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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

BALTIMORE, April 81. =
They're moving the quarter
pole and the other brightly
painted markers which have
been standing in the same place
around the Pimlico track since
1870, but not for the same rea-
son as the Inscriptions Ken
lucky breeder.
The old racing story goes
that one enterprising hardboot
had a few yearlings to sell
During the night before the
arrival of his prospect, who
wisely intended to time the
yearlings before buying, he
moved the quarter and eighth
poles closer to the finish line
on his training track. Natural
ly, the times were much more
convincing.
Pimlico has no such motives.
Moving of the poles is part of
the redesigning of the aged
racing strip which will have a
new finish line and a longer
stretch for the 12-day spring
meeting, which opens May 4
and will be highlighted by the
Preakness May 16.
No Argument New
No longer will the we'll used
argument be valid that the
speed horses that faltered in
the long Churchill Downs
stretch will be more of a threat
in the Preakness over Pimlico's
abbreviated home lane.
The new finish line will be
hung 220 feet farther down the
stretch from the former final
post and the distance from the
turn TO the wire will be in
creased to Ito feet. This viii
make it only GA feet shorter
than the Churchill Downs
straightaway and % feet longer
than Belmont Park, where the
Belmont Stakes is contested.
With the finish line moved
the fans also will get a better
view of the Preakness because
the field will line up in full view
of the stands rather than al
the old starting point at the tor
Of the stretch.
The new location of the finish
also allows starting of Six-fur-
long races on the main sector
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
SIX-FURLONG CHUTE GONE
PimIico's New Look
Lists Longer Stretch

| Of the backstretch rather than
from the Offset three-quarter
mile chute, which the jockeys
said was unsafe two years ago
Since then, races were carded
lat So furlongs, an unpopular
distance, which will be dropped.
Changing of the finish line
is one of the first steps of Pim-
lico's two-year, multimillion-
dollar improvement program.
recently announced ny the
Maryland Jockey Club owners
who dropped their plans to
merge with Laurel.
Eventually, the new finish
line will be centered between
the grandStand and clubhouse,
which is scheduled for compile
ton in 1861. When finished,
the stand and clubhouse will
seat $4,000 fans.
Part of the Pimlico rehabili-
tatioD which will be ready for
the spring meeting will be the
28-acre infleld area. About 10,-
900 fans will be accommodated
in the grassy infield, which has
been equipped with mutuel ia
cilities, rest rooms, refreshment
stands and seats.
Drew 36,912 Last Year
Last spring, with the fan APP
peal Of Silky Sullivan helping
the gate. Pimlico drew 1892
Preakness Day. According to
Lou Pondfield, Pimlico's execu-
tive director, the present plant
can accommodate $4,000 and
eventually may reach $4,000
for the 3-year-old classic.
The Preakness, too, is likely
to be the largest single purse
ever won by a 3-year-old. The
Maryland Jockey Club has
boosted the added money from
100000 to $150.000. and the
fees will advance the purse
near the 100000 mark.
On the basis of IL starters,
the 1859 Preakness will gross
$181 300. The Preakness also
has the supplementary feature
to its conditions, something the
Derby lacks. This year it costs
$4,000 to get into the Freak
ness via the late nomination
method. The owner Of Manas-
Sa Mauler, the Wood Memorial
spoiler, is expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
AAU Track Set
Despite
Wet Weather

Despite the weather, the Dis
trict AAU track and field cham
pionships remained on today's
schedule at the University OF
Maryland.
Coach Jim Kehoe Of Mary
land said the track was COW
cred and protected from the
rains. A forecast Of high winds
tomorrow caused officials tc
choose today's weather as q
lesser Of two evils.
Maryland once more figured
to dominate the meet. The
Terps are fully expecting To
cart OF honors in the sprints
120-yard high hurdles, 220-
yard low hurdles. broad jump
high jump. pole vault, discus
iavelin and shot-put.
Georgetown's Norm williams
is the one to beat in the half
mile, which he won last year
in near-record time. The Hoyas
are strong, too, in the medley
and mile relay events.
The Hoyas also have a classy
field of entries in the mile run,
with Tom Cawley, Bob Vinton,
Frank Treutlein and George
Verdisco all ready. But in the
2-mile. Lew Stieglitz. nation
ally-known star from Connecti-
cut, figures to breeze to victory.
Stieglitz is a Navy officer sta
toned here.
Don Whitaker and Butch
Spiegel give the Terps double
power in the sprints, where
meet records could tumble.
The mark in the 100-yard dash
is 9.8 seconds by the late Jim
Fielding of Georgetown in
1850. Whitaker won in go last
year and has been clicked in
I9.7. Whitaker tied the record
of ola seconds in the 220 last
year.
The TerpS have William
johnson and Jim Starboard to
throw at the opposition in the
hurdles, while the Hoyas may
have a ready answer in Al
Hoddinott.
High Jumper Jim TAFT, Pole
Vaulters Bjorn Andersen and
Carl Prigg and Nick Kovala-
kides lead a host of classy
Maryland field performers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
Yoder Gets Ace
At East Potomac

