Evening star., 1942-10-21
Cards Classy, Fans
Prosperous, Track
Is Easy TO Reach
WhirIy, AIsob, Requested
And Other Stors Moy
Race in inaugural
BY DONALD SANDERS,
Associated Press Sports Mriter.

AeSOSlhJeQ fTcSS Sports writer.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 81. - The
Maryland Jockey Clubs historic
Pimlico race course will open week
from today, with prospects bright
for one Of the most successful
meetings on record.
Pimlico, within the city limits,
has none of the transportat ton wor-
rles which have plagued Havre de
Grace and Laurel and which seri-
ously, threaten isolated Bowie in
this war year.
When the 13-day fall meeting
opens next Wednesday, Pimlico will
have on hand most of the best
horses on the turf, and the grade of
racing offered should lure pros
porous Baltimore's defense workers
and race fans to the track by the
thousands.
Feature Of the opening day is
the $4,000 Pimlico Special, a win
ner-take-all purse for the winners
OF the years best races. Among
the thoroughbreds eligible to face
the barrier in the weight forage
event are Calumet Farms Whirla-
way, Mrs Al Sabath's Alsab, Green
tree Stables Shut Out, A. J. Sack
ett's Tola Rose, Ben Whitaker's Re-
quested and others.
Horses become eligible for the
Special by winning one of 20 quail
Tying races, in addition to which the
jockey club reserves the right to
invite any outstanding horse not
otherwise eligible.
Market Wise 1941 Victor.
Last years renewal was a two
horse race won by Lou Tufano's
Market Wise over Haltal, but this
season the event promises to at
tract larger field. 1t may settle
the Whirlaway-Alsa issue and in
addition prove a deciding factor In
the contest for the 3-year- -old cham
pionship between Mrs. Sabath's
speedster and Shut Out.
Pimlico offers a stake a day, with
four other rich races following the
Special.
On October 81, just three days
after the Special. the Pimlico Fu-
turity, with SIS 900 in added money,
will be contested. Among the los
juveniles eligible for the stake are
Occupation and Count Fleet, two of
the top 2-year -olds in the country,
as well as w. L. Brann's Vincentive,
promising youngster that won two
a. la1,f -.
Spalding Lowe Jenkins over the
muddy track there last Saturday.
Mrs. John D. Hertzs Count Fleet,
which set world record for 2-year-
elds in the mile of Belmont's Cham
pagne Stakes, will be out to avenge
his defeat by Occupation, from the
stable Of John Marsch. in the Bel
mont and Washington Park Futuri-
ties.
Forty Nominated for Riggs.
On November a distance test for
older horses will feature the pro-
gram. Forty horses have been NOM
mated for the 18th running of the
$l0,000-added Riggs Handicap on
that day. Whirlaway and Alsab also
are eligible for the Riggs, which is
contested at a mile and one-six-
teenth. Others include the sensa-
tional Riverland, from the Louisiana
Farm Stable: Branns Pictor and
Challedon, Greentree's Corydon and
others.
The Walden Stakes, with $4,000
In added money, will be run Novem-
her 10. The Walden is at a mile
and one-siXteenth and also is for
2-year- -olds. Alsab won the Walden
last year.
Another rich endurance test for
older horses-the $4,000 added
Gov Bowie Handicap at mile and
five lights - features the closing
days program on November II.
Whirly and Alsab also are eligible
for that one, along with "a other
proven distance performers.
The other principal stakes to be
offered during the Pimlico meeting
are the $4,000 Exterminator Handi-
cap on opening day, the $2,500 Lady
Baltimore Handicap on october %,
the $4,000 Janney Handicap over the
sGeeplechase course october 80, the
S2,500 Heiser Handicap for horses
foaled in Maryland, November 4; the
$2500 Sycamore for 2-year-olds, No.
vember 5; the $4,000 Ritchie Ha Ii
cap for older sprinters. Mover .per
g. the IS 900 Grayson, an endurance
test for older horses. November Z;
the $1,000 Manly Steeplechase, No
vember 8.