Evening star., 1941-07-20
Paperboy Neck
Behind Victor;
Crowd Wild
Horse Redeems Self
In Earning S62,475
For Owner Moore
BY ROBERT MYERS,

Associated Press Sports Writer.
LOS ANGELES, July l9.-Big
Pebble and Paperboy sank the
overladen Midland boat today in
the biggest turf upset of the year.
Battling it out in stirring stretch
duel, Big Pebble scored a smashing
victory in the $4,000 Gold Cup
Handicap before a screeching mob
of Al 900 fans.
Paperboy, the rightly feared S.
year-old, made a gallant challenge
for the top money OF this fourth
running of the event, while Mo
land. the odds-on favorlte, ran
third in the photo finish for the
top money.
1t was the most exciting race III
the series, and brought about the
biggest surprise as Charles s. How
ards Midland met. not one, but
two masters in this 1l4-mile race.
Living up to his reputation for
the first time, Big Pebble, with
Jackie Wesrope in the saddle. ran
like he did in whipping the Brad
ley horse, Bimelich, for the WI
dener Cup last winter and collected
a purse of s62,475 for his owner,
Edward S. Moore of Sheridan, Wyo.
Trainers Strategy Works.
Westrope brought the big 5-year-
old bay up on the outside. overhaul
| ing Paperboy and Midland in the
stretch and Sprinting across the
/ finish line the winner by a neck.
Midland was more than length
behind-thoroughly beaten.
[ The strategy of the Big Pebble
( handlers soon was evident. Trainer
/ Bill Finnegan sent Shipbiscult. the
/ Pebbles teammate, out on red
hot pace Shipbiscuit held it until
the field of 13 pounded toward the
head of the stretch.
Paperboy, owned by Harry L.
Warner, and handled by one of the
best lightweight Jockeys in the
game, little Nick Wall, doomed into
contention on the back stretch, TAX
ing care OF Mlolands stablemate.
Porter's Cap. and. as the crowd
set up a thunderous roar, moved
into the lead half way down the
stretch.
Midland charged up at him, but
couldn't make the grade. and then
Big Pebble stormed up like thun-
derbolt. He passed Midland and
then Paperboy-and held on tight
in hard drive.
Beaten only a week ago by an eX-
platter. King Torch. and by Midland
in the American Handicap two
weeks ago. the Pebble nonetheless
went postward with Shipbiscuit on
almost even terms with Paperbov as
the runner-up in the pari-mutuel
betting.
Performance Is Perfect.
He redeemed his poor showings
! here this summer with as perfect
a performance as could be desired,
and ran the distance in the time of
/ as-three-ffthS of a second shy
of the track record hung up year
ago by the great Challedon in VIM
ming tnlS same cup.
+ Miolands only alibi, if he had
any. was that he carried too much
weight-130 pounds. The Pebble was
next high with 119, and Paperboy.
which ran third week ago to
! Staretor and Porters Cap in the
Hollywood Derby, was the paper
weight of the race at SO.
/ Shipbiscuit went TO the front at
/ the start, with Porters Cap. Tram
4 sient and Don Juan II hitting the
pace behind him and Midland, Pa
perboy and the Pebble hanging
back. The team of Woof Woof and
/ No Competition made one move and
was not heard of again. At the half
mile. Johnny Longden still had Ship
/ biscuit in front and Porter's Cap
/ had dropped back behind the NOV
ing Paperboy and Don Juan. Ship
/ biscuit finally began to fade, and
Paperboy and Midland moved up,
as did Westrope and Big Pebble.
Betting Sets Park Record.
Big Pebble paid s1280 to win,
{ Do .oU 10 place anu SG.oO bp SIlON.
Paperboy paid s5.4O and $3.50. and
Midland paid $3.50 to show. Paper
boy won $4,000 second money. Mio-
land $500 for third, and Wing and
Wing, another late arrival which
| had not received a call in the first
stages, won S3750 fourth money.
The race in added money was worth
$89,550
1t was bitter disappointment for
Charles S. Howard, who figured to
have the big purse-and the cash
all wrapped up for delivery by Mio-
land. 1t would have been his third
win in the rich race, Seabiscuit and
Kayak II having turned the trick
previously.
The betting handle for the big
race was S254,963. 1t was the larg-
est amount ever wagered on sim
gle race at Hollywood Park.