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! t J Gay Bit Beaten by George Case; Mar-Kell Easy W inner at Pimlico I ! i l , ! I ; 1 I [• • , ] j i , j : | . j ! j j j I Livies Derby and Preakness*~ Hopeful Closes With Rush After Being Outrun Early BALTIMORE. Md.. April 20.— One of Marylands Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes hopefuls, Gay Bit, from the locally owned Bobanet Stable of R. Bruce Livie, was beaten but not disgraced in the Happy Time Purse, sixth and top offering foday at the Pimlico-for-Pimlico-Bowie-Laurel, Havre de Grace meeting. The defeated son of Gay Monarch — Long Bit, coupled with Sweetest Girl and backed to odds-on esteem, came from last place to be third as George Case swept by the finish with a length to spare in taking the major portion of the ,500 purse for John Bromleys Cedar Farm. Second place went to Henry Straus Quarter Moon, who had his day l last fall while capturing the Maryland Fu-I turity. The winner brought about an upset I and, consequently, those in the gathering of 13,000 fortunate enough to hold winning tickets received 7.60 for their acumen. Over a good track, probably fast tomorrow, the son of Quatre Bras II. — Trace OFun was timed the six furlongs of this allowance test in 1:13%. This was the initial appearance here of I Gay Bit and first start since finishing sec- ] ond to Olympic Zenith in the Louisiana • Derby. Todays debacle, solely so titled 1 from the standpoint of being favorite, 1 proved that the gelding will not give up. All in all, he put up a good battle. If the distance had been farther, it is highly I probable he would have been the victor. As it was, the tilt has done him a lot of good. He was away slowest of all and definitely outrun in the early stages. Rounding the far bend he had but two horses beaten. But, responding to Jack West-ropes urging, he started to move up approaching the stretch turn, and came like the wind in the drive. The try was good, in fact, it was superb, but it fell short of culmination. Alternate in Setting Pace George Case and Quarter Moon alternated in setting and pressing the early pace, with the Cedar Farm representative finally winning out at the turn for home. That grand mare. Mar-Kell. trounced five rivals in the seventh by the simple process of disposing of Half Crown when ready and drawing away to a six-length accounting under colors of Calumet Farm. After dawdling in the early running. In Question finally got started and took the place, four lengths before Homeward Bound. Once the successful daughter of Blenheim II. — Nellie Flag had assumed command her advantage was never in doubt, and the others were simply "present." She traversed the mile and seventy j yards in 1:4525 and rewarded at ,10 I 1 for . Carson Kirk was the riding star during the early part of the afternoon, piloting both ends of the Daily Double in Mrs. W. W. Adams Son Admiral, successful in the opener, and Max Hirschs Third Trial, in the second offering. Those who had this | | pair coupled in the popular form of wager- I ing received 42.20 for a investment.
