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Vagabond Vagabond King King Gains Gains Popular Popular Tally; Tally; Getthere Getthere Jack Jack Out Out to to Extend Extend Streak Streak Sixth Straight Is ♦ Goal in Juvenile Pollys Jet and Nantallah, Also Unbeaten, Will Engage Lily-Ann Star at Belmont By BOB HORWOOD Staff Correspondent BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y.. May 10. — The Juvenile Stakes, oldest of Belmont Parks two-year-old fixtures, will have its seventy -ninth running Wednesday and this promises to be one of the most interesting renewals in the long history of the event which was inaugurated at Jerome Park in 1874. A field of 10, including at least three potential champions, have been named for tomorrows five-furlong jaunt down the Widener straightaway. Lily-Ann Stables Getthere Jack will be trying to expand an unbeaten streak of five races tomorrow. Barclay Stables Pollys Jet will be going after his third victory in as many starts, while Starmount Stables Nantallah will be attempting to confirm an exceptionally brilliant debut, in which he overcame a sluggish start, raced on the extreme outside all the way and turned in the fastest five furlongs of «the Jamaica meeting. Arcaro to Ride Pollys Jet The presence of Eddie Arcaro in the saddle may cause Pollys Jet to be slightly favored tomorrow. The son of Polynesian who had little trouble beating Mrs. H. H. Hechts , First Cadet in his only local appearance, . but was receiving five pounds from that colt, meets him on even terms in the Juv- | enile. Getthere Jack, who will again be ridden by Hedley Woodhouse. won his five starts in Florida, climaxing his campaign with two stakes triumphs and has been more than once required to show courage, which has not yet been asked of Nantallah and Pollys Jet. Doug Dodson will again be on Continued on Page Forty -Two Getthere Jack Seeking Sixth in Row in Juvenile Unbeaten Lily-Ann Star Takes On Pollys Jet and Nantallah Continued from Page One Nantallah. an impressive looking son of Nasrullah. Getthere Jack, Pollys Jet, First Cadet t and Mrs. Dorothy A. Palmers Ripingale all carry 122 pounds, the penalty for having ; won a stake or two overnight races. Ripingale, who flashed fine form in Florida, stepped three furlongs in :36 on the straight t course this morning and will be ridden by y Ovie Scurlock. Nantallah carries 117. The others in the Juvenile, all of them 3 carrying 117 pounds, are L. R. Troianos s King Somali, Wheatley Stables Gray Phantom. Foxcatcher Farms Gelio and C. V. • Whitneys Head Man. The latter finished second to Nantallah in his debut and some- " : what discredited that colt when he could -1 , finish no better than fifth to Macbig in his ■ jj next start here, preceded by King Somali I and Gelio, who finished almost a length ™ apart. Trouble Me, who was fourth in that ■ dash, a length before Head Man. came e back with a poor race behind Gray Phantom, ■ who made a rather impressive debut * las Saturday. The latter, who may be a a good one, will be ridden by Ted Atkinson. • Jean Baptiste has been out only once, ;• winning cleverly over a band of maidens, • some of whom have since run with a claiming tag. First Cadet, who will have the services s of Bill Boland, has drawn the favorable * outside post position, while King Somali II and Gray Phantom have the two inside e positions. Nantallah will come out of Number " 4. with Getthere Jack, Pollys Jet and ° Ripingale breaking from numbers 6. 7 and d 8. If all 10 start, this edition of the Juvenile e will gross 8,300 and net the winner 2.-875. " Last years Juvenile provided the first ;t stakes victory for Nashua and his first triumph over Summer Tan. Should First Cadet ■" be successful, he will become the second d Florida-bred to score in this event, Liberty J Rab having upset Battlefield in the 1950 • renewal. Since coming to Belmont Park 50 ° years ago, the Juvenile has been won by f such notable colts as Hour less. Tryster, r Dice. Blue Larkspur, Equipoise. Sun Again n and Lucky Draw. GETTHERE JACK — Unbeaten two-year-old will attempt to extend his win streak to six in the Juvenile Stakes at the Belmont Park course today.
