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JEFFORDS COLORS IN FRONT ♦ Jean Bart Defeats Two Bob and Conquer at Piinlico. • Gives Weight lo Opponents, Takes Early Load and Holds It to Finish-First 193G Victory. a PIMLICO. Md., May 5.— Jean Bart, Preak-ness hope of Walter M. Jeffords, scored his first victory of the season in defeating six other thrcoyear-olds in the Windsor Hills Handicap before a good-sized crowd at Pim-lico this afternoon. Leading most of the way", the son of Man o War and Escuina defeated C. V. Whitneys Two Bob three-quarters of a length, while Mrs. L. Viaus Conquer was a half length back, in third place. Despite the distinct margins between the first four horses, the judges held up the result until they viewed the picture. Carrying 120 pounds, which compelled him to give from ten to twenty-one pounds to each of his opponents, Jean Bart went to the front in the run to the first turn and held command for the remainder of the mile and one-sixteenth journey without being called upon for his top effort by jockey Harry Richards. In being hustled to the front, Jean Bart outran Two Bob and Conquer and led around the first turn by more than a length. Richards rated him nicely down the back stretch and around the second turn as .Conquer continued to lead the others, with Two Bob third and Bobs Boys fourth. Coming into the stretch Jean Bart increased his advantage slightly but near the end, with Richards riding confidently. Two Bob made up ground on the inside while Conquer continued steadily on the outside. Bobs Boys outgamed Giant Killer for fourth place but the latter probably would have finished closer up but for being fouled by the In Memoriam gelding in the run to the first turn and again through the stretch. Isolater was unable to keep up after the first half mile. Baby Talk, three-year-old son of Blue Larkspur- Beach Talk, in the E. R. Bradley stable, proved best of the dozen older maidens clashing at a mile and seventy yards in the opening event, in which he wore down the favored Snow Fox to win by a length and a quarter. The latter finished three lengths ahead of Badge of Honor, while Baltimore Boy was fourth. Baby Talk was held under steady restraint by Joe Renick until leaving the back stretch, where he moved up fast on the outside to take the lead from Snow Fox during the final furlong. The latter followed Badge of Honors pace closely until the final turn, where he went to the front under urging but was unable to stand off the winner. Baby Talk was neglected in the wagering although receiving stable support. The combination of Thomas Hitchcocks Santi Quaranti and Rigan McKinney proved too formidable for the eight other jumpers meeting at two miles in the second race, and the Swift and Sure gelding defeated Mrs. F. M. Goulds Stir by six lengths. Mrs. John Hertz Reighstone was well back in third place and Caesars Ghost was fourth. Caesars Ghost set the pace* for a turn and a half of the field, with Santi Quaranti close behind and saving ground while under strong restraint. He moved up fast when called upon and had plenty in reserve at the end. Stir was a trailer until the final three-quarters of a mile, but he could not trouble the winner when called upon. Reighstone showed an even performance. The victory marked a double for Santi Quaranti during the meeting and a triple for Hitchcock and McKinney. He was held at odds-on i nd carried 150 pounds in covering the distance in 3:50. Brad lost his rider at the sixth fence, and the boy, S. Turner, fell off again after he had remounted and the horse had attempted to run away, but was not hurt. Black Feather fell at the ninth fence, but without injury to H. Grant. R. B. Archers Titian Kiddie, the third choice, led all the way to take the third race in which a dozen ordinary platers met over six furlongs. Under the guidance of E. Smith, the Light Brigade miss went to the front at the start and held a good lead to the end where she was a length and a half before Silvery Cloud, which had forced the pace most of the way. Peppery, was third and Ado was fourth after having come from last place in the final half mile. Laura S., the favorite, tired after holding a forward position to the stretch. The camera was called upon to decide the winner of the fourth race and first honors were awarded to the Medina Farms Bender First, which outgamed Taunton, the favorite, after a hard stretch duel. Annimessic was third, two lengths away, and Jobakheta was fourth after setting the pace to the stretch. Eddie De Camillas rode the winner, which was rated back of the pace until making the second turn, where he moved up steadily on the outside to take the lead from Taunton after the latter had raced Jobakheta into submission. The favorite came again after being headed by Bender First and just failed to get the verdict. Brief, owned and trained by J. P. Jones, was installed the favorite to take the eighth race, a dash of four and a half furlongs, for two-year-old platers, but she was never given any chance by jockey E. Smith to do her best after being away well and finished in fourth place among the seven starters. The victory went to the Bomar Stables Cosette. Story Time finished second, and Alexandrine was third. Cosette was rushed to the front right after the start as Brief and Story Time, which had beaten her away, were taken under restraint and she raced Alexandrine into submission in the run around the turn. »
