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J , I REVIEW OF MARYLAND SEASON ! Pimlico Enjoys Big Year, Staging War Admiral-Sea-biscuit Match Race, Outstanding Turf Event of 1938 Bowie Forced to Curtail Meeting Increase in Money Distribution The Pimlico Special of November 1, or Seabiscuit versus War Admiral, was the highlight of Marylands 1938 season of racing. Next to that brilliant match race in importance was the forced cancellation of the last section of the Bowie fall meeting -through an unprecedented fall of snow. A daily increase of 00 per day in money distribution over 1937 and a gain of approximately ,200 per day over 1933, certainly indicates progress and steps toward complete economic recovery. Pimlico, as usual, was the leader and showed the way in offering money prizes and staging special events, chiefly the Seabiscuit-War Admiral match after it appeared almost impossible to bring the two horses together. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, subsequently, elected president of the Maryland Jockey Club, but at the time of the match vice-president, was responsible for bringing to the former hilltop track the outstanding major racing attraction of the year. Pimlico distributed 31,670 during its two meetings, totaling twenty-five days. This made a daily average outlay of 517,266.80. The total for the season is a gain of more than 00,000 over 1933, or just about double the sum distributed in that depressive year. Every major Maryland track and some of the smaller ones increased their prize money. Three of the smaller tracks showed minute loss differences. But for the forced cancellation of racing days at Bowie, the gains would have been even more noticeable. The Prince Georges track also had to call off two stakes, the 0,000 added Bryan and OHara Memorial Handicap, and the ,000 added Endurance Handicap. Dauber was the leading money winner for the season, scoring two victories, one of them in the Preakness, and winding up with 2,875 in earnings. He was then the property of William duPonts Foxcatcher Farms stable, lifting that Maryland establishment into first place among the winning owners. The duPont total was 7,560. Chal-ledon, winner of futurities, earned second place with 3,490 in gleanings and also gave W. Li. Brann the same position among the winning owners. Jacola, Big Hurry, Seabiscuit, Pompoon, Aneroid, Menow and War Admiral, raced in Maryland and accounted for big money prizes, all except War Admiral, which the past season did most of his winning in New York instead of the Old Line State as in the previous season. S. Palumbo displayed the best saddle form throughout the season and finished with the most winners, forty-five; while L. Garrett, closest to him, had forty winners. Palumbos percentage of .22 was more than creditable. H. Guy Bedwell has a new lease on life and, saddling thirty-three winners, looked like the trainer who led all others in America for so many years and set a record, while only Hirsch Jacobs is threatening. Pelleteri was second to Bedwell with twenty--six winners. Following are the statistics showing the number of racing days, number of races run, total distribution, and percentage of winning favorites, etc.: W w 2.- 2.? 5- OS" ofp2.HO ! Si- S. 52. " 2. S.S. 5-2- and2. ES o Track and Meeting. " Q K f Gw olw i i tr a gs, fs- s- : 5. I 2. g ?z?zK i "i i i i Laurel Park 25 187 241 417 $ 297,030 67 45 75 13 18 .36 Pimlico first meeting 12 86 158 253 217,395 30 16 38 7 3 .35 tPimlico second meeting 13 101 197 299 214,275 29 22 51 7 9 .29 tHavre de Grace first meeting.... 14 98 159 268 138,625 39 21 39 8 6 .40 Havre de Grace second meeting... 11 77 151 241 117,475 28 20 29 6 7 .36 Borne first meeting 12 84 139 218 101,285 36 17 31 12 3 .43 tBowie second meeting 9 63 139 199 76,290 21 11 32 1 2 .33 Bel Air 10 80 152 218 33,835 26 14 40 6 1 .32 tTimonium 10 77 146 199 31,800 30 18 30 6 5 .39 Marlboro . 