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— — — ■MMpiMHMMM /mmmmmmmm SARAZEN VICTORIOUS IN RICH DIXIE HANDICAP ♦ 9 Americas Turf Champion, With Earl Sande Up, Wins Famous Race Adds to His Fame and Prowess by Carrying 130 Pounds Over Slow Track to Sparkling Triumph in Big Feature of Pimlicos Opening Day ♦ ■ BALTIMORE, Md., May 1. — Sarazen, champion of last year, raced like the champion he is wher , under the crushing burden of 130 pounds and over a track that was slow, he made all the pace to be home the winner of the rich Dixie Handicap of the Maryland Jockey Club at Pimlico this afternoon. He was ridden by Earl Sande and it proved to fro an invincible team of champions. A. C. Bostwicks Spot Cash raced into second place, while Edward F. Whitneys Joy Smoke, after following closest most of the way, hung on well to readily save third from Sunsini. The race had a gross value of 4,475 and Sarazens share was 5,950, giving him an excellent start to another money-winning championship. Conditions were anything but favorable for the opening at Pimlico today with a track that was slow from the recent rains, while along the inner rail it was decidedly deep it spots. Before the races rain fell and nearly all afternoon rain clouds hung low over . the course and threatened a downpour at any moment. But it was opening of Pimlico and I that is always an event in Baltimore. Long before race time there was a big crowd on hand and up to the time of the running of the Dixie Handicap this crowd grew. The club-1 fiuse was f ilh d to its capacity, that enclosure being a vantage point for many notables of the turf and of official and social Washington and Baltimore. The sun shone for the running of the big feature and at that time the crowd extended [ 5up the front stretch to the turn and every ■ point of vantage was occupied. The race was a sparkling one when over a track that was slow and dead and even heavy in spots the great little chestnut finished the route in 2:02, maintaining an even i pace throughout. There was some delay at : the barrier, for which Spot Cash and Rustic : were chiefly to blame, but the start was a I good one. As Sarazen began he swerved out ; slightly, but there was room for the move without his hitting any other horse in the , field. Sande quickly straightened him and 1 sprinted him away to take a position. Sehut-tinger came over from the outside with i Sweeping Away and on the first turn his i mount and Joy Smoke were lapi ed on the I champion, but Sande had found his position I aid he had the chestnut under a nice steadying restraint. Almadel was another that joined the leaders . going into the back stretch and it was I there that Sweeping Away was tiring. My Own was racing well forward in the bunch and Flames was galloping strongly on the outride and not far .away. After swinging into the stretch Sande i struck Sarazen once with his whip to keep him at hs tmak and there it was that Spot [ ish came with a great rush on the outside. . But Sarazen had them all driving furiously - back of him and again he was something ; more than a length to the good. Spot Cash i was just up to beat Joy Smoke by a head 1 and three lengths farther aw ly Sunsini was 5 tontinued on sixteenth page. , 1 i i , ■ * ! : • " J " - -, 1 a - - - 1 VICTORY TO SARAZEN Continued from first pace leading the others of the field. It was a wonderful renewal of the Dixie and Sarazen never showed to better advantage under the big weight that he carried. The sport opened with the Inaugural Steeplechase over the short course and it proved rather easy for Joseph E. Davis Relentless, the four-year-old daughter of Vulcain and Himation. She was in und-r light weight and going to the front at the drop of the flag never left the result in doubt. Lorenzo was the one to race to second place and Trapstick saved third from Black Fox. There were two mishaps in the running when Thomas McCreerys Away II. fell at the tenth jump, while Gov. Smith refused at the seventh. It was a good start and I Relentless sped away from the others under a steadying restraint. Lorenzo, Black Fox and Gravity followed her closely lapped and the others were not far away. At the first jump Away II. made a bobble and went to his knees but he made a quick recovery and jumped well until he came down at the tenth jump. As for Gov. Smith, he was jumping badly at all his fences until he finally refused at the tenth. Relentless herself made a bit of a mistake at the water the second time when she ran up to the fence but she hopped over in a fashion to proclaim her decidedly clever. It was the last turn of the field that Tamaro called on Lorenzo in an effort to catch the filly and he gained some ground but Cheyenne was awake to the challenge and he had only to ease his restraint of the Davis filly to be home with plenty to spare. While the weight was trifling Relentless gave an exhibition that suggested her being a really good jumper. She has a world of speed and takes the obstacles running. H. G. Bedwells Van Patrick, after many failures this spring, made good in the mile and a sixteenth of the third race when he led home Soggarth Aroon with Quotation saving third from Fornovo. The field was sent away in good alignment at the first attempt and it was Suburban that proved to have the most speed leaving the barrier. He was showing the way at the first turn with Soggarth Aroon chasing after him and under a slight restraint. Van Patrick raced closer than has been his recent habit while the others were in fairly close attendance with the exception of Rose Cloud which quickly dropped out of the contention. Before the run through the back stretch was completed, Suburban showed signs of tiring and there Soggarth Aroon drew up on the outside. At the same time Barnes moved up with Van Patrick on the inside. The juvenile dash of a half mile saw Thomas Clydes Welshot, the winner, and it marked the return to the saddle of Albert Johnson. He had the mount on the winner and showed that he is still a skilful rider. J. S. Cosdens Shampoo raced to second place with Foretell saving third from Lemnos. From a good start it was Welshot and Foretell that showed out of the crowd but the Bedwell colt was sooner under way than the others and he went into a good lead but Johnson was content to rate Welshot along back of him to the stretch where he went into command and at the same time Sham- poo, saving ground on the turn came into the argument. W*elshot was going away at the end while Foretell tired just enough 1 right at the end to lose the place to the 1 fast closing Shampoo. There came a double for the H. G. Bed- well colors when Fore Lady, a two-time win-I . ner at Miami, was first home in the half , mile of the fourth. This fleet daughter of . Foreground was alert leaving the post and hustled along all the way she never relin-. quished her lead. Flapper Girl raced to sec-; ond place and Miss Blaze outran Gettysburg to take third. It was Miss Blaze that went after the winner from the rise of the barrier, but the daughter of Foreground made the pace so stiff that at the head of the stretch she tired and there Flapper Girl worked her way [ up to a place that was to see her in the ; place. Gettysburg began a bit slowly and was in close quarters early. At the head of the stretch he was forced to go a bit wide and. • while he closed some ground, he never r threatened. a
