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Evening star., 1934-06-24
MATA HAR| WINS
AS SHE PLEASES
Carries Top Weight, Leads
From Start in Taking
Illinois Oaks.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
- HICAGO, June %. - A
4 parade with Mata Hari,
Y queen of the American
~ turf, leading from start
to finish, was the outcome of
the eighth running of the Illi-
noiS Oaks, closing the 27-day
meeting at Washington Park
today.
Passing the finish line with lead
of three lengths, the naughty little
filly, owned by Charles T. Fisher of
Detroit, had a walkaway in the race
in which only three other fillies dared
to challenge the speed of the three
year-old granddaughter of Man O.
War.
Mata Hari, piloted by Jockey Earl
Steffen. bounded to the front when
the field was sent away over a slow,
drying-out track and carried top
weight of 12l pounds.
Steffen held his mount under re-
Straint and only applied the whip
once during the mile-and- eighth
journey, which she covered in 1855.
remarkable effort considering the
condition of the track.
Dust Girl. owned by the Nash
Bros. of Chicago, was second, with
Long Bit, the entry of William Sach-
senmaier, third. and Marcella H, the
only other brave filly, fourth.
Mata Hari, winner of the Illinois
Derby a month ago, went to the post
a prohibitive favorite.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
ROSE CROSS BEST
|NDWYER STAKES
1-to-10 Favorite GaIIops
Home-GroWIer, Singing
Wood Follow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N IEW YORK, June 23-Rose
M Cross. sturdy black son
" of st. Germans given
L Mrs. Charles S. Payson
by her mother, Mrs. Payne Whit
ney, turned in the most impress
Sive race of his career today as
he scored an easy victory in the
forty-SiXth running of the Dwyer
Stakes at Aqueduct.
Favorite at IL to 10, Rose Cross
won in little more than gallop. fin
ishing the one and one-half miles six
lengths in front of H. w. MaXwell's
Growler, one of the three which ran
coupled as the Trainer Sunny jim
Fitzsimmons entry.
Mrs. John Hay Whitney's Singing
Wood, winner of the Withers mile
and the 8-to-5 second choice, was a
tired third, another two lengths back
Cleves and Garry Over, the other two
FitzSimmons- trained horses in the
race, brought up the rear.
Carrying 116 pounds, 5 less than
Singing Wood, Rose Cross ran the
one and one-half miles in the good
time of 2.32, two and two-fifths Sec
onds slower than the track record es-
tablished by Crusader. The victory
netted Rose Cross owner $4,000
Mrs. Willis Sharpe Kilmers Try
Sympathy accounted for the $4,000
added Juvenile stakes at Detroit. Com
ing from behind in the final stages
of the five-furlong sprint, Try Sym
pathy reached the judges with two
and one-half lengths to spare over
Phildia. Polish Beau was third
AS the favorite, Mrs. Kilmer's q
year-old paid $500 for 50, and ran
the distance in 59H seconds, only
one-f1fth of a second off his own
track record.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
HIS MAJESTY WINS
STAKE FOR PAGERS
Palm, Who Drives Him. Also Is
Back of Another Winner
at North Randall.
,y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 23.-Sep
" Palm, Hoosier reinsman whose
post Office address is Russiaville,
Ind, dominated the opening program
of 1884 grand circuit racing at North
Randall this afternoon by winning the
feature event, the 81 500 free-for- all
pace, in straight heats with His
Majesty, owned by E. j. Baker OF st.
Charles, III.
The son of Walter Cox's former
pupil, Abbedale, paced ? brilliant
miles in 2:0125 and 2:o115, pacing the
first half of the first mile in SO seconds
fiat. He was an even money favorite
over the field.
Henry Thomas, with Holly Way, and
Harry Mckay, with Lee Storm, fur
nished the contention. The spectators
were given a big thrill in the second
heat when DR.. Parshall sent j. E.
Vonian into contention at the head
of the home stretch. The latter made
game bid for the heat, but His
Majesty never faltered and won by a
good head and neck.
In addition to winning the free
for-all pace, Palm also took the open
ing event, a 2:16 pace. in straight
heats with Phil Cochato. also owned
by Baker. The two Ohio-owned mares,
Mildred May and Caroline Hal, fur
nished the only contention.
The 81 900 Fasig Stake for 3-year-
old trotters, and secondary feature,
was a straight heat victory for Sena-
tor Mimic. the Wooster, Ohio. owned
trotter, driven by Jesse Brinkerhof
The son of the Senator trotted two
perfect heats, going the second in
2:0325 for a new record. He was
second choice in the betting to Prin-
cess Peg which finished S. 4.
The veteran Columbus, Ohio. reins-
man, Charley Valentine, drove an old
time finish to win the fourth event.
PIT trot, with the odds-on favorite,
David Thornton, which paid $40
for 81.
The fifth event. a 2:22-2:18 class
pace. made the long shot players
chortle when the Amboy, Ill, PAGER,
Dick Napoleon, driven by Rumley,
won, paying $43S0, S47.20 and $2l.20.
The sixth event, l1s-mile dash,
resulted in a big upset when Will
Cross landed Tod Wilson. the Parkers-
burg. w. Va, PAGER, winner, paying
S5l5 for 81.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Springsteel Always in Front
In $4,000 Granite Handicap