Levi Yoder, who for years
has been one of the Districts
top amateur golfers, finally
made a hole-in-one after 40
years of competition.
Yoder hit a 7-iron shot into
the cup on the 163-yard 18th
hole at East Potomac. He had
five brides in the round and a
81 on D course while playing
with George Mickum and Tom
Powers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
Gonzales, Houd
Remain in Tie

CHARLESTON, w. Va. April
% (AP) - Pancho Gonzales
and Lew Hoad were the singles
winners in professional tennis
matches played at the Civic
Center last night.
Gonzales downed Ashley
Cooper, the No. amateur last
year, 8-6 and 6-2. Hoad beat
Nal Anderson, 6-1, $40, and
6-3.
Gonzales is now 1910 over
Cooper and Hoad is SIS with
Anderson. Overall, both Con-
zales and Hoad are 1912, Coop
er is 1928 and Anderson is IL
20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
2CoI|egeNines
Washed Out;
AUDefeatsCU

Two college baseball games
and a dual track meet involv-
ling teams of the area were
postponed today because Of
rain.
The American University
Navy baseball game has been
rescheduled for May 6 at Navy
and a track meet involving the
Eagles and Randolph Macon
has been reset for 3 pm. tomor-
row at AU.
Montgomery Junior College
VS.. Wesley Junior College of
Dover, Del, has been resched-
uled for 3 pm. tomorrow at
Montgomery.
George Washington Univer-
sity's baseball team left this
morning for Richmond with
hopes of playing the Spiders
this afternoon in a Southern
Conference baseball game.
Bob Drummer, American
University's freshman pitching
star, had a no-hitter going for
525 innings yesterday against
Catholic University at Gu in a
MaSon-Dixon Conference base
ball game. He weakened some
what after that, but emerged
with a So victory, his third
straight.
Drummer struck out Is,
walked three and gave up five
hits. The victory gives AU a
SIS record overall and SIS in
the conference. The Cardinals
are SO for the season and 2-8
in the conference.
District Teachers College
made only six hits, but used
eight errors by Howard to adj
vantage for a 1919 victory over
the BiSons. Fabian Desbordes
hit a two-run homer for How
ard in the ninth inning.
American ------12O O10 O0l--5 8 2
Gu ----------000 900 OILS 1
Drummer and Clements; johnson,
Plerro (2l, carbone "a, Oltorik (0
and Tracy
D. c. TEACHERS O3O O51 OO1-1O 8 A
Howard. 400 POI 002-9 9 s
Gionfreda, Fisher (2l and Klimkie-
wicz; Gaskell, Saunders (5l and Butts,
johnson t3l. Home run--DesbordeS
(Howard) ninth. on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
star Racing Editor

