Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Driver Stars
In Program
AT Rosecroft
BY DICK O'BRIEN
star stan Writer

harness season yesterday with
q six-race matinee card before
about 1900 fans. who witnessed
some OF the best competition
since the afternoon events were
introduced here six years ago.
Times were unusually good
for the non-betting program.
ranging from 2:i34S In the sec
ond race. a trot. TO 1909 In the
closing sixth race. q pace.
Racing Secretary Ted Leon
ard. fresh from watching the
standard-breds train all winter
and early spring In Florida.
announced that yesterdays
races also served as qualifying
tests for the regular 24-night
meeting which opens at Rose
croft Monday night. May s.
Crank Il Star
All horses qualified except
those In the second event. the
only trot on the card, since
Rosecroft has set q standard
Of 2:l2 for trotters and ALL
for PAGERS in the mile COMPETE
ton.
Tom Crank. the Elizabeth
City. N. c.. reinSman who ham
dies the crack l2-horse stable
! for Nottingham and Bull Of
Onley. Va. proved the star Of
the day. Crank started of by
winning the opening race. the
top thriller Of the afternoon.
by a neck. in 2:llts. Russell
Tass was second. a head in
front Of the early leader,
Worthy Streak.
Crank. who scored Is wins.
IL seconds. Is thirds and rang
up $37.206 for his owners last
year. clicked again in the
fourth race. a pace. He won
easily by three lengths, driving
Araline Hanover home In
2:l01s after leading all the
way. Black Trooper was second.
Bay Goose Hits 2:Os
In registering the fastest
time. a 2:09. the 6-year-old Bay
Goose came within two seconds
OF eQualling the all-time mark
for matinee races set by the
now-retired free-for-all ace.
Hillsota.
Owned by George r. Norris
and handled by Red Brewer,
Bay Goose showed speed all the
way TO score by two lengths
over Prince Rosecroft, a star
from Batavia Downs. N. Y.
Spruce Up. a l2-year-old. was
third.
Largest margin Of victory was
achieved by Speers Direct, with
Bobby Cherrix driving. He won
in 2:10 by six lengths and
showed promise of developing
into an outstanding PAGER.
Another matinee card, this
one for eight races. will be held
at 1880 Wednesday night, and
a third will take place next
Saturday afternoon.
General Manager James M.
Lynch. an expert horseman,
who drove in four Of yester-
days races. finishing second in
one and third in three others.
announced that Rosecroft'S
overflow Of horses would be
handled at the nearby Marl-
boro thoroughbred track. APP
proximately l35 horses are
expected TO train there for the
24-night meeting. while almost
300 other standard-breds are
being quartered at RoSecroft.
Yesterdays results:
FIRST RAcE-Paee.
Prudence Adios Cranky.
- Russell TaSs IWebbl
a-Worthy Streak (Hubbardl.
Also Raced MeiviRa Todd. Billy
Mitewyn. Miss wanRo. Time-e;lIa,
SECOND RACE-Trot
l-Tvson Dale Webb.
.-shad"dale Flame lynch
T. VelVeda Hanover fRoideTl
Also Raeed-Earl's Mighty jane, Red
Ram Time 2.l3.s.
THIRD r - Pace
i--cheerio Pick i0arnseyl.
SPARKLING Wick iMorsei,
b Good Bow lynch
Also Raced-Afton Express. Dinah
Knight: ROYAL Brev. Time-2:Oa1..
FOURTH RACE-Paee
l-Araline Hanover Crank.
BLACK TROOPER (HavmAnl
mighty Surprise lGarnseyi.
u. A'o RaecdDdPaula Jahlon. oratten
FIFTH RACE-Ploe
l-speers Direct tCherrixl
Jerry Mitewvn tFrederickl.
p William Forbes uynchl
Also Raeed-Frisco VIII. Peggy Rose
'! Sixth RsAcE-Paee.
BAY Goose Brewer.
Prince Rosecroft tMorsel.
a-Spruce Up lynch.