Khayyam carried the top weight OF
121 pounds as he made his first start
since he was decisively OUTRAGED by
the disqualified EquipoiSe at Belmont
last month. He cut up bit before
the start, but once the bulky held
was sent off, he was never contender
and pulled up in front of only W..
H. Gallighers trailing Star Fire.
Springsteel's bulletlike start enabled
him to reach the first turn
length ahead Of terrific jam Of
horse flesh. Carrying 107 pounds,
less than the Kilmer entry and
IL lighter than Tick On, J. Burke
forced the victor to work hard every
step of the route and, as result,
he never was seriously threatened.
Ideal weather conditions drew a
80 900 crowd and eight races.
In the $1,000 RoSeben co-feature,
P. F. Ratti's Black Hand, an outsider.
beat c. v. Whitney's High Glee by
head in 5-furlong sprint, with T. M.
Cassidy's Universe in third place by
two lengths.
Evening star., 1934-06-24

player. The man missed Back it,
he called to another. Nothing came
of that.
BY this time Frost was near the
ball himself, but not quite in reach.
We'll, for IS sake, somebody do
something!" he yelled in final des-
peration, and with that loosed such
a smack as the old field had not
heard in weeks. The bail whizzed
down the turf near the side boards.
Maj. Swing. always at hand for the
defensive, had been near enough TO
stick out his mallet as Frost struck.
The only effect of that was that the
ma jor's mallet head was darned near
splintered.
The young Virginian went dashing
off hell-for- leather after his shot,
outsped the others, lodged an op-
ponent and scored. At the start of
the next period he got lose again and
went the length of the field for an
other goal.
When the lad learns to make his
defensive play and his minor mallet
work as consistent as his sensational
moments are brilliant. he will be well
off the zero list. Harken unto that
prophecy.
The number Of insignificant catas-
trophies yesterday was amazing. Two
Vrginians broke martingales. One
of them and one officer snapped a
Stirrup leather Dick kirkpatrick
suffered a stinging blow on the face
from an opponents mallet. Mai.
Swing rubbed blisters on his hands
and had to take time out for tapping.
Between halves, a new tfor these
parts practice was introduced. In
stead of the tantaliZing small swal-
lows of cold water. the players drank
hot tea. Bright lads from the Old
Dominion brought it with them, and
the enemy was invited to join in the
party. They did. 1t was appaI emily
too successful in its effects on the
Army men.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
PIMLICO TO OFFER
MORE RACE MONEY
Purses for Stake and Overnight
Events to Be Increased
for Fall Meet.

