Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-27
Bid Wins
|PimIico Feature
For Pro-brandy
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

BALTIMORE, May 26.-Saving
his speed for some broken-fleld
running in the stretch. Carolyn
TX. Stables undefeated Pro-
Brandy rushed from last place to
win the $10,000-added Pimlico
Nursery Stakes before a wind
whipped crowd of $1,000 fans
lat Old Hilltop today.
Victim of Pro-Brandy's late
charge was Hillside Farms Blue
Tray, who made all of the pace
lin the five-furlong dash and
lost by a half length. Melvin H
Schlosberg's Kelvin Boy picked
up third money among the nine
I2-year old starters, two and a
half lengths to the rear of Blue
Ray and a head in front of
TiSwar.
A score for the bedraggled
favofite players, Pro-Brandy was
registering his fourth consecu-
tive victory. His string started
at Bowie, carried through to
Laurel and then to Pimlico. To-
days win was worth $500, $3.40
and $3.50 across the board to
his hackers. AS in all of his
previous victories. Angelo Vasil
was in the saddle.
Fastest Time of Meet
The time of 1:O03s was the
fastest of the current Pimlico
meeting and a second and two
fifths of the track mark.
Among other things. the Pim-
lico Nursery in its 40th running
proved that Larry MacPhail. who
operates the Glen Angus Farm
near Bel Air, made a slight mis-
calculation at the Garden State
sales last year. The breeder of
Pro-Brandy, a son of Double
Brandy and Proverb, MacPhail
! sold the colt for $4,000 to Mr..
and Mrs. Irving Kirschbaum. his
present owners.
At the same sale, MacPhail
bought Princeton, who finished
fifth in the Nursery, for $4,000.
Princeton is a chestnut colt by
Hill Prince and Hyperionetta
and won his only other start
earlier in the Pimlico meeting.
Blue Ray set a fast pace during
the first four furlongs while
being chased by tbs War and
Mr.. Jocko. Appearing a sure
winner at the eighth pole, Blue
Ray was caught in the final
strides as Pro-Brandy picked his
way through the field in the
stretch to win going away.
Betting Drops Off
Betting dropped off sharply
today compared with last Satur-
days PreakneSs handle. A total
of $1,121. 408 was recorded on
the eight races, the lightest bet
ting Saturday of the Maryland
spring season.
Mrs. R. Howard Tomas Gal
liant Tonic again showed his lik-
ing for the Pimlico turf by beat
ing allowance horses in the sixth
race for his third straight VIC
tory on the infield grass course
He whipped Kings Evidence by
three-quarters of a length and
paid 5000.
At Laurel'S spring meet, GAL
liant Tonic was beaten running
agairAt $4,000 platers. but the
5-year-old gelding turned in the
best race of his career today.
Bully Bolero was third and the
favored Chuck Thompson fourth.
while Dinner Winner was next to
last in fifth.
Rough First Race
1t wasn't until the fifth race
that a favorite was able to win.
In that one Mrs. Harvey C.
IFruehauf's Bookkeeper won by
-four lengths over Filippo Baldi's
ITingaling Jim. with the fans
choice paying $40.
/ The program opened with a
roughly run race. Louis PaScal'S
Bette Noir was a three-and-a-
half length winner at $24.20
after the favored Snipe Hunt
bore out and racked up the field
at the head of the stretch. Snipe
Hunt ran third but was disqual-
Iified and placed last.
North Downs Farms Rouge
Maid, who was beaten a total of
81 lengths in her last two races,
met lesser opposition and gal
Hoped home by six lengths in the
second. paying $3.50 to the de-
light of Paddock tip followers.
Holders of the TO daily double
combination cashed in at the
rate of $17l.20 for So.
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