Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-15
9,187F Fans See
Gala Dice Win
AtChar|es Town
BY DICK O'BRIEN
Star Stan Correspondent


July l4-Betore the largest
crowd of the meeting. 9l87,
which included West Virginia S
Governor, William c. Marland,
Arthur Godfrey's Gala Dice ran
true to form here today to win
the Berkeley Springs Purse.
BY capturing Charles Towns
feature event over fast track,
the 3-year-old bay colt by
misunderstanding ran up his
third straight victory here. His
winning time was l:l735. which
was 335 seconds off the track
record, over the Charles Town
c0urse-l20 feet more than six
furlongs.
Jockey Charley Mckee was
put up on Gala Dice when the
colts regular boy. Charley Clark,
passed up the days program be-
cause of an abscessed tooth.
Mckee rated the Godffey colt
in excellent fashion, allowing
Sag Shipper to set the early race.
Wins by 2i2 Lengths
Gala Dice hit the wire 2l2
lengths in front of Ralph Clark S
Sighted. who closed resolutely to
overhaul the firing Sag Nipper
by neck for second money.
Going off at Altos and return
ing $3.50 to win. Gala Dice
bounced out Of the gate smartly
but was Immediately outrun by
Sag Nipper. Mckee allowed the
front runner to set the pace ard
then down the backstretch the
duel began.
Sag Nipper made a gallant fight
OF it around the far turn as they
went head and head. But when
they Strengthened out for the
run down the strech, Mckee gave
the Godfrey entry one Whack
with the whip and the colt an
swered with a burst Of speed
Gradually he pulled away from
the firing Sag Nlpper as Sighted
came bounding down to overhaul
the early leader.
Wagering Record for Meet
The record gathering had
backed Polly's Bo down as Sec
ond choice in the wagering, at
9 TO 5, but the H. n. Dickinson
gelding, who was so successful
as a sophomore campalgner al
this track last year, ran a poor
fourth and was never in con-
tention.
The 9.l87 patrons made the
mutuel machines hum this sf-
ternoon under clear skies as they
wagered $533.984. a new record
for the meeting. The previous
high was S509,062. set last Sat
urGay.
The Washington-born Ray Ar
dunn figured prominently in the
daily double payoff of S46.40. He
was up on Mrs. V. Follins Ag-
amman IN the second race and
rode the four-year-old gelding to
a thrilling victory over three
other horses in a blanket finish.
the closest sprint race Of the
meeting.
Aganaman Sticks Out Nose
Aganaman. Zodiac, Manipula-
tor, the 8-to-5 favorite. and Depth
Bound came down the stretch in
a cavalry charge which found
Arduini sticking his mount nose
in front al the wire by nose over
Zodiac. who finished a head in
front OF the third-place Manipu-
lator. Depth Bound. the fourth
horse, was only a nose behind
Manipulation, Aganaman paid SIS
to win.
Jockey George Cardoza, aboard
c. S. Quiley's Race Tandem gave
a smart exhibition of rating a
horse when he brought the g.
yesr-old geldlng home ahead OF
a field of nine other rivals in
the first race Race Tandem
paid $40.
During the running Of the
first race R. E Caldwell's 5-year-
old Joan of Arc broke down after
being IN early contention.
The track was rated good be-
fore the first race, but under
warm sun it soon dried out So
that most of the program was
run over a fast track.