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f l .1,11 I J: l..::M. .1 Kingmaker Kingmaker Takes Takes Grey Grey Lag Lag Renewal; Renewal; Rock Rock Pilot Pilot Turns Turns Back Back Speed Speed Rouser Rouser Sets Mile, Eighth Track Mark In Scoring by Three Lengths Beam Rider Garners Place f Honors With Pylades Third Before 32,293 Jamaica Fans By BOB HORWOOD JAMAICA, L. I., N. Y.. May 11.— Clipping three -fifths from Bold Rulers track record, Happy Hill Farms Kingmaker led for all but a few strides of the 6,900 Grey Lag Handicap to win by three lengths over King Ranchs Beam Rider in 1:48! 5 for the mile and a furlong. Robert O. J. Streu-bers Pylades was almost a length farther back after taking a brief lead in the back-stretch, while Mrs. Wallace Gilroys Oh Johnny was a length and a half out of the money. Neglected by the rainy-day throng of 32,293, Kingmaker paid 5.40 and was given a perfect ride by Bobby Ussery, leading jockey of the meeting. This was the third stakes triumph for Kingmaker, who was bred by Cortwright Wetherill, who maintains Happy Hill Farm in partnership with Mrs. Wetherill, the former Ella Widener. The son of Prince-quillo — Raise You, by Case Ace, who is trained by the capable Frank I. Wright, won the Kent Stakes last year and the New Orleans Handicap during the winter. The 9,400. less 00 that it cost to get in the race, that he earned today brought Kingmakers total gleanings to 43,875. Rain fell intermittently through the afternoon and made the track sloppy by the sixth race, which at Jamaica means that it was at its fastest. Ussery in Saddle Ussery shot Kingmaker out of his number 2 stall in the gate followed by Pylades, with First Served daylight behind in third place as they sped past the clubhouse and into the backstretch. Oh Johnny was a fairly close fourth as they began the run down the far side, followed by Beam Rider, Paper.Tiger, Greek Spy and Third Brother, the favorite, who never became a serious contender. After the race. Bill Boland said that he thought Third Brother must have disliked the track as "he didnt show any run at any time." Halfway down the backstretch, Raul Sterling roused Pylades and moved into a daylight lead, which did not disturb Ussery in the least as he let the Orestes III. gelding go by, then picked him up again, a six- teenth farther on without apparenfef fort, j j First Served also passed the winner for a stride or so, and remained in second place after Kingmaker regained command, but began to falter at the final turn. "* Once he regained the lead. Kingmaker opened a length and a half lead, which he doubled swinging into the stretch, while Beam Rider moved up rapidly, followed closely by Oh Johnny and Pylades, while Paper Tiger made a short thrust that carried him into fifth place. Through the stretch, Ussery had only to keep Kingmaker about his business to triumph with speed in reserve, while Beam Rider held Pylades safe as Oh Johnny faltered badly in the final furlong. Greek Spy, who went very wide at the final turn, finished fairly well to be fifth, followed by Paper Tiger, the leg weary First Served and Third Brother. After the race, which was last year won by the mighty Nashua, Ussery said, "I thought he might have been gone when they went past us on the turn, but he took it into his head to run again and off he went." Actually, Kingmaker was paused a little before reaching the far turn and seemed to start running again at the middle of the bend, still able to stay on the rail. Bennie Green said that Beam Rider, " Hung just a bit in the late part." Eleonora R. Sears Royal Haven, a three-year-old son of Royal Charger who was acquired for 6,000 at Saratoga two summers ago, won the second race of his career when he charged up along the rail under a whipping, slashing ride by "Peejay" Bailey to take the Oceanside Purse by a "— * -- MRS. CORTWRIGHT WETHERILL— Co-owner with her husband of Happy Hilt Farm, whose Kingmaker won the Grey Lag at Jamaica. | ■ ■ i l | . 1 • . s L D ] Kingmaker Sets Trade Record in Grey Lag Covers Nine Furlongs in 1 ABVs To Beat Beam Rider by Three Continued from Page Sixty *« length over Brae Burn Farms Baffie. It was another four lengths back to Wheatley Stables Untamed, who led Greentree Stables fainthearted favorite. Arnica, by a length. Royal Haven paid 6.70 and stepped the mile and a sixteenth in a creditable 1:44 %. Chester J. Caithness Nances Lad, a star handicap horse not too long ago, indicated that he may have reached the end of the road, as suspected by breeder-trainer Hil-l ton "Rabbit" Dabson, when he was unable to finish better than fourth in the Lawrence Purse that preceded the Grey Lag, though whipped on both flanks by Hedley Woodhouse. Edward Seinfelds consistent and hard-hitting Decimal won the dash from wire to wire, reaching the end of six furlongs in 1:10% a length before Mrs. Julie Milans Jutland, who led Clearwater Stables Dark Peter by the same margin. Nances Lad was a half-length out of the money after forcing the winners pace most of the way. Willie Lester rode Decimal, who paid .10 and was conceding seven pounds to his three closest followers. It was possibly the best race thus far in the career of the five-year-old son of Slide Rule, who is also the sire of Nances Lad.
