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Cacomo Cacomo Registers Registers Nose Nose Accounting; Accounting; Renew Renew Storms Storms to to Top Top Flight Flight Upset Upset Winds Up Nearly Clear of Valadium Daughter of Blue Larkspur Is Homebred of King Ranch; jrjext Move Appears to Sulk By BOB HOBWOOD Staff Correspondent BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. X, N. Y., June 4. — King Ranchs Renew surged up on the outside near the finish of the Top Flight Handicap today to triumph by almost a length over Harry LaMontagnes favored Valadium. Two lengths behind the leaders came Max Glucks Blue Moon, who led C. H. Wacker TU.s pacemaking Jubling by a length and a half. A. G. Van-derbilts former champion, Next Move, appeared to sulk after a quarter mile and finished eighth in the field of nine fillies and mares. Bill Boland piloted Renew, who paid 2.50 and stepped the mile and a sixteenth in 1:43%. A crowd of 21,100 witnessed the Top Plight in summery, slightly sultry, weather. Renew is a daughter of Blue Larkspur — Be Like Mom, by Sickle, and a sister to the steeplechase champion, Oedipus, and the grand filly But Why Not. The 6,850 Renew earned today brought her gleanings to 5,505, gained by eight victories in 28 starts over four seasons. This was her third start in 1952 and was preceded bj an overnight victory at Jamaica and a dull race in the Firenze Handicap won by Next Move from Thelma Berger. Last year, Renew won the Firenze from Thelma Berger and Next Move, who showed nothing today. Jubling Attempts to Steal Race Jubling, the only three-year-old in the Top Flight field, attempted to steal the race by opening a daylight lead soon after the start. As the Snark filly sped down the backstretch, she was followed in the early stages by Boot All, Next Move and Blue Moon, well spaced, while Valadium was in fifth place, closely attended by Toto and Renew. Busanda and Thelma Berger brought up the rear. Rounding the far turn, Next Move, who was on the rail, began to drop back and Boot All showed signs of running out of Continued on Page Thirty-Six Renew Storms to Upset Victory in Top Flight Closing Rush at Belmont Brings Her to Wire Ahead of Valadium Continued from Page One wind. Meanwhile, Jubling was still going smoothly in front, while Blue Moon moved up to challenge on the outside, but was still a couple of lengths back of the pacemaker. Valadium was beginning a move, followed by Renew. Jubling faltered abruptly curving for home and Blue Moon moved into command, closely followed by Valadium, who was charging down the middle of the track. Just as the favorite put Blue Moon away, Renew stormed up on the outside and went right on by, despite Arcaros efforts on Valadium. Renew was drawing away at the end and would have scored by daylight in another jump. Of the beaten horses, Busanda appears to sulk under the whip after starting a brief bid at the three-furlong pole, while Toto dropped out of contention at the same point, then failed to threaten jn the stretch. Jublings race was excellent for a member of the discredited sophomore generation of fillies as she was second high weight, to Next Move on the scale. C. T. Chenerys Bakersfield stormed down the outside to win thand Dis Done Purse, named for Top Flights sire, by a lengthening neck from Mrs. Louis Lazares Baltimore Jim. Hudson Valley Stables Mighty Quest was a length and a half farther back at the end of the six furlongs and a scant nose before Mrs. Robert M. Smiths pacemaking Sagittarius. Jim Nichols completed a double on Bakersfield, having won the second race on the longshot, Rambling Mary. Bakersfield returned .50 and required 1:11% for the journey. A good looking band of maiden juveniles streaked down four and a half furlongs of the- straight course in the fourth race, with Spring Hill Farms Jamie K. driving between horses at the finish to score by a scant nose over Ogden Phlpps Torch of War. John S. Phipps Pleiades, who was backed from 45 to 1 down to 10 to .1, led most of the way and was only a neck farther back at the end, while Greentree Stables Lotus Eater finished two and a half lengths out of the money. Albert Widman rode Jamie K., a son of Crowfoot, who is chiefly distinguished as the sire of Nell K., and the colt paid .90 and was teletimed in :51%.
