Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-08
Sailor 4-Length Campbell VICTOR
But Injuries Leg in Sloppy Going
Brookmeude
Colt May Be
Out q Month
BY LEWIS F. ATCHIsON


In wet, gloomy weather, which
shouldn't daunt nautical men,
Brookmeade Stables Sailor
splashed through the goo of
thoroughly drenched Bowie
track yesterday to win the third
of the $110,750 John B.
Campbell Memorial Handicap
before 81, $50 damp but satisfied
fans.
The victory could be costly to
Brookmeade, however, for Sailor
injured his left fore leg in the
race.
An even-money favorite in the
seven horse field, Sailor, a hand
some four-year-old chestnut
colt. left no doubt of his SUI
periority at the weights over a
mile and one sixteenth, finishing
four lengths in front of Mrs.
Ethel D. Jacobs Joe Jones. It
was another three lengths back
to c. v. Whitney's Fisherman,
who. was a half length in front
OF Maine Chance Farms Jet
Action.
For the first time the Camp
bell failed to produce a new
track record as Sailor was
clicked in 1:4345. At that. he
was little more than second of
the 1:423s mark hung up last
year by Social Outcast.
Paid Even Money
The winner paid $500, $3.50
and $3.50 across the board, while
Joe Jones paid $500 and $3.50.
FIsherman's show price was
$500.
Jockey Willie Hartack reported
that Sailor bobbled slightly in
his stride between the eighth and
sixteenth poles in the stretch.
The horse appeared a trif1e
unsteady when he came into the
winners circle where Mrs. Isabel
Dodge Sloane. his owner. awaited
him.
Later Trainer Preston Burch
was summoned to Sailors barn
and 1T was found that the left
1oreleg was swollen and the colt
was unable to put his full weight
on 1t. 1t appears that Sailor will
have to be laid up for three or
four weeks. Whether the injury
is more serious than that de-
ponds on another examination
tomorrow.
Hartack told Burch he thought
Sailor might have wrenched his
ankle in the slippery going.
Weather Got Worse
Dogged by bad weather since
the start Of the 34-day meeting.
Bowie had double dose of bad
luck yesterday in the weather.
IL Worsened as the day wore
along and it was raining when
the field came out on the track
for the Campbell. The first blow
came last week when NaShuas
owners. taking one look at the
l28 pounds assigned him by han.
olcapper John P. Turner, IT..
withdrew the millionaire colt.
lhey objected to the disparity
between their horse and the 1919
Sailor carried today. Sailor gave
Joe Jones four pounds and got
one each from Fisherman and
jet Action. Nashua's presence
TO-DAY might have made a big
olfterence in the crowd, and DOS
Slbly in the outcome.
/ The crowd wagered S243 258
on the feature. putting 500 344
on Sailor to win. and sent a total
OF $l.465,508 through the mu-
fuels for the eight-race card
lar below Bowie officials hopes.
The smart boys had the race
inquired correctly. as far as Sailor
was concerned, for he ran like
an odds-on choice under Har-
lacks expert handling. Any
ooubt concerning the outcome
vanished when the field turned
Tor home with Sailor out in front
after leading all the way. Har-
tack touched the Brookmeade
star lightly a couple of times
through the stretch to keep his
mind on his work, while Tony
DeSplrito dashed Joe Jones furi-
ously with his left hand whip
ping in a vain effort to catch
the leader. 1t simply wasn't to
pc. II Sailor had been pressed
MS time undoubtedly would have
been a fraction faster, but there
were no complaints from his
supporters.
Takes in S75,75O
winner OF last years Pimlico
Special and this years Gulf
stream Park Handicap in which
he beat the fifth place Nashua
by seven lengths, Sailor added
S74,75 to his earnings by yes
terdays victory His all-tilne
record now shows winnings OF
1921 ,075.
He ran a perfect race for my
money Hartack said later in
the jockeys room. THE first
quarter was slow and there was
no real pace. l opened UP a
length lead and it was fairly
easy after that"
1t was a tight squeeze at the
firSt turn. where Sailor, on the
inside, Jet Action and Find
See BOWIE, Page &C.