Evening star., 1950-06-04
Calumet Star
Lifts Earnings
Passes Stymie's Totol
As He Wins Golden
Cote in l.33 3-5
picture on Page B-JJ
BY ths Assesiated Press

ALBANY, Calf. June 3.-Cita-
ton. great star of the Calumet
Farm. galloped into horse racing
history today when he broke the
worlds record for the mile and
became the leading money winner
of all time. The time was l:33ss.
two-fifths better than the old
mark.
The brilliant 5-year-old son OF
Bull Lea set his two sensational
marks in the $40 900 added Golden
Gate Mile. The victory lofted his
total earnings in 36 races to $924.-
$50. Stymie held the old money
winning record Of $9lS.4 .4s5. estab-
lished in l3l races.
Citations new mile record broke
the l.34 clocking set by his stable
mate Coaltown last August 20 at
Washington Park. Chicago.
Bolero. who set the worlds q OF
a mile record of l.08hs here q
week ago. ran second. three-quar-
ters of a length behind Citation.
Bolero set all the pace until his
conqueror took command in the
home stretch.
On Trust Is Third.
On Trust, leading California
bred horse, was third and Old
Rockport was fourth.
Steve Brooks, contract rider for
Calumet. gave Citation a heady
race. Breaking evenly with the
field. he hustled his mount into
second place behind Bolero as they
came down before the stands. A
near capacity crowd Of 20.39l.
practically all Of them pulling for
the big bay horse. shouted and
cheered as he kept after the lead
er around every turn.
In the backstretch. the fleet
Bolero opened a three and one
half length lead on Citation. Ths
Calumet horse, however. was rum
ming easily.
AS they moved into the far turn.
Jockey Brooks urged Citation
lightly and the big boy responded
with telling power. He moved up
on Bolero until his nose was just
about even with the latter's hind
quarters.
+, The distance separating them
shortened from then on as Cita-
ton charged relentlessly to go on
even terms just as they headed
into the stretch.
Citation packed top weight Of
1913 pounds. Bolero was second
high with 1913 pounds. Johnny
Longden, former national cham
pion. was aboard Bolero.
The first two horses were the
only ones ever in contention.
The double honors came to Ci-
tation after he had been defeated
in his five previous starts. Al
together, he now has won 20 and
lost 7 races.
Lost Race in May.
Citation went of as the three
to-five favorite in spite Of his
previous losses. He rewarded back
ers with 1920. $210. and $2l0.
Bolero paid 1920 and $2.20. On
Trust paid $2.70.
The victory today netted Cita-
ton $14.550.
Esprit de France and Boomer
ang Boy wound UP the six-horss
field in fifth and sixth place. Fer
vent. a stablemate Of Citation. and
Mocopo were late scratches.
Citation lost his only other start
here May II when he was de-
feated by Roman In with the lat
ter tying the then three-quarter
of a mile record Of l:082s. Bolero
broke 1t a week later.
Previously Citation lost twice TO
the Irish-bred Moor, concrdjng TIE
latter considerable weight each
time: also to Niche and to Ponder.
a stablemate, all of them at Santa
Anita.
AS 2-year-old he lost to Be-
witch for his first defeat and later
as 3-year-old to Saggy.
After the race. Jockey Brooks
said Of Citation:
He ran a swell race. / hit him
once and we caught Bclero at the
three and one-half furlong pole
and he went on and finished
gamely. Bolero sure get q Blister
ing pace for U.s."