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° On the Trot I By MORRIE KURLANSKT Scotts Hat Trick Steals Show Fitzpatrick Scores Ninth Win £ Buckeye Registers Fastest Time ►* MAYWOOD PARK. Maywood, 111., May - 6. — Robert "Red" Scott, 46-year-dld trainer from Collinsville, 111., stole the show Satur- ■* day when he guided each of his t h V e e mounts to victory in Ot fast-class trotting and lu pacing events. Nelson K., a six-year-old trot-•"" ting stallion owned by ■ Nelson R. Kuntz of Peas oria. 111., initiated O Scotts hat trick with "■ a brilliant triumph in J co-featured A - c 1 a s s Z trot. The Guy Barnes O son was only third choice in spite of a recent remarkable effort when he finished third, beaten but ] three-quarters of a length by the meet-— ings trotting champion pro tern. Major q Hoot, who won the lace in seasons record time of 2:0433. Under Scotts clever handling. Nelson K. outsprinted his six opponents for the lead and. although temporarily headed by Do Tone at the half-mile mark, repelled a charge by the fleet Lady Iosola Miller nearing the quarter pole, forcing the Minnesota mare, as well as Do Tone, to retire. In the homestretch. Newport Mascot made a futile bid to reach Nelson K.. but had to acknowledge defeat by one length in 2:05 •-.-,. Scott next reined Dr. J. Howard Youngs homebred, two-minute star. Plutocrat, in an A-class pace where he was to meet the excellent three-year-old. Rapid Goose, a winner in 2:04-.-, a few nights ago, as well as Lou Meggitts vastly improved filly, Madona: the California speedster. Hi Los Bomb: Deer Run Farms Minnie Jean, Rizzuto Brothers Ima Hanover Dale and Bright -side Farms Chester Black. Whereas Plutocrat made his seasonal bow in this race, his six rivals, with the exception of Ima Hanover Dale, had won at least one race either at Santa Anita or this half-mile track. Accordingly, the Ensign Hanover stallion went to the post as a 7-1 outsider, while Rapid Goose started as an odds-on choice. However. Plutocrat, reputedly one of the fastest horses away from the gate, was in excellent condition and. with his vaunted early speed, immediately took the lead at the start. Down the backstretch. Chester Black, another quick starter, managed to take a short lead, but was unable to come over to the rail. As the pair put open daylight between them and the rest of the field. Bob Parkinson found it wise to place Chester Black in the two-hole, but to no avail as the Purdue Hal gelding apparently was already exhausted from the speed duel with Plutocrat in the first quarter. As soon as Chester Black dropped out of contention. Hi Los Bomb made his move and, while he was rapidly gaining ground on the leading Plutocrat, this Wisconsin -bred held on with extraordinary courage to win by a head in 2:04.-, to improve his best win time of 1956 by one fifth of a second. In the tenth and final race of the night, Scott completed his triple with a smashing victory behind Plutocrats Kings Counsel half sister, Winifred, the mare, like the stallion, owned and bred by Dr. Young of Elkhorn, Wis., and she also was making her first start since last September. Here, the parallel sort of ends, as the favorite players, alerted by Nelson K.s and Plutocrats victories, installed the six-year-old mare a solid 9-5 choice against seven good B-class pacers, including the recent winners. Mark-away and Gay Ensign. Winifred, out-sprinted early, attained command after three-eighths and was never in danger afterwards. Jimmy Fitzpatrick* scored his ninth victory at this meeting with C. M. Sounders Goose Bay celt, Buckeye, defeating his former stablemate, Scotchlite, a 3-5 favorite driven by the jinxed Howard Beissinger, and Lou Meggitts valiant Jake Rodney in a hotly disputed mile dash. While the two mares in the five-horse field, Roxburgh Carmen and Sherrys Honor, vainly tried to improve their rear positions, Jake Rodney, Buckeye and Scotch lite engaged in a three-cornered • battle, during which Meggitts stallion got all the worst of it. While drivers Beissinger and Fitzpatrick actually did not commit a foul, their respective tactids made it extremely rough sailing for theirfeared rival. Jake Rodney made a short break when in awfully close quarters entering the backstretch. but recovered quickly to take the lead on the next turn. Nearing the quarter pole, Buckeye wrested command from Jake Rodney and Scotchlite also came to the outside to attack the big stallion. The trio raced on almost equal terms around the final turn and down the homestretch and, at th#» wir*. it was Buckeye by a neck over Scotchlite and Jake Rodney another head back in third, while the mares* followed at a respectful distance. Buckeye was timed in 2:04 for the fastest trip of the night that otherwise saw victories of Harry Burright with Amossons Richie to bring the Illinois teamster on even terms in the driver standings with Eddie Morgan; of Chuck Rumley with the Maywood - owned trotting stallion, Edsel Hanover, at the surprisingly long odds of 12 to 1; of Joe Clark with Mittis Frolic and Tom Wilburn with Julep Colby, both horses chalking up their third victories at this meeting.
