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Resilient Resilient Home Home First First in in Oyster Oyster Bay; Bay; Foxie Foxie Jeanie Jeanie jn jn Front Front Throughout Throughout JOCKEY TED ATKINSON Was astride three winners on yesterdays Belmont Park program. Lightweight Takes Belmont Handicap King Jolie Runner-Up Before DisappointingColdCommand In Four-Horse Route Event By BOB HORWOOD Staff Correspondent BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 11. The rank outsider of the foiir-horse field led another outsider to the finish of the featured Oyster Bay Handicap today. George Glassner won the event on Killian Farms Resilient, who scored by a half length over Isidore Biebers King Jolie. It was another two lengths back to C. V. Whitneys Cold Command who was favored by the crowd of 19,932, while Saxon Stables Marcador, the second choice, completed the field, another neck in arrears. Resilient, who had experienced poor racing luck in his last three starts, paid 2.60 and required 1:53 for the mile and a furlong over a "good," but decidedly dead track. He is a four-year-old gelding by Sir Damion from Every Bride, by St. Bri-deaux and was the lightweight of the field with 109 pounds. Glassner eased back with Resilient soon after the start, allowing King Jolie to gradually draw away to a daylight lead, while the ultimate winner was flanked by Marcador on the rail and Cold Command on the outside. King Jolie continued to lead by daylight, reaching the. three-furlong marker more than three lengths before his three rivals, who raced as a team. Of the trio, Resilient appeared to be going a bit easier, but, as he was between horses, it was difficult to be certain on this point. Responds to Glassners Urging Curving into the stretch, King Jolie, who had won his last two starts in sprints while carrying a 2,500 claiming tag, appeared to have an insurmountable lead, particularly as he had been allowed to coast the first mile in 1:40. However, as they straightened away, Glassner reached back and stung Resilient, getting an immediate response. Eric Guerin and Bill Boland also tried to rouse Cold Command and Marcador, but the highweights had nothing to offer. Resilient bounded after King Jolie and that horse appeared disposed to chuck it when Bill Boland got into him as lie sensed the danger. Drawing level at the sixteenth pole, Resilient gradually inched away from the pacemaker, while Cold Command outfinished Marcador in an academic battle for third place. There was Continued on Page Forty-Five Foxie Jeanie Romps to Fore Again in Sportsmans Sprint Continued from Page One owned by Mrs. C. Greene, bested the favor-ite I Froo in a five-furlong contest and Thistle War lasted to hold Strongplay, who did not draw much support. The Daily Double paid 10.80 when Bobessay, ridden by Billy Cox, took the second race. Cox had his charge well up from the start and when the early leaders began to falter he took over to win by five lengths. The gray veteran, Marabout, was the choice, but was unable to get to the fore and petered out in the last eighth. Degree, owned by T. G. Benson, won the third with something to spare when Leo Jones brought her home in advance of the others in the third. It was a maiden event and was the fourth start for Degree, who did not race as a two-year-old. Chance Alarm was second and Validity, the favorite, a belated third. Jockey Leslie Wickel took advantage of an opportunity to land the six-year-old Merry Sweeper home first in the fifth affair, which was at seven furlongs. When the early leaders raced wide nearing the far turn, Wickel sent his mount through a couple of openings to take command and he drew out in the final quarter to be a handy winner. Hopeido, the short-priced favorite, was used up trying for the leadership while racing on the outside of a couple of horses in the early running. t ; Mil i j lilt
