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Rune Rune Victor Victor in in Equipoise Equipoise Mile; Mile; Tom Tom Fool Fool EqualsTrack EqualsTrack Record Record Wins Carter Easily Under 135 Pounds oreenrree /ce ooes seven Furlongs in 1 :22 to Defeat Squared Away Two Lengths By BOB HORWOOD Staff Correspondent AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 27.— A great thoroughbred stirred the emotions of a crowd of 30,206 at Aqueduct this afternoon, and the throng gave Greentree Stables Tom Fool the ovation he deserved as he came back to the winners circle after winning the Carter Handicap by two lengths over Mrs. Jan Burkes Squared Away. The handsome son of Menow, from Gaga, by Bull Dog, was never touched with the whip as Ted Atkinson hand rode him to the end of the seven furlongs in 1:22, equaling the track record set in this race by Northern Star last year. Tom Fool carried his highweight of 135 pounds with ease, moving past his rivals in a few strides when Atkinson "scrounged" with his hands at the head of the stretch, moving from fifth place to the lead with a breath-taking burst of speod. Another two and a half lengths back of the pacemaking Squared Away came Mrs. Alfred Roberts Eatontown, who led Har-borvale Stables Dark Peter by a little more than a length. The-Alfred G. Vanderbilt entry of First Glance and Indian Land, who were second choice in the wagering, finished fifth and seventh, respectively, without ever being in the hunt. Adds 1,700 to Earnings Tom Fool paid .30, .70 and .40 across the board and made it seem like an overlay as he scored his fifth triumph in as manv st.arf.«s t.T-iic noo-r mm -f..- — - - ---«. — - jwur*. AIU, iULH-JfCtU.- old added 1,700 of the gross purse of 9,800 to the account of Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson and her brother, John Hay Whitney, owners of Greentree Stable, and brought his lifetime earnings to 36,690. Squared Away cut out a sizzling pace in the Carter, reeling off the quarter in :22, half-in :44%, five furlongs in :56% and six furlongs in 1:09%, at which point Tom Fool was still a couple of lengths behind the pacemaker. The six-furlong track standard is 1:10%. After the race, Atkinson said, "Tom Fool broke alertly and then I let him relax a little. I never had to hit him, just waved the stick at him." Jimmy Nichols, who rode Squared Away, said, "Squared Away ran a big race but that Continued on Page Fifty , Tom Fool in Sparkling Effort to Take Carter Equals Seven-Furlong Track Mark of 1:22 Under 135 Pounds Continued from Page One was a lot of horse that went by us." That made it unanimous. Ted Atkinson was the riding star of the day, following his victory on Tom Fool, by whipping Ogden Phipps Bassanio to an upset triumph over Tahitian King in the seventh race. He had won the opener on War Atom. Tom Fool came to the Carter with victories in an overnight sprint, the Joe H. Palmer Handicap and Metropolitan at a mile and the Suburban at a mile and a quarter, while he won the Empire City Handicap for his last start in 1952. He has only finished unplaced once in 25 starts, being unplaced in a prep for the Arlington Classic last summer, in which he was suffering from a foot injury that kept him out of that stake. He has won 16 of his races, 11. of them stakes, despite having been on tflfe sidelines much of last spring and summer with a virus infection, and "off his feed" from April to September. The 135 pounds he carried in the Carter is the heaviest burden ever successfully carried in that stake, Roseben having finished second under 135 in 1907. While the track was faster today than it had been earlier in the meeting, it was by no means a hard strip and probably not as fast as when Northern Star, who was scratched today, set the mark last year. First Glance was first out of the gate in the Carter, closely followed by Tom Fool, but Atkinson . eased the topweight back, while Squared Away surged up on the outside to take command, quickly opening a two-length lead. Rounding the far turn, Squared Away was a couple of lengths before Dark Peter, who was a length before Eatontown, while Tea-Maker was in fourth place, daylight before Tom Fool. None of those back of the favorite showed any signs of going anywhere in particular. Squared Away continued to lead at a burning pace around the curves to the stretch, running well within himself, while Tom Fool moved into fourth place on the outside as Eatontown faltered. The favorite still had Squared Away, Dark Peter and Tea-Maker in front of him as he swung into the stretch, but Atkinson had only to move his hands a little and shake the stick once or twice to have Tom Fool in high gear. He quickly swept past Dark Peter and Tea-Maker, but Squared Away was a couple of lengths in the van at the furlong pole. Despite Squared Aways lead, which would ordinarily have seemed commanding, as he was not showing any great signs of fatigue, the issue never seemed in doubt as Tom Fool "poured it on," reaching out for ground with swift and extending strides that ate up the leaders margin inside of 50 yards. At the finish, Tom Fool was going away and seemed to be almost playing. Squared Away finished strongly and well and was never threatened by Eatontown,-who came on again at the finish, while Dark Peter hung badly in the stretch. First Glance finished fifth, less than a length behind Dark Peter and a scant nose before Tea-Maker, who was followed by Indian Land, Ancestor and Delegate.
