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King Bebe Scores In Nash Handicap Meaux Rides 6640 Victor Rock Pilot One Length Back Favored Sir Tribal Is Fourth By J J MURPHY MURPHYSPORTMANS SPORTMANS PARK Cicero 111 May 4 King Bebe a sixyearold gelding who was the next to the longestpriced horse in this afternoons featured Thomas D Nash Handicap came down the outside to win that race and spring one of the greatest surprises of the meeting King Bebes ad ¬ vantage over Rock Pilot at the end was one length while Tussle Patch finished third and the oddson favorite Sir Tribal was fourth fourthThe The distance was one and onesixteenth miles and King Bebe owned by H H Rendleman and ridden by Clarence Meaux paid 6640 6640His His time for the distance was l474s l474sFavorite Favorite Pinned All the Way WaySir Sir Tribal had little chance in the event Pinned in next to the rail all the way the gray runner was in close quarters repeat ¬ edly and the several moves he made to find an opening proved futile his 122 pounds telling in the stretch run and he had little finishing power powerKing King Bebe beaten off by horses like Y Bond and Snooozie in the mud in his last start herebut who won hisprivious outing on a slow track over Will Mearns was a running horse this afternoon He was next to last in the early running raced very wide in the stretch but was still good enough to win going away under urging by Meaux MeauxRock Rock Pilot set the pace and held on well while Tussle Patch who defeated such as Swoons Son around here last year lacked early speed and simply plodded along to the end endA A field of eight tried for the Nash NashContinued Continued on Page FiftyThree King Bebe Upset Winner Of Thomas Nash Cap CapMeaux Meaux on Victor Rock Pilot Second Sir Tribal Runs Fourth FourthContinued Continued from Page One OneMemorial Memorial and Rock Pilot went to the front from a good start to be followed around the first turn by Sir Tribal who was on the rail Unable to find clear passage Sir Tribal was relegated to fourth place when Almas Heart and Better Goods moved up on him passing the stand for the first time timeOn On the backstretch Skoronski on Sir Tribal persisting in remaining on the rail could find no opening and nearing the far turn it was still Rick Pilot showing the way narrowly with Almas Heart sec ¬ ond and King Bebe moving up fast fastInto Into the stretch Rock Pilot and Almas Heart were first and second respectively while King Beebe went to the middle of the track in making his move and Skoronski was still attempting to find an opening on the inside with Sir Tribal TribalAlmas Almas Heart had enough at the eighth pole and began to drop back while Rock Pilot drew out slightly Then King Bebe continuing with his fine charge caught the leader nearing the finish and was going away awayTussle Tussle Patch did not appear to have any excuse while of the others Better Goods and Almas Heart tired and Sam Slick and Jimmy the One were badly outrun outrunThe The attendance on a very cool and windy afternoon was 16011 and the track was fast fastA A couple of outsiders accounted for the Daily Double that paid 20400 The first winner was Feb ridden by Tony Skoronski Then Willie Collier accounted for his first success in a couple of days in steering Jeans Love to a score in the second Col ¬ lier went to the front in the jockey stand ¬ ings through his score scoreFiftyoneyearold Fiftyoneyearold Claude Hooper old ¬ est jockey now active on the American turf put up afine exhibition to land Sol ¬ dier Son home first in the third Hooper sent his mount through an opening on the inside entering the stretch and the eight yearold beat out Grazar who had set the pace Bolero Jane with Robert Mundorf up led all the way in the fourth to win handi ¬ ly from Jalbopate the favorite Cow Boy with Howard Craig up was a handy vic ¬ tor in the fifth and Last and Only with Jerry Truman aboard accounted for the sixth when he came from last place to trim Doc Noorman
