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Evening star., 1951-04-08
Riders Say Bad Start
Caused "a TumbIes
In Grand National
BY the Associated Press

AINTREE, England, April I'll
The Grand National SteeplechaseI
turned into a tumbling nightmare
today as "a horses fell or lost their
riders. Only the winner. Nickel
Coin. and the runnerup, Royal
Tan. came home without mishap.
Only three horses finished. one
a remount.
Jockeys. owners and trainers
blaped the fiasco on bad start.
The starting net seemed to slap
several horses in the face when
sprung. ...-
Arctic Gold. the 8-to-1 post
time favorite from the stable of
John Hay (Jock) Whitney, New
York millionaire. came to grief at
the eighth fence. That is the
noted canal turn. where the horses
must veer sharply to the left tol
avoid the Leeds-Liverpool Canal,
skirting the course. Arctic Gold
had taken the lead from Caesars
Wife and Rowland Roy two fences
earlier at Becher's Brook.
BY the time Arctic Gold went
down. almost all of the other pop
Iular horses were down, too, in one
Iof the most astonishing Grand
Nationals since the first one I'M
1889.
Crowd Of 250.OOO Sees Race.
Thirty-one horses fell or lost
riders in the first two and one
quarter miles. The crowd Of
$50, 900 screamed and waved arms.
Nickel Coin, a 40 to / shot, won
the 4-mile and 856-yard race by
six lengths from Royal Tan.
Jockey Tony Power was thrown
clear by Derrinstown about a mile
from home. He remounted and
the horse finished third. Royal
Tan started at % to and
DerrinStown was Sc to !.
Five were scratched from the
final running They were T. o. D., !
Knights Pass, Halls Venture,
September Air and Lucky Pur-
chase.
Freebooter Falls.
Freebooter, the 1850 winner,
fell at the second fence. Shagreen,
the favorite until 80 minutes be-
fore the start, parted company
with Jockey Gerry Kelly at the
fifth barrier. Russian Hero, 1949
winner, also went down.
Only Nickel Coin, Royal Tan,
Gay Heather. Derrinstown and
Broomfield were left as the field
flashed past the stand the firt time
around the triangular course, with
its 80 stiff jumps. The survivors
had IA more fences to go on a
course softened by early afternoon
rain and hail.
4 Nickel Coin, nine-year-old
mare owned by Jeffery Royle,
grabbed the lead from Gay Heath
er as the five lonely leftovers
j headed back out past the stands
into the second lap. She never
gave up. Gay Heather went into
a tailspin at the 22d Jump.
Royal Tan Hangs On.
Royal Tan hung on to the mares
heels doggedly. and at the oath
jump they were the only ones still
on their feet. Derrinstown and
Broomfield both came croppers att
the 23d fence.
The two survivors raced neck
and neck over the last three jumps,
but Royal Tan crashed through
the final jump-a four and one
half foot spruce barrier-and
slowed down almost to asstop. The
run in to the finish was all Nickel
Coins.
Wire Netting Used.
The winners time was a slow
nine minutes. At and 2s seconds,
compared with the record of
19:202s set in 1884 by Golden Mil
Ter and equalled six years later by
)Bogskar. Freebater's time year
ago was 9:23a5.
The likes of this grand foul-up|
had been seen here only once be-
tsee GRAND NATIONAL. B-3.)
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Evening star., 1951-04-08
Sports Results
COLLEGE BASEBALL.

