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Straight Face Shows Way To Seven Rivals in Dixie DixieGreentree Greentree Gelding Takes Measure Of Golden Gloves and Capeador CapeadorBy By PALMER HEAGERTY HEAGERTYStaff Staff Correspondent PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 8 Greentree Stables Straight Face attained stakes running form for the first time since the 1953 Flamingo when he scored a j frontrunning victory in this afternoons 53d Dixie Handicap This coveted race was being run at a mile and a furlong for the first time in its long history and the Count Fleet geldings time of 151 was just one fifth of a second slower than the track standard standardPursuing Pursuing the winner for the entire dis ¬ tance and beaten two and onehalf lengths while finishing second was Belair Studs Golden Gloves who prevailed a scant head over Brookmeade Stables llto10 favorite Capeador In fourth position after having been knocked off stride at the start was Rokeby Stables Magic Lamp Straight Face capably ridden by Bennie Green re ¬ turned 780 while picking up 19550 of ofContinued Continued on Page FortyEight Straight Face Shows Way to Dixie Rivals RivalsRegisters Registers in FrontRunning i Fashion Over Golden Gloves With Favored CapeadorThird CapeadorThirdContinued Continued from Page One Onethe the 30600 gross purse Attendance for the first Saturday program was 17942 17942Straight Straight Face winner of his f irst two races this season turned in three lack ¬ luster efforts before showing a return to for min a recent overnight handicap at Belmont Park That race evidently was a signal that he was returning to peak form for he looked like the Straight Face of old as he moved to the front in the run by the stands the first time timeWhile While coasting along in the van Straight Face was being nicely snugged by Green Greenas as Golden Gloves and Ram o War followed him without making an effort to attain the lead Ram o Wars stay in contention was a brief one for he gave way after less than six furlongs but Golden Gloves proved a persistent if unsuccessful rival rivalDrops Drops Off Pace PaceCapeador Capeador in the meantime lacked speed and dropped far off the pace having only Parnassus behind him leaving the half mile grounds Arcarb was forced to steady his mount briefly which had little or no bearing on the final outcome Once settled into stride Capeador seemed a possible threat while commencing his move but failed to display a surge while securing room along the inside insideGreen Green rode confidently astride Straight Face through the stretch and had the Greentree geldings rivals well measured as he moved past the line with a clever vic ¬ tory Golden Gloves clung tenaciously to a narrow advantage over Capeador while Magic Lamp was beaten off while finishing fourth fourthPimlicos Pimlicos turf course was christened with the running of the sixth race and a one mile track standard of 141 was established when Mrs E Kendall Weils Centenaire nosed out Samuel A SerpicoSs favored The Spaniel There was a gap of three and one half lengths back to the third horse Mrs F J Vollmers My Nell Centenaire ridden by Angelo Vasil was the longestpriced starter in the field of seven horses and paid 7780 7780Centenaire Centenaire went to the front in the early stages outsprinting Mrs J Simons The Trooper and Mrs C P Dencklas Songai each of whom remained a factor for ap ¬ proximately six furlongs When they fal ¬ tered it was The Spaniel who engaged the pacemaker from the outside The choice had his head to the fore at intervals during the closing test but gave way in the final stride The grass course is a thing of beauty and it seems that running times will improve considerably following the spring cutting
