Evening star., 1953-11-29
Favored By Jeepers
Runs Second Before
Crowd Of 1854
By Lewis T. Atchison
Sfor Stoff correspondent

BOWIE, Mo-, NOV. ZS.-LaSt
out OF the starting gate, Chris
topher T. Chenery's Permian
beat IA rivals to the finish line
today to win the 29th running of
the $20,000-added Bowie Endur-
ance Stakes for two-year-olds.
Running as an entry with
Prince Hill, a full brother of Hill
Prince, 1950'S horse of the year,
Permian ran the mile and one
sixteenth over a slow track in
the good time Of 1:474s. He beat
Allan H. Smiths BY JeeperS, the
2-to-1 favorite. by q length and
a half. H. A. Grants Springside
was third. another length farther
back, with B. L. Williams Pas
sembud fourth, only a half
length out Of the money.
Not many of the 1854 fans
gave the Chenery pair much
hope of winning on this gray,
cold and windy afternoon, per-
mitting them to get off at II to
/. For a brief spell. just as the
big field went into the far turn,
it appeared that Prince Hill
would be the winner. Billy Pass
more made an aggressive move
with the colt at that point. But
Willie Hartack got Permian into
high gear in the stretch and
the son of BoSsuet- Consolida
won decisively. Prince Hill was
tenth.
Foul Claim Not Allowed.
1t was a rough race in some
respects, but BY JeeperS. carry
ing top weight of 122 pounds.
had no excuses. Jockey Dave
German got every bit Of run
out of the War Jeep-Belgarian
colt, and it just wasn't enough
for the distance. BY JeeperS has
yet to win at a distance.
A foul was claimed by Jack
Skelly. riding PaSsembud, against
BY Jeepers for interference in the
stretch, but after a delay of
several minutes it was overruled
by the stewards.
Hartack kept Permian on the
outside and out of trouble in
the rush to the first turn, but
he forced Pointing Star to go
widG, causing Rustic Billy and
Hobcaw Sage to follow suit.
H. A. Grants SpringSide, rid
den by Joe Culmone. made a bid
in the stretch but tired badly
and lugged in. He seemed to
crowd Joe Gavegnano's oncom-
ing Night Baker into the fence,
but no official objection was
raised.
Lead Changes Swiftly.
BERTHE, Passembud and BY
Jeepers set the early pace,
which wasn't fast. with BERTHE
fading at the three-QuarterS
mark.
Springside and Night Baker
fell to wrangling over the lead at
that point, with BY Jeepers
third.
AS they hit the homestretch
the white and orange bars of
German on BY Jeepers forged in
front of SpringSide by a head.
Night Baker was third on the
rail, and Permian was fifth Per-
mian then began to pick 'em up.
putting his rivals away one after
another with a strong finishing
squirt.
Permian paid $24, SO and $5
across the board. Bv Jeepers re-
turned $3.50 and $3.50, snd
Springside paid $3.50 to show.
Humphrey Finney. presented a
trophy to j. H. Casey Hayes,
Permian's trainer and the man
who developed Hill Prince.
Third Win For Permian.
1t was Permian's third victory
In II starts and was worth $16,-
$50 out of a gross purse II $23,-
IT'S. The colt now has earned
$38,75O. e
The crowd wagered $237 1913
on the feature as Bowie enjoyed
another brisk betting, day for a
total handle of $1,515.887.
Nick Shuk, who injured his
ankle in the starting gate yeSter-
day didn't ride today. Nick was
limping around the clubhouse,
enjoying a busman's holiday.
It was a bad day for form
players. My Ambition, who took
the fifth race at 2 to l odds, was
the first favorite to score. The
victory was the seventh of the
meeting for Apprentice Jockey
Walter Blum and moved him
into a four-way tie for the riding
championship with Joe Culmone,
Karl Korte and Shuk.
Gallant Junior won the first
race and Nanchang took the Sec
ond to complete a 81 daily
double worth $145 for each So
ticket. Gallant Junior paid $21
to win, while Nanchang returned
$3.50.
The walking ring facing the
grandstand was used for the first
time during the current meeting
before the feature.