Evening star., 1936-12-27
WRITE BRILLIANT
So TURF HISTORY
Pompoon Best 2-Year-OId.
Jacobs AII-Time Tops
SaddIing Winners.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,

N YEW YORK P).-A pair of s.
nj year-olds, little known at the
" start OF the year, wrote 1896
4 turf history with feats so
dramatic that the performances of
other great thoroughbreds faded in
the dusty wake of their flying hoofs.
Bold Venture. survivor of a fire as
q 2-year-old, figured in two of racing's
most dramatic finishes, capturing the
Kentucky Derby and the Preakness
nying the silks of Morton L. Schwartz.
The bay son of st. Germans survived
great stretch drive by j. e. Wid-
ener's highly-regarded Brevity to win
the roughly-ridden Derby He came
from behind to whip William Wood
wards Granville by a nose in the
PreakneSs and then was forced into
retirement with bowed tendon.
GRANVILLE, after tossing his rider
IN the Derby and bowing to Bold
Venture in the Preakness, came back
to rule the 3-year-old division and
chalk up an impressive triumph over
Alfred G. Vanderbilt's Discovery in
the mile and three-quarters of the
Saratoga Cup.
Following much the same trail
blazed by his great sire, Gallant Fox,
six years ago. Granville piled up an
enviable record Of seven triumphs, in
cluding victories in the Belmont
Stakes and Arlington Classic and
seconds in 10 starts to earn ac-
claim as the horse Of the year. Never
the Woodward ace failed only in the
Wood Memorial, when he lost to Tue
fel, stablemate, the Suburban Handi-
cap, in which he trailed Walter M.
Jeffords' Firethorn. and the Freak
ness.
After battling his way TO the ton
of the money winning list, with earn
ings totaling $ll0.295, Granville fol-
lowed Bold Venture and Brevity to
the side lines as the result of a leg
injury. Brevity, winner of the Florida
Derby in what was then world-euual-
ing time Of 1:4ehs for IL miles, re.
tired after trailing Ogden Phipps'
White Cockade in the Withers Mile at
Belmont Park.
Pomp0on Acclaimed.
WHILE Granville and Bold Venture
were capturing the fancy Of the
racing public as few horses have in
recent years, j. H. Louchheim's Pom
poon won general recognition as the
standout 2-year-old of the year, Dis
covery last his position as undisputed
king Of the handicap division, Hirsch
Jacobs hung up new American rec
ord for trainers in winning the title
for the fourth straight year, Mrs. Ethel
v. Mars. owner of the Milky WAY
Farm Of Chicago, supplanted Wander
bilt as the leading money-winning
owner and Basil James of Sunny
side. Wash, topped the jockeys.
| Pompoon. a son the speedy Pompey.
met defeat only twice in eight starts in
earning s82, $50. He bowed to Mar
Hirsch's No Sir in his lone start at
Saratoga, came back to whip the
Nations best in the Belmont Futurity
and then lost to Mrs. Mars Reaping
Reward in the rich New England
Futurity.
Mrs. Mars Case Ace might have
offered Pompoon an argument, but he
was forced to retire after winning the
Arlington Futurity. Dewitt Pages
Maedic piled up the fine record of
winning five straight stakes at Sara
toga, including the Hopeful. but was
considered strictly a mud runner.
Reaping Reward followed up his New
England victory with a triumph in
the Jockey Club Aakes at Churchill
Downs and. as result. probably will
be well backed in the 1897 Kentucky
Derby future books along with JET.
fords' Matey, victor in the Pimlico
Futurity.
Discovery Slips.
DISCOVERY. heavily weighted in
every race. won only S34,790 In
taking six of his IA starts before
finishing his 4-year campaign. As
the result he was forced to share
honors with A. A. Baroni's Top Row,
winner Of the 100000 Santa Anita
Handicap in one of his two starts, Mrs.
F. A. Carreaud's Time Supply, and El.
wood Sachsenmaier's Roman Soldier.
Jacobs. the former pigeon fancier
from Brooklyn. enjoyed his greatest
year on the turf. Before the start OF
the Florida season, he had saddled
167 winners to surpass the old record
of lat set by c., B. Cowboy Irwin
Is years ago. Chief among Jacobs
developments of the year was Action,
the reformed platter for which he paid
$1,000 in the Spring. The 7-year-
gelding moved up from the ranks OF
selling -platers to the handicap divi.
sion in winning 10 Of his IL starts
eight of them in a row.
Mrs. Mars. who invested more thar
100000 in yearlings at Saratoga fol
the second straight year. failed By
nearly that amount in equaling Van.
derbilt's mark of a year ago, but wor
s205 ,450. Vanderbilt's horses account.
ed for $159,545 to take second place