Evening star., 1947-07-13
Assault Defeats
5tymie, Regaiins
Money Record
Blocked OFF Twice,
Totine l35 Pounds,
He RoIiies to Win
By Sid FEEDER
Assoeiatsd Press Sports Wrifss

Associated Press Sports Writer
NEW YORK, July 12.-Assa1it
today took back the world money.
championship that stymis
borrowed from him last week by
picking up what amounted to the
entire grand stand and clubhouse
and carrying 1t home in the Butler
at Jamaica.
And II there was any lingering
doubt that the Clubfoot Comet from
Texas had moved from the good
race horse" league into the great"
class, 1t was erased completely and
for keeps this time. He gave Stymie
all the best of it in the weights and
the running, fought his way to the
front after twice being blocked OF,
and still had enough left to hang
on to the wire in a fierce, fighting
stretch struggle.
Toting the back-breakirg load Of
1875 pounds-more than any other
horse has ever hauled to victory In
the Butler-the terror from Texas
rolled in just short neck. in front
Of Stymie as they became the first
gallopers to pass the $500, 900 mark.
Earnings Now S613,370.
The s36,7o0 the cashier handed
him for this mile-and-three-six-
teenths meander gave him $613,370
for his three seasons of racing. And
the manner in which he came on to
win made it look as If that up-to-
now unheard OF cash balance is only
the beginning.
Only one week from today he has
shot at 100000 in the Empire
City international Gold Cup. And
that should be practically shoo-in,
because the weight-for-age condi-
tions of that mile-and-f1ve-eighths
give him equal weight of 126 pounds
with Stymie and the South Amer
ican champs-the giant Endeavor
and the high speed Ensueno-in-
stead of the 135-pound wagon load
he had aboard today against
Stymie's 1875.
The 1896 cash customers had
backed him down to $3.50, $3.50 and
s2.10, although only a week ago
Stymie had set track record at
Delaware in taking the money-win-
ming championship away from his
time Texas playmate. That had
given Stymie bankroll of s595, $40
and today's $4,000 second-money
made it s6O5,510 to put him up into
the fabulous 100000 set with As
Sault.
Assault Kept Of@Psce.
:, Eddie Arcaro kept the chocolate
champ next to last through the first
fthree-quarters of a mile today, with
only Stymie trailing and with the
flly, Risolater, cutting out the pace.
At the three quarter mark, Arcaro
gave Assault the green light and he
started to roll up on Risolater and
the mighty Maryland mare. GAL
lorette, and the South American
Rico Monte. Near the end OF the
stretch turn, he tried to poke his
way through, but Gallorette was in
the way and he couldn't make 1t.
Then. as they Strengthened out for
home, Styrnie set his usual stretch
fire push and ranged up on the out
side. Once more Assault couldn't
make it. And the weight was be-
ginning to tell now
He tried to force his way inside
Stymie, but Bobby Permane had
taken to the whip and once more
Assault was blocked.
"Permane's whip hit Assault on
the head three or four times as he
hit his mount" Arcaro related later.
Cuts To Inside.
AS last resort, Arcaro cut to the
inside of both Stymie and Gallor-
ette. Slowly, the Ciubfoot Comet
came on once more as the yards dis
appeared and the finish line drew
nearer.
They were only yards from home
say 20 to 25-when his chocolate
nose could be seen slipping to the
front. Inch by inch, his muzzle and
his eyes and his ears and finally his
whole head appeared inside of Sty-
rnie, and at the wire he was actually
drawing away. although his margin
was only a neck.
Gallorette managed to hang on
for third place-a length and a half
behind the struggling leaders. She
was q head in front of the wearying
Risolater, with Rico Monte a sagging
last.
The Texas Terror was clocked In
1:56as for the mile and three six
teenths, which was rs seconds Oh
the track record.