The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-05
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Watch valian, Boy.

Watch Valiant Boy.
After finishing q hsng-up third
10 Jeffs Pride in the British CO.
lumhia handicap last Sunday. Bert
McFArisnd's s-yesr-cld geldtng
came hack yesterday 20 grab off
the mile GoldendAie Handicap in
.l.S74-s.
The time equals the best time
Of the season for the distance set
BY Some Turley two weeks ago,
and marks the son Of Naloroas a. =
coming contender fer the Long
acres Mile.
Valiant Boy campalgned last
winter at caliente with fair sue
cess. placing in the money six times
in nine starts. and winning two,
always running with the better
horse. on the grounds. In his first
few races here the geldlng collected
following by his fast PUSHES in
the stretch. but II took three starts
before the 5-year-oid reached the
winners circle, finally beating
Showahal and Chestnut Baby In a
six-furlong graded handicap, Nali-
ant Boy followed this win with a
poor seventh to Some Turley, when
the marc covered a mile in Isl as.
Last Sundays race marked re-
turn to form for the son Of Valor-
GUS, and yesterdays impressive win
tabs him as horse to watch in
the Mile.
It's Ladies Day again today at
Longscres. and women patrons get
a run for their money with five Of
the races scheduled for a mile or
over.
Featuring the days card viii be
the Bingham Purse. an allowance
affair for three-year-olds and up
at one mile. The feature has at
trscted a nice field Of ten, inelud-
ing the maiden-winner Hainorb,
back to make II two in row;
Redneck. making his first start Of
the season: Palliation. Rochester
Boy, Draco. Stringalong, Pesca-
dero. Uncle Less, Fanaway and
Easter Doll.
The sixth race. and supporting
feature, finds Black Nose and
Train Signal trying for their sec
ond straight win. with plenty Of
competition TO be expected from
Behemoth. Lee Hastings. Fra Dia-
volo and Malta.
Apprentice Otto Grohs, the La
dies Day Special" il moving right
up on the nations leading jockeys.
Standings as OF July 3lst find
Grohs now In three-way tie for
seventh place. with l04 winners
out OF 4s6 mounts. In the appren-
tice ranks. c. Charlton continues
to lead Grohs. with 1913 winners
for 6s3 mounts. Grohs. however,
maintains his lead in the winning
percentage column. with II per
cent. to Is per cent for Charlton.
With three winners on Wednes-
day. Otto will probably be even
closer to the leaders at the end
Of this weeks racing. Apprentice
Walter Pagan Is beginning to
make things tough for Larry
Kidds good boy, however. After
riding only one winner on Wednes-
day, Pagan came back TO ride
three in row yesterday. account
ing for the four. fifth and sixth
races.
Owner-Trainer Earl s, Barbour
did well by himself Wednesday
when he grabbed Double Dip out
Of the sixth race for $500. Already
very successful with his one-horse
string. Mica Rock. Barbour should
do as well with his new three-year-
old. Double Dip was brought here
by Larry Kidd. and sold TO the
Elltaes Stable for an undisclosed
sum. After winning easily at a
mile. Trainer Allen Drumheller
stepped the gelding up 10 mile
and one-sixteonth. The son Of
Insco's good performance Wednes-
day shows great promis, for the
youngster. and Barbour is 10 be
complimsnted for an sstuts buy.
Nakasun. Canadian stake horse.
arrived az Longscres yesterday,
along with three other head owned
by Miss V. Parisnos. Master Buck.
Kilbirnie. and Sun Pilot. The
horses were brought down by
Trainer J. Bertolin, who slso un-
loaded Sweet Man and Wildn1n for
8. Krieger.
A speedy four-yesr-old son Of
Nusakan out Of Teddywsws, Haka-
sun is q nominee for the Longaores
Mile and a likely starter In the
Speed Handicap a week from Sun
day.