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i High High Gun Gun Captures Captures Belmont; Belmont; Lea Lea Lane Lane Equals Equals Track Track Mark Mark Outgames Valiant Fisherman Under Guerins Heady Ride Favored Correlation Weary i Fifth as King Ranch Colt Charges to 9,000 Score By BOB HORWOOD Staff Correspondent BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I N. Y., June 12. Charging through the stretch with grim determination, King Ranchs High Gun wore down C. V. Whitneys valiant little Fisherman to win the eighty-sixth Belmont Stakes by a neck today. Five lengths farther back came Mrs. Walter H. Hoffman, Jr.s Limelight, who led Greentree Stables Palm Tree another five lengths. Robert S. Lytles Correlation, the favorite with the crowd of 36,482, was a weary fifth, "another two and one-half lengths off the board, after being close to the place while racing on the rail for a mile. Eric Guerin gave the winner a heady and powerful ride. Returns .90 Mutuel Second choice in the wagering, coupled with the filly Riverina, High Gun paid .90, .20 and .30 across the board.. The big son of Heliopolis Rocket Gun, by Brazado, who had won the first stakes of his career in last Saturdays Peter Pan Handicap, stepped the mile and one-half in 2:30, the slowest Belmont since Assault won it in the same time in 1946, over a fast track that was, however, not quite as fast as yesterday. The heavy, humid atmosphere probably contributed to the slowness of the strip and the time of the race. Riverina, the only filly in the race and Continued on Page Five MAX HIRSCH Saddled High Gun to win the Belmont, giving him four victories in the classic. Gulf Stream Gains Wolverine Victory Parachek Colt Finishes Fast To Down Andros as 16,420 Witness Detroit Program Continued from Page One man, and jockey Keene with trophies symbolic of Gulf Streams success. The Wolverine lost considerable luster when the G and G Stables top-weighted Money Broker was withdrawn in favor of that establishments My Fault, who was " never a serious contender. Dixie Flyer took cbmmand before going a furlong while Bumper Crop occupied second position and Chain Reaction raced along in third place. During the run into the back-stretch, Gulf Stream was no better than seventh and Keene had a snug hold on the Parachek star. Approaching the stretch, Dixie Flyer appeared to have had enough and Chain Reaction forged into command when settling for the final drive. Gulf Stream, who had begun his victorious challenge leaving the three-eighths marker, then loomed up boldly and it was apparent that he was going to take some beating. Color Guard was third at that stage of the running. During the run to the wire, Gulf Stream put Chain Reaction away and then drew clear while Andros came from well back to earn the place and the faltering Chain Reaction lasted for third. Ciderman Disqualified The HBPA Dinner Purse, one of the better offerings on the half-holiday card today, brought about a disqualification when Mrs. Lottie Wolfs Ciderman, ridden by Sammy Williams, was set back to fourth after crossing the field after the start of the five-furlong dash. Ciderman reached the finish with a two-length margin after his bad behavior, running the dash, distance over the firm footing in :59. Henry Forrests Spy Lady, handled by Lawrence Hansman, was awarded major honors after the stewards acted against Ciderman and she was three and one-half lengths before Duntreath Farms Fleet Path.
