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. 1 ■ ♦ Parnassus Victor At Suffolk Downs Gains Nose Decision Over Wise Margin in Hard Duel Before Throng of 24,365 By JOE HIRSCH SUFFOLK DOWNS, East Boston. Mass.. May 7— John S. Phipps Parnassus and Sam Tufanos 3-5 favorite, Wise Margin, engaged in a smashing stretch-long duel to highlight the 0,000 Governors Handicap and at the finish it was the gallant five-year-old . War Admiral stallion Parnassus s who showed in front by a thrusting nose. . Another length behind the runner-up came Harvey Fruehaufs Precious Stone, this threesome off by itself, with J._ L. Friedmans fourth -placed Wabash Moon some seven distant lengths back. A crowd of 24,365 who turned out in i sunny weather laced with brisk winds from i the nearby Atlantic Ocean, were strong in 1 support of Wise Margin, a convincing victor • here in his last outing. But it was Parnassus, • superbly handled by the veteran I Darrel Madden, who outgamed the latter r to the wire in as thrilling a contest as has j been staged at this course all season. The | winner returned 3.40, the winning slice ? of ,500 boosting his earnings to 2,300. The Governors Handicap, last major • prep for the 0,000 added Massachusetts : I to be run here on May 19, resulted in a | series of individual triumphs for Pamas- " I sus, jockey Madden and the Providence. j ! R.I.. trainer. W. C. Mike Freeman. The I I ! I [ winner completed the mile and a sixteenth M of the feature in a tremendous 1:43%, just- - a fifth of a second off the track standard.1 • j Madden Has Pleasant Surprise For Madden, the ride on Parnassus came , as a pleasant surprise, Ted Johnson hav- ■ ing been originally scheduled to handle the j j j strapping bay. But the latter sustained aj neck injury prior to the running of the j i second race and was taken to Revere Me- i morial hospital for X-rays and treatment. ! As for Freeman, this capable young horseman brought Parnassus to the race in the "peak of condition and was well deserving of the gold trophy that he received with Madden in the winners circle following the feature. Presentation was made by Joseph B. Ely. chairman of the board of the Eastern Racing Association and former Governor of Massachusetts. Precious Stone on the inside and Larry Ellis were quickest to begin, although no one in the six-horse field appeared to want the lead in the early going. Into the clubhouse turn, Madden tired of this cat-and-mouse game and sent Parnassus to the front, with Wise Margin in closest attendance and Bobby Ussery standing straight j i i up in his stirrups in an effort to rate i j Larry Ellis. j Down the far side, Parnassus continued to cut out a sizzling pace, caught in 1:12$. ! j for the six panels. Wise Margin was never more than half a length farther back and | j j Larry Ellis in good position for a move, a pair of lengths behind Wise Margin. j j Turning for home, Vernon Bush on Wise Margin brought his mount up to reach the j ! leader at the five -sixteenths pole, but Mad- j j den would have none of this. He hit Par- i j j nassus and his mount responded, bringing him into the race for the wire, in front by a fraction. Driving for home, Wise Margin came on again, and at the eighth pole was the j Continued on Page Fifty I Parnassus Tops Wise Margin In Thrilling Duel at Suffolk Continued from Page Three leader for just an instant. Here Parnassus showed his class, breeding ana the benefit of his weight advantage, outraced his equally gallant foe to the line. Precious Stone closed quickly down the middle of the strip for third money.
