Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-12

KeIso in Class
OF AdIoi, Dewey
By MORRIS SIEcEL

IN PRACTICALLY EVERY county where the rural
handspring is interrupted by the beautiful magic Of
tote board Kelso has been acclaimed Horse Of the
Year for three straight terms At Laurel course Mrs
Richard duPonts hobby has yet to become merely Horse
Of the Day."
On the basis of his performances in the Washington
International alone Kelso rates full cardcarrying priv
eges along with Adla Stevenson Tom Dewey and others
in the almost but not quite league"
At six KelSo is in the middle age Of his horsey life
but if he ever to win Johnny schapro annual romance
with the diplomatic set he will have to try different
approach In two previous bids he confined his efforts to
the race track alone
Yesterday, in his third try he not satisfied with
being the loser again the conventional mleanda
half test and he asked the stewards to intervene. His
appeal was denied there too.
FOR % MINUTES Kelso close as he probably
ever will be to becoming part of the Laurel billboard
scenery which contains the Of past winners.
His rider, the mpetuous ISmael Vaenzuela addressed
his grievance to the stewards claiming interference The
three-man board of appeals which acts film
for the Maryland Racing Commission found nothing OBJ
jectionable to Mongos victory.
The decision took long several patrons not in the
least concerned with the argument suggested
In the future Laurel have standby ready to
while the committee objections celebrating the
16 nm. evidence reached its verdict.
Kelso brought an eght-race winning streak into
Maryland and his half-length licking left Navy the
winningest entry in the Free State.
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SOMEWHAT LIKE Floyd Patterson in his two stands
against Sonny LiSton Kelso has little closer each
time Three years ago. his first International he lost to
TV Lark by threequarters of length Last year Match H.
Frances upset winner took Kelsos measure by a half
length.
With this steady progress Keso should have the only
big race which has eluded him pretty well figured out by
the time he's nine 10 years old There is the disturbing
possibility that the hardcore chalk betorS who support
their choice will have become dsenchanted.
1t was not only bad day for the KeIso Khan, but
hunch-payng ppers also could have done without this
seminal day of racing In alone the SIXTH they
were shot down when both Gin Tuesday, probably racing
day ahead of schedule and Rum Punch finished out of
the money.
1t was enough to drive bettor to drink which many
OF them did, to the extent they made saving bet
on creature apy named Heebe JeebieS Just watching
Heebie Jeebes enough to give anyone chronic
case of the same.
FOR THE UN-AMERICAN Activities Committee and
the CHA we'll the betting pool on the International race
may nave given security Sleuths tip where look
future espionage.
RuSSlas entry OF Ivory Tower II and BryanSk and I'M
peria from Hungary commanded total Of 80 936 rubles
at the windows Most of it, significantly was wagered on
the Hungarian probably because betors remembered how
Budapest almost claimed victory Moscow several
years ago.
Ironically 1t remained for the two American horses tn
become engaged in the only dispute day given over to
good will and $2450000 handle Russia Hungary Eng
and venezuela France and Ireland all STAYED out of the
argument The United Nations should have it so good
MongoS owners walked off with the prestige but fl
nancay they did better than owners of Ireands
Christmas Island which finished 9TH He was purchased
Tor $4,000. the size of Mongos purse.