There is no chance that the
3-year-old colt John Hernon
will make the Kentucky Derby
Saturday, but he can make his
owner-trainer, Ray Vogelman.
jr., of Baltimore, look even
smarter with a victory in the
$4,000 Maryland Derby,
Laurel's closing-day feature.
Back on March 9 at Bowie,
Vogelman got John Hernon
from Art Rooney for $500
and it looked like a routine
claim. But once in the new
barn, the chestnut colt sired
by British Buddy began i'm
proving.
He won at Bowie with a
$4,000 claiming tag and then
switched to Laurel to register
for $3.50. In his first try at a
route he was nipped by a $500
platter. Yesterday at Laurel, he
Registered his most impressive
triumph yet, coming from last
at the three-eighthS pole to
win the $1,000 Eastern Shore
Purse at a mile and 70 yards.
Four Of his victims in the
big stretch rush were Mary
land Derby hopefuls. So today
John Hernon is the favorite to
take the richest prize Of the
year for Maryland-bred 3-year-
Iolds, at a mile and a sixteenth.
To date this year, after win
ming only one-for-six as q
2-year-old. John Hernon has
won five races in nine starts
and four Of the purses have
gone in Vogelman's bank &C
count.
Vogelman is quite happy
about his experience with the
colt, but it is not a novel one.
In 1857 the 40-year-old trainer
picked a filly named Hoosier
Honey from a claiming race in
Florida for $500 end last year
she won the Firenze at Jamaica
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
Jonet Hops Wins

HURLINGHAM, ENGLAND,
April % (AP).-Janet Hops of
Sc cattle, Wash, yesterday
gained the women'S third
round in the birmingham
Lawn Tennis tournament. She
defeated Heather Tingley OF
England, 60, 60, and Mrs.
Geraldine Preston. also from
England, 6-1, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
TRAILING THE TRoTTERs
Six Wormups at Mile
Precede Roce Start

car again and Is ready for
what Is known as his second
warmup mile.
This time he Is wearing most
Of his racing gear and usually
the trainer, or his assistant, Is
In the cart. The horse trots OF
PAGES a mile In about 2:30 and
is returned to his paddock stall
Once more he is sponged
and allowed to blow out. This
time because he has gone q
faster warmup mile, he is al
lowed 30 or 40 minutes to cool
out with his next and last
warmup mile usually coming
about 80 or 40 minutes before
post time.
At Last, the Sulky
For the final warmup mile
the horse Is hitched to a Sulky,
the actual racing vehicle, for
the first time. The regular is
at the reins.
Speed of this final mile de-
ponds on the caliber of the
horse and how fast his race Is
expected to 60.
II the race is expected to go
in about 2:10-and we are con-
sidering here races on a half
mile track--the horse probably
will be warmed up in 2:18. If
the race is for horses that can
go at 2:05 the mile probably
will be round 2:10.
And If the race is for the fast
est Of the trotting and pacing
horses. the final mile will vary
between 2:08 and 2:12 with a
very fast half or quarter tackled
on at the end of the mile.
The same sponging and blow
out procedure is repeated after
this warmup trip and the
horse is ready to race.
TOmOrrOw-The Start and
the Gate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28

Gould-Luikart winner and John
Schwartzman of Friends will
meet the GoeltZ- Costello sur
vivor in boys semifinals.
Scores yesterday:
INTERsCH0LAsTIC
Quarter-Finals
Hugh Lynch. GEORGETOWN Prep. de.
feated jim Denbo.. st. Adams, 6---1
7-5; Ronny Goldman, Friends, de-
feated Jim Denbo, st. Adams, al,
g., S--6; Tony Thompson, Friends
defeated Larry Freedman, Wilson
60, Ga; Sandy Walker. St. Adams
defeated Bud Miller, Landon, g.
6-2.
BOYS SECTION
QuarteF-FinaIs
Jed Courtney. Gonzaga. defeated
Dickey Dell. Lourdes, 60, Go
John Schwartzman, Friends, defeated
Lynn Foss, Leland JHS, 60, 6-2
Glenn Gould. Kensington JHS, lead
Jim Luikart. Deal JHS, 11-o: Bobby
Goeltz. Lynnbrook. and Jack Costello
Western JH5, tied. one set each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
Ski Champ Wins
Cunudion Trophy

TORONTO. April 20 (AP).-
Lucille Wheeler of st. Jovite,
Quebec, Canada's first world
skiing champion, has been
named winner of the Lou Marsh
Memorial Trophy as the OUT
standing Canadian athlete in
1858. She is the first skier to
win the trophy in its 23-year
history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
ADVERTISEMENT
Young Man,
Be Your Own Boss!

