Evening star., 1953-12-06
|2O,725Crowd
Raises Totals
For Every Race
$1,998,470 Is Sent
Through Machines,
$2o6,747 on Feature
By Lewis F. Atchison

- ASS~AN oAAOWOA VI SACCAAnaOho
fell on Bowie yesterday, reaching
its peak in the featured $25, 900
added Presidents Plate handi-
cap as Buddah Stables Sunny
dale rallied to win the mile and
one-quarter feature in track
record time.
A crowd of 2O,725 fans in
cluding 526 who came from
New York by bus-began break
ing betting records in the first
race. when $120,362 went into
the pari-mutuel machines for
the closing day of the meeting.
They didn't stop until after
posting new track records for
the daily double. $146,798. a
single race, $296.747 on the fea-
ture. and a single day. 81. .998,470.
Betting on every race was a
new high for that race, although
the crowd of 20,725 was not the
greatest number ever to attend
a day of racing at Bowie. That
mark is 23,640 set April 2, 1949.
Unbelievably beautiful weather
didn't hurt at all, nor did COM
petition from Charles Town,
which opened its annual pre-
Christmas meeting today. And
the track was in perfect shape.
Good Ride BY Lasswell
Sunnydale got into the swing
of things under a corking good
ride from Glen Lasswell. riding
his second winner of the day.
The 5-year-old daughter OF
Eight Thirty-Sun Mixa, went the
distance in 2:05 fiat. bettering
by 13s seconds the mark posted
by Frivolity on November ID,
1858.
At the finish the chartreuse
and brown colors of Buddah
Stable, owned by David Paper
and L. r. Harris, was a half
length in front of John S. Phipps'
Parnassus, a long shot. The
latter was three lengths in front
of Raster owned by c. Mahlon
Kline. S. r. Fry's Our Emblem
was 21a lengths farther back in
fourth place.
Sunnydale carried 1T pounds,
three pounds less than top
weighted Guy who went off the
favorite at almost 212 to /.
Sunnydale paid $11.20, $3.50
and $3.50 across the board. Par
nassus, a % to l shot returned
$28.20 and 1920 while Kaster
paid $3.50.
The victory, Sunnydale's sew
enth in % races this year was
worth $19.725 boosting her earn
ings for the year to $100,790.
Mrs. Harry Warner accepted
the trophy awarded the winner
from Donald G. Lillis, Bowie
president, after the race.
Guy Never Receivers.
Guy, owned by Mrs. H. l..
Nathenson. broke we'll from his
No. 3 post position but quickly
dropped back to last and never
recovered. Dave German couldn't
get the horse running soon
enough to reach a favorable spot
going to the first turn and Guy
finished 18th.
Sunnydale, coupled with
Dance NSing as the lone stable
entry in the 15-horse field, was
dead last himself down the
backstretch. But Lasswell saved
ground on the last turn and
pulled out all the stops in the
stretch.
The daughter of Eight Thirty
was second to Pennocc in the
second division of the Fort Nc
Henry handicap, but she forced
Penocc to a new track record
for seven furlongs.
Sunnydale was third in the
Barbara Frietchie. Before that
she won the Columbiana, Sue
wannee and Beverly Handicaps.
Sets Early Pace.
G. r. Peterson, owned by H.
c. Boorse and piloted by George
Cardoza set the early pace, help
ing himself to a two lengths
lead on the club house turn.
Jimmy Combest, riding Sam
Serpico's The Spaniel and T. F..
Whites Big Print kept the pres
sure on G. R. Peterson to the far
turn. James F. McHugh's well
regarded River Jordan was only
three lengths away. in good posi-
tion to make a run at the lead
ers at that point. But River Jor-
(See BOWIE, Page C-9.)