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THREE -YEAR -OLD PROSPECTS OF 1939 I BENEFACTOR By NORMS ROYDEN u. - Benefactor is being hailed as one of the outstanding candidates for the Kentucky Derby even though he made only one stakes appearance in his five starts as a two-year-old and was well beaten in that. He demonstrated enough promise in his other efforts however, while having an excuse in his lone disappointing performance, to give Col. Edward R. Bradley a strong hope for his fifth triumph in the Churchill Downs clstssic The bay son of Blue Larkspur and Patroness, by Lucullite, a colt of good size and marked quality, made his debut at Belmont Park in mid-September, but he had only been in William Hurleys charge a short time and that veteran, conditioner doubted if he could get him just the way he desired for the colts engagement in the Belmont Futurity. In his first outing, Benefactor appeared green but he ran well enough to finish second, as Dr. Whinney ran the five and one-half furlongs over the straight course in the very fast time of 1:03. A length and one-half separated the two colts at the finish. Five days later Benefactor sported silks again and, displaying natural improvement, he scored easily over the same distance by five lengths. The track was off somewhat, so his time wasnt as impressive, but he defeated a fair field of maidens, among them Marriage, Rosepillar and Banner Man. Still not convinced that Benefactor was sufficiently seasoned and educated for a race like the Futurity, Hurley called on him for another effort over the straight course, this time at six furlongs. Continuing to show improvement, the Bradley colt defeated some other likely Futurity candidates, of which Technician became very prominent during the winter by capturing the Flamingo Stakes. Impound, which was third to Benefactor and Technician, was fresh from his race in the Champagne Stakes, in which he was second to Porters Mite as that colt set a new worlds record for six and one-half furlongs. Benefactor had good speed all the way in his clash with these likely colts, but more impressive, perhaps, was the manner in which he came away in the final furlong when called on by his rider. The son of Blue Larkspur pulled away to an advantage of two lengths while finishing the distance in the creditable time of 1:10. By virtue of this performance, he became one of the Futurity favorites. Luck failed Bradley again in the Futurity and Benefactor was never able to enter contention, finishing seventh some ten lengths back of Porters Mite. He suffered a leg injury in the race, and a month elapsed before Hurley called on him for another race, this time a dash of six furlongs in preparation for the Walden Handicap at Pimlico. Displaying keen speed, Benefactor easily dominated his opposition, winning by four lengths under a strong pull. His time of 1:11 was the fastest of the Pimlico fall meeting at the distance even though some of the best sprinters in the country were in action there. Benefactor came out of the race in a lame condition and was put away for the year. His trouble, while painful, was not serious and Hurley may have it entirely corrected by now. Nevertheless, Benefactor was given slow training all winter at Hialeah and now is being tightened up for his spring campaign. On. breeding, Benefactor has every right to be a good horse. His sire was a distance-running champion and his dam, Patroness, was a good winner for the Rancocas Stable a few years back, winning the Putnam and Hanover Handicaps and finishing second in the Interborough Handicap. The second dam was by Whisk Broom II., the third by Hamburg and the fourth, Bashti, was second in the Futurity and closely connected with several French Cup horses. fPeterPan Commando - f Black Toney J - Cinderella Uelgravia Ben ?sh, i -i I Bonnie Gal f2 Bd?r u -S UPaduIa..... p,, J fLaveno.... Napoli Sr ffl LPadua Uncas or Thurio J Immortelle j1 fSunstar Sundridge fNorthStarin........ J Dons h I Ungelic jSt.Angelo I E -S " " : r . V . Fota S Lv.il, fFariman j Ga!,inule YaiIa. ......... J O Co o Belhnzona IPadilla jMacheath - J Padua 1 , - f Rock Sand Sainfoin H 0 fTrap r Rock... ..v... ...... .J . . Roquebrune I 1 I ., - Wry................... jo 3 f Ormondale 5 Ormonde LLuckyLass J 7 Santa Bella . c I LLux Costa 5 Donovan " I Lucasta - - f Broomstick J Ben Brush r Whisk Broom II 1 I Elf "3 lAudience . Sir Dixon n J Sallie McClelland I f Hamburg 5 Hanover LBaksheesh J 1 Lady Reel iBashti Adam I Disadvantage Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the same. PALMAR, well rated back of the early pace, came fast between horses when straightened out in the stretch and, under a drive, lasted to hold the fast closing ACES WILD. The latter went to the front soon after the start, dropped back slightly when ROYAL FEAST forged to the front on the far turn, went very wide into the stretch, but came again in the final sixteenth, but was not good enough. SWEEP ROYAL, outrun early, closed strongly and would have won in a few more strides. TOP BILLING had no mishaps. ROYAL FEAST went to the front on the turn and tired thereafter. The others were outrun. FIFTH RACE 1 1-8 MILES. Indian Broom, April 11, 1936 1:47 3 94. Purse 00. rQtrfrQ 4-year-olds and upward. Claiming-. Weight, 118 lbs. Non-winners since 1 AddA March 17 allowed 3 lbs.; two races since December 30, 5 lbs.; one race April-5-39-Tan sinco then or two races since October 5, 7 lbs.; one race since October 5, 9 lbs. Claiming price, ,750; if for ,500, allowed 3 lbs. No apprentice allowance. Net value to winner 25; second, 00; third, 0; fourth, 5. