Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-30
Jacobs Horse
Bowie Victor
Over 3-5 Shot
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON
Star star Writer

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Trainer HirSch Jacobs, jock
ey Ismael Valenzuela and q I.
year-old colt named Promised
Land put together a story book
tale Of the turf before 20,635
fans at Bowie yesterday when
they combined their talents to
score an upset victory in the
fifth running Of the 100000
added John B. Campbell Me.
mortal Handicap.
Famed Calumet Farms high
ly touted Iron Liege, the 3-to-5
favorite, was picked to win by
most experts and So bettors,
alike. The winner of the 1857
Kentucky Derby, thanks to
Willie Shoemaker's lapse on
Gallant Man. Iron Liege re-
ceived all the pre-race atten-
ton in the paddock. But
when the seven horse field
completed the mile-and-one-
sixteenth, Iron Liege was just
another horse, finishing sixth
and next to last, and Promised
Land and his pals were in the
winners circle taking the bows.
The winner was clicked in
1:45A on a good" track, one
of the best Bowie has had dur.
ing its storm battered meeting.
Promised Land. running as an
entry with Paper Tiger-who
also runs in the color of Jacobs
wife, Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs
was not completely overlooked
in the betting. The entry was
second choice at IA to S and
paid $3.50, $3.50 and $500, with
the show price boosted by Q
splurge of "sure-thing" money
on Iron Liege.
Find Gets Second
AS If rubbing in Iron Liege's
defeat, Alfred G. Vanderbilt's
Find, an 8-year-old gelding.
finished second, two lengths be-
hind the winner, with william
Hal Bishops Bernburgoo IA
lengths farther back in third
place.
Find returned 81 and $3.50,
and Bernburgoo paid 5000 to
show, some more peculiar
prices.
The race produced a near
record handle of $313,102, Just
$1,756 short of Bowie's all-time,
one-race record of $314.85e,
which went through the ma
chimes on last years Campbell.
No "Sure Thing" Here
The result created a near n
nancial panic among Iron
Liege's hackers. Many big bet
tors in the crowd, expecting
a quick and almost guaranteed
10 per cent return on their in
vestment, wagered $70.925 on
him in a show pool that totaled
only $92.143. Had Iron Liege
finished in the money, Bowie
would have had to shell out to
make up the difference in q
minus show pool.
Out Of a win pool totaling
$160,419, Iron Liege attracted
$87, l99. The place wagering
added up to $60,540 and of this
sum $30,048 went on the Calu.
met runner.
Speaking of money, the
crowd wagered $1,682,576 on
the eight-race finale Of Bowie's
spring meeting. Although it was
one Of the finest days of the
session, neither the crowd nor
betting came up to the 1907
turnout or the $1,712,943 wag.
cred March 8.
Wore Lucky" Suit
Jacobs. who saddled Joe
Jones for his victory in the
first running of the Campbell
in 1854, when 1t was q mile
and one-eighth worth $25.00O-
added, began yesterdays story
by stopping at the Belvedere
Hotel in Baltimore after a train
trip from New York. He
changed from a svelte, new
suit into the somewhat worn
lucky" haberdashery he has
worn since the days when he
trained Stymie. He felt he
needed the luck against Iron
Liege, but it didn't look that
way on the track,
When it was all over, Hirsch
was waiting for his horse and
with a big smile. He gave
Promised Land an affectionate
pat and Valenzuela a warm
handclasp. Mrs. Jacobs and
their daughter Patricia also
were in the winners circle to
accept the Campbell trophy
from Don Lillis, president Of
Bowie.
Valenzuela said he was
"pinched back" at the start of
the race, and was OF next to
last.
Winner Rates Well
Then ! took hold of him
and he rated real good" the
swarthy jockey explained. "I
began my move at the half.
mile pole and he took of. He
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