades Colt Outsprints Alls Fair FairBy By BOB HORWOOD HORWOODStaff Staff Correspondent BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 5 John Clinton Clarks Charlie Mc Adam who had been sidelined this spring with an attack of distemper took a long step on the comeback trail by winning the first division of the Swift Stakes today in a game performance The son of Heliopolis stood a long drive gamely to triumph by a half length over Brookmeade Stables Sug ¬ gested who led Starmount Stables favored Primate by almost two lengths Cain Hoy Stables Armageddon was another length and onehalf out of the money at the end of the seven furlongs in 124 over a fast track Though absent from the racing wars since his triumph in the second division of the Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah Charlie McAdam was second choice in the wagering and paid 850 Sam Boulmetis turned in a smooth performance in the saddle saddleA A bubble burst in the second half of the Swift when Maine Chance Farms Jet A Dandy who was backed down to even money on the strength of one victory in one start faltered badly in the stretch to finish fourth Brookmeade Stables Sky Ship surged up on the outside to triumph by two and half lengths over Max Glucks Alls Fair who led A G Vanderbilts Whither another three lengths It was an additional length and a half back to JetA Dandy Sky Ship who flashed to brief and local fame by winning the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park in March paid 960 and required 125 for the seven furlongs Dave Gorman rode the black son of Teddys Comet Boat by Man o War The halfbrother to Greek Ship earned 1191250 bringing his total gleanings to 3671250 He is not eligible to the Withers or Preakness but has been nominated to the Belmont Stakes StakesNamed Named for McNaught Head HeadCharlie Charlie McAdam who is named for the president of the McNaught Syndicate pur ¬ veyors of newspaper features was scoring his fifth victory in six starts this year his only defeat being in the Bahamas Handi ¬ cap which also was at seven furlongs The 1206250 he earned today brought his total return to his Binghamtpn N Y owner to 7768750 Charlie McAdams next engage ¬ ment is in Saturdays Withers Mile and he also is eligible to the Preakness and Bel ¬ mont Stakes StakesCortwright Cortwright Corky Wetherill presented a trophy to trainer A G Bob Robertson in the winners circle Clark who is presi ¬ dent of Hialeah and a director of Saratoga and Belmont Park was not present but McAdam was on hand to root for his namesake namesakeQuiet Quiet Step was first out of the gate in the first hah of the Swift but Jet Master Do Report and Suggested quickly moved to the fore racing head and head to the far turn with Charlie McAdam in fourth place Lord Priam who broke well dropped out of contention in a couple of strides and showed little thereafter thereafterJet Jet Master and Suggested continued to race as a team around the turn as Do Re ReContlnued Contlnued on Page Three SKY SHIP Victor in second half of Swift Stakes Charlie Me Adam and Sky Ship Register In Divisions of Swift Stakes at Belmont Clark Homebred Shows Way To Suggested Brookmeades Colt Outsprints Alls Fair FairContinued Continued from Page One Oneport port fell back leaving Charlie McAdam in third place and running smoothly Pri ¬ mate who was last away from the gate was closing steadily on the outside while Armageddon was still far back backCharlie Charlie McAdam circled the two leaders at the head or the stretch coming in a bit as he went to the lead and had no great trouble holding Suggested safe in the final drive to the wire Primate lost some ground at the stretch turn and finished fairly well while Armageddon closed steadily without suggesting that he might get part of the money Jet Master stopped badly in the stretch and bore out sharply sharplyTrue True Pattern and Jet A Dandy fought for the early lead in the second half of the Swift drawing several lengths away from the rest of the field Sky Ship was in sixth place for half the journey while Alls Fair dropped back to last rounding the far turn while Whither was also sluggish in the early stages but was the first of the event ¬ ual leaders to hit his stride strideJet Jet A Dandy put True Pattern away curving for home but could offer no re ¬ sistance when Sky Ship surged up on the outside followed by Alls Fair Whither who had moved into third place above the stretch turn hung in the final drive but had no trouble taking third money from the favorite favoriteOnce Once in command Sky Ship drew away with ease while Alls Fair also finished well wellSince Since his narrow victory over Handsome Teddy in the Florida Derby Sky Ship had finished a good third to Blue Man and Master Fiddle in Experimental Handicap No 2 then had finished seventh in the Wood Memorial MemorialOgden Ogden Phipps Flirtatious with blinkers added to her equipment stepped the fastest four and a half furlongs of the current meeting when breezing in 51 to an easy score in the Biggonet Purse that preceded the first division of the Swift The daugh ¬ ter of Menow Flitabout by Challedon skipped to the wire a little more than two lengths before Ben F Whitakers Miss Nancy Brookmeade Stables Pearl Diver was almost a length farther back and a neck before Mrs Ethel D Jacobs Our Cricket Eric Guerin rode Flirtatious who paid 820 having finished in front of most of this field in the Fashion Stakes StakesThe The fans greeted Conn McCreary with a salvo of boos as he rode back on Lazy F Ranchs Early Light who was again made the choice despite her disappointing race in the Fashion and showed nothing nothingPart Part of the Belmont Park crowd tipped its mitt today and should be invited to stand in a large corner with its collective face to the wall There war a nice round of applause for Eddie Arcaro when he appeared in the post parade for the first race There was an equally loud chorus of boos when he rode back on Miss Hubbard who had been backed into favoritism pre ¬ sumably because he was riding her as the daughter of Mighty Story had been un ¬ placed in her two previous starts and had only moderate workouts Jules Krams AllahVhy proved best of the 27 maiden juvenile fillies disputing the four and a half furlongs and paid 960 Nick Wall was in the saddle
