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Pet Bully Takes Measure Of Royal Vale at Camden CamdenBy By FRED GALIANI GALIANIGARDEN GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 1 Racing returned to New Jersey with a record inaugural day crowd of 35412 on hand They got their first look at what promises to be a most popular jockey Young Willie Hartack stole all the honors this day riding four winners capped off with a perfect performance on Mrs Ada L Rices Pet Bully to win the Valley Forge Handicap HandicapKeeping Keeping his mount going under a des ¬ perate drive to hold off Mrs J R H Thourons Royal Vale Hartack pushed Pet Bully under the wire a half length before the favorite Royal Vale saving ground on the rail made a strong lunge in the mid stretch and appeared to have the leader pegged but hung a trifle this apparently cost him the race because the pacesetter was tiring rapidly also Another two and a half lengths in third place was Belair BelairContinued Continued on Page FortyTwo Pet Bully Takes Measure Of Royal Vale at Camden CamdenContinued Continued from Page One OneStuds Studs Golden Gloves while J C Bradys Landlocked was fourth fourthPet Pet Bully fresh from two straight sprint victories at Bowie paid 1340 and ran the mile and 70 yards in 141 141There There was a ninepound difference in weights between the first two to finish Royal Vale carrying 126 pounds to Pet Bullys 117 The winner a bay sixyear old son of Petrose Camelina was bred by his owner and has been regarded as a sprinter and smashed a long standing five and a half furlongs record at Bowie on April 12 to attest to his speed He can carry it however as he demonstrated suffi ¬ ciently to the sweating throng here this afternoon and to West Coast patrons when lie won the mile and a sixtenth Inglewood Handicap at Hollywood last year yearThe The Frankford Purse which preceded the Valley Forge had a field of crack sprinters that would have served as a top attraction any day at any course When the six furlongs had been sped in 110 at the finish it was Alfred Roberts rugged old Eatontown who drove to a length and a half victory over William Foales Just Sidney Driving Eatontown home in capable fashion was young Willie Hartack who was scoring his third winner of the afternoon He had previously won the first race with the same stables If I and the fourth on Cedar Farms Cover Off Sharing in the triple victory also was trainer Jim East who sent out ail three winners winnersEatontown Eatontown was good for 2340 for his third victory of the year as the eightyear old son of Easton Come Again bred at Meadowview Farms in New Jersey con ¬ tinues to roll along in successful fashion fashionApprentice Apprentice Karl Korte was thrown at the gate before the start of the third race and was apparently injured He lay on the ground for a time and was finally removed in the track ambulance
