Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
PREAKNESS COLTS
POINT FOR DERBY
African, FoIking, Minotaur,
The Nut to Start, but Dr..
FreeIand Won't Go.


nounced late today he woul-
L not send DR.. Freeland, Ireak-
ness winner, to Churchill Downs
for the Kentucky Derby next iiarlroRy.
He intends to ship the colt bAEA 90
New York and his next stake e1rgage-
ment will be the Withers. H@ also
will be pointed for the Belmont stakes.
r. r. Wilson, jr.s African. which
landed third in the Preakness, prob
ably will be sent to Churchill Downs
to compete in the Derby, however, and
the horse will have company from this
track.
H. Teller Archibald will send Folking
after the Derby, as he thinks the colt
effort in the Preakness warrants such q
trip. Joe Notter, who handles the
Warm stables, The Nut also will 60
after the Derby. The Nut was fourth
in the PreaknesS.
John r. Thompson's Minatour, who
finished second in the PreaknesS, viii
go to Kentucky tomorrow along with
the Wild Rose farms string. Minatour
will be starter in the Kentucky DERBY
next Saturday and Jockey F. Halbert
will have the mount.
Numerous attendance and financial
:ecords were hung out here yesterday.
The crowd of 10000 was the largest
ever TO see a race program in this
State and surpasses the crowd when
Man O'War won the 1920 running of
the Preakness.
The sum Of $l,341, 900. which passed
through the Iron men," established a
new days wagering record. The old
mark was $1,175000. chalked up last
year. On the Preakness alone there
was $256,000 wagered. which surpaSses
the old Preakness mark of 1884, 900.
registered in 1920.
The following came down from Of
tawa for the Preakness: Senator N. A.
Velcourt, Col. George Murphy, Col.
Allen Ross, Senator william McAuliffe
and Hon. Thomas German. Montreal
was represented by william McKeon,
prominent lawyer Of that city.
Jockey Chubby Leonard will have a
mount in the SIS 1000 Kings Plate, to BE-
run May 1S at Woodbine.
J. P. Smith shipped the Dorwood
Stable horses to New York today. The
horses which William Garth has been
training for several owners have been
sent to New York.
Mrs j. Simpson Deans horses left
! today for Toronto.
J.P. Mayberry will ship his horses on
2
! likely ship Paddy to the same track
late next week.
Lucie Ann carried ITO pounds today
instead Of 100, as sent out in the over
night entries.
! Charlie Graffagnini sold Minatour
yesterday to John r. Thompson for
/ S35. 000 Had the colt won the Freak
ness. Graffagnini was to have received
/ SIS, 900 additional.
The Seagram Stable horses will be
shipped to Toronto tomorrow by Train
er Jack Whyte. The Seagranas will race
81 horses in Canada this Summer.
Eenish Way, who was reported to have
worked here yesterday, is at the Sea-
gram Farm at Waterloo, Ontario.
Jockey Louis Schaefer, who rode DR..
Freeland, Is said to have received 10
per cent Of the Preakness purse which
would have netted him bit over 5000.
Ralph Beaver strasburser claimed
Gold Cord for $500, while Frank Grace
took Blue Barter for $4,000.
DR.. ]. Fred Adams Of Gainesville,
Md, plans to ship six horses to New
York next Saturday.
The stewards suspended Jockeys G.
zateslo and r. Morrison for the re-
mainder of the meeting and referred
their cases to the Maryland Racing
Commission for further action. Nor
rison was suspended for rough riding
in the first race. zateSlo drew his sus-
pension for unsatisfactory riding on
Jane Rinehart in the opener.
The stewards ordered the withdrawal
| Of W. B. Marshall's Friedjof hansen
from today's seventh race, while Trainer
W. Short was suspended and his case
referred to the Maryland Racing Com
mission. No reason was given for the
ruling.