Andre Charges to Hard Earned Victory Over Lily M. in Mt. Washington Purse: Collars Leaders in Stretch To Triumph by Half-Length With Jockey Nash in Saddle, Daily Racing Form, 1952-05-07

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Andre Charges to Hard Earned Victory Over Lily M in Mt Washington Purse Collars Leaders in Stretch To Triumph by HalfLengfrh With Jockey Nash in Saddle SaddleBy By PALMER HEAGERTY HEAGERTYStaff Staff Correspondent PIMLICO Md May 6 Mr and Mrs Harry Lungers Christiana Stable silks made their initial appearance of the season here this afternoon and were carried to a splendid victory by Andre in the featured Mt Washington Purse The Pavot Miss Ferdinand colt a nominee to the Freak ness charged from off the pace to icore by a halflength over B B McClarins Lily M Mrs H C Boorses Billy Clifton was third over the oddson favorite After Bim The long anticipated summer weather was very much in evidence and a shirt sleeved crowd of 10055 took in the pro ¬ gram Only two favorites were able to score for the form players G C Smiths Handy Man in the first race and Marc S Goldnamers Scotch Wine in the fifth race Andre who was ridden by Bonnie Nash returned 820 as the second choice in the field of eight sophomores sophomoresBilly Billy Clifton a fast but rather faint ¬ hearted Pharanor colt set the pace into the stretch where Lily M drove to the fore and made a futile effort to draw clear She responded well but was unable to match the closing speed of Andre and gave way by a halflength Billy Clifton was three and onehalf lengths farther back backAfter After Bim who was second to New Haven and in the same position behind Bed Borneo in his two previous starts this year both at Laurel lacked his speed this after ¬ noon and was unable to reach contention finishing in fourth position after racing in the third slot much of the distance distanceA A fullbrother to Palatine Stables sen ¬ sational Woodchuck William P Foleys threeyearold Huntsville made a success ¬ ful if not auspicious debut in the five and onehalf furlong second race taking a nose decision in 108 The threeyearold son of Pasteurized Chuckle was rushed into con ¬ tention early drifted out entering the stretch then wore down G G Bosen bergers Lower the Boom by a nose Brook meade Stables Whirlahead was third as the favorite over the 680 winner winnerThe The mile and onesixteenth third race brought about the first disqualification of the meeting when Bainbow Banchs Cole town Maid after having finished first was placed third by the stewards The official winner was Edwin Werbers Valleys Luck LuckContinued Continued on Page ThirtyThree Andre Charges to Victory Over Lily M at Pimlico PimlicoContinued Continued from Page One Onewith with Mrs R H Heighes Zunis placed sec ¬ ond Valleys Luck was crowded early in the stretch run apparenntly due to Zunis drifting out while forging to the front The Meighe racer was in turn bothered by Coletown Maid who lugged in while as ¬ suming the lead and drawing clear Valleys Luck under Ralph Galli paid 960 960Ralph Ralph Galli an apprentice under con ¬ tract to Cecil Locklear made it a double for the afternoon when he drove C E Buckleys Full Circle to a longshot victory in the fivefurlong juvenile dash Pull Circle a daughter of Whirlaway paid 4660 after scoring by threequarters of a length over W G oJnes Virginia Oaks in 101 Starle Stables Her Chance was third


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