Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
SUPER-RACE HORSE
SOUNDLY DEFEATED
BostWick Star Makes Track
Mark in Upset Win in
$4,000 Race.
BY CHARLES w. DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


III beats of Mate ground
Twenty Grand, the super
race horse of America, into start
ling defeat to the establishment
of $1,000 bowling spectators today.
Twenty Grand, winner of four
successive rich stakes this season,
and rated as the greatest race
horse produced in America since
Man o. War, was soundly beaten
in the $4,000 Arlington classic,
richest 3-year-old race in the
world
Twenty Grand. 1-to-3 favorite, fin
| ished third four lengths back OF the
! speeding Mate, with Spanish Play,
| Kentucky bred horse, second, Just
nose ahead of the supposedly unbeatable
| Twenty Grand.
Sir Ashley. carrying the silks OF VIII
| liam Woodward OF New York, was
| fourth with Sun Meadow fifth, joey
Bibb sixth and st. Brideaux. stablemate
of the defeated champion, last in the
| field of sewn.
And so Twenty Grand was beaten
soundly beaten, without an excuse. and
with his youthful trainer, Jimmy Rove.
making none His defeat was the most
startling turf upset Of the year.
Now Claims Title.
There was no fuke in Mates flashing
! victory, and if there is a 3-ye2r-old
champion of America, A. C. Bostwlck,
| the 30-year-old millionaire of Philadel-
| phia, who lives with his own horses,
| trains them, and often rides them in
| en- honor
! for his Mate. Mate already had won
| the Preakness, and the American Derby,
both $4,000 stake events, and today's
victory was his third big stake triumph
of the year against two for Twenty
| Grand
In the three times they have met this
year. Mate has conquered Twenty Grand
twice, beating him in the Preakness and
| again today Mate finished third to
| Twenty Grand in the Kentucky Derby.
Matt, in mis- smashing victory. ran the
mile and a quarter in 2:0225, to set
| new track record. clipping Is seconds
off the mark established by the Western
! handicap star, Chicago, when he car
ried 122 pounds
Mate carried 126 pounds today, the
same impost Twenty Grand shoul-
dered.
Second Choice in Betting.
The conqueror of Twenty Grand sec
ond choice in the biting, rewarded his
hackers with $3.50 to win, or s5.40 to
81 in the mutuel wagering. The place
price on Mate was $3.50 with S2.68 to
show. Spanish Play, winner of the
Louisiana and Latonia Derbies, paid
$10l2 to place and 1884 to show.
Twenty Grand, coupled with his stable
mate, St. Brideaux, as the Greenleaf
Stable entry. paid 1922 to show. II
Twenty Grand had won he would have
paid only 80 cents to a dollar
The classic had gross value of $685.
200. of which S73 $50 went to Young
Bostwick. owner of Mate. Spanish Play
earned for his owners, Richard Norris
of Chicago and Pat Kneblekamp of
Louisville, $1,000 for running second,
while Twenty Grand's share was $4,000
instead of the seventy three grand
which everybody had supposed he would
! get. Sir Ashley got 81 500 for finishing
fourth.
The start of the race was perfect,
with only a seconds delay at the post.
The seven horses were sent off in per-
feet alignment. They had no sooner
reached the starting gate than Roy
Dlckerson. the starter. stepped on the
buzZer. releasing the barrier, and they
shot away on their race for a fortune
They were in perfect alignment with
the exception of Twenty Grand, a no.
toriously slow beginner, who was lag
| gtng trif1e. Mate, with Jockey Albert
Robertson, rated as one of Americas
smartest riders, on his back, was quick
to get into his stride.
Mate Third at Turn.
Sun Meadow bounded into the lead,
with Spanish Play moving into second
place on the turn, with Mate third and
Sir Ashley fourth. Joey Bibb was fifth,
st. Brideaux sixth and Twenty Grand
raced in the rear. Sun Meadow, with
Jockey L. Schaeffer urging him along,
set smashing pace until the field
neared the three-quarters mark. Mate
was wa, w 1I! along second; with Spanish
Play third and the big horse, Twenty
Grand, running fourth, where he il
often at that stage of a race.
AS the horses began their dash
around the far turn, Mate found a
hole on the rail and shot through into
the lead. Twenty Grand was more
than six lengths behind Mate and the
miration as Charley Kurtsinger, the
blond Louisville lad aStride Twenty
Grand. began to ply the whip. The
spectators thought it was all over but
the shouting then.
But they didn't reckon with Mate or
his jockey. Robertson.
once in the clear, Robertson started
| his final drive. Mate bounded into a
commanding lead, and Robertson, hug
| ging the rail, guided him around the
turn with tremendous saving Of
ground, while the frantic spectators,
| sensing defeat for Twenty Grand, cut
loose with piercing Shrieks.
Winner Fairly Flies.
Kurtsinger. realizing defeat faced
Twenty Grand, began the real serious
business of the race. He gave Twenty
| Grand a slash across the back and
waited for him to respond. He began
to coax him and plead with him, saw
ing whipping for the stretch run. Mate
was out there in front, racing with
every ounce of energy in his body, with
Robertson giving him a powerful hand
ride. Spanish Play was second, four
lengths ahead of Twenty Grand, with
Sun Meadow fading out of the picture.
AS they turned for the drive to the
wire. Mate was fairly flying. Twenty
Grand was coming like a tornado, and
closing ground rapidly, just missed
catching Spanish Play for second place,
but he never had a chance to over
take the flying Mate.
As Mate came charging to the finish,
the $1,000 spectators were trying to
figure out II their eyes were seeing
what they saw going on down on u