Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-02
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

STANTON, Del, June Am
anonymous big bettor who fire.
quents the Eastern tracks look |
ing for quick 10 per cent profits
on big wagers to show was
$4,000 to the good today.
The fans at Delaware Park |
were amazed before yesterdays
seventh race when the infleld
board showed the money pour
ing in on Brookfield Farms In
Thee. an odds-on choice in a
field of six 3-year-olds. Re- |
portedly the bettor. known in
the trade as a bridge Jumper.
wagered $4,000 TO show on
In Thee.
He collected at the rate of
10 cents on a dollar when In
Thee won the race, but not
after a strong stretch drive to
beat out Nodab and Fresh
Marble. although there was
not too much concern about
the favorite landing a money
spot. Once in the stretch. In
Thee led nearly all the way in
the 6-furlong dash.
Minus Pool S14,267
In Thee won by a half
length from Nodab who was
second. two lengths to the good
Of Fresh Marble.
In order to pay of the mini
mum 1920 to show the track
had to shell out $14,267, one of
the largest minus pools ever
recorded here.
The show betting specialist
made a number of large wagers
in Maryland this past spring
and won all of them. Yester-
lays plunger for $4,000. how
ever. is thought to be the
largest he has made this sea-
son. The bettor waits for spots
when a short field contains a
standout horse.
The minus pool was not as
damaging as it appeared on the
surface to the track as the play
on the seventh race jumped far
ahead on the other seven races.
Betting on the six-horse f1elS
reached 1872, 842 whereas in the
race which preceded it wager
ing was only $4,000.
Up Over Last Year
The race helped to swell the
play for the first Monday of
the meeting to $l,115,466 as
compared with 1889 900 on the
same day here last year. At
tendance yesterday was 1880,
nearly 5000 more than last
years crowd.
Trainer Bowes Bond, who
was credited with a fine job
Of conditioning Sailors Guide,
last years winner of the WASH
ington, D. c.. International at
Laurel. is hoping another
Australian horse he has been
bringing along slowly does as
well.
Monte Carlo, a Swear old
New Zealand-bred, is slated to
make his American debut In the
silks Of Henry H. Hecht on sat-
urday in the $40, 1000 added
Brandywine Handicap here on
the grass. Hecht paid a re-
ported $4,000 for Monte Carlo
last year.
At Sea Il Days
Monte Carlo arrived in this
country last January after be-
ing at sea for 81 days and since
then Trainer Bond has been
taking his time readying the
horse. For Saturdays mile and
sixteenth event, Monte Carlo
was given 100 pounds. the same
amount handed Greentree Sta
ble's Pop Corn; c. Mahlon
Kline's Saim and Brookmeade
Stables Oligarchy.
In his last start in Australia
before Hecht bought him,
Monte Carlo carried 1872 pounds
and finished second in the Mel
bourne Cup, spotting the win
ner II pounds. During his
career in Australia. Monte Carlo
started 38 times, won II races
and earned 10000. His major
victories were the Australian
Jockey Club, and Victoria
Derbies, st. Leger, Metropolitan
Handicap and Mackinon Stakes.
Hartack Takes Beating
Assigned top weight for the
weekend Brandywine was Bon
crist Farms Backbone with 1875
pounds. The 4-year-old is not
expected to start, however.
Next in line was the surpris-
Ing Coup de Canon, who was