Evening star., 1954-10-31
Horse Finishes Lame
After Getting Lead
Near End Of Sprint
By Lewis F. Atchison
Star Sfoff Correspondent

Warfield Rodgers Duo de Fer
won the fourth running Of the
$15,000-added Laurel Sprint
Handicap here today before a
crowd of 1918 fans. but he had
to have luck on his side as Har-
old H. Polk's New Dream came
up lame just as he seemed on
the verge of scoring an upset in
a bristling stretch drive.
Ridden by 16-year-old Jockey
Don Brumfield, whose father,
Ed Brumfeld. trains the horse,
Due de Fer ran the six furlongS
on a sloppy track in the good
time of 1:123s to win by long
neck from New Dream, whose
owner is an automobile dealer
in Alexandra, Va
The winner paid $3.50. 81 and
SO across the board. New Dream,
who was 2l2 lengths in front
of Mrs. H. A. Parr Ills Stafford
shire. returned S7.40 and $3.50.
Staffordshire, who finished an
other 212 lengths ahead of Mrs.
C. A. Lyons Penocc. paid Sc to
show.
First Stake for Rider.
Jockey Ira Hanford had New
Dream in a challenging position
and we'll rated all the way.
Brumfeld, riding his first stakes
winner. got Due de Fer off in
front from the No. 6 position.
but Hanford brought his mount
over from the outside post in
the field of eight Immediately
after the break, and the two set
the pace down the backstretch.
Darby Dan Farms Skipper
Bill made a run at them going
into the far turn but failed to
reach them. Penocc, with Nick
Shuk up, also tried to move up
from fourth place on the out
side and also missed.
When Brumfield let out a
notch on the turn, New Dream
moved with him. Due de Fer. g.
year-old son of Spy Song--Lady
Waterloo. was turned loose in
the stretch, but again New
Dream came with him as Han
ford began to go for the lead.
He got his mount in front at the
eighth pole, but shortly after
ward he felt New Dreams fl ont
leg go bad, and from there on,
the veteran rider was busy trying
to hold the 4-year-old son of
New Moon together.
II tried to nurse him along"
Hanford said later, "but he fin
1shed on three legs. 1t was real,
tough break because l was going
to win it,"
- Hanford did not tide vhe horse |
back to be unsaddled in front of |
the judges stand. but dis
mounted at the clubhouse turn |
and walked an eighth of a mile
to be weighed out
Mrs. James Lawrence Hough-
telling of Washington presented |
a silver trophy to the winning
trainer after the race.
Hartack on 4 Winners. i
= In winning his eighth victory
In II starts this year, DUO de Fer
picked up $12,40O out of a gross
purse of $17,875, bringing his
earnings for the year to S82,350.
Previously, the speedy Colt had
accounted for the My1 tlewood,
Pageant and Parkway Handi-
caps, was second in the Ocean
City on grass, finished third in
the Princeton. and was a good
fifth in the recent Interbcrough
Handicap at Jamaica. which was
won by Laffango in the excellent
time of 1:1145.
The crowd which came out de-
spite a raw, windy day Wagered
$159,350 on the feature, putting
$26,016 on the winner and
$20,986 on New Dream. The total
for the eight race card was
$1,136, ,438.
While Brumfield starred in
winning the feature, Willie Har-
tack was the days outstanding
rider with four winners in six
races, including three in a row.
Second to the sensational Willie
Shoemaker in the national jockey
standings, Hartack was the lead
ing rider here last spring, but
today made his autumn debut
after riding in New Jersey. He
was up on the 5-year-old Do
Report in the feature.