Evening star., 1955-03-27
Sets
Bowie Record in
3-Length Win
Carries 128 Pounds
In BrilIiont Race
At Seven Furlonqs
By Lewis e. Atchison

oy LEWIS AtCHtSoH
William G. Helis' brilliant
Helioscope, regarded by many
experts AS a one-two contender
for the 1855 American handicap
championship, made a sensa-
tional seasonal debut at Bowie
! yesterday. He not only won the
18th running of the $15.000-
added Southern Maryland Han
dicap by three lengths. but he
smashed the record for seven
furlongs by hree-f1fths of q
second.
It was welcome seth birthday
present for Helis, who is at his
New Orleans home recuperating
from a recent operation.
A 3-to-5 favorite, Helioscope
ran away from his six rivals. the
closest of which was Elkcam
Stables 1fabody, disqualified
winner of the Burch Memorial
Handicap at Bowie two weeks
ago. Another length farther back
at the finish was M. T. Gilpin's
light-weighted Arson, with Felip-
po Baldi's Dinner Winner a half
length behind in fourth place.
Old Glendale Sets Pace
Literally scorching the track
under Jockey Sammy Boulmetis
after Auburn Farms Old Glen
dale stole away to a four length
lead on the back side. Helioscope
hit the wire in sizzling 1::22A,
clipping three-f1fths of second
from Eatontown's one-year-old
record.
The winner, backed down to
odds-on by the big crowd OF
21,166, paid $500, $2.40 and
$2.40. Ifabody returned $500
and $3.50. and Arson paid $7.20
to show.
It was truly a great perform
ance by Helioscope. who hadn't
raced since last November when
he beat Hasseyampa and Fisher
man in the Pimlico Special. The
time was all the more remarkable
in view of the fact that Hello
scope carried 1913 pounds for the
second time in his career, con-
ceding from is to % pounds to
his rivals. Nor was the track as
fast as 1t might have been.
Helioscope. who is nominted
for the $25, ,000-added Bowie
Handicap next Saturday and the
$75 ,000-added John B. Campbell
Handicap April 8, showed the
mark of true champion yester-
day. But the crowd, which un-
doubtedly was held down by
threatening weather. could thank
Old Glendale for some of the ex-
citement generated by the race.
Boulmetis Gets Busy
Jockey Jimmy Lynch got Old
Glendale off to a bullet-like
start, opening UP a lead of four
lengths over Helioscope on the
backstretch. Eldon Nelson sent
Arson right along with Hello
scope, who had been expected to
be bn top himself down the back
side. Old Glendale. a gray with
a bobtail. fairly flew, as if Lynch
was trying to steal the race.
This display of early speed
stirred Boulmetis to action on
Helioscope.
II got into him early when
should have been breezing to
that gray horse" Sammy said
after the race. But he was all
out at the end. He's not the type
of horse you can breeze on
The result of Boulmetis' work
is clearly evident in the frac-
tional times. for when Helioscope
hit the six-furlong pole he was
clocked in an electrifying 1:092s,
almost full second faster than
the three-quarter mile track
mark held by Dinner Winner.
Hartack on 4 Winners
Old Glendale held the lead
until shortly before the turn for
home. At that point. Helioscope
took over and Dinner Winner,
whose rider, Willie Hartack. had
four winners during the after
noon. moved UP to second.
Boulmetis kept the son Of
Heliopolis going willingly down
the stretch. but Ifabody and Ar
son both came on fast to beat
out Dinner Winner and Old
Glendale.
Royal Bay Gem, a top flight s.
year-old two years ago. got OF
badly in his 5-year-old debut
and finished last.
Trainer Howard Hausner, who
did an excellent job of conditions
ing Helioscope after winter on
the farm, was non-committal
about his future plans after the
race.
I'VE got over this one," he
said, but 1 don't know what
we're going to do now"
The colts victory today was