BY the Associated Press.
n ALTIMORE, June 23.-Increased
u purses for both stake races and
overnight events at Pimlico
track during the Fall meet were
announced today by M L. Dagger,
secretary of the Maryland Jockey
Club
In the Riggs Handicap and the
Walden Handicap, feature races Of
the meeting, the purses were raised
from $1,000 to $500 added each. In
the two secondary features, the Balti-
more and the Pimlico Handicaps, the
purses remain at s2.5oo added.
A system of graduated purses is to
be installed in place Of the straight
$500 purse in the overnight races.
In two races each day the purse
will be $500. In three others the
purse will remain at $500. In one fiat
race and in the steeplechase event
the purse is to be $1,000. On days
when there is no stake offered a
Sl,500 purse will be offered as fea-
ture attraction.
The total of purses for the l3-day
meet, which starts October 81 and
ends November IA, is S106, 800.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Grimm's Status Explained.

n K. WRIGLEY, the young man
L who really controls the Chica-
go Cubs. finally has taken time
away from business to give some at
tention to his ball club.
And Mr. Wrigley says Charlie
Grimm does not necessarily have TO
win the pennant this year to con-
tinue as manager of the Cubs. Which
was no end embarrassing to some of
the grandstand managers who work
in the front office of the Chicago
team.
Just so long as Charlie Grimm
keeps the Cubs hustling, enjoys his
players respect and loyalty he'll re-
MAN." said Mr.. Wrigley the other
day. Charlie is doing all of that and
if Mr. Wrigley can get him one or
two more pitchers, Herr Grimm is
likely to win the pennant. Which is
what Mr.. Wrigley or any other club
owner wants. Wrigley's pronounce
ment not only was cheering to Grimm,
but it also will make the Cubs get
up and hustle just little bit more
than usual. Although, they have
shown no signs Of dodging it on the
field.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
OCKINGHAM PARK. SALEM,
N. H, June 23.-Catching his
T II rivals fiidgeting in the stall
l. gate. Springsteel, w. L. La
brot's 5-year r-old roam gelding,
today got off to a flying start and
made every post winning one in the
$4,000 added Granite State Handl-
cap, inaugural feature of the New
Hampshire Breeders Association 81
day race meet.
This son of Sir Greysteel. who had
been burning up the Rockingham
oval during his workouts for this
stake, flashed home a length and a
half in front of Willis Sharpe Kill
mer's 4-year old Dark Winter as he
equaled the track record of 1:444s,
for the mile and one sixteenth dis
tance.
E. R. Bradley's crack Tick On, CO.
favorite with the too-heavily burdened
Mr.. Khayyam, gained the show spot
by four lengths on Labrot's Round
Table. coupled with the victor. Mr..
Evening star., 1934-06-24

money by coming close to Billy to
shout in his ear.
He was known by every one from
the wealthy blades who rode against
him over the jumps down to the
lowest track touts and ordinary
grooms, and was thoroughly popular
with both classes.
One night in 1901, after the Hunter
championship races, good dinner
and winning at Harvey's, Billy
brought down the house at Nell OF
Old Drury" by calling out as King
Charles and numerous gallants pur-
sued Nell Gwynn across the stage,
1.-TWO to one on the king, should
say, Notwithstanding the heavy go
ing"
Billy ran a steeplechase stable at
Hampstead for some years, trained
some good horses and some not so
good, and then in later life. until he
retired to an Oregon farm six years
ago, he lived in a cottage on the
F. Ambrose Clark Long Island estate
and managed it, as well as the al
joining property of F. Skiddy
Stade, jr.
VY1HATEvER the rich flavor of
w Billy Hayes era and his
achievements, nothing cur
rently can dull the glitter of Carroll
Bassett's astounding record at the
first two days Of the Brookline meet
ing last week. He not only won seven
races, but set q new mark for anna
tev riders when he logged into the
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Charles Town Results