Q OF special interest to June
graduates, this original Digest
article by William Benton
presents the Disadvantages Of
working for . big-nams bust
ness. In May Readers Digest,
Mr.. Benton says: "If you
have real business ability,
going into business for yourself
is best." Sound advice in May
Readers Digest-get your
copy today!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
Billy Houghton Due to Bring
String to Rosecroft Toduy

Circuit Week. May Is through
80. Three have been nominated
for the estimated SIS, 1000 Will
liam E. Miller Memorial Pace
on May 25--Pine Acre Farms
Adios Guy; Happy Valley Stock
Farms ] S. Adios and Moraka
Stock Farms Storm Moraka.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
BY DICK O'BRIEN
star stan writer

Harness horses. whether
they're performing at a night
pari-mutuel track or at an
afternoon county fair meeting.
are warmed up thoroughly be-
fore they are raced. Most of
them have at least six warm
up miles under their belts be-
fore they parade TO the post.
Individual warming-up pat
terms vary according to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28

one more than allowed by In.
terhigh rules.
Hardy Pearce. league direc-
tor, said there was no protest
in the case and the Phelps
coaches forfeited the games
voluntarily.
Donald Surratt was the Car
dozo player with the late birth
certificate. He played in games,
with Wilson and Roosevelt, but
Cardozo was beaten by Wilson.
Revised Interhigh League
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28


conditioning beliefs Of trainers
and the known habits Of their
horses. Sluggish horses, for in
stance, may need additional
miles to get them tuned to rae.
ing pitch. Frail horses, on the
other hand. may be warmed ur
fewer miles in order to con.
serve their strength.
In general, with variations
allowed for trainers and horses,
a trotter or PAGER Is prepared
for his racing engagement in
the following manner:
Even though prior notice may
have been served through con-
trolled feeding earlier in the
day (big eaters may be de-
prived Of their hay ration on
race day. actual preparation
for the race begins about two
hours before post time.
The horse is led from the
stall at that hour and hitched
to a jog cart. He wears nothing
but the harness. The boots,
poles, shadow rolls, hobbies,
etc.. that he will require when
he races are not yet in place.
joys ClOckwise
Usually the groom does the
driving on this first warmup
trip which consists of the horse
being logged the wrong way
(clockwise) of the track for
about IA or 8 miles and then
turned and going the right way
a leisurely mile that is usually
times at about 2:45.
The horse is then returned
to his stall, sponged down and
covered with a blanket which
is called a cooler.
After a 20-to- 30-minute wait,
the horse is hitched to the jog
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28
LAUREL NOTES

and the Gallorette Stakes at
Pimlico.
The newly formed American
Thoroughbred Owners Associ-
alton is strongly urging Gov.
Tawes to veto the bill which
would GUST the present three
man Maryland Racing Com
mission in favor of a f1ve-man
group to be appointed by the
Governor.
Cough w. Thompson. owner
of the Roslyn Farm and a
trustee of the owners associa-
ton, issued a statement on the
bill yesterday.
1.-THE American Thoroughbred
Owners Association is deeply
concerned about the adverse
effects which the bill to remove
the Maryland Racing Commits
sion may have on Maryland
racing and hopes that Gov
Tawes will veto the measure,
the statement said in part.
Pimlico is making plans to
stage the Powder Puff Freak
ness as part of a full day OF
etertainment preceding the
classic Preakness on May 16
final day of spring racing in
Maryland.
The owner of the winning
horse gets $3.50 and the lady
jockey who wins the 5-furlong
dash gets a similar prize. There
will be special mementoes to
the other girls who compete in
the unique race.
Snommis (nis owner, Fred
Simmons name spelled back
wards was due at Laurel to-
day from Jamaica to prep for
Saturdays Maryland Derby.
WinlesS this year, the Wash
ington-owned colt captured the
Marlboro Nursery and Pimlico
Breeders Stakes last season.
Yesterday a crowd Of 5000
wagered 1891 ,025 on Laurel's
23d program Of the current
injecting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28

Yesterday a crowd of 5000
wagered $ssl.025 on Laurel's
23d program Of the current
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-28

TOmOrrOw-The Start and
the Gate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
Program Listines

BY George Washington University.
Vlodimir Toistoy. lecturer.
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ond 7:55 with Julien Barber.
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March Z

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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-04-23
ON CONDITION, 1T SUITS US -
A MuusoIeum For Teddy Bi|bo

