Evening star., 1941-05-02

Air Current Takes
.PimIico Feature
From Chopsticks
Winner in Stretch Duel
Poys $3.50; Alpine Lad
Nets $3.50 in Fourth
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PIMLICO, Md, May 2.-Louis Lee
Haggin 2nd's Air Current. from
Keeneland, KY, won the Worthing.
ton Valley, a Az furlough sprint, in
a sensational stretch duel. The
gelded 2-year-old son of Carlaris
and Altitude, with Nanny Berg
riding, came with a rush at the 18th
pole and under a hustling ride was
up in the last few strides.
Chopsticks was first away, closely
followed by Fresh Start and Single
They ran in that order until reach
ing the quarter pole, where Air Cur
rent moved up and Joined the lead
ers. He got alongside Chopsticks
at the 18th pole and battled it out
with the latter.
Chopsticks easily held Mrs. War
rem Kaine's Single safe for place.
Air Current, backed by the crowd
of 5000, returned $3.50 and was
timed in 0:54 is.
Perfect weather prevailed for the
fifth straight day of the meeting.
Alpine Lad WINS Fourth.
The fourth race was a real thrill
er. j. H. Waters Alpine Lad anc
Mrs. H. S. Horkheimer's Real Value
staged a duel from the 18th pole
to the wire and the former won
White Time stole into a long lead
when the break came. Rounding
the turn from home Real Value
caught the leader and appeared tc
be a certain winner when suddenly
Eddie De Camilns brought Alpine
Lad up on the outside with a rush
to be up in the final Jump.
H. M. Babylon's Becomly was a
well-beaten third. outsider in the
betting, Alpine Lad paid $3290.
C. E. Nelson claimed On Parole
out of the second race for $4,000.
Bay Dean Takes Third.
Mrs. Arthur Whites Bay Dean
8-year- old son of Judge Hay-Jenny
Dean led from start to finish to
win the Jervis Spencer Steeplechase
Handicap, third race on the pro-
gram.
This event was named in honor of
the late chairman of the Maryland
Racing Commission. Well handled
by c. Brooks, Bay Dean set his own
pace and jumped leisurely through
out, winning by five lengths. Mrs.
E. Dupont's Deanslaw outgamed
Rokeby Stables Good Change to
gain second honors.
Broadside King was the only
casualty in the race, losing his
rider at the tenth jump. Jockey T
Roby suffered a bruised leg.
In winning, Bay Dean covered the
2 miles in $50, new track record
for the distance.
Bay Dean, overlooked in the
wagering, paid $3.50.
Young Rides Two Winners.
Sterling Young rode the winner
of both ends of the Daily Double
when he drove Hal Price Headley' s
On Parole to victory in the second
event, for 2-year-olds, at AZ fur
longs. On Parole was brought up
between horses halfway down the
stretch and dropped his head in
front right at the finish. Mrs. Har-
old A. Clark.s Tower Maid held on
genely to take the place. Mills
dale Stables Mad Bunny and
Gummed Up finished in dead heat
for third.
On Paroles straight payof was
$3.50 and the daily double paid
S29.70.
Favorite players started of on the
right foot when Talent, racing for
r. H, Heighe, won the opener. Tai
ent had to be much the best. Of
slowly, Young brought the gelding
around on the outside, where he
moved up with burst Of speed and
passed the leaders without effort tc
score by half a length. Walter
Wickes' Miss Fix It easily took place
money from w. r. Fairbanks Time
Scout.
Talent was timed in 1:132s for the
s furlongs and paid S6.