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Sweet Vermouth Gains Head Score Downs Ginger D At Garden State StateSophomore Sophomore Son of Cassis Is PacemakerThroughoutas He Surprises in Sprint Event EventBy By WILLIAM C PHILLIPS PHILLIPSStall Stall Correspondent GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 6 In a particularly game effort for his initial outing of the season Danny Sheas Sweet Vermouth this afternoon out ¬ ran early competition in the featured Mer ¬ cer Purse and then lasted to withstand a brigadecharge from his rivals to win by a head Jockey Walter Mann a veteran who is underrated by many accomplished the victory with Sweet Vermouth in 112 for the six panels He was one of the longest priced entrants in the race and re ¬ turned a pleasing 3080 3080The The Boncrist Farm entry of Ginger D and Jandy were installed as the favorite in the band of nine sophomores and both were closing in fast at the end Ginger D next to the inside rail came on the fast ¬ est to finish second and Jandy on the out ¬ side of four horses was just three parts of a length behind her stablemate and a head in front of Brookfield Farms Itsthe truth The entry paid 380 and 400 to place and show showThe The weather was beautiful the track fast and the races were presented to a host numbering a healthy 18133 18133Duel Duel for Lead LeadSweet Sweet Vermouth a gelded son of Cassis and Sticky Kitty engaged in a spirited duel with C C Boshamers Yama for the lead away from the gate as Blue Stone Farms Blue Josie chased behind them for a short while followed by Jandy under pressure Savoy Stables Fred R Itsthe truth having trouble reaching best stride and Ginger D who was being reserved reservedYama Yama gave up the battle rounding the final bend and the ultimate winner skimmed out to a clear advantage which was diminishing rapidly at the end Ginger D had all the best of it as she found plenty of room on the inside but Jandy was forced to take the overland and Itsthe truth was finishing between horses after having been forced to wander about to find a good racing position positionTwoyearolds Twoyearolds started the afternoons proceedings with 12 of the younger set mostly firsttime starters meeting at five furlongs Guy De La Fregonneres Abidjan made his initial start a successful one with a nice true effort that carried him to the finish a neck in front of Darby Dan Farms Brookshire another making his racing debut Mrs D L Reynolds Mighty Dan was a couple of lengths behind that pair and a similar distance clear of the others The favorite Morris H Dixons Baytown had his expected early speed but he raced very wide on the turn turnArnold Arnold Kirkland handled Abidjan for his victory the son of Ardan Samarang n scampering the distance in 101 He was overlooked by the majority and paid 1740 which started off a 6140 Daily Double that was completed by the top rider of this meeting Charlie Burr who brought home Sam E Pershalls Free Press The Missouriowned veteran gelding raced one mile and one sixteenth to best Cross Bell Ranchs Dayground by a halflength and as second choice he returned a straight imutuel of 780
