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, King Jolie Triumphs in Jersey To Extend Win Streak to Four Bieber-Jacobs Homebred * Closes Gamely to Defeat Primate by Neck Margin By WILLIAM C. PHILLIPS Staff Correspondent . GARDEN STATE PARK, Camden, N. J., May 31. — Isidore Biebers King Jolie courageously won the mile and a quarter Jersey Stakes over a sloppy racing course this af ternoon in as thrilling a running of this three-year-old fixture as there has been. Under 111 pounds and the flailing left-hand whipping of Jimmy Stout, the bay son of Platter and Jaconda outgamed Star-mount Stables Primate in a rough and tumble stretch duel to reach the finish with a neck advantage in 2:03%. William G. Helis, Jr.s Topside, who had lagged far behind in the early running, closed willingly to be five lengths in back of the leading pair, and drew out over the others by better than two lengths. King Ranchs High Scud was fourth and Max Kahlbaums Jampol, favored at 9 to 10, was sixth. King Jolie decisively proved that he is a very game horse today. This was his fourth consecutive victory and the third that was decided by photographs. Despite this record he was a very mild second choice and paid 0.60. King Jolie, who is trained by the master Hirsch Jacobs, was winning his initial stakes triumph and his 5,850 portion of the purse more than doubled his former earnings, making the total of 3,625. The weather was cloudy and threatening and quite damp. Attendance registered near the 30,000 mark however, and the afternoon provided a fitting climax to the most successful meeting ever staged at this pioneer New Jersey course. Fast Pace in Race Pace in the Jersey was very fast, with High Scud holding a clear lead, with the early fractions of :23%, :46% and 1:11%. Primate had been just behind him under a light hold by Pete Anderson, and made a quick surge to take command rounding the final turn when aware that King Jolie was beginning to make his bid from the outside. The ultimate winner was being "thrown down" by Jimmy Stout in the run down the stretch the first time around, and King Jolie was climbing in an attempt to break away and join the leaders. Jampol, who had won the Preakness Prep and later finished second in the Preakness Stakes, was meanwhile being placed under hand pressure but did not respond and never was a serious factor. He also looked poorly in the post parade, small and sweating profusely about the shoulders. Primate was allowed to swing wide on the stretch turn while meeting the challenge from King Jolie, and the pair swung into the straightaway out in the middle of the track. They had made the mile in 1:36%, but neither was showing signs of weakening, although the others were pretty well done. Anderson whipped right-hand, and Stout with his left, and that way they skimmed along in close company. King Jolie drew even with Primate entering the last sixteenth, and then began slightly to bear to the inside and paying Primate in the same coin he had received. Inch by inch the winner gained and was the master and victor at the end.
