Evening star., 1963-02-10
Feature Won
By Senator B.,
Jet Traffic I'd
Chambers Boosts
Riding Leud With
a More Victories
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY
star Racing Editor

MlQ-WlnUeT TbClHk HlJ. bHc
boom stage at snowless Bowie
yesterday as an Unexpectedly
large crowd OF 1885 descended,
on the only game in town"
and watched Senator B., Mrs.
Henry H. Hecht's 3-year-old
bargain colt upset the hihgly-
billed Jet Traffic In the
Francis Scott Key Stakes.
The big turnout that included
sizeable delegations from the
New York and Philadelphia
areas set the Bowie mutuel
machinery humming TO the
tune of $1.623,l28. Both th6
gate count and wagering totals
we're the highest Of the new
racing season, which has
jumped off to a smashing start
without a single weather cam
CellaJlOn so lar.
Early-morning scratches cut
the original field Of IL to eight
in the $16,225 Key Stakes and
three more Withdrawals during
the afternoon reduced the post
parade to a lonesome-looking
five.
Jet Traffic Heavily Backed
But the bet-hungry weekend
crowd did not let the lack Of
numbers disturb its attention
TO Russell A. Firestone's Jet
Traffic. who looked like the
well-known "shoo-in" on paper.
Jet Traffic, winner Of two
stakes and $62,077 as a 2-year-
old, was sent off a l-to-2
choice.
Jet Traffic. carrying l2e
pounds, q factor many perhaps
ignored. took the lead in the
stretch in the 512 furlong dash
but could not cope with Sem
ator BIS powerful late surge
which carried him TO an i'm
pressive four-length triumph.
Jockey Wayne Chambers, the
26-year-old Oklahoman who
already is threatening to make
q shambles Of the Bowie riders
competition, was at the reins
aboard Senator B. to register
his fourth triumph Of the
cloudy afternoon. II gave him
IA victories in eight days at
Bowie.
MyristyI Third
Finishing a distant third in
the field Of five was Windward
FARMS Myristyl. 3 lengths be-
hind the spent Jet Traffic and
~ lengths ahead Of Sea Serv-
Ice.
Senator B., like Jet Traffic,
was making his 3-year-old
debut and was the second
choice of the crowd at $3.50
for 81. Win and show prices
on Senator B. were s2.40 and
S2.20; Jet Traffic returned
1920 and S2.20, and Myristyl
S2.20 TO show.
Heavy betting on Jet Traffic
10 show caused a S2,092 minus
pool.
Senator B.. a chestnut son
of Bolero picked by Mrs Hecht
out Of the Timonium yearling
sales ring for $500. ran 5is
furlongs in l:O4%. four-fifths
OF a second off the track rec
ord.
Senator b. who made only
four starts last year and won
three OF them. picked up sl0.-
546 for his owner. That was
5000 more than he earned In
his Juvenile year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hecht. together
with Senator B.'s trainer. Harry
Eklof. we're in the winners cir
Gle 10 accept the Francis Scott
Key trophy which was pre-
sented by FBI Chief J. Edgar
Hoover.
Jockey Walter Blum. who
made the trip from Hialeah 10
pilot Jet Traffic. said after dis
mounting:
The colt tired; he probably
needed a race over this track"
Chambers said OF Senator B.:
Hes a lonR-striding colt but
he Just rolled home once he got
10 running"
Objection In Windup
Jockey Chambers. who en-
joyed his best afternoon so far
Of the Bowie meeting. started
his auadruple In the second
race with AIS Jet. a $3.50
iavorite who completed the
S3i40 daily double t5-i0. II
was Chambers again in the
third with Remunerate ts7D and
again In IN, seventh with Folk
Dancer (s7 20l.
For the ''b Who STAYED late
there, vss sod d excitement a.
:, an ,objeetioG In the last race
lisG,ed In the disqualification