COLLEGE BASEBALL.
Washinston Area.
American American U. d1 inninss) = Lehish 9
Miehisan I. - George Washington I
atRn Atlantic l. Christian s c'n1ssiisas ssiifo1a
Bucknell IL .-------S Susauehanna {
citadel . Charleston Naval Hosp.
Dartmouth iO----------N Norfolk Navy j
Duke Wake Forest
Fort Eustis 12 DeIaWare
Hofstra II Long Island Aggies {
Jusnita 0 Indiana tPao Tchs. !.
Louisiana State 3--------- Auburn {
Loyola tBalt.) -------Scranton
Montclair Teachers 10 ------ Iona
Navy - Columbia
Newport News Apprentice : Med. Of va. i
Norfolk Naval Air 18 Morris Harvey (
North Carolina State North Carolina /:
Penn State as Western Maryland
PsnsetoR ,Pennsylvsnis nDd Mi.v
Richmond Hampden Sydney
RosaeAs ssas -virsinl. MiIitsry Hffss.
TowsSn Teachers II Mount 81. Mary's ;
Virginia 1I-----A---W Western Reserve
West Chester 7------ Baltimore :
Wisconsin S----- Bradley 4
COLLEGE TRACK.
Catholic Y. 1875 -- Bridgswater 4ss:
s. saa FRANCISCO q s.. Olympic ss's cam: AZ:
Camp Lejeune 77I4 N. c. College 4;
Hampden sydney 60 n. N. Apprentice 81
Randolph Macon 81 :,
"a sane COLLEGE TENNIS. ss.f'nn''e :.
Duke t Dartmouth
Loyola Of south 8 Mississippi sou. hsrn j
North Carolina State o Eion
%1.n asf9 ass1 sSS ,ss.,
"0"0f' COLLEGE GOLF. ~
lne o&oe. coLLEGE LACROSSE.
Baltimore U. 20 Franklin Marshall
Delaware IL Pcnnsylyania
nsEnGh o at "'Txans aant wssRssan ssRfsiss
PRO BASKETBALL.
y NAIioNAI pSas.I ASSOCIATION .L PaAY05Fs Vol :,
lRochesfer leads final four of seven series
EXHIBITION BASKETBALL.
Harlem Globe Trotterr SO Ail-Stars 5,
PRO HOCKEY.
ma. AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYoFIs;
tPittsburgh leads four of seven series. %.
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAY0FFs:.
tMontreal wins best Of seven semifinals
(Teronts lsads best-ef-seven series, s-1.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
WIN, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

ROOKIE ROCKY BRIDGES is looking good at third base
for the Dodgers that Chuck Dresser reported in
Morgan whom Branch Hickey ask
ing 100000 year ago big trade be Pitcher
Evening star., 1951-04-08

Washington ------ - 200 OlO 0OO-3
Cincinnati 100 OO2 4tlx-7
Runs-Verble (2), Coan. Merriman (2).
Adeock. Kluszewski. Schefnng t2l, Hatton.
Vernon. Schefing I2), Hatton 90, Post,
Stallcup CD. Two-base hits-verble.
Goan. Hatton. stallcup. Left on bases
Washingt ton, 8: Cincinnati, s. Bases on
balls-of Haynes, 2; of Bearden, 3;
of Blackwell a. Struck out-By Black.
saekweu si by RfFkoESs RiFsoS I.ynes Wd pitch ia
innings: OF Bearden, in innings; of
Blackwell. Z in innings; of Perkowski,
well Losing pitcher-Bearden. Time
Evening star., 1951-04-08

another neck over Senator Joe,
Alan t. Clarke's stout-hearted
colt-an 81 shot today who had
won allowance races at Laurel his
last two times out.
The Senator's rider, Bobby
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Pocific Coast League

Seattle at San Francisco.
Oakland at San Diego (night).
Los Angeles at Sacramento tntght).
Portland at HOLLYWOOD (nighO.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Reds, Z; Mats, 3

Totals SO 924 "a Totals 341027 Q
Piled TO- Adcock for Haynes in 7th.
fSing.ed for Bearden In 9th
Evening star., 1951-04-08

tsee GRAND NATIONAL. B-3.)
Evening star., 1951-03-04
Story of a Bad Break With a Good Endinq

