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Breeders1 Stakes Captured by Indus IndusMrs Mrs Heighe Homebred Beats Sunny Bones With Ease in Big Surprise at Pimlico PimlicoPIMUCO PIMUCO Baltimore Md May 7 Mrs Robert H Heighs Indus a homebred daughter of Piping Rock In India thus a halfsister to the stakes winning mare Adroit sprung a major upsef this after ¬ noon when she bounded to a fourlength victory in the second running of the Pim ¬ lico Breeders Stakes Reveling in the muddy muddyr r going Indus scampered the four and onehalf furlongs in 57 while scoring at the direct expense of Grant Thorns Sunny Bones with D H Adams oddson choice Parkie third in the 10horse field Indus was smartly handled by the veteran Lloyd Knapp and paid 3740 3740Heavy Heavy early morning rains held the crowd down to approximately 11000 and they wagered with confidence on Parkie after three previous favorites had made good for them in the earlier races racesThe The race was a keenly contested affair from the outset with several horses racing for the lead around the turn As the quarter pole was reached Brindisi part of the Mrs Janon Fisher Jrs entry held a narrow advantage over Sylvester J Labrot Jrs Ratine while Roundelay the other Fisher horse and Parkie were in close attendance attendanceLeaders Leaders Swing Wide WideTurning Turning for home the leaders swung wide with Parkie on the extreme outside Jockey Knapp drove Indus through on the inside of the first flight as did Gilbert with Just Lovely Thafe one lacked the speed to take advantage of her good turn of luck but that was not the case with Indus IndusOnce Once straightened out Indus drew clear rapidly as her pursuers faltered Another filly charging through the field at this stage Mr Bones daughter Sunny Bones was sent through narrow openings between horses While her rally was quite impres ¬ sive it was not effective enough to make her a threat to the handy leader Parkie held on for the show showThe The Breeders Stakes one of which is re ¬ newed at each of Marylands four major courses Pimlibo Laurel Havre de Grace and Bowie is for Marylandbreds and Mrs R H Heighe received a handsome plate after the victory of Indus Oddly enough the presentation was made by Janon Fisher secretary of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association who trained two of todays starters Roundelay and Brindisi The vic ¬ tory of Indus was also worth 4095 to Mrs Heighe who maintains the Prospect Hill Stud near Bel Afr Md