With the exception of one man,
no one so typifies what Missis
sippi is capable of producing as
did the late teddy bilbo (The ex-
ception, naturally, is "Our Gem"
eastland.)
What with the Brain Depart
ment fighting against Sickle Cell
Anemia and fighting for public
funds to be put to private use by
the citizens councils, one propos-
ed bill has been lost in the spot
light shuttle.
From the office of the Secre-
tary of State came the following
story:
A bill has been introduced in
the House of Representatives pro-
viding for the erection of a maui
solemn at the tomb of the late
Sen. Theodore G.. Bilbo in Jump
er Grove, Pearl River County,
Mississippi. The bill would au-
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thorize the legislative memorial
committee to expend certain
residual funds raised by public
subscription" for erecting IAN ap-
propriate mausoleum.
At this writing we don't know
where the bill stands. In any
event, we wish to go on record as
being for it J.. under one con-
dition. "a
As our contribution to the pub
lie subscription we offer to de-
sign IAN appropriate mausoleun."
AS a matter of fact, we have
preliminary plans drawn up, just
in case our generous offer is ac-
cepted. In our present sketch we
have incorporated the principle
of the corkscrew.
And then there are some others
for whom we'd be happy to put
our training to use our one
condition being accepted. ;
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-04-23
HENRY THEODORE ROWE GIVES -
A Theme For A Sermon

In the limitless perspective of
Mind, there is a material vanish
ing point at which the physical
and metaphysical join !.
In this great truth lies the an
swer to the claim of incompati
bility between science and re-
ligion.
Scientists are not irreligious.
Many of the greatest have openly
protested faith in God faith
in a power which seems less SUI
pernatural and more supremacy
natural as the scientist extends
his knowledge ever deeper and
higher.
To the mind able to peer, as
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-04-23

does the modern astronomer, into
the foothills of infinity,s and to
reckon with what he finds there,
belief in higher power is as es-
sential as belief. in higher mathe-
mates. To the atomic scientist
who blasts matter into inmate
riality, who must attune his
thinking to the somethingness of
nothing, the real Of spirituality is
not far afield
The astronomer and the atomic
physicist deal with their own va
rieties of infinity 8. the astro-
homer deals with the infinitely
large, the atomic physicist with
CONTINUED on Page p
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-04-23

is close to the figure given by the
citizens councils as being their
total membership. Since mules
are awfully close to jackasses, /
would say that they have joined
the councils, declaring themselves
to be jackasses."
In conclusion, the official de-
clared, "The slight difference in
the number just about takes care
of those who are now serving in
the Legislatures of the states
where the loss has been pointed
out"
Legislators and citizens coun-
ellis members have denied fatty
that they are the lost jackasses.
However, they offered no solu-
ton as to the whereabouts Of
391 500 first cousins.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-04-23
New York II, N. Y.
Dear P. d.:

New York II, N. Y.
Dear P. D.:
While your March 19 definition
of liberal" is quite correct tech
nically, words and their defini-
tons are best considered in rela-
ton to specific time and place.
Today in most parts of America
liberal is, fear, a rather conde-
scending term at best; and 1T is
horribly over and mis-used. One
too often hears of persons who
are liberals, labeled such as If
being human (the essence of lib
erality) were symptom OF alb
normality.
Liberal is, in my opinion, as
condescending as the term color
ed to describe Negroes. Colored
today means "other than white"
AS such, the label implies heap
ed into one tremendous mass.
Instead of labels such as these,
it might be wiser for people to
call themselves according to their
attitudes and actions. 1t would
certainly be easier, for the field
would be narrowed to two classes:
human beings and animals.
(Of course. fine, outstanding, ma
tural-boln fauna would have to
seek out new name for them
selves, once certain citizens ap-
propriate the term ''animal!')
Cordially,
Murray Gelman
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-04-23
SAID IN OTHER WORDS -
John Dome Said II This WAY

JOHN DONNIE SAID it this way
mo man is an Hand, intire of
it selfe; every man IS a peece of
the Continent, part of the
maine; if a Clod bee washed
away by the Sea, Europe is the
Jesse, as well as if a Promontorie
were, as well as if a Manner of
thy friends or of thine own were:
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any mans death diminishes me
because / am involved in Man
kinde; And therefore never send
to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee"
And that is the text, as stated
by the English Poet John Dome.
Is a sermon really necessary?