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St rA Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 72419 BONSOIR wb 9 115 6 2 l2 1 l2 13 13 CorbettC Mrs J F Waters 150-100 723802SHORTBREAD w4113 3 3 2h 21 22 24 23 MerrittN J Cohen 320-100 722103BREEZING ALONGwb 8 113 5 5 6 6 6 4h 33 ChnackiF A Warner 280-100 72264 UNPARALLED w 4 103 4 6 5 52 4h 3 42 DyeG Mrs V Wyse 1480-100 72455 RETURN CHECK wb 4 106 2 1 34 33 31 54 58 VarnerR R C Stable 1250-100 72380 CANNIBAL wb5113 1 4 4H 4l 54 6 6 BaileyJW Mr and Mrs E Wright 780-100 Time, :24, :48, 1:13, 1:39, 1:52. Track fast. , MUTUELS PAID . OFFICIAL BOOKIMO ODD8 . BONSOIR $ 5.00 $ 3.00 $ 2.40 150100 50100 20100 SHORTBREAD 3.20 2.60 60100 30100 BREEZING ALONG 2.40 20100 Winner B. g, by Sir Gallahad III. Bonne Etoile, by Wrack trained by E. Wyatt; bred by Mr. C. A. Stone. Winner entered to be claimed for ,750. WENT TO POST 4:13. AT POST minute. Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. BONSOIR went to the front soon after the start and, drawing out to a safe lead on the turn, was not seriously menaced thereafter. SHORTBREAD, always closest to the winner, closed gamely, but was overmatched. BREEZING ALONG trailed the others to the stretch, then moved up fast between horses when straightened out in the stretch. UNPARALLED was unable to get up. RETURN CHECK went well for half a mile, then tired. CANNIBAL quit in the last eighth after showing early speed. Overweight Return Check, 2 pounds. SIXTH RACE 3-4 MDLE Out of Chute. Indian Broom, Dec. 4, 1937 1:10 4 115. vnrro Purse 00. 3-year-olds. Allowances. Non-winners of two races other than mUOu claiming or California-bred since December 30. Weight, 118 lbs. Non-win-ApriI-5-39-Tan ners of two races other than claiming since December 30 allowed 3 lbs.: one race other than maiden or claiming since then, 6 lbs.; two races of any kind since December 30, 9 lbs.; one race, 12 lbs. Races for a claiming price of ,000 or less not considered in estimating allowances. Net value to winner 00; second, 25; third, 0; fourth, 5. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 724573MASK AND WIG wl09 4 3 1 l2 l2 l6 KnappL . C E Millen 300-100 721323COLONEL BRET wb 105 2 7 31 23 2 24 DyeG G T Williams 570-100 72457 ONE SHEN wb 108 7 8 84 5i 4 3" ChnackiF R C Woodruff 590-100 71866 ED wb109 3 6 52 43 34 44 WestropeJ Mrs W T Westrope 890-100 71862 FIRST PORT wb109 9 1 9 6 54 52 BaileyJW C Putnam 2900-100 69304 ONUGO w 106 6 5 7h 82 73 65 SenaT Mrs W T Westrope 72457 BUBBLING BOY vv 118 14 2 and 62 7h CorbettC T Loeff 240-100 71006 GREY NURSE w 106 8 2 4 .7 84 85 NevesR C S Howard 540-100 68430 CARGADOR w 109 5 9 6 9 9 9 LeishmanW Mrs V Phelps 4140-100 Coupled as Mrs. W. T. Westrope entry. Time, :23 ,:47, 1:12. Track fast. . 52 MUTUELS PAID . . OFFICIAL SOOXTNO 0TT1 MASK AND WIG $ 8.00 $ 4.20 $ 3.60 300100 110100 80100 COLONEL BRET 5.80 4.60 190100 130100 ONE SHEN 4.60 130100 Winner Ch. g, by Osculator Masked Ball, by Cocksure II. trained by L. Haymaker; bred by Mr. G. D. Widener . WENT TO POST 4:43. AT POST 61 minutes. Start good and slow. Wron easily; second and third driving. MASK AND WIG went to the front soon after the start and, drawing away from the others after leaving the back stretch, increased his advantage in the last eighth and with with speed to spare. COLONEL BRET, close up from the start, was easily best of the others. ONE SHEN was forced wide on the stretch turn and showed good form. ED went fairly well. BUBBLING BOY was in close quarters on the inside of MASK AND WIG in the early stages and tired under his impost. CARGADOR was crowded to the fence soon after the start. GREY NURSE tired and probably needed the race. Overweight Colonel Bret, 2 pounds; One Shen, 2; First Port, 3; Grey Nurse, 3. SEVENTH RACE 1 1-16 MDLES. Special Agent, March 14, 19361:434105. Purse MChtCtCA 00, 4-year-,ds and upward. Allowances. Starters for a claiming price 4 dD4l of ,000 or less since October 5. Weight, 118 lbs. Non-winners of two April-5-39-Tan races other than claiming since December 30 allowed 3 lbs.; two races of any land since then, 6 lbs.; one race other than claiming since December 30, 9 lbs.; vone race of any kind since December 30, 12 lbs. Races for a claiming price of ,000 or less not considered in estimating allowances. Net value to winner 00; second, 25; third, 0; fourth, 5.
