Evening star., 1963-04-11
Jdniey Horse
Draws BACKING
For Stakes
BY JOHN SEGRA" Es
star staff writer

The running Of the c25.000-
added Chesapeake Stakes at
Laurel Saturday has turned
from q publicity mans dream
into q nightmare. However.
there are people who are rather
happy about 1t.
Among these is Stuart F.
Janney, jr., whose name pre-
viously was more likely to ap-
pear on the areas hunt race
programs than at the gambling
hellS.
Janney owns a 3-year-old
gelding named Knocklofty who
suddenly has become the most
talked-about horse aroun. the
Laurel barns this week. 1t all
started last Saturday, when
Jaclyn Stables young star.
Alloy, was declared out of the
Chesapeake when he came UP
with a bad cough. .
Alloy had won the Swift
Stakes at .Aqueduct, and his
handlers had their eye on the
Kentucky Derby, especially II
Alloy handled himself credit
ably in the Chesapeake.
There Goes Dream
Alloys chief competition was
expected to come from T, A.
Grisso' rs City Line, another
who had thoughts Of Louisville
dancing in his head. However,
City Lines trainer, John
Meaux, was forced to withdraw
his ace Tuesday, because Of the
same coughing malady which
was sweeping through the
tracks barn area.
There went the publicity de-
partment's dream Of a two
horse race, complete with a
Derby angle.
With the two stars sitting 1t
out until further notice (both
also are skippil /: the Derby
Knocklofty has entered the pic
re-but definitely.
JanEey, a former steeple-
chase rider who won the Mary
land Hunt Cup three times,
thinks he's now ready to clear
another hurdle" with the son
of Parnassus. Knocklofty's rec
ord would seem to fit him in
the role of favorite Saturday.
Shooting for Third
He already has won the only
two races he's started this year
= the Annapolis and Prince
Georges Stakes and has a
trainer, Frank Bonsal who Is
going after q third Chesapeake
victory. Bonsal previously won
with Saratoga, in 1855, and In
swept in ST.
Bonsal also Is q former hum
race rid.r, and rode n Eng
lands famed Grand National.
Knocklofty Is not eligible
for the Derby, but E Freak
ness and Belmont still are Of
his list. Much more viii b
known about his future by Sat
urday afternoon. Tommy lie,
viii be In the sa' lie.
However. right now he's tn
"big horse" on the grounds
even II 1t took an epidemic II
do It.
Knocklofty is expected to fac
Old Daddy. Mr.. clubhouse
Choice T., County Squire. Fare
well Blues, Pivot. who may b
his chief rival; Rural Retrea
and Might and Main. Wheatly'
Stables Bold Col. .mander is an
other possible starter.
NOTES : Mrs. John .. H
Thouron's In Profile lived up Il
his name In yesterdays sixth
race. He won by q nose.
Gayle Smith, who veteran rail
birds will remember well, hai
Joined Laurel's Jockey colony
Smith was aboard Boussuet II
the famed triple deadheat. will
Brownie and Wait A BIT, in tht
Carter Handicap 10 years ago
/. Yesterdays daily double
did little TO heat up the 8.69I
frigid fans who came out II
windy, mid-40 degree weather
1t paid a mere $3.50 and wa
composed Of Sunday Score
CS3.80 in the first and Var
row ($l6.20) In the second.
The crowd had no uualmi
about Lester Robinson's Nc
Qualms in the third. sending
the 4-year-old off At slight,
more than 2-l and then watch
ing him gallop home by sever
lengths.
! A total ~ aoal QRn ,vas het