Evening star., 1931-05-10
TWENTY GRAND ID,
EQU|PO|SE BAD 4TH
Record PimIico Crowd of
10000 Sees Bostwick's
Colt Equal Mark.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer.


HALTrMORE, May 9.-Answering 9.
x the challenge Of the East's
greatest 3-year -olds. A. c. Bost-
wick's Mate charged down the
old hilltop stretch to win the fortletn
running Of the Preakness at Pimlico
today. ,.
Forty thousand fans. the largest
number ever to pack their way into
a Maryland race track, cheered and
groaned as the little chestnut son OF
Prince Pal turned back the highly
favored Twenty Grand. from the
Greentree Stable, and Equipoise. car
rying the famous eton blue and brown
topped silks of Cornelius Vanderblt
Whitney.
twenty Grand finished second, but
Ecuipoise could do nothing better than
fourth, as Walter J. Salmons Laooer,
an outsider, showed staying ABILITY LOT
the first time and finished third.
Although placing second, the Green
tree ace was one and one-haf lengths
back Of the flying Mate as the BoStwick
silk flashed past the judges. A neck
back came Ladder, while full length to
the rear trailed Equipoise, weary
horse.
Mate Equals Record.
Mate was forced to equal the Freak
ness record of 1859 for the mile and
e-Sixteenths, but he accomplished
the task like q real champion. Under
George Ellis well planned ride, he laid
back in third place to the top Of the
stretch, then with few quick bounds,
picked up Morton L. SchwartZ's Clock
Tower and Ladder to move out in front
and never was headed.
A. %Nxyn-ueaV-01d Mate N0n0IlerpH
Twenty Grand and Equipoise in the
Walden Handicap, but lost close de-
cision In the Pimlico Futurity. Today
he easily was the master OF the whitney
stars In the battle for the purse OF
S4S,225. The victory sent Mates total
earnings soaring to $107 900.
Twenty Grand, usually slow starter,
broke on top but led for only few
strides as Pete Walls sent Clock Tower
out in front Past the grandstand they
flashed with Clock Tower still setting
the pace. Around the club house turn
and through the back stretch Clock
Tower continued to set burning pace,
travelling past the six furlongs pole in
1:13 2-5.
Mate Lays Back Fourth.
Meanwhile Mate was running easily
in Fourth place with Ladder and Surf
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ing stride for stride in second position.
Far to the rear Twenty Grand and
Equipoise battled in an effort to gain
on the leaders.
Ladder caught Clock Tower as the
field Of seven swung into the stretch,
but Mate was not long in taking COM
u1and. Taking no chances with the now
fast-moving Twenty Grand, Ellis went to
work. hands, whip and spurs, and there
was no catching the chestnut flyer.
After Holding the Greentree ace in
check TO the stretch turn Charlie Kurt
singer finally let Twenty Grand run, but
his move was too late. Sonny Workman
went to work on Equipoise but the lead
ing money-winning juvenile Of 1880
failed to respond to the lash Of the
whip. He was q beaten horse.
Back Of Equipoise at the finish fol-
lowed Clock Tower with Surf Board a
badly beaten sixth and the Seagram
Stables Sol Gills far to the rear in last
place.
Entry Was Post Favorite.
The Greentree entry went to the post
the slight favorite over Equipoise. while
5000, $3.50 and $3.50 across the boards
Twenty Grand returned S2.70 to place
and $3.50 to show, and a 81 show ticket
on Ladder was worth $3.50.
Although finishing fourth, Equipoise
boosted his total earnings TO $l59,835,
while Twenty Grand's were sent TO
S56,5e0. In addition to winning the
major share Of the purse, young Bost-
wick received the Woodlawn trophy,
which has been in existance since Civil
War days.