Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31
Gen. Duke Wins Ties World Mark;
Dedicate Noses Out Third Brother
Rich Campbell
Dream Race as
Bowie Closes
By JOSEPH b. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

otdE RACING EultOr
| In a handicapper's dream fin
Iish. Mrs. Jan Burke's Dedicate,
the 11-to-10 favorite, utilized his
sturdy legs, game heart and,
finally, even his nose to stave off
the fast-charging Third Brother
and win the 500, 000-added John
B. Campbell Memorial Handicap
at Bowie yesterday. A frenzied
crowd of 21.550 racing enthusi-.
asts witnessed the thriller. next
to the last race on highly sue
cesSful 4l-day meeting.
Four of the eight starters in
this Maryland classic battled it.
out in the early stretch. but the
final yards eliminated surpris-
ing 1921 shot, Akbar Khan, as
well as the well-liked Paper
Tiger, and left the two bitter
rivals to battle it to the wire,
just as they had done in the
Bowie Handicap two weeks ago.
1t was so close that Jockey
Angel Valenzuela, who rode
Third Brother in the silks of
Christopher Chenery, thought he
might have won it, but the cam
era settled the decision in favor
of Dedicate. who had dropped an
identical verdict to Third Broth
er in the Bowie.
Bill Boland was the winning
rider.
Akbar Khan Third
Three-quarters of a length be-
hind the first two came the
Cockfield Stables Akbar Khan,
the lightweight of the field with
l08 pounds, TO take third money.
Another three-quarters of a
length back was Mrs. Ethel d.
cobs' Paper Tiger, who hung in
the last sixteenth Just when it
seemed he would sweep to
victory.
The favorite players really
poured it on Dedicate. Despite
the l24 pounds on his back,
across the board tickets on him
/ paid only $500, $3.50 and $40
Third Brother. the second choice
at nearly 4 to /, returned 81 and
$3.50, and show tickets on Akbar
Khan, the rank outsider, dwin-
died to s7.40.
/ The finish was a testimonial
to the weight job done by John
Turner. jr.. Bowie's racing sec
rotary. 1t would have done JUS
tice TO the best efforts of the
late John Campbell. whose mem
DRY the race honors. Turner
made pound switch in
favor of Dedicate for the Camp
bell, giving Third Brother l18
instead of the 116 he carried in
the Bowie.
Close All the Way
+ Actually there were only five
lengths difference between the
winner and Mr.. First, who
wound up last among the eight
that went to the post for the
fourth running at the States
richest handicap.
For the seventh straight week
end of this remarkable Feb
ruary March meeting. the
weather was clear and Bowie
got its million-dollar average
as two individual betting rec
ords were set on the final pro-
gram.
A total Of $1.871.970 was
wagered yesterday, an amount
which was bit below expecta-
tons but good enough to pro-
vide a daily average Of $l,003,-
SAL. When the Campbell drew
S3l4.858 in bets, it represented
an all-time orle-race high for
the track.
Earlier the daily double pool
record was smashed for the third
time at this session when the
combination type Of betting
totaled $l3l PA.
Victory a Sweet One
1t was a sweet victory for
Dedicate. a 5-year-old son of
Princequillo and DIM, as he hung
up his first triumph of 1857 and
netted $75,l50. a neat founda-
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