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Mar-Kell Mar-Kell Bows Bows to to So So I I lure lure at at Pimlico; Pimlico; Gold Gold Flare Flare Charges Charges to to Jamaica Jamaica Score Score Bedwell Colt Wins As Rider Pleases Leads Throughout to Score j By Six; Jockeys McCreary, Bletzacker Hurt in Fall BALTIMORE, Md.. April 13.— H Guy ■ Bedwells Sollure simply proved too much I for adversaries to handle, including the j favored Mar-Kell, in the fifth and feature I offering, titled the Balko Purse at Pimlico j today. Homeward Bound garnered third position and New Moon and Royal Flush completed the field in the named order. For this allowance test, fashioned for four-year-olds and older who had not won ,000 twice in 1943-44, Sollure carried 112 pounds, including jockey Leonard Bowers, and at no stage did he incline to dwell. In fact, the colt was hustled away so cleverly that he quickly established daylight. At the finish he had six lengths to spare over Mar-Kell. She attempted to rally in the late stages, but was not equal to the task of even getting close to the winner. The latter coveied the six furlongs in ■ 1:1323 over a good track. A winning ticket on the son of Soliel du Midi was worth .30. Incidentally, as choice for the I ,500 feature. Mar-Kell closed at odds of 3 to 4. Withdrawn From Rowe on Opening Day Withdrawn from yesterdays Rowe. Sol-I lure, hero of a division of last falls Cap-I ital Handicap, gave owner-trainer Bedwell his third winner in two days. Yesterday he saddled Fogoso and Ginoca for suc-j cesses. Sollure is a nominee to such endowed events during this meeting as the Harford, on April 22: the Baltimore Spring i May 1 . and Jennings Handicaps. With the start of todays main attrae-i tion. New Moon essayed to race closest to Sollure. But, although the H. L. Straus ! representative remained in second place until midway of the stretch, he never threatened. In fact, none of the contestants really bothered the winner. Mat-j Kell reached a position some four lengths behind Sollure inside the furlong marker, but it was then too late. A crowd of about 8,500 turned out for the second day of the combined meeting of Marylands four tracks, and the spore started off with an unfortunate incident when jockeys Conn McCreary and Martin Bletzacker were thrown from their respective mounts in the opener. Sea Letter and Disro. Sea Letter apparently stumbled turning for home, catapulting his rider and causing Disro to go down. It was at first feared the boys had suffered to a greater extent than was revealed upon X-ray es-! amination at Bon Sucours Hospital. Mc-i Creary sustained a slight chest concussion and Bletzacker received a sprained back The fall evidently had some bearing on i the running. J. B. Hatfields Glorious Sec 1 wound up the winner and brought about a J payoff of 1.50 for . This, of course, j gave heart to long shot players. Second Continued on Page Three ♦ I I I I I j ! I I | j Sollure Whips Mar-Ke!l By Six in Balko Purse Bedwell Colt Leads Throughout In Sprint Feature at Pimlico Continued from Page One place went to Brainsafire and Ariel Leg-| end was third. A Daily Double return of 92.70 for each combination evolved when Easy Chance captured the second race. Mercy Angel was second and Roman Matron third. Easy Chance assumed command after traversing the first quarter of a mile and then sauntered to a three and one-half length score. He was timed the six furlongs in 1:16%.
