The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
$4,000 SEE COLT
WIN AT Il TO l.
Pavot, Vo-Faverite With
Derby Champ, Finishes
In Fifth Place :.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON

BY ORLO ROBERTSON
BALTIMORE, Md, June 16.-P)
-Polynesian, a IL to l shot, ao-
ruptly ended Hoop, Jr.'s, bid Tor
the turf's priced triple crown TO-
day by soundly whipping the Ken
lucky Derby winner in the o3tn
and richest. preakness at Plmllco.
Swinging into the lead after the
first three-sixteenths of a mile,
the son of Unbreakable from the
stable of Mrs. P. A. B. Widener OF
Philadelphia, romped home with
two and one-half lengths to spare
under the guidance of Veteran
Wayne Wright to tack up his own
claim to the three-year-old cham
pionship.
Hoop, Jr., carrying the silks OF
Fred Hooper, never was tar on
the pace but he didn't have the
answer to Polynesian's stretch
drive when Wright pointed Mrs.
Widener colt for home, and pull
ed up lame at the finish. AS it was
he had difficulty saving second
money from Mrs. W. q. Lewis
DARBY Dieppe, who came from far
back on the rail to get into the
money picture-the same place he
earned in the Derby.
Only a half length separated the
Derby champ and Darby Dieppe
at the finish with the Doge, a
rank outsider from the Pentagon
Stables in fourth place. Walter
Jeffords' Pavot. co-choice, of a
crowd held to some 10000 by the
intense heat, finished fifth after
running fourth from the break OF
the barrier.
Despite Polynesian's victory over
Pavot in the Withers mile, he
was permitted to go postward at
Il to l as the perspiring fans rush
ed to get on the Hoop, Jr. and
Pavot band wagon. AS the result
he paid $500, Sc. 70 and $3.50 across
The board. The Derby winner re-
turnede $500 and $3.50 while 81
show ticket on Darby Dieppe was
worth $3.50.
Although the turnout at the old
hilltop course was below expecta-
tions, the betting on the Preakness
set new high with S347,343 going
through the Mutuels as compared
to the previous record of 1892, lO0
last year.
In chaking up his second straight
triumph in four starts this year
after finishing out of the money
only once in 10 trips to the post
as a two year old. Polynesian
picked UP a net purse of S66, 10
record for the classic tEiree-year-
old stakes. The gross purse of $751;
670 also set new standard.
Polynesian's time of 1:5S +5
for the mile and three sixteenths
failed to menace Alsab's stake re-
cord Of 1:57, but Mrs. Widener'
brown colt won like real cham
pion. He caught the front running
Hoop, Jr. after going three-six-
teenths of a mile and once in
command he never gave ground
as Wright took snug hold on the
reins and hand-rode him the re-
mainder of the way.
Albert Snider, the seventh jock.
ey to ride Hoop, Jr. In nine races,
got the Derby winner away on his
toes but he found The Doge anc
Polynesian right at his head as
they battled for position in the rur
to the first turn-a quarter mile
from the starting line.
AS they went past the judges
stand the first time, Polynesiar
stuck his nose in front, ard stretch
ed the lead to full length head
ing into the backstretch. The Doge,
handled by Johnny Gilbert, was
the closest as Snider settled Hoop
Jr. in third place with Pavot, guild
ed by George Woof, running
smoothly in fourth place.
The Doge challenged strongly
midway of the backstretch bu
Wright let Mrs. Widener's Ions
striding colt out a notcn and he
quickly made his lead one and one
half lengths. The next time the
IDoge challenged, he got within
neck of the leader but that was hi!
final bid.
Heading into the home stretch
Polynesian had good length Il
spare with Hoop, Pr. battling t.
make up ground, half length bacl
Of The Doge. There was still al
eighth of a mole to 60 when Poly
nesian increased his margin tt
two and one half lengths-an ad
vantage that stood up in the fina
dash for the wire.
Hoop, Jr., seeming to favor hi
lame leg, logged over toward tn
rail, and apparently lnterferet
with Darby Dieppe's bid. Tha
move might have settled the bat
tile for second money but it hat