Evening star., 1962-08-19

Stables Midwestern invader,
Ridan, hooked up in a head-to-
head duel for the entire mile
and a quarter.
1t was a give-no-quarters
battle for the championship,
and the fourth largest crowd in
Saratoga history saw Jaipur
smash the great Man O. Wars
1920 TraverS Stakes record
with a 2:0l35 clocking. Big Red
ran it in 2:0l4s here AZ years
ago.
Record is Equaled
The clocking also equaled the
fastest time ever posted at this
ancient course, which opened
in 1864. Lucky Draw. another
Widener star, set the track rec
ord of 2:0l35 under 12l pounds
August "a, 1916.
This was a two-horse scrap
all the way as Willie Shoemaker
on Jaipur and Manuel YcaZa
aboard Ridan fought 1t out
down to the bitter end. Ridan
and Jaipur both carried l26
pounds. so they were even on
that score.
However, Jaipur, the dark bay
son of Nasrullah-Rare Perfume,
by Eight Thirty, got the nod in
slam-bang finish that left the
crowd gasping.
The winner paid $3.50, $3.50
and S22O. Ridan. a 5-to-2 sec
ond choice, paid S2.70 and $3.50
while the third horse. Mrs.
a Walter NJ. Jeffords' Military
n Plume, returned So. He wound
% up a length behind the battling
H. leaders.
Ia Cicada Has Trouble
I'd Zab was an early scratch
Ii. leaving seven 3-year-oldS in the
IN 93d running.
I'd Meadow Stables Cicada, only
{ filly in the race and leading
contender for title honors in
her division, swerved leaving
the gate in front of the stands
bl and badly bumped Military
q Plume.
! Then Military Plume, 23-l
! with only ia pounds, was
\ bothered again as Christiana
] Stables Cyane bolted out from
q the rail inside the eighth pole
9 and almost hit Mrs. Jeffords'
Q colt. Johnny Sellers, who rode
four stakes winners at this
meeting and was aboard Mill
4 tary Plume, said he thought
S he had a good shot" at winning
o but this later incident took
$ the run out of my horse"
IS But nothing could detract
!. from the blistering duel going
5. on out in front. Ridan held
O a head lead when he went un-
der the wire the first time with
! a mile and an eighth to travel.
!. Jaipur was right outside him.
t. with Eldon Nelson and Cyane
third.
Pattern Stays Same
Ridan and Jaipur never
changed the pattern around
the first turn and down the
long backstretch. Ridan was
on the rail and Jaipur dogged
him on the right flank.
~ Jaipur showed his nose in
y front near the top of the
= stretch and Ridan fought back
to regain a nose advantage.
= Then it was just a matter of
If two heads nodding until they
: went under the wire.
# Smart, the other part of the
X ChriStiana entry, was fourth.
+ He was followed by Cyane, Fly
ing Johnnie and Cicada.
Sixth Victory of Year
Jaipur, who won the S151 900
Belmont in a similar nose duel
over Admiral'S Voyage, now has
won six of seven starts this
year. He won the Gotham and
Withers, skipped the Kentucky
Derby, where Ridan was third.
and ran out of the money in
the PreakneSS.
Ridan was noSed out by
Greek Money in the PreakneSs.
Jaipur then won the Jersey
Derby after the disqualification
of Crimson Satan. the Belmont,
H. and the Choice Stakes August
: l at Monmouth.
ie That set up this struggle, as
Ridan had won the Florida
J. Blue Grass Derby and the
st Arlington Classic.
0S Il felt I had him right on
eS the wire, but it sure was close"
eS said Shoemaker, who won the
g. 1857 Travers with Gallant Man.
RS "Ridan was trying to bear out
d a bit in the stretch but it
to didn't bother us
" Il thought I'd lost it by a
:" nose" said Widener, who won
p Travers with Jaipur's grand
n sire, Eight Thirty. in 1899. with
i'd Lights Up. a son of Eight
Thirty. in 1850. and with Bat
~ tlefield in 1851.
- ~ Il really didn't know who
10 " won it." gaSped Ycaza, who
gave Ridan all he had in a
e brilliant ride. duplicating that
III of Shoemaker. Il was busy rid
ls ing him out. 1t was a good.
re tough race for both horses"
Jaipur earned $53,722. and
RS boosted his earnings to $685.
500.