foreleg, was successfully set by
DR.. Wade Brinker and placed in
a cast. But DR.. Brinker gives most
OF the credit to Francis.
ut was the nursing he got that
did him the most good" the vet
erinarian says.
Francis wife has been living
in a trailer parked near the Michi-
gan State campus during the
four-month vigil.
He'll give you a sideways glance
to see if you possibly can un-
derstand-while he tries to ex-
plain his devotion to the horse.
"This horse is a gentleman y
he'll explain. when he got in a
races he'd run his heart out for
me. He ran in the money 20 times
in 33 starts last year. He gave
me everything he had so I figure
the least I can do is to give him
all I've got in his time of trouble. -
He'll nuzzle his head into the
horses face and a long tongue
will give him a dish-rag lick.
"We understand each other
Have you ever read that story
about the man who could talk to
horses? Well. it's true. I know
just what he wants and he knows
just what want. When he was
going through the worst of this
I'd talk to him and explain we
were trying to help him sand he
understood"
The happy ending is coming up
this week or next. Noble Hanover
and his master will be leaving for
Maryland so the horse can get
in racing trim again.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
GP0 BowIers Honor
Barnard Today With
| Record Turnout

With 81 teams, the biggest single
entry ever to bowl In the Wash
ington City Duckpin Association
championships, 1S5 Government
Printing Once men and women
today will jam the Bladensburg
maple plant in celebration Of
Chilly Barnard Day in the 41st
annual tournament.
Barnard, president Of the
WCDA. has been q handspring in
GPO bowling for years.
Today's schedule:
Doubles-l PM.
,amin ssach.Lynn Nes5itt, Harold 1eA bishon- ea
Brooks. William Ladson:Iouis schaefer,
keller aHMe REESE sssek wam GHaz
Murphy. Charles Flynn William Matchett,
Ray Fink-Ed Heller, Eugene Brown-Ira
asas1 Neville
seph Graves-Allan McAlwee, Sarah Ap-
plestein1 1Beryl M@oyer: @ Marie Whit, Lena mi
rsnk ns,o"Mssos Iton
Thomas-James Smith, Richard Cummings-
Alex Perrin, Marie Mobley-Jack Mobley.
Norma McGirr- Francis Del Bianco, okie
~ sinrles-a PM.
Maywood Winslow. Frank Mischou. Le-
Crown, Donald Buckle, Clarence Purdy,
Frederick Schaeffer. Richard Cummings,
Alex Perrin. Vernon Dorr. George Maisch'
Tilley, Sam Enrich. Harry Biumenthal,
Charles Flynn, william Matchett; William
:ss,n, hsrsl ivy Messr: Sseu ssee MosIss, el!SsT, s
Smith. Norma McGirr. Iona Heck. Marie
Whit. Marie Mobley. Eugene Brown.
Ersns;. .1n. Tas.is. Irs shents Joseph Neville
wee. Joseph Graves. George Bcnebroke.
John r. Stewart 4. =. Hobbs. H. A. Will
''n' a. I Aer..s1n: T..%s1s 3 PM.
Doeumsnts !GPo Majorl. Special serv-
sss D..nt,o.s sGpo p naasry ssspc,u1. sGp1 ~ Ap
:onisS' JOSEPH 1870, \, wise ts%sshs:as J % %"s1o"5
dsorss Grsds,Fredsriek schaetier, GIar-
Tho Thomas MeHsle. waites acEWen.rIorsn edRasn loren
tino Fabella. Harold Buila-Charles Barn
s asd Charles nnr passsrSem;heland 1S sr9wn WI
George Maisch-carl Knappen. George
Ban Bssy John Rnss nsr HnsS
Ehrlich- Harry Blumenthal Ray Booth
Charlie Hughes, Harry Drake-Joe Vieau,
Joe Winstead-Partner.
SingIes- PM.
Joe. Winstead. Harry Drake. Joe vieau,
Charlie Hughes. Ray Booth. Leo Ether.
Teams-7 PM.
Keyboard. Emergency, Job Room. Mono
Correcting. Pamphlet, Computing: Miscel-
Yanks, Quality Grill. Folding Room. onset
Press. WV Post 1874, Machine Accounts,
Keyboard. Library. of Congress. Patents.
Apprentice. Pamphlet, Casters. Miscel-
laneous.
Teams-9 PM
General, B-29s. Non-Coms, Jeeps, Majors.
Rangers. Keyboard, Offset Press, Linotype,
Treasury Accounts, Kerchmann's Dress
Shop, Stewards Camera Shop, Carpenter s
No. B.. F. B. /, Galliher & Hugueley's,
District Coal Co
DoubIes-9 PM
William Molley-1 Kuttner, Al Mcdonald
Ed. Lucas. Lew Weyer-Buddy Guffre, Ray
Wampler, Lenwood Zimmerman Howard
Whitsell. Tom Galleher-Ed Fonfaro.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
Sontu Anitu Results
BY the Associated Press

