Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
18th PimIico Classic
Lists The Pie King
And Porterhouse

One hundred and thirty three
thoroughbreds, including the
American and British 2-year- old
champions of 1853. have been
nominated for the 18th running
of the Preakness at Pimlico on
Saturday, May %.
An extensive and intensive
missionary campaign by Lou
Pondf1eld, Pimlico's general man
ager, and John Jackson. Of the
racing staff apparently paid off
with the cream Of the 3-year-old
crop entering the lists. Nominal
tions for the 100000 Preakness,
Maryland'S richest race, closed on
February Is, but supplementary
nominations may be made as
late as May 10 at cost of
$500 each.
The Pie King. British cham
pion purchased by Ray Bell and
Elwood Johnston and shipped to
this country last Fall but still
INFESTED here, is one of the top
stars named for the race. The
1rish-bred Pie King won the
Gimcrack and Richmond Stakes
in England and was assigned top
weight of 1873 pounds in the
English Jockey Club Handicap.
POrterhouSe Nominated.
The Pie Kings opposition in
cludes Mrs. M. E. Persons Por-
terhouse. American 2-year-old
champ; Cain Hoy Stables Turn
To, winner Of the Garden State,
the worlds richest race, and
HaSty House Farms Hasty Road,
whose earnings of $277,132 last
year set an all-time record for
juveniles.
The Preakness list also in
cludes Andrew j. Crevolins De-
termine. upset conquerer of
Dukes Lea in the recent Santa
Anita Derby. j. w. Rodgers DUO
defer, who beat Hasty Road in
Florida, and Greentree Stables
Maharajah, winner of the Ever
gladeS Stake recently at Hialeah.
Other top-notchers made elig-
ible for the second leg of the
Triple Crown include James Cox
Brady's Artismo and Best Years;
Joe Gavegnano's Errard King,
winner of four stakes and SOL
$50 last year. c. v. Whitney's
Fisherman, Woodvale, Farms
Goyamo. Calumet Farms AFRO
gate and R. S. Lytle's Correla-
ton. All of these colts are in
the first IL on John B. Camp
bells. Experimental Handicap
list. I
Perterhouse and Turn-To top
the list with 126 pounds each.
with Artismo and Hasty Road
rated at 124. as !, a.
English Bred Entered.
Another foreign-bred worthy
of consideration is the Canadian
owned st. Vincent, an English
bred stakes winner. st. Vincent
won two plates and the Prince
of Wales Nursery Stake before
being shipped to Canada.
The Preakness nominees won
81 stakes as 2-year-olds, placed
in 81 races and earned more
than $1.3 million in stake races.
Every horse named for the
Maryland race is a potential
Kentucky Derby nominee.
The $50 nomination fee for
the Preakness was paid on 116
colts, Is geldings and two FLIES,
Flaxen Name and Riel Heather.
Neither filly is ranked high but
among the geldings BY Jeepers,
owned by A. H. Smith; Catspaw.
another C. v. Whitney entry. and
Hal Price Headley's Revolt were
stakes winners. Ceilings are not
eligible for the Belmont, final
and longest leg Of the Triple
Crown at a mile and one half.
The most notable absentee
from the New York race among
the Preakness nominees is Mrs.
John D. Hertz's Double Speed,
who was ranked at 121 pounds,
fifth on the list, in the Expert
mental weights. Determine and
Mrs. John Payson Adams Swift
Sword, for which she paid $685.
900 recently at auction, are two
more not named for the Belmont.
The nominees:
Aces Wired. Admiral Porter. Air
Broom, Allied, Ancient Pistol, Arrogate,
Artislno. Athenian, Beaker. BERTHE. Best
Black Metal. Blue Boy. Blue Skies, Bobby
Brocato, Bonded Joe, Brissuet. Bullheim.
BY Jeepers. Cannonade, Catspaw, Cheva-
ton.
Christmas Gift. Chrysolite, Chumley.
Close Out, Comeaway. Correlation, Coast
al Light. Dear Doctor, Determine. Diving
bSc de- Fer a0 Duke pf Lea Epenbus6. Errard
Fiaxen Name, For Free, Full Flight, Gal,
oar CenIliIy, GeoFBc MURPHY. GIdnL
Cracker Gov. Browning. eIoyamo. Hang
over. Hasty Road. High Button. High
Gun, Homestake. Hot Pilot. Hot Pursuit,
Hypothetical, 1nscopo Jaybove, James
Session. Jet Action. let General
Tilted COB Jim Mccafferty. Jock Scott,
Killimor, King Beau, King Phalanx'
Larks Flight, Lynchnus. Man of Destiny.
Maharaiah. Marso. Mel Leavitt. Me To
Day. Model Busher, Mr.. Mustard, Next
Page. Nirgal Lad Old Blarney. Old Forge.
Opera Light. Ordained, Our COB. Palm
Tree. Parla, Passembud, Pet Thompson.
PelouSe, Permian, Pinetum. Porterhouse.
Prince Hill. Privacy, Quick Lunch.
Red Hannigan. Reil Heather. Remand,
Renoir. RepeI. Restitution. Revolt. Roll
vat, Roman Mirage Royal Gusher, Sail
nika, Sea o Erin. Sir Rhymer, Smokelore.
Song Stylist. st. Vincent, Staffordshre.
Striking Hour, Sugar Dad. Supercolossal,
Super Devil, Swift Sword, Taxpayer. The
Pie King, The Prince. The Scarlet PIN
pernel, Timely Tip. To Arms. Travertine,
Turn To. War of Roses, War Piper. Veal
or Woe, Winning Count.
Argyle Club Reflects