Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
2NumeHorses
Both Odds-On
In Rich Stake

town in the $780, McLennan
Handicap at Hialeah Park today
with a blazing stretch run that
carried him across the finish line
three lengths to the good.
A crowd Of $3.50, largest Of
the season. saw the race.
Switch On was another 31a
lengths away in third place. with
Mr.. First nearly two lengths
farther back to take fourth
money. These four were the only
horses remaining in the race
after Greek Spy, Sea o Erin and
Black Metal were late scratches.
Summer Tan, confidently ride
den by Dave Erb, ran the mile
and an eighth in l:484s over .
track that was termed fast"
but had dried out only during
the afternoon and was not at it,
peak for speed.
Both Horses Odds-on
A betting oddly occurred
when the two big-name horses.
Summer Tan and Bardstown,
both were backed down to odds
on by the big crowd that turned
out in 80-degree weather. Sum-
mer Tan. owned by Mrs. John
w. Galbreath, paid $3.50 and
$2.10. while Bardstown, a slight
favorite at 80 cents on the dollar,
also was S2.l0 to place. Due to
the small field. there was no
show betting.
Mrs. Galbreath collected $42,.
purse. The victory was Summer
Tan's fourth straight. 1t was
Bardstown's first loss in six
starts.
Bardstown. owned by Calumet
Farm and ridden by Willie Har-
tack. carried top weight of 1913
pounds, four more than Summer
Tan, who was Nashua's greatest
rival in their 2-year-oid CAM
paignS.
Bardstown was first out of the
gate with Mr.. First alongside
and Switch On a neck away.
Summer Tan soon moved UP to
second and when they rounded
the clubhouse turn it was Bards-
town. Summer Tan, Switch On
and Mr.. First. in that order.
l NJ ca
Il Bardstown stayed in front,
with Summer Tan and Switch
On battling it out for second
up the back stretch, with less
than a length separating the
three. Bardstown led by head
after mile but Summer Tan
took over entering the stretch
and pulled half a length in
front. He steadily drew away as
!; they Numbered toward the I'm
ish line.
Bardstown couldn't overtake
the speeding Summer Tan, while
Switch On. carrying 1l9 pounds
and ridden by Sammy Boulfnetis,
held on for a respectable third.
Mr.. First, under los pounds
with Charley Burr up. was the
rank outsider at % to and
never threat even with his
feathery load. He won only one
race last year in IL starts and
definitely didn't belong with the
leaders today.
The victory, his 18th in 81
starts. boosted Summer Tan's
earnings to $537,796.
5 Bardstown beat Summer Tan
: by a neck in the Trenton Handi-
/ cap at Garden State Park last
! October. carrying l26 pounds to
Summer Tan's 122 in that fea-
r ture, their only previous meeting.
No Excuses, Hartack Says
Hartack said he had mo ex-
cuses" on Bardstown today. CAL
: umet Trainer H.. A. (Jimmy)
Jones, said:
We'll. now I'd like to meet
him Summer Tam at even
weights. We did our best. 1t was
good horse race"
Boulmetis said Switch On
couldn't run fast enough" and
that Summer Tan appeared to
be going away at the finish"
Erb said Summer Tan ran one
OF his best races. and that when
he hit him at the three-six-
teenths pole 'he left those other
two horses pretty easily"
Trainer Sheriff. Ward said he
couldn't ask for much more than
Summer Tan gave, but that he
didn't like the extra three pounds
the horse will carry in The
, Widener two weeks hence. Be-
: cause Of his McLennan victory,
J Summer Tan's impost was
boosted to l24 pounds in the