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Gunrod Rated in Front By Blum in Metro Purse PurseWeal Weal or Woe and Trentonian i Trail Victor on Sloppy Strip StripBy By WILLIAM C PHILLIPS PHILLIPSGARDEN GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 2 O HWienges Sons Gunrod ran six furlongs over a sloppy track here this cool and damp afternoon in 109 to turn back Jet Stables Weal or Woe and Calumet Farms oddson Trentonian TrentonianWalter Walter Blum rated the winner in front Snd hand jode him the final stages to fin ¬ ish threequarters of a length in front of Weal or Woe The favorite raced near the top pair next to the rail from the begin ¬ ning but failed to gain in the drive and was another halflength behind It was then eight lengths back to the fourth horse Bohemia Stables Sunday Pitch PitchGunrod Gunrod was second choice in the fea ¬ tured Metro Purse and paid 1140 I It was the second victory for Blum who rode J Simpson Jrs Best Fleet to a fa ¬ vored triumph in the first race raceTrentonian Trentonian appeared to have no excuse He wore two front bandages but although the track was termed sloppy it was not deep as evidenced by the final time Tren ¬ tonian won an allowance race at Hialeah in his last start and was backed down to
