Evening star., 1953-11-01
FaVorite and Outsider
ParIayed by Stable
Into Turf Cup Victory
By Brion Bell, yr.

by bTI0n Dell, ~.
Brookmeade Stable parlayed
Sunglow, the favorite, with
County Clare, a long shot. to win
both divisions of the $4,000
added Turf Cup before a crowd
Of 1S,869 at Laurel yesterday.
Sunglow, brought out Of re-
tirement by Mrs. Dodge Sloan
this year, withstood a late rush
by Mrs. Esther DUPONT Weir's
Royal Governor to take the first
division by a length. ISidor
Bieber's. Fresh Meadow was
third.
County Clare, with Augustine
Catalano up, set the pace, fen
back and came again to collar
Arnold Hangers Iceberg II and
beat the Chilean favorite by a
length and a half. HaSty House
Farms Ruhe rallied from far
back to take show money.
SunglOw's Time 1:511b.
Sunglow, given a smart ride
by Dave German, ran the dis
tance Of about a mile and an
eighth in 1:51B over the grass
course. County Clare raced
nth Of q second slower.
The triumph by Sunglow, cou-
pied with q win in the $4,000
Gold Cup by Charfran Stables
Crafty Admiral at Jamaica yes
terday, gave a boost to LaurelS
Washington, D. c., International
next Saturday. Brookmeade has
already announced Sunglow will
run in the International and
Crafty Admiral is the other
American horse invited.
A total of $32,150 was added
to the already -bulging Brook
meade Golfers in the Turf Cup.
Sunglow won $16,375 and
County Clare's victory brought
in $15,7T5. Ten horses went in
the first division and eight in
the second.
Although the winners purses
were worth close to the same
amount, their prices at the mu-
tuel window we're far apart. Sun
glow paid $3.50, $500 and $3.50
as the favorite, while County
Clare returned $38.40, $11 and
$3.50.
Royal Governor returned $3.50
and $3.50 and Fresh Meadow, a
31-to-1 shot, paid $1,000 to show.
In the second division, Iceberg
II paid 81 and $3.50 while Ruhe
returned $3.50.
Trainers Son Accepts Trophies.
Elliott Burch, son of Preston
Burch, who trains the Brook
meade horses, was a regular in
the winners circle. He accepted
trophies for Sunglow from Mrs.
GuStave Ring of Washington and
for County Clare from Mrs. Weir.
In the first division, Yolo
Stables Aria Viva. an 83-to-1
shot, set the early pace. Sun
glow caught him on the last
turn and pulled out to a three
length lead in the stretch.
Royal Governor with Eric
Guerin up began to close strongly
with both Guerin and German
whipping vigorously. Sunglow
seemed to Sulk a little under the
lash and when German turned
to q hand ride the 6-year-old
Sun Again colt held off Royal
Governor. 1t was an impressive
showing by Sunglow who didn't
race at all last year and has
gone to the post only five times
in 1858.
Takes Early Lead.
Catalano gave County Clare
an unusual but effective ride.
Lghtweighted at los pounds,
County Glare grabbed the lead
and held it for almost half the
race. Then Catalano pulled him
back to fourth, three lengths off
the pace, as Jorge Contreras put
Iceberg II on top.
County Glare went wide into
the stretch and was four lengths
back but Catalano brought him
up with a strong drive to wear
down Iceberg II, who will get
another chance over the grass
in the international. Ruhe, last
by many lengths until the top
of the stretch, came fast but
too late and survived a photo
for third, two and a half lengths
from the winner.
The total handle was $1,323,-
654, Of which $171 ,389 was bet
in the first division of the Turf
Cup and $191 1893 in the second.
The crowd was 1,739 larger than
on the first Saturday of last
years fall meeting, which was
opening day.