Evening star., 1952-04-13
Master Fiddle
Second in Fast
Experimental
Conn McCreory Louds
Winner as the Best
Horse He Ever Rode
(Picture on Page B-4
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April IL. - The
White Oak Stables Blue Man, one
of the East's big hopes for the
Kentucky Derby three weeks
hence, came from far back with a
brilliant rush today to gain a 60
ing-away victory in the $4,000
Experimental Handicap No. 2 at
Jamaica. His time was the fast
est since the race was started in
1916.
It was the first start for the
Strapping bay son of Blue Swords
POppycock since he won a division
of the $4,000 Flamingo stakes at
Hialeah March /, and the chilled
throng of 44,910 got just what it
was looking for. The customers
had backed him down to even
money.
Little Conn McCreary, who has
won the Derby tWice-the last
time on Count Turf a year ago
let Blue Man loose on the final
turn after trailing as far back as
18th in the field of II three-year-
oldS.
Master Fiddle Second.
Blue Man SWished past Max
Gluck's Ais Fair near the three
siXteenths pole as they straight
ened into the stretch run and
barged to the wire length and
three-quarters winner.
The Myhelyn Stables Master
Fiddle, another late conner, gained
second money, three lengths be-
fore Sky Ship, the Brookmeade
Stable colt which won the Florida
Derby at Gulfstream Park.
Meyer Major, Washington
furniture dealer. and his wife
own a half interest in Master
Fiddle. along with Joe Martini
and his wife, Helyn, of New
Rochelle, NJ Y, owners of the
Myhelyn Stable.)
Blue Man, whose sire was unfor-
tunate enough to come along in
Count Fleets year but still was
good enough to cop second place
in the 1943 Derby. was clocked in
1:44 fiat on fast track for the
mile and one-sixteenth. Sonic
the 1851 Experimental winner.
and Olympia, the victor in 1949.
shared the old stakes mark Of
: 1:4425.
The winner, who looks as if he
can handle the Derby's mile and
one quarter, returned $4.10, $3.10
; and $3.50 Master Fiddle paid
$500 and $3.50, while Sky Ship
was $40 to show.
> High Praise from McCreary.
I've ridden some good horses"
: McCreary said when he came back
to the winners circle, "but be-
lieve this is the best one yet"
That is saying a lot, for Conn
often rode Stymie, once the
greatest money-winning horse in
the world. He also rode Pensive
to a Derby victory in 1914, and
has been up on a lot of other
, good ones.
, "Once I got around the first
turn I felt like I could 60 to the
outside fence for the rest of the
way and still win easily.
7 Blue Man, not eligible for the
$4,000 Wood Memorial here next
Saturday, is to ship this week to
= Louisville and await the Derby
: May 3, according to his trainer,
Woody Stephens. His owner is
A. w. Abbott, an ice cream manu-
, facturer in Rye, N. Y, and he can
J buy lot of cones with the
$4,000 he picked up today.
The Apheim Stables Quiet Step
took the early lead. gave it up on
the first turn to Ais Fair, and
both fell back on the run down
V the back stretch as the Mont
i pelier Farms Pintor took over the
pace. Blue Man had gotten up to
ninth then.
, McCreary took Blue Man around
j the pack on the final bend and
4 headed for home as Master Fid-
= die came with a fair squirt to pass
d the tiring pacemakers. Blue Man
y packed ia pounds. as did Master
= Fiddle, with 105 on Sky Ship.
e Ais Fair got fourth, followed
by Pintor, Quiet Step, Bayard
Sharp's Hannibal, second favor
I;ta opd x,irppy of EYperiun ont a |
} No. /, the Brandywine Stables
Warpath, the King Ranch's High
Scud, Hal Price Headley's Cajun.
Ogden Phipps' One Throw, and
the Lazy F Ranch's Put Out.
Blue Man now has won $87 $50
after his third victory in four
starts this year. He won five Of
e Is races in 1852, with three
. seconds