Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-18
Big 3 Beaten
ByCrewman
In Travers
Chuteuuguy Third,
Cundy Spots 18th;
Victor Pays SAT. go

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY,
Aug. II (AP).-Racing's Swear
old division was thrown into
utter confusion today when
George D. Widener's Crewman
humbled the so-called Big
Three and ran off with the
$81, 400 Travers Stakes by a
length and a half before the
biggest crowd in Saratoga's
history-29, 1886.
The fact that the first three
finishers in the Kentucky
Derby, Preakness and Belmont
Stakeswere competing in the
race m de no difference to
Crewman, who did not COM
pete in any of those, blue-rib-
bon events.
Behind him and thoroughly
beaten at the finish was
Chateaugay, winner of the
Derby and Belmont, and Candy
Spots, who took the Preakness
and is the years biggest
money-winning thoroughbred.
Crewman flashed home in
front of another outsider, Mrs.
Alfred j. Giordano'S Hot Dust.
Chateaugay staggered home
third. a length behind Hot
Dust, and 21a lengths ahead
of favored Candy Spots. Never
Bend, the third OF the Big
Three, was last.
Hot Dust Second
The fourth-place finish was
the worst in the career for
Candy Spots, who went into
the Gath running of the mile
and-a-quarter Travellers with
seven victories in 10 starts
this year. He had earned
$594.S81 and was the 6-to-5
fayorite today.
sCrewman, ridden by Eric
Guerin, paid $41.90, $14.80 and
So in giving Widener his fifth
Travers and second in a row.
Jaipur won last year in a ter
rifle duel with Ridan and
clinched the 3-year-old title,
but that won't hold for this
race.
Hot Dust, 1871 shot ridden
by John Sellers, returned $11
and $4.70. Chateaugay. with
Brauho Baeza up, paid $3.50.
The time on a fast track was
2:022s, we'll off the Travers
mark of 2:013s, set by Jaipur
last year.
Summit Meeting Off
This was supposed to be the
summit meeting among Cha
teaugay, Candy Spots and the
Cain Hoy Stables Never Bend.
but the title will have to be
settled another day.
Never Bend, last years cham
pion 2-year-old, took the lead
at once and led for the first
mile, with Crewman never
more than a length behind
him.
Willie Shoemaker, who won
with Jaipur year ago, had
Candy Spots in third place as
the field rounded the club
house turn.
The big crowd, which spilled
over into the infield, waited
confidently for Candy Spots to
make his big move but it never
came. Never Bend, the third
choice at So and ridden by
Manuel Ycaza, began to fold
on the final turn with about
three-eighths of a mile to
travel.
Instead of Candy Spots or
Chateaugay Joining the battle,
1t was the unheralded Hot Dust
who moved into the thick of
the race.
Winner Takes Charge
Crewman took charge near
the head Of the. stretch after
a mile and Never Bend dropped
back quickly. The winner was
moving ahead at the finish,
with Hot Dust coming up fast
. from sixth and last place.
. Crewman, who had scored
the greatest victory Of his ca
reer when he upset Never Bend
last fall in the Garden State
Stakes, has been a notorious
gutter this year, winning only !
two of eight previous starts. |
Both of his winning races were |
at Delaware Park in June.
The victory was worth $52,-
9l0 and boosted Crewman's ca
reer total to $293, 1853. Crewman
is a chestnut son of Sailor
/. Twelve O'Clock.
Guerin said Trainer Burt
. Mulholland had told him to use
his Judgment and take the lead
II necessary early in the race
but try to rate the horse If
. Never Bend ever went to the
front.
f., That's what happened" the
jockey said. Never Bend had
habit at about the quarter pole |
and the minute we took the
lead, my horse just took the
bit and ran Off"
Candy Spots was pretty
rank-he ran away with me
down the backstretch and ran
himself out OF gas" Shoemaker
said. Baeza said Of Chateaugay.
He just didn't have II today
no excuses"