Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-16
First Fiddle and Sfymie
Face Favored Wright
Entry, Other Stars
By the Associated press.

BALTIMORE, Nov. ie.--A couple
Of the turf's greatest bargain horses
First Fiddle and Stymie--will bat
tie 1t out with five other leaders of
the 1915 racing campaign in the
SIS 900 winner-take.all Pimlico Spe-
cial tomorrow.
Mrs. Edward Mulrennan claimed
First Fiddle for exactly $500, and
Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs acquired Stymie
for 81 500. Since then the pair has
collected more than half million
dollars in purses.
To be exact, the 6-year-old First
Fiddle has recorded lifetime earn
ings of 1858 800, while the 4-year-old
Stymie has accounted for 1922, 425.
This is more than the combined
earnings of the five other stars in
vited to this l 3-16 miles sporting
classic, yet it may be that one OF
the younger horses will carry of
the honors.
Calumet Farms Armed, Of course
also is 4-year-old member of the
handicap division, and along with
his 3-year-old stablemate, Pot
o. Luck, the Warren Wright entry is
expected to be the favorite around
the pm. posttime.
Trio of 3-Year- Odds.
Completing the field are Mrs. p.
A. B. Widener's Polynesian, the
Preakness victor, and two of the
years filly stars, Maine Chance
Farms War Date and w. L. Brann's
Gallorette, all 3-year-oids.
The weatherman co-operated by
forecasting fair weather with rising
temperatures by Saturday afternoon,
which would assure a fast track
and the presence of War Date. An
off track would cause War Date to
be scratched, her owner, Mrs. Eliza
beth Graham, announced in accept
ing the special bid.
Ben Jones, the Calumet trainer,
sent Armed and Pot O. Luck through
brief workouts yesterday, while Roy
Waldron, new trainer for Mrs.
Graham, had War Date in half
mile tune-up. Gallorette and First
Fiddle were slated to breeze around
the strip today.
The Maryland Jockey Club an
nomced that riding engagements
are just about definite, with Wayne
Wright slated for Polynesian, Ted
Atkinson on Gallorette, Arnold
Kirkland on War Date, Doug Dodson
on Armed, Bobby Permane on Sty-
ME and F. A. Smith q probable on
Pot O. Luck. Johnny Longden, al
ways successful with First Fiddle, is
flying here from California to have
that mount.
Vanderbilts Blenrose Liked.
The cerise and white silks of AL.
fred Gwynne Vanderbilt, which wert
carried to surprise victory recently
by Blenrose, again may fash to the
fore this afternoon, If Blenrose run.
to expectations in the $500 Boule.
ward, 1/16 miles affair. She meets
like opposition.
In the $500 Annapolis, IN mile,
secondary feature. The horse thai
whips Max Wexler's Broke Ever
should be the winner. The clevel
apprentice, Bobby Martin, ride!
Broke Even.
The Middle River, y mile feature
yesterday saw the Maine Chanc,
Farms Harvey's Pal win in I:142s
excellent time for the muddy track
Favorite, he paid $3.50. Georg'
Fleischman's Roberto closed fast II
nip Mrs. M. r. Lewis Phone Me
early pacemaker. for the place.
Mrs. C. E. Adams Refugio spet
2 miles in 3:574s to land the War
lock Steeplechase at odds of $500
A claim of foul lodged by Will,
Owens, who placed with the Brook
meade Stables Greek Flag, was no
allowed. Mrs. r. P. Kirkpatrick
Abidale was third.