Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-24
Colt CIinches
Juvenile Title;
NuIu Second
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY
star Racing Editor

BALTIMORE. Nov. 23.--Mrs.
Elizabeth Graham's Jewels Re-
ward never sparkled more bril-
liantly than he did this gloomy
afternoon as he raced in front
through fog and mist to win
the s162.740 Pimlico Futurity
at Old Hilltop and clinch the
2-year-old championship.
Game to the core, the Maine
Chance Farms unfashionably
bred colt responded to every
call by Willie Shoemaker as
he turned back numerous chal-
lenges to defeat the Montpelier
Stables well-backed Nala by q
full length. It was two more
lengths back to Christiana Sta
ble's Staysail and another three
to Wheatley Stables disap-
pointing Misty Flight. the even
money favorite, who wound up
a fioundering fourth under Ed
die Arcaro.
1852 Ignore Weather
A surprisingly good turnout
of 1882 ignored the snow and
rain to see this richest race
ever run in Maryland. in which
a small field of six colts met to
settle the 2-year-old voting for
1857. Actually, the promised
battle between Jewels Reward
and Misty Flight never devel-
oped, but every other colt in
the race took a shot at the
winner in the thrilling mile
and sixteenth contest.
Although Jewels Reward. a
son Of Jet Jewel-Belle Jeep.
was the morning line favorite
at SIS, he paid $3.50 to win and
only 40 cents less to show be-
cause Of the heavy betting on
Misty Flight in the show pool.
The place return on Jewels
Reward was $4.20, a dollar less
than the show. Nala returned
s4.80 and $3.50. while Staysail
paid the best price in the deck
at $11 to show.
New Earnings Record
Not only did today's triumph
give Jewels Reward the juve-
nile championship, but it also
assured him another place in
the record books which might
hold for a long time. For the
$115,347 he carted of gave
him a total of $349. 642 for this
season-a new all-time record
for a 2-year-old in the money
winning department.
The previous record holder
was Hasty Road, who earned
$277.132 in 1858.
Jewels Rewards time of
1:44Hs was four-fifths of a Sec
ond over the stakes mark for
the Futurity. 1:432s recorded
by the great Count Fleet in
1912. The track was gener-
ously termed good" by the
chartmakers, but it was muddy
in spots due to the wet snow
and rain.
Mrs. Graham, the cosmetics
queen who owns and quite often
trains the Maine Chance Farm
horses. remarked after the race,
We've always run him from
behind. but today we changed
tactics because we thought this
was no day to take mud in your
eye."
Takes Lead Early
The mud-in-your-eye busi-
ness was a good point and
Jockey Shoemaker lost no time
in throwing mud instead of
catching it after bouncing out
of the gate. Pine Tree Stables
outsider, Amber Tide, went with
Jewels Reward in the run for
the first turn as Misty Flight
and Nala dropped back.
Nicely rated by Shoemaker.
Jewels Reward never drew far
away. and after Amber Tide
stopped fighting, the gray
Beau Priam launched a chal-
lenge for a stride or two. In
fact. this colt. owned by John
A. Swiatek. got his nose in front
near the far turn.
At the half-mile pole on the
backstretch, Arcaro tried to
move through with Misty Flight
but found no room and switched
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