Evening star., 1941-09-28
American 2-MiIe Time
Lowered as King Of
3-Year-0Ids Bows
Wright Stable ConsoIed
AS Its Juvenile Beats
Fuvored Devil Diver
Ry the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Sept. PA sore
footed horse that twice was sold at
bargain rates beat the mighty Whirl-
away today and in doing so set
North American record for 2 miles.
What's more, he did it the hard way
almost the impossible way-by
coming from behind to catch the
Kentucky cannonball in the 22d
running of the Jockey Club Gold
Cup at Belmont Park.
Whirlaway's conqueror was 3-year-
old Market Wise, from the stable of
Lou Tufano, a Long Island con-
tractor. But while he nosed out the
boss of the 3-year- -olds. Whirlaway's
stable got considerable satisfaction
for the day out of the upset victory
of Some Chance in the classic Bel
mont Futurity, which was worth
$4,000.
Some Chance Nips Devil Diver.
At the end of the days racing
crowd of 32.809 didn't know whether
the No. l hero should be the big,
game son of Brokers Tip or Some
Chance, both of them surprise pack
ages of the first order.
The Futurity, which usually pro-
duces the champion or near-cham-
pion of the 2-year-olds, lacked some
of its usual class this year, largely
because neither Alsab. Requested
nor Sun Again. generally regarded
as the best of the youngsters, were
in it.
But Some Chance took good care
Of the honors for both his stable
mates-Sun Again and Whirlaway-
as we'll as Owner Warren Wright.
Under Wendell Eads' handling, he
Just lasted to finish half a length in
front of Mrs. Payne Whitney's fav-
ored Devil Diver in 1:16 As for the
612 -furlong dash down the much
criticized Widener chute. He re-
turned 1920 for each 50 win ticket.
The rich payday boosted his earn
ings for the year to S79. 900, second
only to Alsab's sSs,O65 among the
2-year-olds.
Market Wise Nose Victor.
More astonishing, however, was
Market Wise's victory. the way he
did it and the time he did it in.
Whirly had moved past William
Woodward's Fenelon rounding the
turn for home and seemed to be
on his usual lightning way down
the stretch. Then along came
Brokers Tip big boy to challenge
him in a sizzling stretch struggle
There they came, heads apart,
as Alf Robertson, aboard Whirlaway,
and Basil James, plotting Market
Wise, put them into drive. A
sixteenth from home Whirly drew
out by almost length. But 20
yards out the long-tailed chestnut
express suddenly bore in slightly,
while Tufano's standard-bearer
kept on the straight and narrow
and just hung his nose on the wire.
Frankly, Whirlaway looked tired
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steady campaigning.
So fast did they roar down the
stretch that Market Wise was
clocked in 3;2045 for the Emile
grind. one full second under the
North American mark Exterminator
set 81 years ago.
Market Wise Needs Nursing.
The $7,325 Market Wise picked
up gave him a bankrol of S56,415,
which is pretty fair for a fellow
who was running as a $500 platter
as a 2-year-old
While he proved bargain to shy
supporters, returning $1,000 for each
So win ticket, he has been one of
the years best buys so far as Tufano
was concerned. Mrs. Isabel Dodge
Sloane bought him originally, TAX
ing him out of the 1889 Saratoga
yearling sales for $4,000
Then Tufano, starting a racing
stable only last December, bought
him at a private sale for $1,000.
The horses right front foot has been
ailing ever since he came to the
races, and Trainer George Wash
ington Carroll, the old jockey, has
to watch him as carefully as a baby
with collie.