Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-23
Is Liked
By Slam II
Nv LEWIS II. WALTER

An an-Detroit horse, the Bomar
Stables Slam IL, has proved
again that Grand Slams sons and
daughters can run in the mud.
Any OF the l2,497 persons, who
made mp the biggest Monday
crowd IN the history Of the De-
troit race track. know II because
they saw Slam Ii win the first
race of has career and ne ran
through the mud TO do II.
There were many IN the big
crowd who has seen this chest
nut filly's sire and dam win on
the same track. Nine years ago
Grand Slam ran here. then went
10 Chicago TO win the rich Airing
ton Futurity in the mud and be-
come a winter book favorite for
the Kentucky Derby. He suf-
fered a hoof injury that was ag-
gravated in the race and resulted
IN his retirement, then came back
as a 5-year-old after growing a
new hoof and after a slight SucY
cess was returned TO the stud.
DAM ALSO HERE
Slam It's dam. Lovely Lady,
also ran here for the Bomar
Stable. Owned by the Detroit in
dustriahsts, Charles b. Bohn and
Peter A. Marley. she won nine
races and $1,000 in two cam
paigns.
Detroit saw a true son OF Grand
Slam two years ago when the
Brown Hotel Stable of Louisville
brought up Seven Hearts. the colt
which had beaten Ocean Wave
and Dove Pie in the mud. 10 take
the Arkansas Derby at Hot
Springs. He was the class of the
2-year-olds here on any kind of a
track but developed infirmities
that resulted in his fading out
with only three victories as a
3-year-old.
In the East another son of
Grand Slam made his mark while
Seven Up was winner here. He
was Devils Thumb. owned by
w. +. Boeing. Seattle sportsman.
Devils Thumb ruled the 2-year-
Odds of the East until he went
wrong at Saratoga, whereupon
Slide Rule took over.
RETIRED BY INJURY
Nevertheless. as derby time
neared last year he was looked
upon as the major challenger to
Count Fleet, until bad luck
stepped in in the form of an in
jury and resulted in his retire.
ment.
Slam II will probably never be
as illuStriouS as her hard running
relatives. but in addition TO prov
ing that blood lines mean some-
thing in racing, she will more
than pay her own expenses with.
the Bomar Stable.
Having finished out of the
money in her first four starts. she
ran with a $500 claiming price
yesterday and with Porter Rob-
erts in the saddle whipped seven
juvenile rivals over four and
half furlongs. She was aided by
the fact that the pacesetting Day
raced a bit greenly and went wide
entering the stretch. That helped
Slam 1t to win by almost a length.
SCORE A DOUBLE
In addition TO Slam It's triumph
the program was highlighted by
double scored by the Darby Dan
Farm of John w. Galbreath of Co
lumbus, trainer John Long and
jockey Billy Thompson. They
scored their first triumph in the
sixth race when Thompso
brought the 3-year-old Darby
Dihout home to six length vic
tory over Liberty Bon. the meet
ing's first even money favorite.
Woodford Annie was back in third
place. In the next race it was
Darby Dingbat by two lengths
over Play Hands. a field horse
which ran so we'll that il must
have been the reason for the
heavy play on the mutuel field.
The Darby horses would have
made a nice parlay. since 81
would have brought you $3.50.
The mutuel handle of 1894. $50
was disappointing in comparison