Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25

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cap.
With the issue in doubt right
down to the wire, Yorky won
chort Of Widener Pose C-5
by a neck over the fast-charg-
ing, come from behind 3-year-
old champion of 81 who has
yet to finish anything but Sec
ond in the handicap division.
A crowd of 33,104 saw Mrs.
Katherine Prices gallant, little
brown colt spot his II rivals
anywhere from three to 20
pounds and barely fail after
coming from 18th place after
three-quarters of a mile. The
time for the mile and quarter
over a fast track was 2:02, we'll
over the track record of 1:503s
set by Bald Eagle in 1860.
Garry Back Spots Weight
Yorky, who got seven pounds
from Garry Back, appeared to
profit by a superior ride by the
veteran Steve Brooks, who was
plotting a Calumet horse to the
stables eighth Widener victory.
The son of Bull Lea-Waynoka
never was worse than third,
whereas Garry Back had to
take an overland route after
start that was duller than usu-
al, even for Mrs. Prices game
Ster.
Three lengths behind Garry
Back came Ambiopoise, who in
turn was a neck ahead Of Beau
Prince, the other half of the
Calumet entry. The value of
the race was $134,800 after
Eagle Admiral was scratched
before post-time and the net
to the winner was $4,000.
Calumet's willy trainer, Jimmy
Jones, removed the bar shoe
which Yorky had been wearing
on the left foot to protect a
bone which had been broken
shortly after the horses triumph
! in the 1861 Widener. In the
minds of horsemen, this move
undoubtedly won the race for
Yorky. .-.
Yorky Fights for Lead
AS the field barreled out of
the starting gate, Hitting Away,
half of the Phipps-Wheatley
entry, fought it out with Merry
Ruler and Yorky for the lead.
Hitting Away won the battle
and took the rail. with Brooks
yelling at Bob Ussery as he
made the move.
Hitting Away chung to the
lead for a mile, then yielded
to Yorky. who entered the
stretch with a two-length lead
over Ambiopoise. At this point
Garry Back was no better than
fifth but, as usual, was running
past horses.
I 1t was a smashing finish. In
the final few yards Brooks
wrung all that was possible out
of the Calumet veteran and
just managed to stave off the
l-fortuned Garry Back, who
needed only another jump to
win his first race in three
1862 starts.
Others In Order
! Behind the top three horses,
in order were Beau Prince,
Hillsborough, Hitting Away,
Your Alibhai, Royal Record,
zumbador, Sherlock, Bronze
Babu and Merry Ruler.
Jockey Johnny Sellers, SEN
sing that his ride on Garry
Back might be criticized, said
Immediately after dismounting:
"The last eighth of a mile it
seemed like the weight was tell
ing on him. I had no place to
go at the far turn. I suppose
everybody will say I gave him
a bad ride"
Jones, questioned about this
strategy in removing the bar
shoe which perhaps has been
adding a fraction to Yorky's
time, said, Il took off the bar
shoe because the last X-ray
showed the broken foot had
about healed. I decided to take
a gamble. This is kindly track
and today it was a little damp.
Whether it helped him or not,
I don't know, but I did it only
because the circumstances die
tated it.
Jones Praises YOrky
Hes not the Yorky of DID,"
Jones conceded, but he's still
a running horse. 1 thought
Garry Back was going to get
to him, but the old boy man
aged to stand him Off"
The only other horse ever to
put two Wideners back to back
was Calumet's Armed in 1896
At. Calumet also won Wideners
with Bull Lea in 1889, Coal
town in 1949 and Bardstown in
1857 and 1859.
Despite his second place fin
iSheS behind the retired In
tentionally in the Palm Beach
Handicap and the Seminole,
Garry Back went off at lilo,
or S1.10 to 81. Yorky was Sec
ond choice at $3.50 to 81. The
crowd bet 1897. 1856 on the race
and $2,568,683 on the nine-rsce
card.