Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-20
Racing Today
GivesAttention
To Distaff Side
BY the Associated Press


entangled in as hot an argu-
ment for championship honors
as the 3-year-old colts and
male handicap stars. attempt to
clear the situation today in
three Of the top races on the
national card.
Three champions Of 1858 are
scheduled for action in as many
races. leaving only c. v. Whit
ney's 3-year-old Silver Spoon
Of the chief title contenders or
the sidelines. Silver Spoon
conqueror Of colts In the Santa
Anita Derby and Cinema Han
dicaps, is scheduled to make
her next start in the 100000
added Hollywood Derby June ~
Reginald N. Webster's Quill
best Of the 2-year-old flllies
last year. heads a field Of II ir
the IA miles of the $75,00C
added Coaching Club American
Oaks at Belmont Park. She al.
ready has victories In the Acorn
and Mother Goose Stakes tC
back up her claim for Swear
old honors.
Idun Totes 126
Mrs. Josephine Bay Paul'l
Idun. champion 2-year-olt
filly in 1857 and queen Of thu
3-year-olds last year. picks w
top weight of 1875 pounds as the
favorite in the $4,000 added
Regret Handicap at Monmouth
Park. It's q 6-furlong sprint
with nine entries.
]. Graham Browns Borna.
star. champion race mare las
year, goes after her second
straight $4,000 added Beverly
Handicap victory at Washing.
ton Park. Bornastar. winner
Of her only start this year
carries top weight of l2(
pounds for the mile test anC
gives six to A Glitter. who
recently won the Modest,
Handicap from which Borna.
star was scratched.
c. v. Whitney's 4-year-olc
Bug Brush, chief rival Of
Bornastar for the mare crown
takes on eight male rivals ir
the $4,000 added InglewooC
handicap at Hollywood Park
With Hillsdale declining a 1872.
pound weight assignment IL
the mile and one-sixteentf
race. Bug Brush gives weigh,
to her rivals under 1913 pounds
She has not been beaten by 6
filly or mare this year and ha,
four stake victories.
Calumet Farms On-and On
a fast in-and-outer, and Ar.
kansas Derby winner AL Davells
tangle with 10 others of Their
age in the $28.000-added Ohio
Derby at Thistledown. On.
and On and Al Davelle are tor
weights at 119 pounds.
The largest feature race field
Of the day is in the $4,000
added Constitution at Suffolk
By Hy and Eternal BIN pack
top weight Of 12l pounds each
In a field Of Is for the mile and
one-sixteenth race.
Silky Wins One
Silky Sullivan staged one Of
his famous stretch drives as he
came from 8 or 9 lengths
of the pace for a l1a-length
victory over 9-year -old Find In
a $4,000 allowance race yes
terday at Hollywood Park
Silky's time for Z furlongs
under Willie Shoemaker was
1919. He paid $40. Silky
Sullivan was Shoes third vic.
tory Of the day and he went on
to take the eighth for No. 4.
Manuel Ycaza, who rode tbs
last four winners at the New
York track Thursday, made Il
six straight by taking the first
two for a 500 daily double
payoff. It was the lowest daily
double in New York history
Previously. the low was $3.50 al
Saratoga in 1912.
In other feature races, Fair.
fax ($4.20) won the Delaware
Park version Of the Sprins
Maiden Steeplechase Stakes
Miss Got Rocks ($3) scored al
Monmouth Park where Bill
Hartack put together a ridinG
triple. Etoile Du Nord ($4.20l
scored at Suffolk Downs, anc
the entry Of Rellim s. w
($6.40) and Little General rar
| one-two at Washington Park.