1ns; ,o|ds: isfepss ''SS (shuts5 s'a'm
BanebeTfy Afs@sa 1shoemater 1890 s5o So s2S s2S
Time. / 90. '''o
rondo Aoo Ya6a Mfs Blue saTs RDsm9 Capt seth
Bull, Pattern. Little sport
SECOND RACE-Purse. $500; claim
| ms; 4-year-olds and up: IA miles
Raythm Queen slshker) 500 45o 400
Fair I1,n,a Lang os sIcolanerD 40
Mad also pe ABba bo5s Rse Pstsr
Stete Leguas.
THIRD RAcE-Purse, s3,5oo claiming;
6;ins5eo 4yesTeolds paad. and up; ia miles. .ro
dh3;,-Nazina CLassweID $50 $50
| oh dhmDead d-1e heat for second.
Also ran0Piiiot Sis. Double Best, Night
Command, One Patch, Buster Bargelo,
FOURTH RAcE-Purse, ss,5oo; claim
Enslan ns 47yeaI19ds aMorsno and up turenEs
Argenta tArcaro) $50 4.50
Galoot tShoemaker) $50
Also ran-.see Me First, Feudal King,
Gallon Of Gold. Princess Bid. Wonder Why
FIFTH RAcE-Purse. $4,000; claim
/
Free Soul (Glisson) 1870 500 400
| Tantamount (Neves) 46O $50
| Tops Boy (BalaskD 47(
| Time. :3623
Also ran-Passado. Safe Arrival, East
Indies and Hidden Moon.
SIXTH RACE-Purse. $4,000; allow.
ances: 4-year-olds and upwards; IL,
miles.
Akimbo tArcaro> $40 40 e.of
| Top Production fShm'kr) 400 so
Renown tGlisson) 26C
Time, 1:443s.
Also -ran-Gatita II, Solar Lad, Boom
erang Boy and Silver Count.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse. S10o, 0oo
The Santa, Anita Handicap; 3-year-old,
ana upwards; IA miles.
Moonrush (Longden) 2290 1150 $40
Next Move tGuerin) $50 5e
b Sudan (Glisson) ~
| Time, 2:023s ''|
Also ran-Repeluz, Last Round Bern.
brook. Mocopo, Sturdy One, Bewitch
Iron Duke II. c All Blue, Vino Finn
Great Circle and Frankly.
a-W. Goetz-Stice & Sons entry.
| c-Caumet Farm entry.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse. S35OO; claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up; 1H4 miles
Whist Dongden) $50 S56
En- Busca (Pearson) 900
Time 2:05As.
Also ran-Folletin, Claire Louise, Just
Wny' and Deep Canyon.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
Hioteoh Results
BY the Assoeioisd Press

