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MRS CLARA ADAMS Saddled Extra Points to win the International Steeple ¬ chase at the Belmont Park course Extra Points Victor in International Bashford Manor Goes to Royal Note The Mast Second Invaders Unplaced Unplaced7Chase 7Chase Run on Soft Footing As Rain Mars Belmont Card Jet Action Annexes Withers WithersBy By BOB HORWOOD HORWOODStaff Staff Correspondent BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 8 The first truly international run ¬ ning of the International Steeplechase re ¬ sulted in a sweep for the locally owned horses today with L H Nelles Extra Points leading from start to finish while the seventyninth running of the Withers Mile produced a mild upset and a new name in the sophomore stakes division when Maine Chance Farms Jet Action charged to a convincing triumph triumphFrank Frank Dooley Adams rode Extra Points in the International and the Grand Slam gelding reached the end of the journey 18 lengths before Mrs J R H Thourons The Mast who was another 20 lengths before Brookmeade Stables His Boots who led Mrs Vernon G Cardys Sun Shower by almost two lengths Miss Dorothy Pagets Prince of Denmark first of six invaders from England and Ireland finished fifth Extra Points had many supporters in the rainsoaked crowd of 27810 paying 780 as he scored his third victory at this meeting The International was a much better race than the margins at the finish suggest most of the 13 contestants still being very much in contention for a mile and a half halfTakes Takes Withers by Two Lengths LengthsJet Jet Action was piloted by Jorge Con treras in the Withers and had no great trouble reaching the end of the mile two lengths before John Barry Ryans Butte vant who led King Ranchs High Gun by another two lengths Greentree Stables favored Palm Tree was another half length out of the money while James Cox Bradys Artismo turned in another disap ¬ pointing race finishing fifth without ap ¬ parent excuse other than the sloppy track Jet Action paid 1190 and was timed in 136 136There There were only two spills in the Inter ¬ national H J VerralTs Campari and Mrs Gerald L Verneys Nice Work n going down at the last fence in the backstretch Both were remounted then cut across the infield infieldGeorge George H Garrett former ambassador to Ireland presented the International trophy to Colonel and Mrs Nelles Extra Points a vastly improved chaser this year is trained by Mrs C E Adams mother of ofContinued Continued on Page Six j JET ACTION The Jet PilotBusher colt scored impressively in the Withers for the initial stake success of his fourrace career Extra Points Victorious in International The Mast 2nd With Invaders Unplaced Chase Run on Soft Footing As Ram Mars Belmont Card Jet Action Annexes Withers WithersContinued Continued from Page One Onethe the jockey The victory netted 15350 to the winner from the gross purse of 22500 while the invaders were partially reim ¬ bursed for their expenses by the Westches ter Racing Association AssociationThe The track was soft fo rthe stpleechase accounting for the slow time of 356 Oedipus track record is 339 Both Extra Points and Sun Shower are Canadianowned but both were bred in this country The International was the first stakes victory for the eightyearold Extra Points and before the race jockey Adams feared that he might not be able to cope with such established stars as The Mast His Boots and Sundowner at level weights The latter finished sixth after being in fourth place most of the way wayPalaja Palaja forced Extra Points pace most of the way but bobbled badly in the back stretch where The Mast also made a bad landing at the seventh fence but recovered quickly and was in second place for the final half mile His Boots was allowed to drop far back after breaking alertly then finished fairly well while Sun Shower also closed well wellOf Of the invaders all of whom fenced well except the two who fell and seemed a bit quicker at the obstacles than might have been expected Prince of Denmark ran an even race and was in contention all the way while In View also had considerable speed but tired badly at the end Prince of Demon who was originally invited to represent Ireland but carried Mrs Cards Canadian colors lost all chance when the field was sent away as he was backing away from the tape tapeThe The disappointment of the race apart from the beaten favorite The Mast who ran a good race was Sundowner who stopped badly and finished sixth without apparent excuse excuseJet Jet Action was scoring his second victory in as many starts this year and his first stakes triumph in the Withers which net ¬ ted Mrs Elizabeth N Graham 26250 of the 35350 purse plus a trophy which was presented by Ashley T Cole chairman of the New York State Racing Commission The chestnut colt is a son of Jet Pilot from the mighty Busher whom he resembles strikingly in color conformation and style of running Jet Action is eligible to both the Preakness and Belmont Stakes and must be considered a serious factor in both stakes as well as the Jersey Stakes at Garden State on May 29 should he elect to go in that fixture fixtureLast Last August Jet Action escaped from his stall one night at Saratoga and ran loose in the stable arta and venturing into town returning with skinned knees and assorted cuts and scratches which Mrs Graham spent many hours each day treating with her own preparations preparationsJorge Jorge Contreras got Jet Action out of the gate a length before his rivals in the Withers but allowed Ordained to move up along the rail and take a slight lead that he held just inside the threefurlong pole while Buttevant was a close third The favored Palm Tree was last away from the gate but moved up steadily on the outside and was in fourth place midway of the sweeping turns High Gun was back in seventh place at this stage and none of the others appeared to be going any place placeCurving Curving for home Contreras roused Jet Action lightly and the golden chestnut colt responded with a bound quickly moving into a daylight lead while Buttevant went very wide as he stormed past the staggering Ordained into second place Palm Tree also went quite wide while chasing Buttevant while High Gun surged into contention be ¬ tween horses Contreras reached back and stung Jet Action a routine gesture passing the furlong pole and the colt showed his displeasure by switching his tail and dig ¬ ging in his toes for a stride or two but resumed his smooth action when hand ridden to the finish Buttevant finished steadily while High Gun outfinished Palm Tree at the end The latter had run the mile of his last start in faster time than the 136 of the Withers but carried 10 pounds less that day dayMaine Maine Chance Farm also sent out Fan tine Busher a halfsister to Lord Boswell to graduate convincingly in the third race running down Joe W Browns Bon Zevial who had opened a wide early lead to score by two lengths in a creditable 51 C V Whitneys Hurry By finished well to be third another length and a half away at the end of the four and a half furlongs
