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Cinda Outclasses Middleburg Rivals Prevails by Three t ► In Return to Races Shouse Homebred Takes Van At Start and Leads Alt the Way; Yama Finishes Second By PALMER HEAGERT Y Staff Correspondent PIMLICO, Baltimore, Md., May 20 — Jouett Shouses Cinda, whose 1952 record included a quartet of stakes victories, returned to competition in auspicious fashion -this afternoon when she scored an easy : victory in the featured Middleburg Purse. Completely outclassed by the winner was Cary Boshamers Yama, who was beaten three lengths while holding an advantage of almost a length over Danny Sheas Sweet Vermouth. Despite rains of yesterday and last night, the track improved greatly and was moved up to "fast after the first half of the program. Although the surface was still a bit "dead," Cinda covered the five and one-half furlongs in 1:06V£, which was one-fifth of a second faster than the record which stood prior to Squared Aways race of last Saturday. Cinda, a daughter of Occupy — Arden Lass, was ridden by Nick Shuk and paid .60 as the second choice to the Penocc — Jack the Great coupling. The mid-week attendance was 12,060. Four-Time Stake Winner in 52 Cinda, who earned 2,175 last year as a three-year-old, largely through victories in the Cherry Blossom, Colonial, Betsy Ross and Regret, has been a bit slow in coming to hand and was only recently turned over to trainer Bernie Bond. That Marylander had the Shouse filly razor-sharp for her return. She attained a commanding lead almost immediately, was given a breather on the turn, then increased her advantage without being roused. Through the final sixteenth, Shuk was taking her in hand and glancing back for a challenge which failed to develop. Yama made a game effort to reach the leader after about a half-mile, but lacked the necessary class and had to settle for the second position while holding Sweet Vermouth safe. Penocc and Jack the Great, both of whom had raced fairly well in previous races thi spring while earning a portion of the purse in each start, were not to be found in the Middleburg, finishing sixth and fifth, respectively. The Virginia Horsemens Association Plate Purse was run as the fifth race and involved a quintet of three-year-old fillies. The winner, as a .00 favorite, was L. L. Haggin, n.s, Sally Catbird, a former Greentree colorbearer. This daughter of Alibhai had to be roused sharply by Ronnie Nash in the late strides to wear down Cedar Farms Cover Off by a nose while being timed in 1:12% for six furlongs. Four lengths back in third position came Cyril G. Foxs Muscovado. The victory of Sally Catbird was her second of the meeting, but hardly points her out as a leading prospect for the Black-Eyed Susan, for which she is pointing. A pair of well-played horses — A. R. Cremens High Traffic and Stemar Stables Unsinatus — won the first and second races for a return of 4.80 in the Daily Double. High Traffic, under Bill Hartack, paid .40 and Unsinatus returned .80 after coming from last place to score under Freddie Ryan.
