Knockdown Again Defeats Stymie; Proud Ruler Registers in Nickel Plate: Leads Throughout In Queens County; Victor Sets Moderate Pace To Gain Easy Two Lengths Score as Aqueduct Opens, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-18

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MRS ELIZABETH N GRAHAM Her HerMaine Maine Chance Farms Knockdown scored scoredagain again over Stymie Knockdown Again Defeats Stymie m w wProud Proud Ruler Registers in Nickel Plate Knockdown Again Defeats Stymie m w wProud Proud Ruler Registers in Nickel Plate Leads Throughout In Queens County CountyVictor Victor Sets Moderate Pace To Gain Easy Two Lengths Score as Aqueduct Opens OpensAQUEDUCT AQUEDUCT L I N Y June 17 For the second time this year Maine Chancs Farms Knockdown literally stole an im ¬ portant handicap from Mrs Ethel D Jacobs Stymie when he led all the way in the 20000 Queens County Handicap which opened the Aqueduct summer meeting to ¬ day The fiveyearold Discovery stallion reached the end of the mile and a sixteenth two lengths before the worlds richest horse and was going easily at the end when he opened up a wide lead at the start A J Sacketts Gasparilla was only a halflength back of Stymie in third place while Lazy F Ranchs Calvados finished two and a half lengths out of the money Ferril Zufelt rode Knockdown at 113 pounds which in ¬ cluded four pounds overnight and hustled him along in l443s Mrs Elizabeth N Grahams colt paid 900 and his fair owner was in the winners circle to greet Zufelt with a hearty hand shake as he rode back on the brown horse horseA A crowd of 23557 turned out to view the midweek opening in pleasant weather even Stymie being unable to lure the huge postwar throngs except on Saturdays and holidays Favorites fared poorly through the Queens County with Dark Venus the only one rewarding the chalk players playersPerformed Performed Similar Feat in Excelsior ExcelsiorKnockdown Knockdown who won the Cowdin here as a twoyearold in 1946 and who beat Double Jay and Stymie in similar style in the Excelsior Handicap at Jamaica in April added 15025 to his earnings The 4000 second money credited to Stymie brought his total earnings to 863635 as he gradu ¬ ally inches his way toward the million dol ¬ lar goal set for him himStymie Stymie was my no means disgraced in view of his 132 pounds burden but never looked like winning He actually made up about two lengths in the stretch after trailing as usual to the threefurlong pole but Knockdown had speed in reserve at the end The early pace was moderate but not excessively slow as Zufelt rated the winner along in 2415 48 112 and 137 for the mile The capable Dark Venus required 112 to win the preceding race so Knock ¬ down was not precisely loafing on the lead Lets Dance was first to go in pursuit of Knockdown but was passed by Gasparilla as they moved into the backstretch with Calvados moving a sixteenth farther along while Stymie was still five lengths behind Burning Dream in last place Knockdown led by eight lengths at the far turn a mar ¬ gin that Calvados cut in half between the curves as Zufelt gave him a breather Bob Continued on Page Three Knockdown Defeats Stymie Again as Aqueduct Opens OpensContinued Continued from Page One Oneby by Permane who replaced Conn McCreary on Stymie whom he had ridden early last year asked Stymie to run as he rounded the far turn and the chestnut responded willingly drawing a roar from the crowd as he began to pick up the stragglers with ease easeCalvados Calvados tired before the head of the stretch and Knockdown came into the home lane two lengths before Gasparilla who was just a head before the Lazy F stallion while Stymie was two lengths far ¬ ther back on the outside Stymie appeared to bear in slightly as he straightened away brushing Lets Dance inconsequentially as he went by byStymie Stymie set sail for the leaders but was apparently anchored somewhat by his bur ¬ den and had all he could do to dispose of Gasparilla failing to seriously threaten Knockdown who scored with his ears pricking prickingAfter After winning the Excelsior Knockdown failed in two starts at Garden State Park one at Jamaica and another at Delaware under imposts similar to that he carried today Though having speed in all of those races he tired badly


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