Evening star., 1953-05-05
AIehed Will Try
For Repeat Victory
In Saturdays Dixie
By Lewis F. Atchison
Stor Staff Correspondent

BY Lewis F. Atchison
stor Staff Correspondent
BALTIMORE, May 5.-Hamp-
ton Stables Alerted, who won
last years running of the $25,-
000-added Dixie Handicap at
Pimlico, will return Saturday to
try for a second straight victory
in that race. track officials an
nounced today.
The f1ve-year-old son Of Bull
1ea-Hastily Yours, the sixth
leading money winner last year
with $232, $50, led Auditing and
Hull Down across the finish line
last year. But in six starts this
season the big bay has yet to win
a stake race.
Alerted drew fourth high
weight of 119 pounds on the list
announced today by Racing Sec
retary Fred Colwill. Charfran
Stables Crafty Admiral got the
top impost of 1875 pounds. fol-
lowed by Oil Capitol and Royal
Vale at 100 pounds each.
Royal Vale May Start.
Oil Capitol, owned by Hasty
House Farms, won't run in the
Dixie. The son of Mahmoud was
injured at Keeneland and is be-
ing nursed along for summer
racing at Chicago.
Royal Vale, Mrs. Esther du-
Pont Weir's imported cam
paigner, won the 0.000-added
Gallant Fox Handicap at ia
maica last Saturday. with Crafty
Admiral finishing fourth. The
week before. the English-bred
horse. reformed hurdle jumper.
upset the dope by whipping Post
Card and Jampol in the $4,000
added Bowie Handicap.
Plmlico officials hope both
Royal Vale and Crafty Admiral
will accept the Dixie test, but
expect to hear nothing from
their respective stables until the
trainers have had chance to
look over the weights. There is
q good chance both will run here.
Alerted is trained by Ray De-
Stefano and will have Rocco
Sisto up Saturday. SiSto was
his pilot in last years Dixie. but
Dave German had the mount
during his Florida campaign.
German will remain in New York
this week end to keep saddle
engagements at Jamaica.
The Dixie, reduced to a mile
and an eighth this year, drew 81
nominations. including Green
tree Stables One Hitter. Alan T.
Clarke's Senator Joe, King
Ranch's To Market. Jerry Lynch's
Sonic, c. v. Whitney's Cold Com
mand. Jack Amiel's Count Turf.
Jampol, owned by Max Kahl-
haum; Mrs. Walter Jeffords' Post
Card and Yildiz, and Alfred Van
derbilt's First Glance. 1t could
be a good horse race if some of
these go to the post.
Bubbley Coming East.
Alerted was bred by Calumet
Farm and sold to Frank Stour,
Hampton Stables owner, for
$4,000.
And. speaking of Calumet,
Trainer Ben Jones has no entry
for the 77th Preakness May %.
but he has informed Pimlico he'll
ship Bubbley here for the Black
Eyed Susan on May 80. This
$40, ,000-added stake at 11/16
miles. is the second lap of the
Triple Crown for 3-year-old
fillies.
Pimlico racing will begin
promptly at lao pm. daily. Lou
Ponf1eld. secretary and execu-
tive director, decided yesterday
after somebody couldn't make up
his mind about post time for the
first race. Closing time for the
daily double. 1870 pm. was en-
phasized in pre-meeting pub
licity, but for some reason the
track didn't think it necessary
to give the time for the first
race.
Ponf1eld yesterday explained
that he wants to emphasize daily
double betting, which at some
tracks is 10 per cent of the total
wagering. and poSt-time for the
first race was made a secondary
consideration.
Yesterdays opening figures,
attendance 1885 and mutuel
handle of ,342, was con-
sidered satisfactory. The first
Monday of last springs meet
ing was primary day in Balti-
more and 12,484 fans came out
and bet $932,653. It's going to
be a hard pull for Pimlico to
match Bowie's record of almost
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