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CHALLEDON CAPTURES RICH PIMLICO FUTURITY i Maryland -Bred Colt Takes Third Stake of That Designation This Yeai Becomes Second Largest Juvenile Winner of 1938 in Defeating Third Degree and Gilded Knight Before Crowd of 20,000 i 1 BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 12. Challedon, capable son of Challenger II. and Laura Gal, in the establishment of William L. Brann, registered his third Futurity triumph in as many starts when he drove to victory in the mile and a sixteenth Pimlico stake of that designation, feature of the week and competition at the local proving grounds for thoroughbreds. At the end of a journey which gathered a pot of gold totaling 8,770 for his owner, the bay colt was driven out to take principal honors from the pacemaking Third Degree by a length and a half, with Gilded Knight a length farther away. The score marked the first in the event for a youngster bred and foaled in Maryland, for Challedon is strictly a Fred- erick County product. He came from behind a brisk early pace to be drawing away slowly at the finish. He completed the distance in 1:45, this being one second off Top Flights race record. Though he had placed the Maryland and New England futurities to his credit, the majority of folks, barring Marylanders, rated him strictly a mud-runner and, consequently, he paid a shade less than 4-to-l in the tote. Todays gleanings gave him a tots.1 of 7,600, making him the second greatest money-winning two-year-old of 1938. 20,000 ATTEND. The seventeenth running of the Pimlico Futurity was witnessed by a crowd estimated at 20,000, one in which home folks predominated by a considerable margin. Hence, the victory of the colt from Frederick County was the most popular of the afternoon. The race was run to order for Challedon, with Gilded Knight pressing Third Degree closely as the latter made the running, forcing him to step along at his best speed throughout. In the meantime, the Mary-lander had dropped far out of contention going to the first turn, and not until well in the back stretch did he fall into his best stride. Then Seabo drove him along steadily on the inside to gain third place at the far turn. He continued in that position to the curve for home, where the two leaders swung wide and Challedon, coming through with a sharp spurt on the inside, after saving several lengths, was head and head with Third Degree a furlong from the finish. In the drive which followed he proved the gamer of the two. j BOUGHT DAM FOR ,000. Chaljedon was not the first Maryland-foaled colt to win the Futurity, Canter gaining that distinction in 1925. However, the latter was bred in Kentucky. The dam of this afternoons winner was purchased from William Woodward for ,000 and raced briefly under the colors of the Brann-castle Stable. Third Degree, absent from competition for about a month, due to a foot ailment, ran a game race, but one not quite good enough. Arcaro hustled the Greentree youngster away from the barrier at top speed to make the running, his mount drawing clear rounding the first turn, and then being joined by Gilded Knight on the far side of the track. They raced along in close order to the half-mile ground, where "The Knight" moved up Continued on thirteenth page. CHALLED0N CAPTURES RICH PUBLICO FUTURITY Continued from first page. to be lapped on the leader swinging around the final bend. Arcaros charge put away Gilded Knight around the top of the stretch, but could not withstand the Marjlanders rush. However, he continued clear of the Wheatley Stable representative as they passed the judges. The latter forced the pace for seven-eights of a mile, but hung under punishment through the stretch. He had no apparent excuse. BIG HURRY BEATEN. Big Hurry, the Selima winner, left the post slowly, but made a brief run going to the half-mile pole. For a moment she appeared a threat, but under pressure, she could not improve her position thereafter. Impound was well up for five-eighths of a mile and then retired, while the other three starters never were factors. Eddie Arcaro gave a demonstration of his riding capabilities in guiding the Fairf ields Stables Lucky Omen to an easy victory in the WFBR Handicap, which served as the secondary attraction. Installed the favorite in the mile and one furlong event, the three-year-old son of Gino Sun Miss toyed with his five rivals under Arcaros faultless guidance and in the stretch drew away to a five-length advantage over A. C. Comptons White Sand, which beat out Sandy Boot, owned by J. D. Nonis, by a half a length. Chasar was fourth. ! Possessed with plenty of speed, I cky Omen went to the front soon after the start and, under splendid rating, showed the way with only slight margins over Bain Marie and. Bewitched. Leaving the back stretch, Lucky Omen was permitted to draw out slightly, but Arcaro did not set him down until the stretch had been reached. The gray colt then drew out easily as White Sand came through on the inside to take second position and hold Sandy Boot after the latter, with top weight of 122 pounds, made a belated bid. Lucky Omen carried i 112 and covered the distance in 1:52. The Falaisc Stables War Dog got the talent off to a good start by taking the open- j ing event at a mile and one-sixteenth, in which he defeated E. W. Duffys Chief -On-away by three-fourths of a length. W. F. Hitts Balloter was another four- lengths back and a head before Tin Devil. Ten fair juveniles composed the field. Harry Richards hustled War Dog into command going to the first turn and rated him carefully until well into the stretch, riding out the son of Bull Dog Flying Shot to hold Chief Onaway safe. The latter had been the runner-up from the start, with the exception of Sun Shaft, which was done after a quarter. SLOW MOTION WINS. J. W. Y. Martins Slow Motion captured the second race, in which eight good sprinting platers performed, by a length over T. J. Hills White Cockade, the favorite, as C-Notefrom the Milky Way Farm, was another two lengths back. Zostera was fourth. Silvio Coucci rated Slow Motion well off the early pace, but sent him up fast on the outside orTthe turn to wrest the lead from White Cockade entering the stretch. After getting clear, Slow Motion crossed over to the rail and was under urging to -protect his advantage. C-Note and Zostera made late bids. Mrs. Arthur Whites Swimalong, the favorite, accounted for the Harford Steeplechase at two miles by a length over S. Bryce Wings Broadside King, as John Bosleys Edgemont was another three lengths : way. Valpuiseaux was fourth in the field of nine, of which Flying Feathers fell at the sixth fence and Atophan at the eleventh obstacle. A claim of foul was made against the winner, but it was not allowed. Swimalong crossed over in front of Broadside King at the last fence, but he appeared to be clear at the time. J. Meehan sent Swimalong to the front early and rated him there throughout, while Broadside King moved up after a turn of the field, but couldnt quite get to the winner. Edgemont got third honors when Valpuiseaux tired. Rye Beach was installed the favorite aming the dozen class "C" sprinters clashing at six furlongs in the fourth race, the Mon-ocacy Handicap, and he justified that support by leading all the way. Under steady urging from Charles Stevenson through the stretch, the Millsdale Stable four-year-old defeated Mrs. G. -C. Winfreys Bill Farns-worth by a length. The latter wore down Mrs. Emil Denemarks Finance at the end to gaih the place by a nose, while Billionaire was a close fourth.
