The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-08-09
WoifOf Turf
In Big Upset
BY ALFRED JONAS
United Press Staff Correspondent

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New York, Aug. 0. tUP)-The
unbeaten reign of Twilight Tear
over the nations tnree-year-0ld
tlloroughbreds was At an end today
because a waif OF the turf named
Vienna strobe out Of otscurity with
q single victory to achieve the major
sports upset Of the year.
For Twilight Test. pride of the
Calumet stables 1t was the first de.
feat after II straight victories. For
Vienna, a non-entity In the Belair
stud, 1t was the first triumph after
seven losses and the FIRST time she
had been returned 10 the winners
circle since Sept. 3, 1913.
The occasion was the 65th rui:-
ming Of the historic $4,000 Alabama
stakes and the presence OF the 'in-
vineible" Twilight Tear reduced the
entries to four.
Backed down TO ODDS of I TO 20,
the Calumet Beauty became the
shortest priced fayorite 10 lose in
the four.year history OF mutuel bet
ting on metropolitan tracks the
thousands who bet on her placed
s94.S55 IN win tickets with the MT
tuel keepers. despite the fact that
they would have gained q profit Of
only five cents en- the dollar had
she won.
Until yesterday, The Tear had
been considered certain winner OF
horse Of the year. honors. To-day
tlrfmen weren't SO sure. because
she was beaten without excuaeS
even though her previous record
still makes her the most consistent
winner among the uree-year-O odds.
Credit for negotiating the upset
went TO shrewd sunny Jim" Fitz-
simmons. Belair stud trainer, who
used two horses 30 dc H. Sending
Jockey Jimmy Stout 10 the pest on
Vienna, he gave him instructions 20
hay back and let the other entry,
Thread 0'G0ld, set the early pace.
Vienna. brilliantly ridden. loped
behind at the start Of the mile and
q quarter test. II fun lengths In
the rear OF the leaders. Thread
O'G0ld, with Jockey Erie Cuerin
astFide her, raced Twilight Tear On
even terms until slightly past the
half mile mark when the Calumet
fayoTite moved In front. GueTin kept
his horse hanging on until the head
of the stretch when Vienna. coming
up on the outside, put on Q burst Of
speed, Drawing even with Twilight
Tear, then tagging. II appeared that
the "heiress apparent" for turfdolNS
top honor. would put on her usually
stretch run.
Jockey Buddy Haas tried des-
pefately but " Just wasn't Twilight
ears day,
u elncked 10 her but she Just
didn't respond" Haas said. y guess
the early pace gas too fast
Vlenna's victory was worth
sl9,20 10 bett0Fs who backed tlle
BelaiP entry, There was 70 place
and show getting, Only q scattering
OF the crowd of 1890 faas vert
10 the windows TO collect their re-
turn, with ell0s3 the total bet on
the winning entry,
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BF00kmeade stables Dare Ne,
never figured iD the composition
and finished last.
Vlenna'g time vas 2'03 a~b, more
than three seconds slower than the
track record Tor the distance,
Twilight Tear came from Chicago
where she had won thFee straight
races over her stable mate, PenslYe,
the winner Of the Kentucky Derby
and PTeakness stakes, Conceded 70
be the best Ally since Regret, she
stu has . chance 10 compile fhe
most outstanding record ever made
by female ND the Americas turf
One factor that had not disturbed
her W previous races vas q heavy
lmpQst nf l2e pounds assigned by
the handieappeFs as compared with
~ pounds carried BY Vienna and
III hounds BIZ The other tW0 horses,