Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Joe Jones Wins
Bowie Handicap
By . Lengths
Hot Fuvorite Gives
Track Minus Show
Pool Of 81, 227
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON

groom. led E. K. Bryson's gra!
Abbezac and Filippo Baldi'
Dinner Winner across the lin,
with plenty to spare, winning b,
a safe two lengths. Abbezac wa
q length and one-quarter aheae
Of Dinner Winner, who savet
third money by q half length
from Eugene Constantin, jr.l
Royal Bay Gem.
/ With Conn McCseary in tn,
irons. Joe Jones ran just thu
sort of race the big-money boy,
thought he would, and they
piled the greenbacks on him ir
the mutuels for what seemed te
be a quick and safe, If short
return on their money. The
winners price of $3.50 was the
shortest of the meeting. He paid
| $500 for both place and show
positions, creating q minus pool
in show betting.
Lucky Bill Wasn't Bigger
Bowie was considered lucky to
get off with a $4,227.20 bill for
making up the 10 per cent on the
dollar required by law on win
ming show wagers. for the victor
went of a 1-to-5 favorite and
seemed to be a mortal cinch to
win.
A recent arrival from Cali
fornia. where he finished second
in the Santa Barbara and Santa
Anita handicaps. fourth in the
San Antonio and San Carlos
Handbags, Aands sixth in the San
Marcus Handican after one win
ming race under Willie Shoe
maker. Joe appeared to have
things under control through the
mile and one-sixteenth yester-
day. It was a big difference from
his performance in last years
inaugural running Of the Camp
bell, when McCreary was obliged
to ease between horses in a
thrilling stretch run after nearly
being shut of, and come On
with q whip singing ride to
win.
Joe Jones was clicked IN
1:434s. the best time of the
meeting for the distance and
only two-fifths Of a second of
Country Bumkin's track record
for the distance. Country Bum
kin carried la pounds and to-
day Joe packed top weight Of
100. conceding IA to Abbezac
and at least nine pounds to the
others.
Gray Didn't Worry Him
IT was never worried about
that gray horse (Abbezac)." Nc
Creary said after the race. "but
I didn't know what might have
been behind him, so I shook him
tJoe Jones) up a little just to be
sure. He had plenty left. He
really loves this track"
"A crowd of 1889 basking in
ideal spring, weather, took adj
vantage OF what was almost a
gilt-edge investment to wager
on the winner. The machines
took in a total Of $259.744 on the
race. only $40. 900 off Bowie's all
time record. and of that amount
$178.725 went on Joe Jones. The
fans put $84,558 on him to win,
$40.995 to place and $53,172 to
show.
The mutuel handle Of $780, |
Its also was the best of the |
meeting. even though Bowie was
New York racing for the |
fiEst Saturday Of the spring.
Abbezac Takes Lead
Joe Jones. 5-year -old gelded |
son Of Stymie-M Moon Maiden, was I
coupled with Mrs. Jacobs Man
of Destiny. q 4-year-old son of |
5tymie -Brevithorn, ridden by /
Sammy Boulmetis. Sammy had |
tour winners for the day, but OBJ
riously was out for a ride In the
feature, although he had his
mount up near the front end In
the early stages of the race.
Abbezac, who like Royal Bay
Gem Is named for the Campbell.
took the lead and set the early
pace with McCreary going right
along with him and Philip
Grimm, on Dinner Winner, join
ng them down the back stretch.
McCreary saved ground with Joe
Jones on the far turn to forge
ahead. while Abbezac held on to
second, stoutly resisting Dinner
effort to move up to
lecond.
McCreary stung his horse with
he bat q couple of times coming
INTO the stretch. insurance
against an untimely nap, and
With matters well In hand mere-
y waved the stick for the last
sixteenth. Con Errico kept ABB
,ezac running too fast for Din.
Ter Winner. who had q little too
much Of an edge to be caught
" Royal Bay Gem.
The victory added $19.6 to
$500 already earned by Joe
Zones this year, and sent his
Ifetime earnings TO $l77.52s.
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