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Blue Peter Shatters Third Camden Record RecordSpeeds Speeds FiveEighths in 58 To Annex William Penn Stakes StakesGARDEN GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 22 J M Roeblings gifted twoyear old colt Blue Peter shattered his third track record of the meeting here today as he drove to a vastly popular victory over eight colts and geldings in the seventh running of the fivefurlong William Penn Stakes StakesBefore Before an estimated throng of 28000 the largest gathering of the waning meeting the amazingly swift little bay son of War Admiral Carillon sped the five furlongs over a fast track in 58 to clip three fifths of a second off a standard he had established only four days ago On April 24 Blue Peter set a new record of 52Vs for the four and onehalf furlongs course courseForced Forced to absorb a stern lashing by byWayne Wayne Wright when Crispin Oglebays OglebaysNoble Noble Impulse lodged a bold challenge on onthe the outside nearing the furlong pole Blue BluePeter Peter came on with renewed energy in the theclosing closing drive to defeat the former by three threeparts parts of a length as these two finished far in the van of the remaining members of the field fieldTen Ten full lengths behind Noble Impulse came Mrs Alfred Roberts Eatontown to earn third honors after the bay son of Easton Come Again had practically walked out of the starting gate along with Cox Bradys Hero Eatontown closed ground in the stretch but was never in the theContinued Continued on Page Three Blue Peter Shatters Third Garden State Track Record RecordContinued Continued from Page One Onepicture picture as Blue Peter and Noble Impulse drew steadily away from their company in the final furlong furlongBlue Blue Peter now has won three races in five starts and holds the distinction of hay ¬ ing set a track record in each victory His winning sortie today however was by far his most important for he earned 11225 as the lions share of the William Perm The royallybred colt who is trained by the Andy Schuttingers closed a stout fa ¬ vorite in the stellar field paying 420 420The The William Perm provided a number of thrills and was climaxed of course by Blue Peters recordshatterins sortie The doughty little colt turned back two chal ¬ lenges during the abbreviated spin but his display of reserve speed to repulse the em ¬ battled Noble Impulse in midstretch was i easily the highlight highlightTorchator Torchator H Guy BedwelTs swift young ¬ ster who is coholder of the fourfurlong record at Santa Anita closed second choice and appeared to justify that distinction as he forced the winners pace while saving ground around the turn The Bedwellite hung close to Blue Peters heels almost to the threesixteenths pole then dropped right out of the picture in the drive to finish fourth