FIRST RAcE-Purse. $500: allow
ancss: :. 2-year;olds: fuIlongs; % ooo
s,ns Mn,Tls Man asa wooasons. dS ao 1928
I sI91m T9ms. q u.s.. sfs tBalz'tD 400
wnnns & Ps. sas 6yms G6nas ses Hasre cis b.
Pareu. Haransus. T Field. An'e Aau'
SECOND RAcE-Purse. $4,000: claim
Ts.ns .s,n Si !Sns,sh' ls.so s.So s.so g
consnS! asm.. eIH1iEs!sEy, I!isE.o $50
Also ran--Brave It., Janet Maher, Mas
Patrol. sir walter r.. Miss Meiiss. Ez- E
''A Daiiy Double paid sl.a4e.soo
THIRD RAcE-Purse, $4,000; claiming;
4;,ysar-olds and up; lh miles. - zoo
sesasasfer ssslimaf !Sfxs txtkinson, 1880 S 2o s3S
Tinsel 1Burr) 7.50
Time. f:54.
peaier. p sombcass' '0 Alberto D. Gre cresson
Miss, Heather's View. Hippodrome,
al. Rodriguez-Mrs. s. H. sadacca entry.
Poison Arrow (vasiD $3.50 1870 s.4[
{3end Rendifsass star, ({RS,14 {ebp1cb, $40 5St 5St
Also ran-Champion Liar, Copete, Re-
production, Pegasus 2nd. Althaea, Ara
lax. Favorito.
FIFTH RACE-Purse, $4,000; allow
ances; 4-year-olds and UP; liz miles
durf.
Cuore (Atkinson) $50 2.70 2.3C
British Isles tScurlock) $40 $50
Razzmatazz fBoulmetis) 2.7(
/ Time, 1:57.
Also ran-White Rage, High Bracket
Rock Span.
SIXTH RAcE-Purse. $4,000; allow.
| ances; 3-year -olds; z furlongs.
Teaneck Flash DanisD 1870 $40 4.3C
Challarian tWoodhouse) 4.70 900
The Eagle fCulmone) 3.7(
Time, 1:24b.
| Also ran-Betty's Alibi Moon Dell, Sun.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
.Whir|ing BAT Scores
In Louisiana Derby
by thspAsseeiaisd Press
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW ORLEANS, Mar. Sex
jockey Tommy Mays Whirlins
Bat came through with a rousine
stretch drive to score a 3-lengtf
victory in the $4,000 Louisiana
Derby today.
The race was the feature of the
final day at the New Orleans FAN
Grounds track.
Whirling Bat, a 3-year -old son
Of Whirlaway, was ridden by
Jockey Pete Anderson. Anderson
kept the winner well back until
the stretch, then saved ground
and won going away. Bulyedere
was second and Running Seas
third.
The victory in the mile ano
eighth event was worth $1,000
SIS and $3.50 to Whirling Bats
hackers. The winner was timed ir
1:532s.
The odds-on favorite, Light
Broom, finished seventh in the
eight-horse field. Light Broom ap-
parently couldn't be restrained by
Jockey P. j. Bailey and collapsed
in the stretch after a blisterine
early performance.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
Suntu Anita
Continued From Page B-1.)

up q tremendous roar. They held
1t until the finish.
Longden conceded that Next
Move caught Moonrush in the
race for the wire and went ahead
briefly, but Moonrush "just
wouldn't give up. In the last 10
yards we were both really burning
our way to the wire"
Guerin said of Next Move: "She
ran her usual good race. Moon
rush caught us in the very last
jump" Gordon Glisson, who was
aboard Sudan, said the Clifford
Mooers' colt couldn't seem to
handle the track and was slipping
around quite a bit. If this had
been a fast track, I'm sure we
would have been right there"
Next Move finished two-and-
three quarter lengths in front of
Sudan, and Sudan was a head in
front of Repeluz. The order Of
finish behind ran like this:
Great Circle, Bewitch, All Blue,
Mocopo, Vino Fino, Sturdy One,
Bernbrook. Iron Duke II, Frankly
and Last Round.
Moonrush was a diSappoint-
ment in his last race here, and
many thought he couldn't go the
mile -and-a quarter distance. He
captured the $4,000 San Pasqual
Handicap earlier in the meeting.
Top Nominees Sidelined.
Moonrush's win today was his
10th in A trips to the post, and
brought his earnings to $269, $50
Much of the glamor of this
1851 edition of the race was lost
when several top nominees were
sidelined by injuries. The ILL
fated Hill Prince. Ponder. Coal
town, Assault. Your Host, Bolero,
Bed O. Roses-the latter would
have made a terrific running
mate for her stablemate. Next
Move-and others just didn't get
up to the race.
Jockey Willie Shoemaker ex-
planned Great Circles race this
way: He just didn't seem to like
the track today and was laboring
all the way"
Steve Brooks was rather blunt
about Bewitch. This mare should
be home raising babies. I believe
she's done her best running. She
always tries and tries but just
lacks her old fire"
Added Arcaro, about All Blue:
my horse just didn't run at all
today, so all I can think is that
he didn't like the off track. He
didn't want to run any part of
the race"
The crowd wagered 1854. .685 on
the Handicap, far off the $1,O09,-
846 for the same event a year ago,
when $4,000 were present. The
total handle today was $2,991, ,767,
compared with $3,282, 1856 last year.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
New Orleans Results
RY the As,oeiatad Pr.,,

