Evening star., 1946-05-10
Assault Heads Field
Embracing Six He
Licked in Derby
By Sid FEEDER
Associated Press Sports Writer

BALTIMORE, May 1O.-Eleven
3-year-olds headed by Texas-born
Assault, eight-length winner of last
weeks Kentucky Derby, were en-
tered at Pimlico today for the 56th
running of the Preakness Stakes,
richest race in turf history.
Seven of the II ran a week ago
in. the Blue Grass classic, among
them the three that figure to give
Assault his toughest competition in
tomorrow's l 13fl6-mile race. These
are the high-powered pair from the
Main Chance barn of Mrs. Eliza
beth Graham - Knockdown and
Lord Boswell-which were fourth
and fifth in the Derby, and William
Dupont's Hampden, a fast-running
third last week.
10000 to See Race.
Also entered to take their second
shot at the big money in a week
before an expected crowd of 10000
were Cleveland Accountant AL
Ernst's Alamond, sixth in the
Derby: Baltimore Motor Magnate
Robert Bruce Lives Marine Victory,
18th last week, and Canadian Auto
mobile Executive Robert McLaugh-
Inns Wee Admiral, which was 18th.
Rounding out the field for the
race that will gross $140620 if all
II go to the post were two Philadel-
phia- -owned candidates-Mrs. Walter
Jeffords' Natchez and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bromley's Lovemenow. Tidy
Bid, from the barn of New Orleans
Oil Man William Helis, and Billy
Bumps. representing the Bomar
Stable of Charles P. Bohn and p A.
Markey of Detroit.
Although the gross value of this
years run for the Black-eyed Susans
tops the previous record $136, ,22O put
up for the Santa Anita Handicap
last winter. the net pay check to the
winner will be below the all-time
high of S1084 400 Azucar picked up in
the 1885 California classic.
Winners Share Above S1O0, 900.
Should tomorrow winner be
either Assault, Hampden, Marine
Victory or Wee Admiral, the gee-gee
that gets home quickest will pick up
S100,120 Any of the other seven
would get s102985, The difference
lies in the fact the first named four
were supplementary eligibles, named
after the regular closing date at a
$4,000 nominating fee each, while
the others were named for a total
of S135 before the deadline.
Wee Admiral drew the spot next
to the rail in the draw for post
positions with Lord Boswell second
and Knockdown third Hampden
drew position No. 4. Assault, No. s.:
Billy Bumps, No. 6; Lovemenow, No.
7; Marine Victory. No. 8; Alamond,
No. 9; Natchez, No. 10, and Tidy
Bid, No II.
Scattered showers are predicted
for tomorrow. The big race is ex-
pected to start at ASS (EST).
Hampden and Tidy Bid were the
first two horses entered
May Settle Handicap Title.
Official recognition won't be forth
coming until next fall, but the years
handicap championship we'll might
be settled today when husky, fiashy
Armed and stretch-scorching Stymie
tangle in the time-honored Dixie.
which serves to warm up Pimlico's
racing strip for tomorrow'S Freak
ness.
And while they picked up where
they left off last fall when Armed
ambled away from Stymie to take
the title. the Maryland chapter of
the Happy Horseplayers' Society de-
cided that if anything is going to
beat the big four for the Preakness
100000 tomorrow. it could be
Natchez, which, in this case is a
horse and not town.
On paper. Natchez is strictly
steamboat round the bend against
such horses as Derby winner As
sault, the cosmetics couple-Lord
Boswell and Knockdown-and the
Members of the Maryland chap
ter of the HIP point out their hero
won from Natchez to Mobile in his
first two outings this year and
might have done the same in the
Cnesapeake-in which he finished
second to Hampden-except it was
slop practically up to his knees and
he's no Mississippi mudcat.