Our Emblem Storms Up on Outside to Triumph: Whips Resident and Arbezac; Hartack Rides Four Winners, Daily Racing Form, 1954-06-04

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Our Emblem Storms Up On Outside to Triumph Whips Residient and Arbezac; Hartack Rides Four Winners By FRED GALIANI DELAWARE PARK, Stanton, Del., June 3. Our Emblem stormed up on the outside in the featured Richardson Park Purse here this afternoon to score in a three-way photo. Under Willie Passmores urging, Our Emblem, owned by George T. Weymouth, headed Killian Farms pace-setting Resilient, while George Murdochs Abbezac was another noseback in third plandce. Our Emblem, winning his first race of the year in seven starts, paid 9.40 for his victory over the favored Resilient. The time for the mile and a sixteenth over a fast track was 1:46. The majority in the Continued on. Page Forty-Four ! - ! Our Emblem Storms Up On Outside to Triumph Whips Residient and Arbezac; Hartack Rides Four Winners Continued from Page Three crowd estimated at 11,500 settled on Bottle of Ink and Resilient, finally making the flatter the choice. Prior to this favorites scored with precision. The first five races on the card were swept by Willie Hartack and Joe Culmone. The latter won the second and third races, with the rest going to Hartack. Hartack rode his fourth winner of the afternoon when he urged Henry Hechts Side Saddle to a half-length decision over Herbert Boorses Donna Boorse. Side Saddle, the choice, paid .40 and required 1:46 for the mile and a sixteenth. The winner, a five-year-old gelded son of Revoked-So Proudly, had finished second in a turf course race at Pimlico in his last effort. The feature was an optional claiming affair, but only Mully S. and Bessies Beau were entered to be claimed for 0,000. Resilient, winner of two handicaps out of three at Belmont, outran the field from the break and paced Tip II., Bottle of Ink and Our Emblem, who closely joined in the run down the backstretch. Abbezac, who came after them had to take up when Carrion tried to send him through horses and was caught in close quarters. Rounding the turn,- Resilient maintained a slight lead, while Abbezac finally got through. Our Emblem came up on the j outside of him and the three of them I swept down the stretch, locked in battle. I There wasnt much to choose as they j neared the finish, but Our Emblem gradu-j ally inched his way forward and went j under the wire a head to the good. There I was a tight finish for second, with the nod going to the favorite. The Daily Double returned .3, .20 on the combination of Fox Trail Farms Thane of Fife, a first-time starter, who came up a good thing in the opener, and Jospeh Cud-ones Four Jacks in the second race. Thane of Fife, by Cedar Creek Dribblet, was hammered down to .60, while Four Jacks returned even.


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