FIRST .RACE-Purse. $1,000; claiming;
char Char. s. pAtino 11'o sdo g sso 90
Earl Jr. (Milligan) 800
Also e' ranHvelvet Pound. Liability, Le-
Johnny Acres. Juicy Bite. fshooting
SECOND RAcE-purse. 1000: claim
Tsebnc9or 1ns 4geaF9as ks.ns and up furonss
MY Julie Galley $50
Also A%s, ranHwont aai4'a; Talk. Roses Are Red.
Painted Arrow, I consa Boy, This High.
Daily double-ch.r v. 8. and Techni-
THIRD RAcE-Purse. s1.loo: claiming;
Hearthmouse (D'Aurustino) 800 $50
crssson Knight CRoberts) $50
Also % ran.Barbazure. Flint Heart.
Wrights Wrong Boxie. Smart Eve. Free
Crown Best Challenge. Racso. Jennings
FOURTH RAcE-purse, $1,000; allow
Royal Hazel tTurnerj 1890 400 500
Brigand (Kennedy) $50 $50
Nome Bailey $40
1lmet .LZrB.
Also ran-a Parading, AlEoran, swell
Dish. Or. Fslix Our Town. c Nelliegoby,
d Fancy Step. sAnxious, d Happy Go
al. w. Brown entry. eThe Mikel en-
try. Bockman entry.
4-year -olds and up; furlongs.
Tordar tWest) 1920 $50 44O
Show Place tKeene) $40 $50
Brezno tTurner) $50
Time
Also ran-Fighting Harry, Inaccessible
Lumena. Fletter. Hot Chocolate,
SIXTH RAcE-Purse. So 500; allow
vigorous SPetersonj $40 -ai,S1"Sl 800 $50
Concentrate Lynch) $50 $40
Time. l:l2+s.
Also ran = Illustrate, Stream Lady.
Nv. H. Bishop entry.
SEVENTH RACElPurse, $50. 900 added,
the Louisiana Derby Stakes; 3-year-olds;
,i1ia whirlias Bat Ana'n' 1880 800 $50 9 90
Running Seas (stuarD 1850
Also ie' ran%ilshs aiseIi Broom, King. Hope,
Golden Birch. Bill Bailey and Oats.
EIGHTH RAcE-Purse. $1,000; claim
spanaaua OAusust, $50 $50 $50
oh Fondest Hope (Castile) $40 A.20
On MeScara theeQe) Z.4U $50
Time. 3.063s.
oh Dead heat for second
Also ran-Star Graduate. Joevalenti.
Yankee Captain. Beth's Bomb. Speed Code
and Leonidas.
NINTH RACE-Purse. 81 900; claiming;
4-year- -olds and up; 10 miles.
Billy Bumps (Mullins) 1880 7.60 $50
Double o. (Tenaglio) 500 $50
Flares Durbar Oowe) $50
Time. 1:4S+s.
Also ran-Small Stuff Atomic Cloud,
Here Am, Ny Jam. Chic Rose, Hemfnney,
Yorkhelds. Pango Pango. and Benaddi.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
By Robert E. Voees
Asseelatsd Press Sports Writer

