Evening star., 1952-03-30
Largest Crowd
In History Sets
Betting Mark
Winner Pays 8 to l:
Pintor Runs Second,
3h Lengths Behind
By Lewis F. Atchison
Stor Staff Correspondent

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rel'S popularity hit new high
today as ecord-breaking crowd
Of 25.073 fans jammed every nook
and Granny and stood on one an
others toes to watch Cinda, Jouett
Shouse's fleet f1lly, score a bril-
liant upset victory in the second
running of the Cherry Blossom
Stakes. Five of the eight colts
back of Cinda are Ken
lucky Derby candidates.
Cinda isn't eligible for any of
the Triple Crown events. But,
overlooked at 8 to l today, she
won by 3l2 lengths from the
Montpelier Stables Pintor, with
J. L. Friedman's Orco another
nose behind. Both colts are Derby
as are Mrs. Walter M.
JeffordS' One Count, Emerald Hill
Stables Blue Square. Mrs. Kahl-
baum's Jampol and Gus Rings
Prize Ring, also in the field of
nine.
1t was a chilly, gray day, with
rain falling after the second race
through the festivities following
the feature but it didn't dampen
the crowds betting fever. An in
jury to Jockey Jack Skelly, who
broke his left leg in an accident
at the starting gate before the
first race, delayed the program
about 16 minutes and gave the
fans a chance to set a new daily
double record of $l04,278. After
that. the fans were on their own.
Long Lines at Windows.
They showed and edged their
way through lines that doubled
around to get to the betting
windows, hanging up a new one
day tota. of $1.595,128. The old
mark of 81 ,523 ,204 and best previ-
Gus daily double figure of $82,062
were established October 20, 1945.
That also was the day the previous
record crowd of about $4,000
turned out.
Today's throng bet S229.384 on
the feature race and another
$234,563 on the following event.
This did not quite come up to an
other 1945 mark of $248,827 for
a single race, but the crowd might
have smashed this too, if all who
wanted to bet had been able to
get to the windows.
The figures evidently had some
effect on the management, for it
ANNOUNCED an increase in the
daily overall purse distribution Of
So 900 for overnight races with
minimum of $4,000.
Likes Laurel Course.
1t was the old story of horses
for courses in the days feature
race as Jockey Bobby Mitchell got
Cinda out in front and kept her
there for the entire six furlongs
to score a smashing triumph.
Cinda, a daughter of Occupy-Ar-
den Lass, now has won four
straight at this track, two Of
these victories being scored last
spring.
Although it rained quite bit.
the track was officially fast and
seemed to suit the Shouse STAN
dard- d-bearer, who only 48 hours
before had to come on again in
stretch drive to score head
decision over Suggested. Today
Mitchell got the filly away wing
ing and opened up a 112-length
lead down the backstretch.
At the three-quarters pole.
making the turning for home,
Cinda had increased her margin
to three lengths and erased any
remaining doubt as to the victor.
Fourth in the running, a head
back of the show horse, was the
3.20-to-1 favorite, the Brookfield
Stables Inyureye. Pintor was
backed almost as much, leaving
the post at 3.30-to-1.
Winner Pays $3.50.
Cinda paid $l8.40, $3.50 and
$500, while Pirtor's return was
$3.50 and $500 and Orco paid
$5.40 to show. Cinda covered the
six furlongs in 1:1225 and earned
$6,275 for her owner, a former
chairman of the Democratic Ma
Itional Executive Committee and
Ione-time Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury.
Cinda's proud owner received
the Cherry Blossom Trophy from
George (Brick) Martin, Laurel's
general manager, and Jockey
Mitchell got a resounding kiss
from Maldi Tarris of Wyoming.
1851 Cherry Blossom queen. and
Miss Margaret White of Salisbury.
Md, one of the candidates to
reign over the 1852 Cherry Bios
som Festival.
Kiychiko Tsurumi, assistant
representative of the Japanese
Government Overseas Agency in
Washington, and his wife; Mr..
and Mrs. Edward r. Carr, and Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Arata, also were
in the winners circle. Carr is gen.
eral chairman and Arata secretary
of the festival committee.
After the starting gate accident
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