Claiming; for 3-year-olds and upward. Doc
Conner. ll5 III. Edwards. won. S5. 80,
Second sisk ssG !91 4aiomonds e seaTosla Tos 3
Prieto1. third. So 40. Time I:222s. Also
Ian-Busy Ike. Compromising. Constant
Second RACE NO nEGe f9rIenss: purse. $3.50;
GAINING; Tor 4-year-olds and upward.
A5raS: Asf5 s. IL 20, SqattlebsuP ssPs Won $40
ond s. so 81 fs unfair r. 1o5 UGoG1 cofmsn5 sH5
third. $3.50. Time. I:O2ls Also ran
Moreover. Good JAZZ Shawnee War Cen
THIRD KHcE-e,s furlonFs; purse.
S29' ws29 cisimins; sdpIn1 for -year-eIds and up
$3.50 $50, Sc SO; Nay Nay. s! 1Ie 6'Cj o. DsyV Sy
second, $3.50. $500; Baby Chink. IO5 iH.
rrssn;-Whlrry. Wild Blonde, Miss Patches,
FoURTH RACE-G1s furlongs; purse
$500; the Allegheny Handicap for -
year-olds and upward. BonSoir. 1lS IS.
Palumbol, won; $50. $3.50. $40: Sun
es $50 Golden Col Vein. nnSz nS5 W. sefsnd gafr thr9 99
Psts Time M III Also ran-Barcelona
FIFTH RACE-1ic miles; purse. $3.50;
the Bramell; for 3-year-ods and upward.
Chatterfol; 113 III. Edwardsl. won: $500.
second, 5000. So 80; Voco. los, ts.
Also ran-Fusco. Repeal, Probono. Just
Remember.
SIXTH RACE-About 7 furlongs; purse.
ward. Bright Bird. 1l6 "a. TryonD won.
$500. $500 $3.50: Grand Rox. III o..
PTietoe, second. $500. $500; Burleieh
less. Also. ran|Piay, Cap ciaaue
Selfish Gain. Muskoday Tuley-Ries Spot
SEVENTH RACE-About T furlongs:
purse. $3.50: claiming: for :}-year-olds and
upward. Bokie B Ill III. Lauch). won
$3.50, $3.50. $500; Bless Her Heart, ] |
"A. Gather. second. 81 90. $500: Rozelle
1:2S2s. Also ran-Bonnie Laddie Palm
broom, Golden Castle Justa F1apper
Timber Fire
EIGHTH RACE ,ls miles: purse. $3.50:
claiming: for 4-year-olds and upward. The
Gen. 113 IT. Fowler. won, 5000, So 40
s3.40; Helen's Alibi. 113 IS. .Palumbol
Edwalds) third. 81 60 Time. / 40. Also
ran-Do Tell, Post Brigade, Mcdonald H.
Charley J. S.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
French Riot Race Track Yankee Horse Fails Them
Called LchapBoot Torn Down. Heads Cracked

scheduled for the day were called
off with the approach of twilight.
What caused more headaches
than the blows of battle was the
fact that a horse called Pepino
won the race and paid 45l2 francs
to every five francs bet on him.
Translated into American cur
rency. the winner paid $45.5O to
S..
Mr.. Widener left the race course
as soon as the rioting started in
order to avoid getting mixed up
with the crowd"
1T was just one of those
things" he said with a practically
Gallo shrug, stating that all he
lost in the fiasco was the $4,000
francs-$950-first prize money
land maybe not even that as my
horse might not have won any
way" .
Evening star., 1934-06-24

riot today tore down some of the
electric light wires which would
have added Illuminating color to
the morrow's festivities. Also the
grass was torn up.
The trouble was that the racing
fans assembled were thinking
about Lafayette We are here" and
other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mat
ters and had to bet their chemises
off on two American horses in the
second race.
One of the horses was Kantara,
owned by Joseph E. Widener, and
the other was Jock, owned by A.
j. Duggan.
Kantara and Jock showed their
sturdy American background by
forgetting all about their French
training and trying to run the
race in the American fashion, which
Is counter -clockwiSe.
Evening star., 1934-06-24

