Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25
Yorky Takes Widenerin Thriller;
Physician u psets at Santa Anita
Late Move
Wins Over
Prove 1t

TFOVS IL
ARCADIA, Calf, Feb. "a
(AP) Physician, a rank out
slider who ran as an entry with
Prove 1t and Olden Times,
scored a spectacular upset to-
day with a 2a-length victory
in the 25th running of the
$145, 900 Santa Anita Handicap.
Physician, a 5-year-old geld
ing who probably would have
been a 100-1 shot if he had
run alone, came tearing out of
nowhere in the stretch and was
pulling away from Olden Times
and the favored Four-and-
Twenty at the wire. Four-and-
Twenty, a 3-5 choice, was third
and Sparrow Castle. 1911, was
fourth.
Won Minor Stakes
Physician, WHO had won two
minor stakes at the nearby
Pomona track. covered the mile
and one-quarter in 2:02 Is.
Although light rain fell twice
between races, the track was
good.
| Physicians owners, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynn Boice, said the horse
almost was kept out of the race.
Physician won $47,776 last
year but had won only $3,7O0
at this meeting before today.
The victory was worth 100000
Olden Times picked up $40, 900
for his second-place finish and
Four-and- Twenty won $4,000. !!
Sparrow Castle earned $4,000.
The winning three-horse en-
try paid $3.50, $3.50 and So.
Four-and- Twenty returned So
to show.
No Early Calls
Physician, who opened at
40-1 in the Aqua Caliente Win
ter Book and closed at SOL,
didn't get a call until he began
his brilliant drive in the stretch.
His jockey, Don Pierce. was
W hipping him lefthanded
throughout the stretch.
Grey Eagle grabbed the lead
at the start. Olden Times, who
scored a surprise victory here
two weeks ago in the San An
tonic Handicap, took command
at the head of the backstretch.
Olden Times was still 11a
lengths ahead of Four-and-
Twenty at the top of the home
stretch.
Pierce picked up $4,000 as
the Jockeys share of the purse.
Shoemaker, aboard Prove 1t,
and Alex Maese, on Olden
Times. agreed chat if either
won the race, they would split
the jockey purse 1926 but they
didn't cut in Pierce on Physi-
clan, calling his horse an Cor
phan."
Olden Times Leads
At the far turn, Olden Times
held a one-length advantage
over Four-and-T Twenty. Prove
It was a length and a half
farther back.
At the top of the stretch
Olden Times increased his lead
to 212 lengths, but then Ply
sician made his spectacular bid
down the middle of the track
and pulled away.
Physician was last in the
field of 10 passing the club
house and didn't improve his
position until he entered the
far turn.
The last race Physician won
was last September 80 on
the little half-mile track at
Pomona - the Los Angeles
County Fairgrounds. He finish
ed fourth in both his previous
starts this season at Santa
Anita.
After Physician turned in a
1:44 mile workout in the mud
Tuesday, Trainer Lynn Boice
was disappointed and consider
ed scratching the horse. AS
late as this morning, Physician
was a doubtful starter.
| Boice is the same trainer
who developed Prove It at the
Caliente track in Mexico. Boice
took Prove 1t to Detroit and
brought him back here for last
winters meeting-at which
Prove It won the Santa Anita
Handicap.
The handicap is the oldest
100000 race in the Nation
and today's program drew a |
crowd 8,705 despite the threat
of rain.