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! I j I j I 1 Bedwell Colorbearers Win Two More Pimlico Events Undulator Annexes Hygro Purse After Fogoso Scores in Opener BALTIMORE, Md.. April 17.— Undulator, who failed in an earlier attempt at Pimlico, garnered the major award of the sixth and feature race today, named the Hygro, for the account of H. Guy Bedwell. Completing a double for the Laurel, Md.. horseman, as well as himself, he had ridden Fogoso in the opener, apprentice Leonard Bowers drove the son of Pompey — Black Wave to a length and one-half accomplishment. The winner covered the six furlongs in 1:17 over a slow strip. Bomar Stables Little Wizard finished second, four lengths in front of Abrasion, representing G. T. Strother. Un- dulators effort brought a return of for Continued on Page Twenty-Four Undulator Wins Hygro Purse at Pimlico To Complete Double for H. Guy Bedwell | J I I • I 1 j j I I j j | ; j | ! ; Son of Pompey Shows Way to* Little Wizard Under Heady Ride by Apprentice Bowers Continued from Page One to those in the crowd of 12,000 who in- stalled him second choice to Abrasion. With the exception of Ascertain, who seemed to linger at the start, the con-1 testants got away well. Undulator assumed prominence shortly after the field was dis-1 patched, but he was bothered by the challenging Trace Heart. This four-year-olds threat was short-lived, however, for under Bowers able handling the Bedwell color- bearer quickly shook clear and in spite of maintaining a narrow lead he kept it, nevertheless, to the end. Through the stretch the four-year-old son of Pompey had to be shaken up when Abrasion started to make a bid. but« it was not of a dangerous nature. Eliminating Trace Heart, since his challenge died aborning, the race really evolved around the winner. Abrasion and Little Wizard. Incidentally, Challedonna, a younger sister to the one-time "pride of Maryland," Challedon, broke well and displayed a flash of early speed, then simply wilted. Form players got off to a good start in the opener when the 7-10 hazard. H. Guy Bedwell s Fogoso, trimmed six other ,500 platers over six furlongs. After starting | slowly, he picked up momentum at the ap- propriate moment and then drove to a head score in rounding out the distance in | 1:17. The early pacemaker, Wilton, could I not withstand the winner. He did, however, hold the place seven lengths away from Well Allright. A slight upset occurred in the second L race, a four and a half furlongs sprint, when J. P. Jones Chesting led throughout and rewarded at 9.90 for . He was 5 never endangered and just "coasted" out in front. At the finish six lengths separated him from Hammer-Lock, while Valdina Haven was a head farther back in third * position. The race was run in :5923. Those who had coupled Chesting in the - Daily Double with Fogoso, the winner of M the first race, received 9 for . Five chasers started in the two-mile brush affair listed third, and four came back, with the winner being C. Mahlon i Klines Winged Hoofs. This gelding fenced i well and withstood repeated challenges s from Rougemont, the favorite, and was 10 9 lengths to the good at the end. Muffled i Drums got up to be second, while Rouge- - j mont tired and wound up third. He fal- - tered badly in the final quarter of a mile. , Kineo made a bad landing at the twelfth l fence and lost his rider. In the fourth a field of 12 maiden three - -year-olds did battle over six furlongs and i | this afforded Mrs. Veader Leonards Beggar r the opportunity to graduate.
