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Fervent in Handy Dixie Accounting Carolyn A Takes Firenze Handicap Late Closing Rush of Stymie Fails to Menace Calumet Ace Choice Handled Flawlessly By Pierson to Give Wright Fourth Success in Fixture FixturePIMLICO PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 8 To ¬ day was Dixie Handicap Day at this Mary ¬ land Jockey Club course and once again it was Calumet Farm day in the famed classic as the fouryearold Bull Lea colt Fervent carried Wanen Wrights devils red and blue silks to their fourth victory in the mile and threesixteenths fixture fixtureFlawlessly Flawlessly handled by the veteran New bold Leroy Pierson Fervent circled the leaders on the final bend to take a clear lead then lasted by a good length and a half over Mrs Ethel D Jacobs Stymie who handled his 127 pounds assignment just as a good handicap horse should Fervent weighted just six pounds below Stymie with 121 pounds was clocked in 201 over the slow dead track In winning he earned 21950 21950Behind Behind the top pair at the finish was a fourhorse photo finish which had the crowd of 24201 cheering lustily even after the first two had crossed the line The pic ¬ ture showed Joseph Tuccis Incline a nose before King Ranchs Contest who held a similar margin over the winners stable mate Faultless William Helis mare Elpis was another head behind followed by Dou ¬ ble Jay Tide Rips and Butler ButlerSecond Second Winning Choice of Day DayWhile While the track was still off from heavy rains during the week the attend ¬ ance was the best of the Maryland spring season and wagering was brisk Fervent who was shipped in this week from Ken ¬ tucky with the Derby winner Citation was wasContinued Continued on Page Two FERVENT Gave Calumet Farm its fourth score in the Dixie Handicap when he annexed Saturdays fortyfourth running of the Pimlico fixture IRewerrt Outruns Stymie To Account IF0r ixie ixieletters letters Late Rush Falls Short fourth Win in Stake for Calumet CalumetContinued Continued from Page One OneI I thesecond winning choiceof the afternoon and paid 560 560The The field broke from the threesix teenths pole without delay and after get ¬ ting away about fourth Contest moved along the rail to attain the lead in the opening sixteenth Stymie always a slow starter broke to the outside slightly and was well back in the run by the stands Butler and Faultless chased the leader over the line the first time with Fervent being nursed along in fourth position positionButler Butler the extreme outsider in the nine horse field forged to the front on the first turn forcing Contest to ease back a bit while relinquishing the lead Contest had ino trouble in disposing of Butler before the halfmile pole was reached Fervent was beginning to move into serious contention at that stage while Stymie was still last eight lengths off the eighth horse horseOn On the final turn for home was where the real action commenced with Fervent attaining the lead with a bold rush from the outside while Faultless had disposed of Contest to have the Calumet colors in onetwo position Fervent while he is not a whip horse felt the sting of the bat from Pierson several times and the effect was immediate immediateSpurting Spurting into a threelength advantage as Stymie commenced his rally from far back on the extreme outside Fervent ap ¬ peared all over a galloping winner Conn McCreary went to work on Stymie how ¬ ever and the worlds leading money winner turned on one of his familiar stretch ral ¬ lies While Stymies move was effective it was not potent enough to overcome the ad ¬ vantage piled up by Fervent in his charge around the far turn and into the home lane laneJockey Jockey Pierson through the final six ¬ teenth put up ta strong hand ride to main ¬ tain a length and onehalf advantage Stymie was two and onerhalf lengths be ¬ hind Incline who closed well along the in ¬ side rafter being steadied while in close quarters leaving the backstretch backstretchDouble Double Jay turned in a very disappoint ¬ ing race following his impressive victory in the Trenton Handicap at Garden rState with no Apparent excuses to be offered Johnny Gilbert kept him within striking distance on the outside but when he went to a drive the Ridgewood Stable colt just didnt have what it takes takesIn In winning the fortyfourth running of this race one of the outstanding events in Maryland racing JJecvent ikept intact cone of the most enviable records ever compiled by a thoroughbred over thejtPimlicotrack Starting twice here as a tw0yearold in 1046 Fervent 4was second in the iEimlico Foiturity and the winner of the Walden Stakes JJasUyearche raced over the track only once andscored a clever victory intthe Pimlico Special Todays victory was ihis firstioutingihere this season WarreniWright and Ben A Jones shad anticipated witnessing jthis rrenewal of the Dixie ibut changed their jplans at a jlate date The trophy presented by H A Parrj SIT president zarid treasurer of the Mary ¬ land Hockey Club was accepted iiy H A Jimmy ilones Drainer of the fabulous stable The scene iin tthe WinnerJs circle was a familiar one for Whirlaway Bun Again and Armed ihafl previously carried the Galumet silks to victory in the vfcvent
