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ALAN T CLARKE Ownerbreeder trainer of Senator Joe Senator Joe Makes Good In Primary Day Handicap HandicapSets Sets Fiveand OneHalf Furlongs Pimlico Mark Repetoire Second SecondBy By PALMER HEAGERTY HEAGERTYJStaff JStaff Correspondent PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 5 Alan T Clarkes Senator Joe lopped twofifths of a second off a 42yearold track record when he circled the field to account for the five and onehalffurlong Primary Day Handicap by a head in 106 flat while operating under a 120pound package The fouryearold Alaking colt scored over Stanley C Mikells Repetoire and Carolyn K Stables Hi Billee and withstood a claim of foul lodged by the latters rider Charlie Burr Backed into favoritism by the elec ¬ tion day crowd of 12484 the winner re ¬ turned 740 740The The Primary Day was another chapter in the recent success story of juckey Rocco Sisto who seems to have found new life since coming to Maryland this spring In slightly more than two weeks the veteran Sisto has won the Chesapeake Stakes Bowie Lucky Draw and Dixie Handicaps and now the inaugural running of the Primary Day The victory was worth 7865 to Alan Clarke owner trainer and breeder of Senator Joe JoeThe The original field was reduced through the scratching of Rocky Heights Northern NorthernContinued Continued on Page Three Senator Joe Makes Good In Primary Day Handicap HandicapSets Sets Five and OneHalf Furlongs Pimlico Mark Repetoire Second SecondContinued Continued from Page One OneStar Star Roman Fair Halter and Whiff enpoof but the seven speedsters left to contest the affair furnished keen competition from the outset with the field closely bunched prac ¬ tically all the way wayTwo Two Rainbows a member of the Brook ¬ meade Stable entry which comprised two fillies sprinted to the front in the early stages but she was unable to attain a clear advantage as Repetoire followed her closely with Gee M Cohens Jess Linthicum just off the top pah The latter proved a bit fainthearted this afternoon however weakening badly and finished in last posi ¬ tion tionThe The Brookmeade lassie held sway around the turn but was displaced by Repetoire and jockey Alan Gray turning into paydirt lane Hi Billee too lodged his challenge to become a definite threat while Senator Joe who had disappointed his supporters by breaking a bit tardily also loomed from the outside outsideWith With Two Rainbows retiring from the fight when straightened for the drive Rep ¬ etoire drove to the fore with Hi Billee challenging from he outside and Senator Joe charging beyond that one The three hooked up in a bitter battle from mid stretch to the wire with Senator Joe driv ¬ ing to the fore and Repetoire holding on stubbornly Hi Billee however was de ¬ termined when impeded between the lead ¬ ers and was forced to drop back a bit bitCharlie Charlie Burr astride Hi Billee claimed foul against the winner but the stewards after viewing the pictures of the running allowed the original order of finish to stand
