Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-22
Fuvorites Troll;
Crowd Of 20,04o
Bets $l,505,277
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON


stunned a crowd of 20,849 fans
at Laurel yesterday by winning
the 35th running of the $4,000
Chesapeake Stakes.
The lightly-regarded gray
colt. who isn't nominated for any
of the years important 3-year-
old races, whipped nine oppon-
ents who are named for at least
one of the Triple Crown events.
The Chesapeake is Maryland's
traditional prep for the Ken
lucky Derby, but the only way
Frosty Mr.. will see Louisville is
in travelogue. Until yesterday
his most important achievement
was third place in the Louisiana
Derby at New Orleans last
month.
Frosty Mr.. finished a length
and half IN front of Happy Hill
Farms Kingmaker, who was 40
to-l on the board. c. v. Whit
ney's Born Mighty. who was run
ming over horses at the finish
after being dead last in the early
stages was another three quar-
tiers of a length back in third
place. He had a similar margin
over Montpelier's Nahodah.
Fifth was CompanaS' Stables
Besomer. winner of last Satur-
days Governors Gold Cup at
Bowie, who had high hopes of a
Louisville trip. He was a very
slight second choice to Mrs. Ada
L. Rice's Flight History. who
wound up eighth
Winner Pays S2OO.SO
Frosty Mr.. ran the mile and
one-sixteenth in a respectable
but not sensational 1:44 rs. But
the mutuel figures made far
more interesting reading for the
fans. especially the 274 deliri-
Iously happy bettors who held 81
tickets on his nose.
The winner paid 5000. 80, $50 80
and $21 go. Kingmaker returned
$27.80 and $13.40, while show
tickets on Born Mighty were
worth $500.
Laurel officials reported that
two $50 tickets and IS $40 tickets
were sold on the winner. The
complete breakdown of the ST.
173 sold on Frosty MIR. out of a
win pool of $133,887 was not
given. But for an added human
interest touch. it was reported
that one ticket seller, who
punched the wrong key, was
stuck with a IS across-the-
board wager on the winner. You
can figure out what he won.
Victory Worth S16,825
1t was a big day for the Fisch-
bachS and Laurel, too. The crowd
was the best of the current IT.
day meeting. and the mutuel
handle of $1.505.277 put the
track over the 81 million figure
for the first time. 1t was cool but
sunny, and pleasant.
The victory was worth $16,825
to Frosty Mrs owner, who is
from Akron, Ohio. The gross
purse was $24,15O.
Four winners Of the Chesa-
peake have gone on to win the
Derby-Whiskery, Cavalc a d e.
War Admiral and Citation-but
if Frosty Mr.. is denied that honor
because he was not considered
good enough to be nominated,
he has a little niche in racing
history. The payoff is believed to
be the biggest in the annals of
Maryland racing for a stakes
race and Trainer Harvey Culp
said he and the owner had a talk
scheduled to discuss the colts
future.
Frosty Mr.. may be a supple
mental nominee for the Freak
ness at $500 and for the Bel
mont stakes at $4,000. OFF his
performance it would seem to be
inexpensive enough for shots at
two 100000 purses.
Born Mighty Looks Good
But to this writer Frosty Mr..
wasn't to be the best horse in
the race. Whitney, who already
has two outstanding Derby can
didates in Career Boy and Head
Man, had Born Mighty running
for him today. Born Mighty
looked good, despite his third
place finish.
Trainer Syl Veitch told me
to make one run with the horse"
Jockey Pete Anderson said after
the race. land we were running
over horses at the finish"
In New York, Veitch said,
See LAUREL, Page CT