Evening star., 1932-07-17
TOP FLIGHT |SOUT
Of ARLINGTON COIN
Victor Trails All Entering Far
Turn-S76,0O0 Goes to
Owner Schwartz.
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

RL1NGTON PARK RACE
n TRACK, CHICAGO, Ill, July
~ 16.-Man O. War, super
horse of the American turf,
has sent a grandson to the races
to carry on for him. To the aston
ishment of 10000 sWeltering spec
tators, GuSto, a slow starter but
courageously finishing grandson
of the great Man O War, captured
the $4,000 Arlington classic, rich
est 3-year-old race in the world,
today, with the two favOriteS, Top
Flight and FairenO, out OF the
money and staggering in his wake.
Behind Gusto. three lengths in back,
came Stepenfetchit, with Evergold, a
horse grouped in the field with two
others, Sazerac and Rehoboth, finishing
third. SaZerac was fourth. TRAILING
him by head was Top Flight, the
queen Of the American turf, heretofore
beaten only once in eleven starts.
Staggering back in eighth place was
Faireno, which, with Top Flight were
heavily played choices.
1t was the American Derby all over
again-Coucci and Gusto. The game
pair, the 17-year rold Italian lad, SllVlQ
Coucci, and Gusto won Americas rich
est stake by three lengths, just as they
did in winning the S50,000 American
Derby at Washington Park a month
ago. In both races they had to come
from behind to do it. Today, they
came from twelfth place, absolutely
last, to charge through the stretch to
win by three lengths.
Gusto the 3-year-old chestnut son of
the mile and a quarter in bliStering
heat in 2:0335 The race, with gross
value of S8s,100, was worth S76 600 to
Morton L. Schwartz, New York sports
man, to add to the purse his colt gath
cred in the American Derby.
Gusto, closing at 10 to l in the
nutuel wagering, rewarded his hackers
With S2054 for each 81 bet on his
chances. His place was 1913, with
s53o to show. The place price on
Stepenfetchit was 1852, with S5.96 to
show. The show price on Evergold was
S552.
Gusto by his victory seems to have
established his claim as three-year-old
champion of 1882. The field he con-
quered today included all the stars of
the division, with the exception of
Burgoo King, winner Of the Kentucky
Derby and the PreakneSs, and now a
crippled horse down on Col. E. r.
Bradley's farm at Lexington, KY.
A dry track or heavy one makes no
difference to Gusto and Coucci They
galloped to victory over a heavy track
in winning the American Derby, and
today the racing strip was lightning
fast, although their time was not SEN
sational for the mile and quarter.
The original field OF 13 was reduced
to II by the scratching of big Brand,
which had been grouped in the field.
Get Away in a Line.
After a delay Of seven minutes at
the post due TO antics of Evergold and
Osculator, the field was sent away in
a perfect alignment with Top Flight,
2-year-old champion of 1881, shooting
to the front without urging. Jockey
Sonny Workman quickly snuggled the
Whitney filly as she drew clear OF the
field down the straightaWay. Spring
steel, breaking fast, shot after the pace
maker, closely pursued by Sunmelus,
the Willis Sharpe Kilmer entry, with
Faireno and Sazerac trailing them.
GuSto, meanwhile was last.
Around the turn and down the back
stretch, Top Flight and Faireno fought
it out, running almost on even terms.
First Top Flight held the advantage
that way until they hit the far turn.
Then they seemed to blow up together.
Stepenfetchit. booming at their heels,
dashed into the lead, while the crowd,
silent for an instant as If shocked by
seeing the two favorites falter and then
drop back, suddenly cut loose with a
great roar.
The spectators started yelling fN
Stepenfetchit. All of sudden. white
Jacket and a chestnut colt started NOV
ing up on the outside. 1t was Gusto
and Coucci.
With a quarter mile to 90 GuSto and
Coucci shot throu gh hole, bounded to-
ward the middle o. the track and picked
up one horse after another in their
drive for victory A sixteenth Of mile
from the finish, only Stepenfetchit was
in front of them and they quickly con-
quered him. drawing away and making
their victory decisive.
Stepenfetchit gamely hung on to fin
ish second and earn $1,000 tor Mrs
John Hay Whitney. Evergold earned
SO 900 for finishing third, while ST 500
went to Sazerac's owner. Top Flight
was just out of the money picture in
fifth place.