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Adamantine Tallies in Seasonal Bow Scores With Ease In Camden Feature FeatureWidener Widener Homebred Finishes Two Lengths in Advance of Ding Ding in Allowance Test TestBy By WILLIAM C PHILLIPS PHILLIPSStaff Staff Correspondent GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 7 Mrs G D Wideners Adamantine a goodlooking black filly by Unbreakable came out of a years retirement to be a popular winner in the fifth race here this afternoon easily covering six furlongs over a fast track in 113 to lead E H Mess mers Ding Ding by a couple of lengths Darby Dan Farms Whirlaron followed that pair by four lengths and finished third by daylight over Friedberg and Cops Martha Paula Adamantine was the second success ¬ ful favorite for an estimated gathering of 18000 enjoying clear but slightly cool weather and she paid 500 500Jockey Jockey Ira Hanford was up on the three yearold Adamantine who last year started only two times easily winning her initial sortie and failing the next time out at Monmouth Park when she met such good colts as Candle Wood Jandy and Census Hanford and Adamantine had safe com ¬ mand of the situation from shortly after the start of todays race moving up early to displace Ding Ding and then being steadied along through the last three fur ¬ longs to win with something in reserve Ding Ding and Whirlaron held their posi ¬ tions evenly after the pattern was set while the remaining sophomores in the field of 11 were never prominent prominentRiver River Divide Banner in Front FrontSatisfied Satisfied provided satisfaction to the crowd by winning the third race carrying the River Divide Farm banner to a length and a half decision in the second of two juvenile contests that was run as the third race Charlie Burr put away the early com ¬ petition coming to the last furlong and then staved off the late challenge of Mrs T J Barrys Rock Cottage who gave a sparkling try for the first of his career WoodLyn Stables Miss Knowledge was slow getting In stride as she was in her first start here but she circled wide and finished the fastest of all to be third two lengths farther behind behindSatisfied Satisfied a homebred daughter of Brief Sigh and a winner of one out of five pre ¬ vious starts in Florida was the first two yearold winner favored by the public since Fort Salonga captured the William Penn Stakes on opening day The price was 620 and her time for the five panels was 102 which was rather unimpressive unimpressiveJockey Jockey Fernando Fernandez who re ¬ turned to the United States from his na ¬ tive Cuba and launched his 1952 campaign here yesterday found suitable mounts on todays program and he wasted no time putting his name in the winning column He was the star of the afternoon with a pair of triumphs the second of which was scored with Joe Gavegnanos Father Link in the sixth race The public went over ¬ board on the wellknown Fernandez Gavegnano combination that was so suc ¬ cessful last year and Father Link was backed down to 4 to 5 The fiveyearold Equestrian gelding won in the manner ex ¬ pected going to the front immediately after the start and outdistancing his field to hold a three lengths lead at the end of the six furlongs completed in 112 Mrs Eddie DeCamillis Blue Fedora was in futile pursuit finishing second but prov ¬ ing four lengths better than Blue Stone Farms Vals Kid
