Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
SOL Shot Next
As Track Record
ais at HiaIeah
Greek Ship Seventh;
Puri-MutueI Hundle
Largest in History
By The Assoeiased Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 9.-The last
breaking Spartan Valor, placed in
the No. post position he likes so
well. broke first out Of the starting
gate today and never gave way as
he defeated Il of the best thor
oughbreds in the East in the
$685. McLennan Handicap at
Hialeah.
The 4-year-old colt. a 9-5 choice
of the crowd of 23.529, shattered
Hialeah's record for a mile and
a furlong in his all-the-way con-
quest of a classy field that had
captured is of the Nations major
stake races last year.
In collecting q purse Of $3.50
for William G. Helis, jr., Spartan
Valor covered the distance in
1:47s to clip -f1fths Of q sec
ond off the track record estab-
liShed by the mighty Coaltown in
1949. His time was just two-fifths
Iof a second slower than the world
record set by Moor at Golden Gate
in 1850.
Long Shot Second.
River Divide Farms Mass
O. Gold, a SOL outsider, took
second place early and chung to
it doggedly to the finish line, but
never seriously threatened as
Spartan Valor beat him by two
lengths.
Hampton Stables Alerted, win
ner of $101. 1885 last year but a
disappointment so far in 1852,
was third, five lengths behind
Mass o. Gold.
The crowd, biggest so far of a
Hialeah meeting that is breaking
Iall betting records, wagered $685.
1893 on the McLennan, the largest
single pool Of the 21-day-old
Injecting. Earlier In. the day. $780,
1856 was bet in a record daily dou-
BILE pool for the track.
Brookmeade Stables Greek
Ship, second choice at 81 in the
McLennan, wilted under 124
pounds and the terrific pace ane
finished seventh. Also far back o.
1.-THE leaders. In fifth place, was thi
lunpredictable Three Rings, tn.
lonly previous McLennan winner il
1.-THE field. Three Rings won tn,
handicap in 1850.
Jimmy Stout on Winner.
1 Backers of Spartan Valor, nov
la three time winner in four start.
lat Hialeah this winter, collected
$500, $3.50 and $3.50. Mass O
Gold, recently claimed for $4,000
paid $24.40 and $3.50. Alertec
was worth $7.70 to show.
Jimmy Stout, who rode Spartan
Valor, shouted happily that tn.
Helis colt was just playing arount
out there"
"He could have broken tn,
worlds reco I'd if anything hac
tried to run with him." Stout said
I'm the last sixteenth, he wa
lpricking up his ears and having 6
lot of fun"
/ Charlie Burr, the rider on Mas,
To- Gold, said he couldn't do yer,
much but stay as close as possible
. to Spartan Valor. That horse O
IJimmy'S ran like he had rookie
lin him"
i The purse, largest won so far by
Spartan Valor, increased his tota
Ito $94,587 for II victories in Il
starts and proved that he ha
plenty of endurance for the Longer
runs. Until today, he had never
been sent over a longer route thar
Ia mile and 10 yards.
I've always known he coule
run a distance" said Virgins
lHelis, sister. Of Spartan Valor'.
owner. II believe he can go thai
extra eighth Of a mile in the
Widener, too. The way he scootec
today. he could have done thu
IWidener mile and a quarter in two
minutes fiat"
i Today's total handle for the nine
races at Hialeah was an all-time
high of 1881, 492. The previous
record of $1,813,503 was estab-
lished on Flamingo Day in l94t