Gigantic Registers Nose Win in Belmonts Swift: Nips Quick Lunch at Belmont; Kaster Tallies on Turf Course, Daily Racing Form, 1954-05-03

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Gigantic Registers Nose Win in Belmonts Swift SwiftNips Nips Quick Lunch at Belmont Kaster Tallies on Turf Course CourseBy By BOB HORWOOD HORWOODStaff Staff Correspondent BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 1 Joe W Browns Louisiana Derby winner Gigantic surprised a crowd of 36862 at Belmont Park today when he out finished Wheatley Stables Quick Lunch to win the fiftythird running of the Swift Stakes by a substantial nose W Haggin Perrys Remand was another length away at the end of the seven furlongs while John Barry Ryans Buttevant finished a length and a half out of the money after being off slowly in a ragged start Hal Price Headleys Revolt the favorite fin ¬ ished fifth two and a half lengths off the board boardEight Eight of the 15 threeyearolds in the Swift chose this engagement in place of the Kentucky Derby but none of them could win it Remand coming closest Gigantic who had raced against firstclass older sprinters in his two Long Island races paid 5910 1900 and 930 across the board His time was an unexciting 125 with a final furlong in 13 Anthony Ferraiuolo who has been getting his share of winners here piloted the winner smoothly keep ¬ ing him about his business in the stretch when he showed a tendency to bear in on Quick Lunch LunchGigantic Gigantic is a dark bay gelded son of Challedon from Dorothy B Jr by the South American Brown King and was Continued on Page FortyTwo CAMMEL LAIRD The European importation makes his American debut in the Whaddon Steeplechase at the Belmont Park course today Gigantic Surprises In Swift Renewal Outfinlshes Quick Lunch by Nose at Belmont Kaster Is Victor in Turf Course Race RaceContinued Continued from Page One Onebred bred by Mrs Brown Before coming to New York this spring he had finished fourth with a belated rush in the Florida Derby and won the Louisiana Derby His exertions today netted 20100 of the gross purse of 27350 27350The The Swift was hotly contested after the poor start in which Permian was all but left and Buttevant and Chrysolite were off slowly War Piper Double Speed Quick Lunch Privacy Revolt and Catspaw formed formeda a compact group on the front end of the field in the long run to the far turn Near ing that corner Catspaw was crowded against the rail forcing Pete McLean to take up abruptly abruptlyPassing Passing the threefurlong pole Privacy slipped through on the rail to take a slight lead over liis runningmate Quick Lunch who was followed by War Piper while Gi ¬ gantic began a strong run on the outside followed by Remand Revolt was in fifth place at this point and not appearing to be going anywhere while Buttevant was still far back backPrivacy Privacy stopped abruptly at the final turn and Quick Lunch came into the stretch in the van while Gigantic and Re ¬ mand surged up on the outside to chal ¬ lenge Double Speed who had rounded the final bend in fourth place began to tire while Willie Lester got no response when he tried to rouse Revolt who was right be ¬ hind him himQuick Quick Lunch fought on gamely under Ted Atkinsons urging but Gigantic seemed to dominate him from the sixteenth pole home and might have won by a greater margin but for attempting to lug in in the final yards Remand moved up strongly in Gigantics wake and drew almost level with the ultimate winner as they straightened away for the run to the wire but hung in the final furlong Buttevant finished strongly after being in eighth place mid ¬ way of the stretch while Revolt was unable to furnish any finishing drive driveDouble Double Speed Stops Badly BadlyDouble Double Speed stopped badly to be sixth followed by Giant Cracker who had speed for a half mile Privacy and War of Roses War Piper who was still very much in con ¬ tention at the threefurlong pole finished last The first grass course race on Long Island with the exceptions of those at the old Belmont Terminal track and the hunts meetings resulted in an excellent contest C Mahlon Klines Kaster won the event which was called the Alpha Purse by a length and a half over Brookmeade Stables Picador despite going very wide at the head of the stretch while his rival was try ¬ ing to bear in through the home lane Mrs J H H Thourons Royal Governor finished a half length away and two and a half lengths before J W Nizleks Count Cain CainAugustine Augustine Catalano rode Kaster who was prominent all the way and stepped the seven furlongs in 124 The Unbreakable gelding who had schooled well on grass and raced over hurdles some time ago paid 1330 1330The The only untoward incident in the race came near the finish when Sanford Stud Farms Mackville a confirmed rail lugger came in at the stretch turn a nd hit a beacon losing what chance he had left Spring Hill Farms Jamie K who made his turf debut here finished a fairly close fifth after trailing to the head of the stretch stretchTurf Turf Course Running RunningCount Count Cain took an early lead in the Alpha which was started near the upper intersection of the main track and Widener course pas passed by Picador Mackville and Bradley nearing the far turn then re ¬ gained comamnd Kaster who had been racing in fifth place on the outside moved up rapidly roundirg the far turn and took the lead curving for home while racing very vide Picador cut the corner as Count Cain suddenly tired while Royal Governor began to move up rapidly frpm the rear ranks saving ground all the way wayKaster Kaster continued steadily down the ex ¬ treme outside and had no great trouble holding Picador safe as that grass special ¬ ist bore in sharply after crossing the lower end of the Widener course in the stretch Royal Governor finished very fast to take third money from Count Cain while Jamie K ran over beaten horses at the end Mackville was in fourth place when he hit the beacon and bounced off then dropped out of contention contentionAfter After the Alpha Purse the consensus among the jockeys was that the new course which is actually the old hurdle course with the portable obstacles removed was ac ¬ ceptable but could be improved by rolling Bennie Green who rode Nothirdchance said that he was hit with a clod big enough to make him see stars Catalano said that Kaster was probably at an advantage hav ¬ ing frequently raced at hunt meetings while Jim Nichols said that Mackville ap ¬ parently had his mind on everything but where he was toing


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