The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-15
|PAV0T, HOOP, JR.
| EARLY CHOICES
Experts Debate Possibility
OF Dark Horse VIM
ming Big Race

BALTIMORE, June l4-tk'-MOSC
everyone around here has been
talking about couple of three
year-olds named Hoop Jr., and Pa
vot making tWo-horse race out
of the 55th Preakness Stakes, but
some recent wacky goings on To-
day prompted cautious reminder
that Ozark Number might grab
the glory and gold out Pimlico way
come Saturday.
First there was the jockey
scramble for the chance to climb
aboard Hoop Jr. after Eddie Ar
caro-, who rode F. w. Hooper's star
to a Kentucky Derby victory, bow
ed out because of contract obliga-
tons.
On top of this there was an an-
usual amount of confusion and sc.
crecy about the probable field.
complicated by the fact that most
of the owners and trainers are alb
sent because the Preakness card
is special one day event and
since there is no racing now at
Pimlico the people who know about
such things are scattered at other
tracks.
Finally, William Hehs' Adonis. 4
son of Reign Count, moved in quiet
" and unannounced last night and
calmly began preparing for the big
$50, 1000, added event without so
much as letting the front office
know what was cooking out IN the
barns.
AS it now stands-barrins some
additional hocus Docus-the tenta-
tive field stands at 10 starts,
with good possibility that E. R.
Bradleys Burning Dream will be
scratched because OF some bad leg
decorations received in the Derby.
Also, Trainer J. w. Smith said that
Bail Bond, which accompanied,
Burning Dream here, was not
ready to run the mile and three
sixteenths Preakness distance. z
Although he was shipped here to-
day from nearby Delaware Park,
Bobanet from Bruce LIVES Bob
anet Stable, is not a sure starter,
but his name is expected to go
into the entry box before closing
time tomorrow morning. Bobanet S
stock rose after a workout yester-
day when he turned nine-furlongs
in 1852 3-5 handily, and if ne ever
runs race like he works OUT, Livle
can get ready to collect.
A revised odds listing put Hoop
Jr. the favorite at 8 to 5 today.
with Walter M. Jefford's Pavot
next at to 2 and Mrs. P. A. B.
Widener's Polynesian third, at 8
to 1. This latter occasioned no
great surprise, since Polynesian
handed Pavot the only defeat in
his career June in the Withers
Mile at Belmont.
'This horse loafs," Polynesian' 5
trainer, Morris Dixon said, "but
he won't quit. He's like child and
needs strong rider like Wayne
Wright to keep him from getting
lazy. Why, after he got ahead OF
Pavot at Belmont he loafed, but
when Pavot gained a slight lead,
Polynesian started running again. "
Another one that might upset
some dope is Adonis, son Of the
1928 Derby winner, Reign Count.
Another Reign Count offspring,
Count Flet, captured the 1943
Preakness, and Adonis' Handlers
said he had been worked hard at
the Preakness distance since the
Withers, and is ready to shoot for
the winners share of around $685.
900 here Saturday. Adonis had the
pole position in the Withers, where
the mud was heaviest, but he still
ran a good race although finishing
fourth and was only three and a
half lengths back of Polynesian at
the wire.
Darby Dieppe, who took third
money for Mrs. w. G. Lewis in
the Derby, likes the going rain OF
shine.
"We've got no alibis," said Charl'
ey Gentry, Mrs. Lewis trainer.
Don't look for Darby Dieppe in
the backstretch, you'll probably
see Hoop Jr. and Pavot up front
there, but watch for our colt in
the home lane-he'll get running.