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Manteau Manteau Victor Victor in in Domino; Domino; Portersville Portersville Annexes Annexes Carter Carter Ouinods Dedicate In Belmont Duel Favored Boston Doge Last As Victor Is Neglected by Holiday Turnout of 50,455 By BOB HORWOOD BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 30. With Ted Atkinson shoving his head back in command in the very last stride after losing the lead inside the sixteenth pole, Clearwater Stables Portersville captured the 57th running of the 8,900 Carter Handicap by a desperate head over Mrs. Jan Burkes valiant Dedicate. Only a neck farther back came Mrs. Julie Mirons Jutland, while Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Paper Tiger came from last place at the quarter pole to be three lengths out of the money. Scene of First Defeat Paul Andolinos favored Boston Doge, who suffered the first defeat of his career at this track and distance in the Swift Stakes of 1955, finished last, showing no speed at any stage of the journey. Incidentally, Nances Lad, who won that Swift, finished fifth today after having the lead turning for home. Neglected by the crowd of 50,455 Portersville paid 3.80 and was timed in 1:23, a second off the track record set by Roseben and equaled by Tom Fool and Northern Star in this stakes. The latter pair and Guillotine were also ridden by Atkinson, who was scoring his fourth Carter triumph. Portersville, a five-year-old entire son of Count Fleet Artena, by Questionnaire, was scoring his first stakes victory in an honorable career and his courageous triumph earned E. A. Roberts and F. L. Leather-bury, of Mobile, Ala., a check for 1,400, of which 00 was the nominating and starting fees. Portersville is named for an Alabama town near Mobile, where Roberts and Leatherbury have shipping ..interests. This afternoons crowd was 934 fewer Continued on Page Four Portersville Oufnods Dedicate To Annex Carter at Belmont : i ; ; i j Favored Boston Doge Last As Victor Is Neglected by Holiday Turnout of 50,455 Continued from Page One persons than turned out for last years Memorial Day program, but Nashua was the stellar attraction that day and there was no box office attraction of that calibre on display today. Besides being the richest sprint in America, topping Hollywood Parks recent Los Angeles Handicap by a few thousand dollars, this Carter was also a thrilling contest, with Dedicate and Portersville changing the lead four times in the stretch and Jutland staging a challenge that threatened to run over both at the end. y After the race, Atkinson said, "We were forced out a bit at the head of the stretch, but he recovered quickly and came on again to win." Bill Boland said that Dedicate, who was trying to concede 15 pounds to the winner, "hung a bit at the end. I thought we-were home until then." Eddie Arcaro said that Jutland ran a "perfect race, not an excuse, in the world." Never Ran at Any Point Of the favored Boston Doge, Willie Hartack, who flew in by helicopter to ride him, said, "He never ran at any point in the race." It was the first time that Boston Doge had ever been worse than third. Previously he had had only three horses in front of him- in his entire career. That number is now 13. Five scratches reduced the field, Cohoes coming out this morning, while Cavort, a stablemate of the winner; Tick Tock, Decimal and Wise Apple were withdrawn during the afternoon. Portersville was first to flash in front at the start of the Carter, but Ace Sailor quickly shot into a daylight lead along the rail. At the end of a quarter, Ace Sailor was more than two lengths before Jovial Jove, Nances Lad and Portersville, who were closely bunched, while Jutland was in sixth place and Boston Doge was eighth and already dropping back. Ace Sailor stopped abruptly leaving the backstretch and Nances Lad took a nar- row lead, while Dedicate began a brisk move along the rail that carried him into third place at the quarter pole. At that point Jovial Jove had dropped back to i fourth place with Portersville right outside of him, some three lengths before Jutland, while Paper Tiger was still last and Boston Doge was falling back to him. Nances Lad led into the stretch, but suddenly began to weaken, and Dedicate took command just above the furlong pole. At the same time, Portersville, who had been carried wide by Jovial Jove, loomed up on the outside and set sail for the leaders. It seemed that Portersville had command of the situation at the sixteenth pole, but Dedicate came on again to regain, command, while Jutland began to surge up rapidly on the outside. Dedicate and Portersville fought desperately, with the topweight holding a narrow advantage to the very last stride, where Atkinson appeared to shove the Count Fleet horses head in front as he reached for victory. Jutland who finished fastest of all, was right with the leaders at the finish, while the closing rush of Paper Tiger carried him past 10 horses in the last quarter and past six in the finai furlong. Nances Lad was six lengths off the board in sixth place, while it was a "fur piece" back to Boston Doge. Thanks largely to a slow third quarter, Avonwood Stables Commendation had enough left in the final furlong to stave off the closing rush of Greentree Stables heavily favored Pop Corn by a nose in the seven-furlong fifth event. Cain Hoy Stables Sailors Knot came from far back to be third, two lengths behind the leaders and five lengths before Mrs. Tom Wallers Mustato. Commendation paid 5 and was timed a moderate 1:25 after getting the first half in :45.
