Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
SUN BEAU BREAKS
TURF COIN RECORD
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Sun Beau came laundering down the
stretch the 10000 spectators dra-
matically jumped to their feet to wit
ness the GROWING of a new champion.
Old Sun Beau charged on, increasing
his lead with every jump. The spec
tatorS, thrilled at his achievement,
greeted his triumph with tremendous
cheers and hand-clapplng.
1t wasn't much of race, as i'm
portant stake events go, because Sun
Beau outclassed his field. He shoul-
dered top weight Of 1913 pounds just
feather. Mike Hall, winner of the
100000 Aqua Caliente Handicap. which
had figured to give Sun Beau a battle.
because he got into the race with 1l6
pounds, was staggering fourth. The
others finished in this order: Spinach,
fifth; Quarter Deck, sixth, and Paul
Bunyan, seventh.
Sun Beau, closing at to in the
betting. rewarded his mutual hackers
$306 to show. Satin Spar paid $3.50
to place, S6.06 to show. while the show
price on Plucky Play was $500.
Three Horses Fall.
The Post and Paddock Stakes for q
year-olds which shared in importance
with the handicap was won by an out
slider in the betting. Burning Blaze,
owned by Richard and Patrick Nash Of
Chicago, whose racing colorS are
known as the Valley Lake Stable.
The race was marred by disastrous
accident when three horses fell IS the
field of IA was swinging into the
stretch. Tellico, owned by C. c. Van
Meter of Lexington, KY, dropped as If
shot when Polonaise, the entry of w.
r. Coe of New York, cut him down
from behind. Etcetera and At Sunrise,
the entry of John F. Schorr, fell over
the PROSTATE Tellico. Bobby Jones,
riding Tellico, and Jockey Finnerty on
At Sunrise and Jimmy Mccoy, rider of
Etcetera, were picked up unconscious
but escaped with minor bruises.
Tellico, which suffered severed ten
don in the rear left leg, probably will
be destroyed.
The victory Of Burning Blaze re-
suited in the defeat of MORTAR, Sensa
ional juvenile owned by Victor EN-
manuel of New York. Liberty Limited,
one-hah of the entry Of w. T. Wag-
goner of Arlington, Tex, was third,
while fourth money went to Phantom
Legion, owned by William Ziegler. jr., of
New York.
Burning Blaze which was grouped In
the field setting with Tick On, snatched
victory from MORTAR by a nose. The
race was worth $39, 400 to the Nash
brothers. It was the richest stake ever
run in the West for 2-year-olds. Burn
ing Blaze ran the furlongs in III As
in drizzling rain.
Fourteen Go to Post.
Fourteen of the finest juveniles in
America went to the post for the 6-fur-
long dash. When the break came Nor
fair and Westy Junior flashed in front
and Polonaise quickly moved into third
place. Before they reached the turn,
Polonaise had supplanted Westy Junior
alongside Of MORTAR next to the rail
Meanwhile, the others of the big field
were striving desperately for position
and Tellico was beginning to move uN
when he was cut down. There was q
groan from the 10000 spectators as
the three horses crashed to the track.
Willie Fronk was riding Burning
Blaze and he brought the chestnut
son of Big Blaze-Mexican Tea around
the leaders to catch MORTAR at the
wire. Burning Blaze paid $1346 to
win, $3.50 to place and 1898 to show.
MORTAR, the favorite, paid $4.58 to place
and 1918 to show. Liberty Limited paid
$4.98 to show.