Evening star., 1946-03-03
Calumet Star Rallies
AT Far Turn, Easily
0utruns Favorite
BY the Assoeioted Pres,

MIAMI, Fla, March 2.-They saw
that Trainer Ben Jones wins the
big Ones" and the gentleman from
Missouri proved it again at Hialeah
Park today when his Armed came
through to beat the favorite, Con-
cordian, by four lengths in the $50,-
900 added Widener Handicap.
When they went to the post in
the big event of the Florida winter
season, Armed, carrying 1913 pounds,
was conceded only an outside chance
of matching speed with the fleet
Concordian, which had given him
a severe trouncing in the McLennan
Memorial only two weeks ago.
Trainer Jones had said for pub
lication that his horse, owned by
Calumet Farm, didn't have a ghost
OF chance of beating Concordian.
carrying the feather-weight of 109
pounds. Yet when they led the
winner into the hibiscus -bordered
square late today and handed out
the winners check of $45 100, it
was Plain Ben" and his horse who
were present on all counts.
Armed Wins HandiIy.
After an outsider, Skytracer, had
given Concordian terrific race in
the early running, Armed calmly
took command at the far turn and
appeared to win almost as he
pleased. Jockey Joey Renick on
Concordian took desperately to the
whip when Armed went by him,
but it was of no use.
The winners time was 2:02.2, con-
siderably off the Widener record of
2:01.4 held jointly by Mantagna
and Columbiana, the 1896 and '37
winners, but that could have been
due to the fact that the track still
was on the heavy side from rains
of previous nights. Ridger Douglas
Dodson never appeared to be press
ing Armed, a 5-year-old gelding
which generally was voted the top
handicap horse of 1945.
So entranced was the crowd of
$4,000 with Concordian's victory in
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post As favorite over the seven
other starters. AS a result Armed
paid handsome $6.40 to win, S2.7O
to place and $3.50 to show. Con-
cordian returned $3.50 to each So
bet on him to place and S220 for
show. Mrs. l.. B. Rabinowitz's Reply
Paid, which finished length behind
Concordian, paid $3.50 for third
place.
Concordian Just Saves Place.
Strung out behind the leaders
were Devalue, fourth by a length
and a half, and then Omamax,
Skytracer, Chancegain and Petrol
Point, the latter Concordian's run
ming mate.
The leaders time at the quarter
pole was 23s5 seconds, asa, I'LL
and 1886 until the time Armed de-
cided to take command.
1t was thrilling race The first
time they passed the grandstand
Skytracer was out in front, winging,
with Concordian right behind him
and Armed running third At the
half Concordian, trying to win his
fifth straight at Hialeah, moved
past on the outside and brought a
bull-throated yell .from the crowd,
which had decided he was unbeat-
able at the weight he was carrying.
And then, as they drifted around
the turn farthest from the grand
stand, Armed came inexorably to
the front and quickly widened the
gap between him and the lesser
horses. The gelding, which Trainer
Jones had said positively was run
ming only for second money of SlO,-
600, simply went away from there.
Under the whip, Concordian was
able to hold his own down the
stretch, but he didn't gain an inch
on the flying son of Bull Lea, which
won the Widener in '39.