Evening star., 1938-05-15
CRAVAT IS SECOND
BY STRONG FINISH.
Menow Third, Fighting Fox
Quits-25,OOO See Great
Mire Performance.
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three seconds slower than the track
record hung up by Pompoon in win
ming the Dixie Handicap on Wednes-
day. He stamped himself as the horse
to beat in the mile and a half of the
Belmont Stakes on June and worthy
Of matching strides again later in the
season with his Derby conqueror.
Fighting Fox Quits Again.
Once again Fighting Fox and Bull
Lea disappointed. They were not as
heavily backed as in the Derby, but
the Fox was the luke-warm second
choice. But again the Fox quit after
laying close to the pace for six fur
longs and finished seventh, q notch
back Of Bull Lea, which never seriously
threatened.
Myron selznick's little Can't Wait,
third in the Derby. again closed fast,
but he had to be content with fourth
money. five lengths back Of Menow.
Sun Egret, A. c. Compton's mud
running colt, was fifth. Hypocrite
and Bull Whip brought up the rear
back Of the Fox and Bull Lea.
Peters. 21-year-old Brantford, N. D.,
boy, had the Foxcatcher chestnut
away from the barrier faster than
usual, but he still had only one horse
beaten as the field splashed past the
stands the first time with Menow
blazing the trail. length and half
in front Of Fighting Fox.
Menow stepped off the first quarter
in 23 as seconds, reached the half
mile pole in 4S is and was still In
front at the 6-furlong pole as he was
clicked In 1:l3. It was . burning
pace for such . bad track, but Peters
had Dauber under fne control.
Nose Edge Means $1,000.
Swinging into the backstretch, the
favorite began to pick up his rivals.
He was still e12 lengths of the pace
at the half-mile post. but he was in
third place and moving up fast on the
outside.
The Fox weakened rapidly going to
the three-quarter marker and Peters
shot Dauber into second place. only
. neck back Of Menow, which had be-
gun to tire. Sonny Workman tried
to hold the Headley colt together, but
there was no denying Dauber.
Without so much as a crack Of the
whip Dauber swept into the lead,
rounding the bend leading into the
home stretch, and reached the mile
post in 1:40. He was two and one-half
lengths in front when he straight
ened out for the run to the judges.
From there on there was no stopping
him. He widened the margin with
each stride and left the others to fight
1t out for the lesser spoils.
cravat. paying $500 to place.
charged up fast in the last 10th to
nip Menow in the final strides. That
nose meant . difference Of $1,000,
for $4,000 went to the second place
horse and $1,000 to the third.
Bunny Baby Scores.
The War Admiral. 6-furlong sec
mdary feature. produced a thrilling
finish. with Mrs. Ella K. Brysons
Bunny Baby getting up in the closing
stride to whip H. L. Bowers High
Hedge. The Bomar stables Grand
Slam was third.
High Hedge ran into a four-length
lead in the opening half. He tired
badly in the final 10th and Bunny
Baby. closing with rare courage, Just
got up to win.
The final daily double of Maryland's
spring season paid $2s5.30 when w.
Ellis Johnsons Pirate Lass and j. N
Sanford's War Scare won the first
and second races. respectively.
Pirate Lass. in registering in the
opener, raced mile and 1/16 in
ISIS. He paid $10.e0. War Scare's
rornp over the three-quarters Of the
second In 1:1435 netted his hackers
Al. 80.