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Bernburgoo Bernburgoo Balmoral Balmoral Victor; Victor; Gallant Gallant Man Man Wins Wins Peter Peter Pan Pan Draws Out in Final Furlong at Belmont Gives Shoemaker Successive Triple; Promised Land Runs Second and Nah Hiss Thircl By BOB HOE WOOD BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., June 1. Hit just once, possibly twice, left-handed above the eighth pole, Ralph Lowes hitherto unfortunate Gallant man won todays 18th running of the 8,150 Peter Pan Handicap with his ears pricking gaily as he drew out in the final furlong to triumph by two and a half lengths over Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Promised Land Mrs. Jules Schwartz Nah Hiss was less than a length farther back at the end of a mile and a furlong in a creditable 1:48, while Cain Hoy Stables One-Eyed King was another two and a half lengths out of the money after getting the lead at the quarter pole. A prohibitive choice with the crowd of 35,944 that turned out in muggy weather, Gallant Man paid .90 and .30. There was no show wagering on the field of six. Willie Shoemaker, who misjudged the finish of the Kentucky Derby on the Irish - bred son of Migoli Majideh, by Mahmoud was completing a consecutive triple on Gallant Man. Frank Warton Presents Trophy In the absence of Lowe, Midland, Texas "trainer Johnny Nerud accepted the Peter Pan cup from Frank Warton of the llinois Racing Board. The stakes earned oilman, . gross value to the winner of 9,400, t.ss 00 in nomination and entry fees. Gallant Man, who was beaten inches in the Wood Memorial and Derby in his two f previous starts, will now point for a return meeting with Bold Ruler hi the classic 00,000 Belmont Stakes at a mile and one-ha.lf here on June 15. He came on the track appearing in fine fettle and showing little sign of a campaign that began at Tropical Park last winter, while his stride through the stretch seemed Continued on Page Six a! 7 JOCKEY WILLIAM SHOEMAKER Rode three winners in a row, including Gallant Man in the Peter Pan, on Satur- . days Belmont Park program. : Gallant Man Takes Refer Pan In Handy Fashion at Belmont GivesShoemakerConsecutive Triple; Promised Land Runs Second and Nah Hiss Third Continued from Page One longer and smoother than in any of his races which the writer has seen. Gallant Man was actually only asked to run for about three-sixteenths and when called upon turned on a genuine burst of speed. The pace was sustained, though not sensational, with fractions of :24, :.47, 1:11 and 1:36 for the mile. Gallant Mans 124 pounds was the highest weight ever carried successfully in the Peter Pan, and he was conceding from 10 to 16 pounds to his five rivals. After the race, Shoemaker said Gallant Man "never took a long breath. He did everything I asked him in a willing manner and won easily." It appeared from this corner that Shoemakers use of the whip in the stretch was more for the purpose of keeping the colt well out in the middle of the track and away from the deep going on the rail, than to urge him on particularly. Hedley Woodhouse said that Promised Land "ran real well, but there was too much horse in front of him." Bobby TJs-sery said that Nah Hiss, who finished on the inside, "was doing the best he could." Gallant Man was first to flash in front as George Cassidy started the Peter Pan field from the chute near the point where the straightaway crosses the main track, but the lightly weighted Harmonizing was rushed into, a length lead in the comparatively slow third quarter, followed by Eyed King and Tippecanoe. Gallant Man was another length back in the run down the backstretch and Shoemaker had to wait until nearing the far turn to make a move to get near the outside. Network commitments" 1 was the winner of Saturdays running of the Peter Pan Handicap at Belmont Park according to the "Monitor" description of the race. The horses had covered a half mile in the WMAQ broadcast, with announcer Fred Capossela calling Harmonizing in front, One-Eyed King moving up and Gallant Man third when the description was interrupted with the brief explanation that "network commitments" made it necessary to delay the remainder of the program. A commercial followed. This, in turn, gave way to a news broadcast. A taped recording of the entire running went on the air after the news. As Harmonizing ran out of wind passing the three-furlong pole, One-Eyed King moved into command, followed by Gallant Man, while Tippecanoe tried to move with him and Promised Land was also close at hand. One-Eyed King stayed in command until the field had turned for home and it was not until he had reached the eighth pole that Gallant Man actually took command of the situation. At that point, Shoemaker reached back with his whip in his left hand and the Irish colt bounded into command. Nah Hiss saved enough ground to move briefly into second" place, but faltered there and was unable to hold Promised Land at the end. One-Eyed King and Tippecanoe tired steadily, while Harmonizing completed the field. This was the first victory for Gallant Man since he had won the six furlongs Hibiscus Stakes at Hialeah on January 19, but the colt had had virus in his next start, the Bahamas, and needed his race in the Swift, finishing fourth in both of those tests. Then came his narrow defeats in the Wood and the Kentucky Derby, in which he lost 13,750 by less than a foot. Only two horses have completed the Peter Pan-Belmont Stakes double. Counterpoint and High Gun, but Gallant Man is eligible to be the third. Willie Shoemaker kept Louis Lazares favored Hicks Error in the good going on the middle of the race track in the Alley Pond Purse, which was all that was necessary to score by two lengths over Glenelg Stables Roommate. Darby Dan Farms Land o Peace, making his 1957 debut, was a length and a half, farther back after being bothered at thefar turn and racing on the rail all the way. He saved enough ground to get a brief lead turning for home, but died on the rail, probably because he was lugging in. Elmendorfs Lucky Fifteen finished well on the outside -to be only a neck out-of the money. Hicks Error paid .30 and stepped the six furlongs in 1:11. Mrs. Jan Burkes field of Honor, who had been considered a Belmont Stakes prospect of some stature on the strength of three victories at Jamaica, lost caste in todays Holliswood Purse at one mile when he was unable to cope with Hal Price Headleys four-year-old filly, Attica, who ran over him in the stretch to triumph by almost two lengths. Field of Honor led E. H. Woods Mighty Chief by another two lengths, while Ogden Phipps Bureaucracy was less than a length out of the money after showing unwonted early speed.