Now french horse races, for
some unknown reason, are run
clockwise. The American horses
were having none of that.
The fans did not know American
customs, but they did know that
they were getting taken to the
cleaners. So they did the only
thing that was left for them to do:
They rioted.
They tore down the fences.
They screamed, they poured out
all over that track tossing police
men about in their fury.
Authorities at the race track put
in a hurry call for reinforcements
by the gendarmes from Paris.
The reinforcements arrived. Heads
were cracked. The melee went on
and on
Finally the battle and everything
else, including the other four races
Evening star., 1934-06-24
CALLED.GREATEST
OF DERBY RACERS
Now Being Groomed to Run
in Rich Latonia and
Arlington Races.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.


- HICAGO, June 23.-How
4 about a few cheers for
Y Mr.. Cavalcade, the great
- est collector of derbies
since Al Smith. He's about the
only champion we have who
doesn't hail from California and
that would be a distinction even
though he didn't have the fast
est set of legs on the turf today.
Young Mr.. Cavalcade certainly likes
his derbies. He has won the Ken
lucky, American and Detroit derbies
and soon will 60 after the one at La
tonia. If he is not satisfied by that
time he can have mine, the Powers
Derby: Seven and one-quarter. That's
a new stake event. Maybe Cavalcade
soon will have enough derbies. On
second thought had better keep
mine. It's getting bit green on the
edges, but there's no telling where the
next one will come from.
Cavalcade has the heart of a cham
pion in addition to the speed. He
wins coming from behind and that's
what makes champion. Or one of
the main things Already old track
followers are calling Cavalcade the
gretest derby horse since Willis Sharpe
Kilmer's Sun Beau. Maybe. before he
has run his last race, "Cavvy' will be
up there with Equipoise and maybe
Man O. War. At all odds, he's q real
hoss and one of the best of all time.
After the Latonia Derby, Cavalcade
will run in the S45,O 900 Arlington clas-
sic and there's talk that he may hitch
up with Equipoise and all Of the older
stars before the season closes. If he
walks out on Equipoise and the others,
you can rate him tops without any
argument Cavalcade has earned close
to 100000 for Mrs. Isabel Dodge
Sloan and he should be good for an
other so grand before the season Is
finished.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
1epuSe Marshals Caluucade One From California
HORSES RUN DEAD HEAT
Fields Lumiere Is Held Even by
1OO-to-1 Shot.

WINDSOR, England, June % R)-
Marshall Fields Lumiere, at odds of
IL to 2, today ran a dead heat with
E. C. Nolan's Willowhead, 100 to /,
in the Nimble plate for 2year-olds
at five furlongs.
j. Dickie's Orange Peril, to S,
was third in blanket finish, only
three-quarters of length back
Eleven ran.
Effaceable, owned by the American,
Mrs. Clornette Glorney, and running
at odds of IL to 4. won the Robert
Wilmot handicap plate at 4 miles by
a half length from ]. A. Dewar's
Estate Duty, the odds-on favorite at
10 to II. Three others ran.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Umps Have Bad DAYS.

TWICE this season I have seen
umpires get into jams over balls
hit out Of the park, close to the
foul posts. George Moriarty clearly
missed one on Al Simmons of the
White Sox some weeks ago and his
decision helped "Goofy" Gomez Of the
Yankees to a victory
Last Sunday, Chuck" Klein won
an extra Inning game for the Cubs
with a home run that shaved the
foul post. Umpire Stewart, back of
the plate. called the ball foul and
Umpire KLEIN at first base called it
fair. Klems verdict stood, although
Stewart was in a better position to
see the flight of the ball
Evening star., 1934-06-24
CUMMINGS, ROSE TO RACE
Winner and Runner-Up at In
dianapolis in Dual Affair.

