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$500 and 2.e0. Armageddon, also
heavily backed at about 2 to 2,
paid $3.10 to show.
Although there were nearly
1000 more fans present than last
Saturday when the mutuel handle
was a record-shattering s2,154,-
900. today's throng didn't bet quite
so heavily. although it gave
Florida its second two-million day
with $2.038.s2S.
Daily Double Mark Set.
A new daily double mark of
$168,502 was established. This was
about $4,000 more than the pre-
vious record set last Saturday.
Maybe the scarcity of winning
favorites-fewer than 26 per cent
have won during the 40-day meet
ing which ends Monday-had
something to do with today's drop
in betting.
Although Clark, and McAdam.
the New Yorker for whom the
horse was named, are both mighty
popular in Miami, it is probable
that Blue Mans victory pleased
the crowd more. Until today, this
promising colt had never won a
stakes race although he had
earned $17.450 with five victories
as a two-year-old.
Blue Man, whose owner. Arthur
w. Abbott of Rye, N. Y, recently
turned down an offer of 500, 900
for the colt, barely missed in the
Ardsley Handicap last November
and then ran two sparkling races
here, although he was no better
than fourth in one of these. the
Iseven-furlong Bahamas .Handi-
cap.
Two Man O. War Crosses
Blue Man, whose sire, Blue
Swords, chased Count Fleet in the
Triple Crown races of 1943, is
said by bloodline experts to be
the first horse with two crosses"
of Man O. War bloods. Big Red
was his great-grandsire on the
paternal side and a grandsire
through Blue Mans dam, Poppy
cock. a daughter Of Identify.
The colt could turn out to be q
real good one. Jockey McCreary,
for one. thinks 50 and hopes to
have the mount In the Kentucky
Derby. Blue man Is trained by
Woody Stephens. who took over
after Steve Judge became i'll. It
was Judge who helped Owner, Alb.
bott, O minor league catcher for
some years. pick out the colt when
he was purchased aS o yearling
from A. T. Simmons.
Blue Man ran as II far the best.
He broke sluggishly from the No.
Q post position and was last and
In trouble at the clubhouse turn.
At the half.mile pole, he had
passed only One Throw and Do
Report, but from then on he fairly
fiew.
At the top Of the stretch, only
Jampol remained in contention, q
length behind. and this margin
quickly widened as McCreary
turned the favorite loose In q
typical McCreary finish.
Atkinson Claims Foul.
Immediately after the race, Ted
Atkinson, who finished fifth on
the Alpheim Stables Quiet Step,
filed a claim Of foul against Char
lie Burr, Top Bets rider. Atkin-
son. who came here yesterday
after his Santa Anita Derby VIC
tody on Hill Gail, charged Top
Bet nearly knocked him over the
fence in jam at the far turn.
The judges upheld Atkinson and
Top Bet was disqualified and
placed last. This Moved Count
Flame to third place and Quiet
Step to fourth.
Charlie McAdam Never Menaced.
Charlie McAdam was never
menaced seriously at any stage,
although some were inclined to
make excuses for Master Fiddle
and find fault with Doug Dod-
sons ride. Dodson said he thought
Charlie McAdam would come
back to us but he just kept on
going"
Charlie McAdam is by Heliopolis
and was bred by Clark. The colts
dam. Gumdrop, once raced for
Damon Runyon and was bought
Tor Clark along with several other
mares, by Bob Robertson, trainer
Iof today's victor.
I This is the first time Hialeah's
president has had q starter In the
lFlamingo, and he certainly picked
the right day to get that extra
l$50.000 back.
/ All the % colts competing to-
day are Derby nominees except
One Throw. Trick Pilot, one
Count. Old Point and Ensign.