10 70 128 177 28,800 23 12 35 1 3 .33 Hagerstown 10 70 141 192 28,700 24 12 34 2 4 .34 Cumberland 10 70 117 168 28,500 22 24 24 4 4 31 Fair Hill 1 4 12 19. 9,000 1 1 2 0 0 .25 Totals and Grand Percentage. . .147 1,067 ,323,010 376 233 460 73 65 .35 No betting on two races. fDead heat. Following are the figures showing the distribution at all Maryland tracks from 1933 up to and including 1938: Organization. 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 Maryland Jockey Club Pimlico $ 218,710 $ 233,035 $ 297,075 $ 286,485 $ 377,655 $ 431670 Maryland State Fair Assn. Laurel Park 214,705 215,360 235,620 263,190 288,535 297,030 Harford Agricultural and Breeders Association Havre de Grace 212,510 207,775 216,800 230,900 244,275 256,100 Southern Maryland Agricultural Associa- tion Bowie 161,920 162,530 174,830 190,565 212,075 177,575 Harford County Fair Assn., Inc. Bel-Air 31,200 33,835 Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society Timonium 12,000 12,000 12,200 12,000 30,600 31,800 Southern Maryland Agricultural Fair Association Marlboro..... 10,500 10,500 10,500 10,700 25,400 28,800 Great Hagerstown Interstate Fair 21,000 21,000 21,000 23,600 29,000 28,700 Cumberland Fair Association 10,500 10,500 22,000 22,700 29,000 28500" Foxcatcher Hounds Hunt Club Cecil . County Breeders Fair Fair Hill 8 300 9 000 Grand Totals $ 861,845 $ 872,700 $ 990,025 ,040,140 ,276,040 ,323,010 FolIowinand are the figures showing the average daily distribution for each year from 1933 up to and including 1938: Racing Races Days Run Daily Av. Daily Av. Daily Av. Daily Av. Daily Av. DailvAv Track. 1938 1938 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 pimlic -. 25 187 $ 8,748.40 $ 9,321.36 1,883.00 1,459.40 5,106.20 7 266 80 Laurel Park 25 187 8,588.20 8,614.40 9,424.80 10,527.60 11,541 40 11 88150 Havre de Grace 25 175 8,500.40 8,311.00 8,672.00 9,236.00 9,771 00 10244 00 air. H,n 1 8,300.00 9,Q0QM Bo 21 147 6,476.80 6,501.20 6,993.20 7,622.60 8,483.00 8,455 95 ?!.el A.ir 10 80 3420.00 3 383.50 Timomum 10 77 2,400.00 2,400.00 2,440.00 2,400.00 3,060 00 3 180 00 Marlboro 10 - 70 2,100.20 2,100.00 2,100.00 2,140.00 2,822.22 288000 Hagerstown 10 70 2,100.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 2,360.00 2,900.00 2 87000 Cumberland .10 70 2,100.00 2,100.00 2,200.00 2,270.00 2,900.00 2,850.00 Totals and General Av.147 1,067 $ 6,894.76 $ 6,981.59 $ 7,615.58 $ 8,001.08 $ 8,506.93 $ 9,000.07 c Following are the leading money-winning owners: Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Foxcatcher Farms 5 16 7,560 Brann, W. L.. 11 9 9 45,170 Compton, A. C 32 26 11 41,765 Bradley, E. R 10 7 7 36,415 Headley, H. P 5 1 4 34,295 Friendly, E 4 0 0 31J25 Howard, C. S 5 3 0 27,525 Louchheim, J. H. 1 0 0 21,000 Shandon Farm 14 8 15 20,975 Millsdale Stable 16 12 9 17,590 Denemark, Airs. E 13 12 11 17,300 Manfuso, J. A 2 3 0 15,655 Following are the leading money-winning horses: Horse. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Dauber 2 0 0 2,875 Challedon 2 0 0 33,490 Jacola ............. 4 0 0 30,725 Big Hurry. 2 1 0 27,840 Seabiscuit 2 1 0 24,675 Pompoon 1 0 0 20,950 Aneroid 2 2 0 15,475 Sun Egret 4 3 2 15,155 Menow 1 0 2 14,275 Charlotte Girl 4 0 0 12,875 Bourbon King 1 0 0 12,700 Time Alone 1 0 1 12,025 Following are the leading jockeys: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. P.C. Palumbo, S 206 45 27 35 99 .22 Garrett, L 225 40 30 30 125 .18 Kirk, W 255 38 35 41 141 .15 a Gilbert, J. 158 34 25 19 80 .21 Witmer, G. 239 34 31 20 154 .14 Hacker, B 276 29 33 34 180 .11 Corbett, C 141 28 19 13 81 .20 Peters, M 148 27 16 21 84 .18 Eccard, R 218 25 34 23 136 .11 Shelhamer, A.... 157 24 28 14 91 .15 Workman, R 109 24 15 13 57 .22 Wall, N. Ill 23 16 11 61 .21 Following are the leading trainers: Trainer, Wins. Trainer. Wins. Bedwell, H. G 33 Elliott, W.. . . 14 Pelleteri. A 26 Greely, J. J 14 Jones, J. P 20 Miles, C. P., Jr.... 14 Brining, E 19 Booth, W. 13 Bond, J. B 17 Gaines, E. H......12 Beal, C 14 Kent, O. H 12
