Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-06
HeIioscope Loses Twice
AS Jet Action Surprises


Ience between the $4,000 second
place money and $4,000 for
third. Jet action got $4,000 for
winning, $4,000 went to Social
Outcast.
Jet Action. a 4-year-old chest
nut son of Jet Pilot Busher, took
his third victory in seven starts
this year with a blazing time OF
1894, the fastest at Washington
Park this season and only one
fifth of a second of the track
record,
It was the fastest time reg
istered in. the event since 1t has
been run as a mile fixture be-
ginning in 1851.
with the $4,000 purse. Jet
Action, who recently scored a
three length victory in the
olympic Handicap at Atlantic
City. pushed his three-year win
nings to $227.l75.
Hartack Increases Lead
Jet Action paid $12.40, Sc
and $40 to his hackers in a
crowd of $3.50 that turned out
for the seasons finale at Wash
ington Park. Dukes Lea paid
Sc and $3.50 and Helioscope
$3.50.
Willie Hartack rode four win
ners. giving him a total of 81
for the 31-day meeting. A $1,000
trophy was presented to him by
the track management for boot
ing home the most winners.
Shoemaker had two winners
on the nine-race program for a
total of 50. Hartack now heads
east to Atlantic City to continue
his campaign for national
Jockey honors. He has a total
of 284 winners this year. Shoe
maker, who has won the title
the last two years. goes to Cali
fornia with a total Of 274.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6 P.--
Woodley Lane Farms Red Han
nigan closed with a tremendous
burst of speed in the final fur
long to win the 31st running of
the $28,750 Bay Shore Handicap
before an overflow crowd of 49,
200 at Aqueduct race track yes
terday.
The 4-year-old son of Help
oils War Damsel, ridden by Ed
die Arcaro. was up in the final
strides to overhaul the pace
setting Gold Box from the
Greentree Stable.
The official margin at the end
of the seven furlongs was three
quarters OF a length. Third
money. another half length back,
went to Robert o. j. Streuber's
Revolt, 50-to-1 shot. who had
battled Gold Box for the lead
most of the way. Belair Studs
Game Chance finished fourth a
length and a half out of the
The time for the seven fur
longs was a moderate 1924. two
seconds off the track record held
jointly by Northern Star and
Tom Fool.
Red Hannigan was winning
his first race since May 7. al
though he had been in the money
five times since then. The VIC
tory was worth $4,000 net.
Second choice in the wagering,
Red Hannigan returned mutuels
of 1910, $3.50 and $3.50. Gold
Box paid $3.50 and 1910 and
Revolt was $l2.40 to show.
SALEM, N. H., Sept. 8 (R.--
George S. Colella's Switch On,
winner of the opening day fea-
ture on July 4. came back to
Rockingham Park yesterday to
capture the 5000 Labor Day
purse in the 14-race double
header attended by $3.50 fans.
Switch On. ridden by Harold
CRed) Keene. defeated the ia
yored Rockcastle by a neck. AL
gasir placed third in the 10
horse, field. a length behind
Rockcastle
DEL MAR, Calf, Sept. s up.
-Arrogate won the $4,000 Del
Mar Handicap yesterday, beat
ing Bobby Brocato by a nose
in a thrilling stretch duel that
electrified the crowd of 22.486.
second largest In the tracks his
tory.
Trigonometry was third, four
lengths back. and Bassanio
fourth in the mile and one
eighth test. The winners time
was 1:472s and 1t equalled the
track record set by Grantor in
1852.