Evening star., 1940-05-12
Press Club Frolics
Al Race Track 0ufino
In Charles Town
I Hee How Hondieop
(Rumored Fixed Won
By Hull at $3.50

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1.-THE fix was i'm. at the Charles
Town wv. Va) race track yester-
day, according to boys in the know.
An informal indignation commit
tee is muttering that the Hee Haw
Handicap, second event on the spe-
cial card arranged for the annual
outdoor frolic of the National Press
Club, was strictly race for the
jockeys in which conscientious form
players had no chance.
A rumor passed along the soda
fountain in the special trains bag
gage car on the return trip de-
scribed the vile machination as
follows:
The hackers Of a decrepit mule
named Hull accumulated a slush
fund (this with the advice and
consent Of Jockey Samuel A. O'Neal,
. Press clubman and secreted the
lucre under Hull's saddle. Those
halts during the race were occa-
stoned by Mr.. O'Neals haggling
with the other jockeys over their
prices. the disgruntled supporters
Of mules named Dewey, Garner,
Farley, Vandenberg, Jackson and
Wheeler assert.
Wheeler's Rider Thrown.
II this ugly account be true,
Wheeler's rider, one G. Manning,
proved most cooperative, parting
company with his mount in the
first furlong. The mule Wheeler
gave Mr.. O'Neal more trouble, how
ever, for it continued the race and
was convinced Of its error only
after . conference at the final turn,
during which, gossip would have it.,
Hull's jockey mentioned some extra
special" hay.
Hull paid $3.50 to win, $l2 to
place and $3.50 to show. Taft. with
William Gillian up, was second,
returning $ll20 and $3.50. Dewey,
ridden by Oscar Hume, paid 50.
Pictor was out Of the money in
the Preakness at Pimlico, but this
might have been caused by its hav-
Ing run at Charles Town earlier in
the afternoon. winning the fourth
race easily with L. Rely aboard. -
There are some who allege the
Charles Town Pictor, as well as
Roman, who took second money;
Royal Man, third placer: Andy K,
Midland, Bimelech, Dit and Gala
hadion were not the illustrious
SteedS of those names but merely
lead ponies.
Two Real Races Run.
The other two races on the Press
Club card were run OF with an
intellectually greater degree of pro-
ficiency on the parts of the riders.
The National Press Handicap 0ea-
turing real race horses gave Mrs.
Suzanne Ford, on Lady Cirek, op-
portunity to win a trophy. and Miss
Constance Moore to annex the Sec
ond-place basket Of flowers with
the aid of Centermarch. Mrs. Emily
Cashell came IN third on Olivilo.
The inaugural, tagged the Dead
line Stakes, offered both profess
sional horses and professional
jockeys. Romney Royal, ridden by
G. Napier. won.
4. More than 70dmembers and guests
were wandering about the racing
plant when Press Club President
Richard L. Wilson introduced Rep
resentative Jennings Randolph Of
the West Virginia district in which
the track is located. Mr.. Randolph
extended greetings and was heard
again later when he took the mi
crophone to announce the Pimlico
PreakneSS results over the public
address system. At first he named
Gallahadion the winner, but the
cheers of that horses devotees
turned to groans as the legislator
made the correction q few moments
later.
Bloom and Danaher Presented.
Determined to be non-partisan,
Mr.. Wilson also presented Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom, New York
Democrat, and Senator Danaher,
Republican, of Connecticut for brief
and unmomentous pronouncements.
Following the races a softball
game began in the infield and pro-
ceeded doggedly despite the fact
most of those present were more
interested in the three-bout boxing
program arranged by Frankie Mann
and supervised by 1t. Col. Harvey
L. Miller, president Of the National
Boxing Commission, or in patroniz-
ing the various games Of chance on
the premises.
President Wilson finally an
nounced the Press Gallery team
had defeated the Radio Gallery ag-
gregation, 20 to IT. No arguments
were picked with the umpire on
the bases. for he was Turk Edwards
of the Washington Redskins profess
sional football team, who super
vised proceedings nonchalantly with
q glass of refreshment In one hand.
Both teams used numerous "ring-
ers"
Government ngnitaries and news
men joined in the spirit of carni-
val, and late in the day q solitary
guest evoked encouraging shouts
when he set of around the race
track at q brisk trot. Hs finished at
q slow walk.
The United States Navy Band
provided music throughout the pro-
gram and boasted a guest percus-
sionist at one point. The musicians
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