HAMILTON. Ohio, June % P.-
wild Bill" Cummings, the Indiana
night club owner, who spends his
days on the roaring road, and Mauri
Rose of Dayton, who was second to
Cummings in the Indianapolis Me-
mortal day 500-mile automobile race,
will race in a special two-car event
here tomorrow.
Roses manager in the Indianapolis
race, Leon Duray, protested Cum
mings' victory in the classic, and
prize money was held up for a time.
A resulting "grudge" may be settled
as the two meet on the dirt oval for
a distance of 10 laps, or miles.
Cummings will drive a two-man
Boyle special; Rose will pilot Crager
special.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
FITZS WIDOW IS AIDED

CHICAGO. June % CA0-The box
ing world has not forgotten Bob
Fitzsimmons, former heavyweight
champion, nor his widow, who is
seriously i'll
Through the aid of the Illinois Box
ing Commission. who learned she had
been i'll and without funds for weeks,
she was removed to Michael Reese
Hospital last night.
Arrangements for the care of her
two children we're being made by the
Chicago Boys Brotherhood Republic.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
1AE'8( TANBARK TuRI55 - -. 8

winners circle four times in single
afternoon. At that rate it would seem
he intends to come out of his early
season lethargy and set sail in earnest
for this years riding honors. which
previously seemed slated for Noel
Laing.
While the Virginia riders were not
to the fore as usual (Bassett ard
Burlirg Cocks. who also did big
things. are both NorthernersJ, Viz
ginia trained and owned horses easily
outdistanced all others. Mrs. Thomas
H. Somerville of Montpelier, Va.
captured seven races in the two days
of Brookline, and one at Raceland.
Sable Muff and Annapolis won tive
each on the fat. Brigade Rose &C
counted for another and Battleship
and Muskogee won ever brush. Bill
STREET. of Warrenton trained and
rode (and formerly owned) Mrs.
Frank M Gould's What Have You,
which accounted for the $1,000 Mas
ter's Plate at Racelsnd. Noel Laing,
another Virginian. sent his veteran,
home trained Rairy Lore into the
81 200 Raceland Cup to take the first
race this frequent winner ever earned
without Noel in the saddle. Burley
Cocks was up.
Miss Dorothy Neyharts Iollan also
took fiat race the third day. making
it four out of five for the Virginia
storm troops.
. A GAIN the poloists held sway on
"A the local scene last week. With
an Army tournament providing
Sunday morning and midweek
games, the Potomac Park and Fort
Myer fields are in frequent use, and
the crowds continue to flock around
for the excitement.
Yesterday the powerful War De-
partment four and team from Vir-
Evening star., 1934-06-24
BY the Associated Press.

" ONGCHANIP France, June %.
All! zees Americans!
Even their horses are crazy.
IL Crazy? They were a riot
such q riot that it took
police reserves coming all the way
from Paris to quiet things down
again.
And even despite the police,
several betting booths were burned
and there was all kinds of damage,
including cracked heads.
Up until those American horses
went to the post, todayS affairs at
the Longchamp race course was
one of the most chic avenements
sociales which La Grande Semaine
has seen.
OF course, it will be grander to-
morrow when the Grand Prix is
run, but the Grand Prix decora-
tions won't be so good because the
Evening star., 1934-06-24
BY ROBERT q. PHILLIPS, JR.

n The same week That young car
roll Bassett, Americas leading
amateur rider for the past two
i seasons. was setting new records
at Brookline. an old-timer of
equal fame passed from the ranks of
gentlemen jockeys.
He was William Christopher "Old
Billy" Hayes. who rode rings around
every known amateur in the 90s, and
made hunt racing history with his
own horses as we'll as those he
handled for others. In 1899 his great
horse Trillion won the first American
Grand National Steeplechase, race
that you and you will view again next
Spring. His steeplechaser Grandpa
earned the first leg on the Brook