The Washington times., 1937-08-11
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Twilight Song Is
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BY DAVIS J. WALSH

International News Service Sports Editor
GOSHEN, N. Y, Aug. 11.-Down
upon this tranquil vista Of q
simpler and gentler age came the
city folks today with their pom.
pous antics and store clothes, to
listen spellbound to the raving 81.
lence around here and finch
visibly every time the local live
stock too suddenly begin their
lowing from nearby field.
They're here, and I don't mean
the live stock, for the annual run.
ming of the Hambletonian Stakes
at one mile, a rural Grand PriX
to the aroma Of timothy and apple
cider and the lazy drone Of insect
life, murmuring in the unmowed
grass.
The race, begun in 1925, will
have a near-record field of IL,
numbering the best three-year-olds
either in training or out. It will
sell all Of the grandstand and most
of the infield at the Good Time
track here. It's purse is $4,000.
Its winner, without testimony,
will be the recognized three-year.
old trotting champion Of 1887. In
less words, it will be and is the
Kentucky Derby, on wheels.
It's getting so good, in fact,
that in recent years the Broad
way mob has been giving itself
"gander" at the proceedings
and now we even have wrestling
promoters sending the favorite
to the post. The favorite Is De
Sofa, at to 5 overnight, with
Mr.. Paul BowSer. the Boston
producer Of refined nonsense, in
there doing his owning with dig.
nifty and restraint.
No Wrestlers
This means that Mr.. Bowser
positively won't introduce Crush
err Casey from the infield or
have Ivan Pudubny clucking at
the reins. AS a matter Of fact,
those who have seen Pudubny
know he can cluck without reins.
Still, they seem definitely to be
going Broadway up here, for we
have a horse named Schnapps
and another named Farr and
both are believed to have q
chance, which gives me an idea.
All they have to do with Joe
Louis late this month is put the
gloves on Farr, the horse.
The real contender here.
though, is Twilight Song, winter
book favorite who hasn't quite
deserved his early prestige. De
Sofa has beaten him twice in
recent weeks. He also has beaten
SchnappS, Southland and Farr,
among other Hambletonian colts.
and altogether would seem to
have the situation under con-
troll, except that he has been
trailing off a little in his last
few races.
Won at Agawam
SchnappS won a heat from him
at Agawam. Twilight Song was
second at the time, with De Sofa
third. But, by that time, the lat
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and the race was lin" He prob
ably was taking a breather and.
even If he wasn't, the race, as !
once said in a moment Of pure in
spiration, isn't always to the swift.
It's sometimes to the strong, and
the idea with the Hambletonian
is to win, If possible, three out Of
five heats. Incidentally, 1t must
be that lot Of owners don't think
too highly of the competition; 9th.
erwise, there wouldn't be IL horses
nominated. one less than the rec
ord in 1926.
The entry list, in the order Of
post positions, and including the
driver, follows:
De Sofa tom Berry,, Hollywood
Audrey 2nd Dunbar Bostwick),
Athlone Isola Guy Cart Shaw.
Delphia Hanover doc ParShalD >
Europa (Spec Erskine), SchnappS
(Will Caton), Shirley Hanover
(Henry Thomas, FAR Harry
PownalD, Alice Hanover (Vic
Fleming), Earl's Spencerian
Harry Short) Twilight Song (Sep
PALM, Southland (Fred Egan).