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JOHNNY BREEN Was astride three winners on yesterdays Pimlico program Twilight Tear Sparkles in Oaks Score Becomes Sixth Calumet Stakes Winner of Meeting at Pimlico Filly Never Extended While Setting Pace to Lead Home Plucky Maud and Everget EvergetBALTIMORE BALTIMORE Md May 10 Racing right up to the expectations of a fine turn ¬ out of 15000 fans Calumet Farms Twi ¬ light Tear won the twentyfirst Pimlico Oaks today in a sparkling performance The threeyearold daughter of Bull Lea and Lady Lark made all her own pace to be timed in VASVs for the mile and a six ¬ teenth this being the best performance in this stake since Sketch Book made a simi ¬ lar trip in winning the 1938 renewal renewalNever Never out ol a tight hold Twilight Tear reached the final marker with a three length advantage as she led home Lazy F Ranchs Plucky Maud the latter holding a similar margin over Brandywine Stables Everget Blue Sash in the cplors of O S Jennings was fourth and Hal Price Head leys Letmenow fifth and last in the field fieldPaddle Paddle from the Headley string and Bibelot Twilight Tears scheduled running mate were withdrawn reducing the field to five fiveThe The big crowd bet on Twilight Tear con ¬ fidently for she had previously won the Rennert Handicap at this meeting and the Calumet stable has been so successful that the fans saw little chance for an upset As a result she rewarded her many backers with only 260 in the mutuels mutuelsTakes Takes Command Early EarlyThere There really was not a great deal of ex ¬ citement connected with the Oaks for Twi ¬ light Tear had the early speed to take com ¬ mand in the short run to the clubhouse turn and the rest were well spread out be ¬ hind her herPlucky Plucky Maud under F A Smiths urging always was closest to Twilight Tear but Conn McCreary on the winner never let this potential challenge worry him even though Plucky Maud on occasions was only a little more than a length off the pace paceEverget Everget raced in third position most of the way while Blue Sash away last made up some ground to pick up fourth honors But the battle was strictly between the first two and Twilight Tear entering the home la ie drew away from Plucky Maud smartly without McCreary having even to arouse her herThis This was Twilight Tears fifth success in six starts this season and her ninth in 12 trips to the post over a twoyear period She earned 13050 to be added to previous earnings this season of 10830 10830Warren Warren Wright Chicago owner of the Calumet Farm and Mrs Wright were pres ¬ ent to see their star filly perform and to accept the Oaks trophy after the race from Henry A Parr III president of the Mary ¬ land Jockey Club ClubWhen When Twilight Tear was acclaimed the winner of this noted fixture it was the sixth time at this meeting that the Calu ¬ met colors were first home in a stake stakeJohnny Johnny Breen was the riding star of the program prior to the running of the Oaks the veteran saddleman accounting for three of the four flat events offered offeredHe He scored a popular victory in the sec ¬ ondary feature the Milk Maid Purse astride M Wexlers Best Reward the 460 favorite This one was on top most of the trip and lasted to beat Layaway by a half length lengthBreen Breen also won ihe sixfurlong fourth with J H Louchheims Carmus and the second another threequarter mile dash with Mrs H S Horkheimers Might Be also a favorite at 450
