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m KJEJIH : Nlew Jersey Report By FRED GALIANI Racing Luck Helps to Decide Stake Shady Tune Molly Pitcher Surprise 33 Congressmen Witness Sport MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, N. J., June 28 The Molly Pitcher Handicap produced the biggest upset of the stakes season when when Carolyn Carolyn K K Sta- m when when Carolyn Carolyn K K Sta- Stables Shady Tune scored at a 8.80 mu-tuel. Although Shady Tune won by -a safe margin, there could easily have been a change in the result with a bit of racing luck tossed to three different horses. W. M. Wickhams Winning Stride, Stride, who who held held the the Stride, Stride, who who held held the the KJEJIH lead at the head of the, stretch only to tire in the last stages, might have been able to resist the challenge if she had not been carried out on the first turn. The effort to bring her to the fore again, may have been the difference. Likewise, Miss Joanne, who finished second, was a victim of ill fortune. Midway of the final turn, she attempted to go .up on the inside from last place, but immediately was blocked and had to take up sharply. When she finally got through in the stretch, she closed with speed and courage, but distance ran out of her.x J. S. Phipps Spinning Top, the favorite, got through the first seven furlongs without any trouble, although in tight quarters, but when the crucial moment came, found herself pinned in as Miss Joanne beat her to a hole in the stretch, which nullified her chance. She was beaten only two and a quarter lengths while Miss Joanne was just three-quarters of a length short. Granule, who seems to get herself in trouble every time she runs, bore in badly and threatened Faga-La entering the first turn. Burr, on Faga-La, took out, knocking Granule back and forcing Korte to take up, which in turn, impeded Winning Stride, pushing her out. i Congressmen were very much in evidence over the week end with no less than 33 attending the races. The affair was the outing of the Yeas and Neighs Marching and Barbecue Society, with New Jersey representative James Auchincloss playing the host. Among the Congressmen who enjoyed the sport were men from seven non-racing states . . . Reginald Webster, who returned from Europe. this past Wednesday, was present to see his Pavion win the opening race Saturday. He got it the hard way though, when Dickey Stables Flarespur was disqualified. Trainer Lucien Laurin will start Websters clever Jersey-bred filly Sorceress in the Colleen Stakes this week end . . . Artist Ann Collins, who became a resident of the area with the building of a hew house in Colts Neck has sold a portrait of a western stage coach to Danny Arnstein, owner of the Starle Stable. Ted Husing, president of the Skeeters Club, wasnt content to just lead his delegation to the track, he had to issue printed selection cards, originally titled, Clocker Husing. He came through with two winners, both short prices. Too bad Lawrin wasnt running. The members of the club were all presented with a pen and a money clip, with a Daily Double ticket, bought at random, stuck it in . . Allyn S. Drew, racing commissioner from Louisiana, and his wife remained over from the convention for- a few days vacation. They willleave this week for New England and a trip to Rockingham. . . Richard Stone Reeves, whose paintings were on exhibit in the clubhouse, collected same over the week end to restore them to their owners, from whom they were borrowed. Tuesday night the waiters and captains . will indulge in their annual mid summer nightmare, which is supposedly a Softball contest. The teams pitted against each other are called the Cuckoos and the As-bury Hudsons. Every year this is introduced as the beginning of a series of games, but after one meeting, they all agree to call it quits and nurse their aching joints. This year the game will be held in nearby Oak-hurst. .Most of all steps are being made to insure the presence of the beer, for which these valiant teams struggle. Last year, the I messenger detailed to procure the suds was dazzled by the money and never showed I up, leaving a lot of thirsty players in distress. They vow no such occurrence Tuesday evening. . .Jimmy OBrey, the singing ? trainer, is combining business with pleasure. He and his wife, Day, are celebrating their twentieth wedding anniversary with a short vacation here, but he brought three horses from New England to see if they can help him pay the bills.
