Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-07
By zeus Wins
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AT Santa Anita
Sets Turf Record:
Rejected Second,
Lucrative Third
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Zeus, q 4-year-old colt, stunned
the more distinguished perform
ers in an international lineup to-
day with a record breaking
triumph in the $4,000 San
Juan Capistrano Handicap.
BY Zeus. owned by Jane Greer.
the movie actress. and given a
wonderful ride by Jockey Ray
York. finished the mile and a
half over Santa Anita Parks new
grass course four and a half
lengths in front Of his running
mate. Rejected. from the King
Ranch. with the Dormar Stables
Lucrative third.
The time was 2.26. faster than
the American record of 2::28A
registered at Hialeah Park by
Royal Vale last year and equalled
earlier this week by Picador.
Favored Entry Trails.
The heavy betting favorite. the
Alberta Ranches entry from
Canada. ran out of the money.
and the big horse of Alberta's
supposedly powerful threesome.
Thirteen of Diamonds. finished
last in the field of Is.
BY Zeus. while owned by Miss
Greer-in private life Mrs. Ed
ward Lasker-is trained by the
King Ranch wizard. Buddy
Hirsch. BY Zeus. Rejected and
another King Ranch horse. Re-
sistance. we're coupled as an
entry.
The payoff on the winning
entry was $3.50, $500 and $3.50.
Rejected. of course. winner Of
the rich Santa Anita Handicap
last Saturday, returned $500 and
$3.50. Lucrative. with Conn Nc
Creary in the saddle. brought JOY
with a $40 40 payoff
Victory Worth $4,000.
The victory for BY Zeus. a son
Of Count Fleet and the lesser
famed of the entry. was worth
$73, 100.
Santa Anita announced last
week 1t would not claim any
records on its new course. but
later the Daily Racing Form.
which keeps official records Of
such things. said whatever was
registered would be recognized.
even If the course does have q
downward slope At the start.
York's win was his second ma
jor triumph Of the meeting which
ended today He rode Andrew
Crevolin's Determine in the
100000 added Santa Anita
Derby February 20.
The mile and a half course
starts of with a sweep of three
eighths of mile. from an eleva-
ton % feet above and we'll be-
hind the regular dirt track. The
horses disappeared for a moment
behind a clump of oak trees,
emerged into view and curved
on down a gradual slope.
Southarlingt0n OF First.
From there the trail crossed
the dirt track. and the real rae
ing got underway around the
fat oval inside the big one-mile
track.
j. Ross Clark's longshot,
Southarlington, got out of the
gate first, but a few strides down
it was Alberta's Wandering Ways
IN front and her stablemate, In
dian Hemp. running close be-
hind.
Coming into the nat. Jack
Westrope moved Indian Hemp
INTO a comfortable lead, with
Wandering Ways. Rejected and
Thirteen Of Diamonds drilling
just behind.
At the far turn 1t was still the
Irish horse. Indian Hemp, in
front. but Rejected began to
move. and so did BY Zeus.
He took over coming into the
stretch, and the run down the
turf to the wire was a runaway
for York and BY Zeus.
Noehirdchance. owned by Isa-
dor Bieber. came up for one
thrust at the leaders, but fell
back and finished out of the
money. Nearque II, the Helbush
Farm buy from the Aga Khan,
took fourth place.
Johnny Longden. aboard Thir-
teen Of Diamonds, another big
Irish importation. gave way after
a mile and eased up in the
stretch. It was all over with,
Alberta's hopes already dead.