EAST LANSING, Mich, Mar. 5.
Here's nice story for change.
It's about man who loves a
horse and a horse who loves a
man. 1t has a happy ending.
The man is H. r. Francis of
Walled Lake. a shy, balding, Ver-
mont Yankee transplanted to
Michigan.
The horse is a sleek, handsome
stallion, seal brown with just a
touch of red in his coloring. Reg
istered as Noble Hanover, he comes
from a long line of Southern
aristocrats of the horse clan.
Last October the horse, a free
legged PAGER. broke a leg while
racing at the Miami harness track
in Toledo. Ohio.
Generally, when a race horse
breaks leg. the owner will assign
someone else to pull the trigger of
the death gun and then, after
wiping away a few manly tears,
hurry to collect the insurance. It's
the practical and profitable thing
to do.
Francis didn't do that. Instead
he had the horse shipped to the
veterinary hospital at Michigan
State College. The owner made
the trip from Ohio with the horse,
comforting the skittish animal
and helping keep his weight off
the broken leg.
Since last October Francis lit
orally has lived at the college
veterinary haspital. He hasn't
Evening star., 1951-03-04
Noble Hanover
Expected to Race
In Rosecroft Meet

More than 500 stable ap-
plications have been made for
the 20-night harness meet at
Rosecroft Raceway opening
May 18, it was announced by
Col. Cornelius c. Jadwin, gen.
eral manager. as the deadline
fell yesterday.
Among the applicants was
H. r. Francis, who is expected
to enter Noble Hanover in Q
number Of races If the stallion
rounds into condition, ac-
cording to Dave Herman,
press representative of Rose
croft.
Noble Hanover, sired by the
great Dean Hanover, has a
record of 2:01.6 for the mile,
made October 3. 1850, at Lex
ington, KY, which marks him
as a top-flighter.
Evening star., 1951-03-04
Unaided Wins Feature
As Racing in East
Gets Under Way
By Lewis F. Atchison
Sfor Stoff Corrsspondsnt

CHARLESTOWN, w. Va, Mar.
3.-The 1851 Eastern racing sea-
son got under way here today with
the enthusiastic help of more than
5000 fans who filled every nook
and Granny of this picturesque
hree-quarter-mile track. The big
turnout included about 1000 who
came from Washington by train
Neither the threat Of rain nor
the cold. raw day with the tenn
perature in the upper 40s could
keep the fans away and they were
rewarded with enough long shots
to make 1t interesting. There were
some close finishes. too, climaxed
by a dead heat between Balbar
and Matte Girl in the final race.
Charlestown officials, who
thought they were fully pre-
pared, were caught by surprise
by the turnout. The crowd, big
gest ever for an opening day. sent
$326,642 through the mutuels, far
above last years flrst-day figures
of $260,000. The all-time high
for this track is $3.50. 900. wagered
on Memorial Day, 1948.
Unaided Takes Inaugural.
The crowd bought 5000 pro-
grams, which included an addi-
tional batch printed hurriedly
when early arrivals snapped up
the original supply. The dining
room was taxed to accommodate
an overflow and there was a line
most Of the afternoon, despite
extra tables in every inch of space.
A. T. Aliens Unaided came on
again. after losing the lead in the
stretch. to win the $1,000 Inau-
gural Purse. a 612 -furlong sprint.
The chestnut mare won over Bos-
ton Hero. the 8-5 favorite, and
the fast-closing Skeleton.
Miss Prime, an old favorite
here. got a rather lucky victory
in the seventh race at Az fur
longs when Chaffee Dee, the 81
choice. went wide at the top of
the stretch. Chaffee Dee barely
lasted to nose out Snow Passes,
q long shot. for the place.
Joe's Favorite, at $38.40, got
home first in the third race, a Z
furlong affair. to post the days
longest price. Jockey George Car
doza, Washington Negro, was in
the saddle.
Sorrentino On Three Winners
Fast Freight was all of that in
the second race, paying $29 to
complete a $199.80 daily double,
with Bobby Williams up. Mike
Sorrentino, who rode three WIN
ners. began auspiciously by boot
ing home Flying TogS in the OPEN
ing race for an $11 payoff and the
first half of the daily double. Sor-
rentino's other winners were
Fashion Hit. $940. in the fourth
and Nerve, $3.50. in the fifth.