Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
5O,369 Crowd Sees
Fisherman, Pocketed
Early, Run Second
By John Chandler
Associated Press SPORTS Writer

NEW YORK, April 10. - Err
rard King, 2-year-old champion
of the New Jersey and Maryland
circuit last year, dazzled $1,000
Jamaica customers today with a
three-length victory over the
heavily favored Fisherman in
the fastest Experimental Handi-
cap ever raced.
With eight Kentucky Derby
eighties in the field of IL three
yearolds, Errard King took the
lead near the head of the stretch
in the sixzfurlong dash and won
with something to spare in the
sparkling time of 1:1025 over a
fast track. This was the 18th
Experimental, and the fastest
previously was Olympia's 1:1O4s
in 1949.
Sheila's Reward set the track
record of 1;092s in 1850 carrying
116 pounds.
TOpweighted at 121 Pounds.
In the Experimental, Errard
King and Fisherman had top
weight of 121 pounds each.
Judges looked at the photo
graph before posting the number
of C. v. Whitney's Fisherman,
9-to-5 favorite, in second place.
Three quarters of a length behind
was the Wheatley Stables Quick
Lunch, who took third money by
a nose over Hal Price Headley's
Revolt.
Last Saturday, Errard King.
owned by Joe Gavegnano, the
Boston bakery man, finished
third behind Revolt and Privacy
in the High Quest Purse. That
was the first start of the year
for the speedy bay son of Err
rard-Darby Dober since he ran
eighth back of Turn-to in. the |
$269,000 Garden State Stakes,
last October.
Fisherman POcketed.
This was Fisherman'S first start |
of 1854. He was pocketed in the
early going and didn't get clear |
until the home stretch.
Errard King, who beat Porter
house. the 1853 'two-year- old
champion. in the Pimlico Futur- i
ity last October, paid $10.50, |
$3.50 and $3.50. He was coupled
in the betting with a stablemate,
Coastal Light, who finished 10th.
Fisherman paid $3.50 and $3.50.
and Quick Lunch, 1910. Quick
Lunch ran with another Wheat |
ley colt, Full Flight, who wound |
up ninth.
Quick Lunch carried ia
pounds and Revolt lis.
The value of the race was
$4,000 and Errard King Melted |
$4,000, which shot his total
earnings to $133,3O0.
Sammy Boulmetis, Errard
Kings regular jockey, said II
rode nice colt today. He'll be
back again next week in the
Gotham Stakes"
Fisherman Too Late.
Fisherman's jockey, Hedley
WoodhouSe, said, eve had no
place to go until the last eighth |
of a mile and then it was too
late"
j. w. Rodgers DUO De Fer set |
the early pace but folded on the
last turn as Errard King took |
command. Due De Fer, second
choice in the betting at to 2,
finished seventh and Eddie Ar
caro- said. 1--WE ran out of gas"
The Brae Burns Farms War
Piper was fifth. C. T. Chenery's
Permian was sixth, the Cain Hoy |
Stables Giant Cracker was
eighth and Allen H. Smiths BY
JeeperS was last. There was one
scratch, Maine Chance Farms
FaScinator.
Errard King, Fisherman, War
Piper. BY Jeepers, Coastal Light, !
DUO De Fer. Revolt and Giant
Cracker have been nominated
for the Kentucky Derby. Many
of them may be seen at Jamaica
next week in the 5000 Gotham
and again April "a in the $780,
600 Wood Memorial, which will
be the last big Eastern race be-
fore the May / Derby.