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Ruhe Ruhe Annexes Annexes Narcissus Narcissus Inaugural; Inaugural; Armageddon Armageddon Captures Captures Peter Peter Pan Pan Charges to Speedy,1 Sparkling Triumph Turns Back Golden Gloves After Duel at Belmont as Master Fiddle Runs Fifth By BOB HORWOOD Staff Correspondent BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., "if ay 31. — Cain Hoy Stables Armageddon, ■■ who appears to be strictly a Beimont Park liorse, charged to a smashing triumph in the 13th running of the Peter Pan Handicap today. The son of Alsab, who had followed in his sires footsteps by winning the Champagne and Withers Mile here, stepped the mile and one furlong in a sparkling 1:48% over a sloppy track, driving to the wire two lengths before Belair Studs Golden Gloves. It was another two lengths back to Apheim Stables Quiet Step, who was two and a half lengths before Fred W. Hoopers Olympic. Ray York rode Armageddon, who paid 2.90, and earned 8,350 by his exertions. The bay colt has won five races in his career, four of them here at Belmont Park, the other at Jamaica. In his last start, he was a tiring 10th in the Preakness, had won the Withers here before that. Armageddon carried 122 pounds today, receiving four from Master Fiddle who finished fifth, three from Pintor, who was sixth, and conceding weight to the others in the field of seven three-year-olds. Belmont Next Engagement Armageddons. next engagement is next Saturdays 00,000 Belmont Stakes at a mile and a half. Last year, Counterpoint followed a Peter Pan triumph by winning the Belmont, becoming the first colt to complete that double. The sport was attended by a crowd of 35,479, who made Olympic a tepid choice in the Peter Pan. The English colt appeared to flinch from mud kicked at him near the far turn, but otherwise ran an even race. As far as the Belmont is concerned, the .races of Armageddon and Sub Fleet, who finished second to Heap Big Chief in the receding seven furlongs, suggested that Continued on Page Five — Armageddon Wins Peter Pan Renewal Turns Back Golden Gloves After Duel at Belmont as Master Fiddle Runs Fifth Continued from Page One they will be serious rivals to Blue Man in the classic. Armageddon was first out of the gate in the Peter Pan, closely followed by Golden Gloves and the pair turned in a sizzling pace from the start, stepping the first quarter in :22%. Golden Gloves took a slight lead over Armageddon at this stage, which he widened nearing the far turn as he stepped the first half in :44% and three-quarters in 1:09%. The three-quarters time was two-fifths faster than Mighty Quests track mark for the distance, but was run on a straighter course. As Golden Gloves and Armageddon widened on their field, Pintor and Olympic raced as a team several lengths behind, with the English colt on the inside. A couple of lengths farther back came Quiet Step. Master Piddle and Cajun, the latter unable to keep up at any stage. Golden Gloves moved away from Armageddon starting into the curve and continued to lead around the curve to the stretch, but Armageddon began to close on his rival at the quarter pole. Golden Gloves held on well, however, and Armageddon couldnt shove his head in front until they had reached the furlong pole in 1:35% for the mile. The leaders fought it out for another sixteenth of a mile before Armageddon began to draw clear and he was under pressure from York to the finish, though adding to his lead with every stride. Quiet Step moved up Steadily in the final quarter, but was unable to gain on the winner, while Olympic, though saving ground, had no rally. Master Fiddle took fifth place on sufferance when Pintor was eased a bit at the end, thoroughly beaten. Blind in Left Eye After the race, York said, "I knew we were running during the early part of it. I didnt want to take any chances with that blind eye, so I took back to get on the outside of Golden Gloves." Armageddon injured his left eye during the running of the Champagne last fall, and it is now totally blind. York added, "Im mighty glad I have the mount on him in the Belmont next Saturday." „ Dave Gorman said that Master Fiddle "wouldnt run any part of it and was trying to get in all the time," while Ted Atkinson, who was making his acquaintance with Olympic, said, "I thought he ran very well." Eddie Arcaro said that Pintor, who was a paddock tip, was washy and "just didnt respond when I pushed him." Dixianas Belmont Stakes candidate, Sub Fleet, disappointed his many backers in the Commando Purse when he succumbed by a neck to C. H. Johannsen, Jr.s Heap Big Chief, but lost little of his standing in relation to the classic as he was bothered] slightly turning for home and finished strongly under a hand ride by Steve Brooks. Conn McCreary piloted Heap Big Chief, who fought for the early lead with Vera S. Braggs Trick Pilot, then stood a long drive gamely to get the seven furlongs in a sparkling 1:23% over a sloppy track. T. P. Morgans Grover B. finished three lengths away in third place, after bothering Sub Fleet slightly as he cameoff the rail to go around Trick Pilot at the stretch turn. The latter finished almost a length out of the money, while the small field was completed by A. G. Vanderbilts Whither. Heap Big Chief paid .10.
