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High High King King Triumphs Triumphs Over Over Lark Lark Sun; Sun; Seven Seven May May Go Go to to Post Post in in Preakness Preakness Draws Off at Will In Balmoral Event Gavegnano Colt Comes From Last Place to Down Choice; Lincoln Road Takes Opener By J. J. MURPHY WASHINGTON PARK. Homewood, III., May 15. — High King, a four-year-old who had not won a race since November of 1955 and had been in the money but once since shortly after that time, came through with an impressive victory in the featured Evergold Purse here today. Turning on the steam in the last half-mile of the one-mile contest, the son of Heliopolis came from last place to whiz by his five rivals and win by five lengths from Lark Spun, who was the favorite. Jims Whim finished third, with the Argentine-bred Partiquinan starting for the first time in this country, a distant last. John Adams was the winning rider and High King, owned by Joseph Gavegnano, paid .40. Partiquina Makes the Pace Partiquina had early speed and she and Jims Whim went to the end of the initial quarter on almost equal terms, with Lark Sun, who had been in close quarters, next to the rail in fifth position, and High King three lengths behind him. Bozi moved up nearing the far turn and Jims Whim, having shaken off Partiquina, was leading the Reineman runner by a length going into the turn. Nearing the stretch turn. High King started a run that landed him in first place on the turn and he went on about his business. Lark Sun had no trouble disposing of the fatigued Jims Whim, while Bozi also weakened. The wind was blowing a gale here today and the temperature had taken a drop of about 30 degrees from Tuesday. The track was slow and the attendance 8,247. The two-year-old Lincoln Road, ably piloted by Dave Erb. came through as the favorite in the opening five-furlong dash, beating out In the Country, who was the second choice. It marked the first start for Continued on Page Fifty-Two : j ! ■ ] J High King Finishes Fast To Take Balmoral Event Comes From Last Place and Downs Favored Lark Sun Five Lengths Continued from Page One the son of With Pleasure — Efficiency, for whom Sunny Blue Farm paid ,100 at the Keeneland Sales. Sportsmans Park was well represented in the second race, nine of the 11 starters I having eompeted at the recent meeting at that course. Legatee, ridden by Job Dean Jessop. was the winner over Vie En Rose, with Rippsy, the pacesetter, saving third money. The distance was seven furlongs, and the Daily Double paid 2. The second two-year-old event of the day held down third position on the bill and it was taken by Somebodys Son. an outsider, who had started five times before without success. The young gelding lasted to hold the good-closing Colonel Roy. Gilbert Hernandez was the winning jockey. Rich Ann was a well-backed favorite in the fourth, but Robert E. W., steered by Charlie Burr, caught her in the last furlong to win going away. Rich Ann saved second place from Nantucket. The distance was six furlongs. Clarence Meaux, leading rider at Sportsmans, scored his first triumph of the session when he won the fifth with the favored Get for Home. Although the winner raced beyond the middle of the track on the stretch turn, he was good enough to overtake the pace-setting Ala Gala in the seven-furlong race. But five racers, and they quite ordinary ones, answered the bugle call in the sixth, and after Moose Sign, the pacemaker, had borne almost to the outside fence in the last furlong, along came the favored Soldier Son. ridden by Sam Williams, to score by four lengths. Moose Sign was trounced for second place by Take It Easy. Of the other starters, Bim Bim, who finished fourth, bled, and J. G. Son, who brought up the rear, had not been postward in two years.
