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Laurel Play Averages ,050,549 Nine-Race Cards For 28-Day Meet Per Diem Attendance of 11#480 Also Satisfactory; Bishop Tops Owners Again By Staff Correspondent Laurel Race Course conducted a highly successful spring meeting of 28 days, statistics compiled by Daily Racing Form reveal. The daily average mutuel handle for Laurels first session of nine-race programs was ,050,549 and the average attendance was 11,480. Last years figures for eight-race cards were ,053,320 and 12,526, respectively. As was the case in 1958. there was only a one-day conflict with Garden State Park, both tracks being in operation on May 2, closing day at the Maryland course. The April 18 program, which featured the Chesapeake Stakes, lured the biggest crowd of the season, 20,203. and the largest mutuel play— ,745,385. Mrs. Ada L. Rices Talent Show was the leading money-winning horse, his victory in the Laurel Maturity realizing a net purse of 2,238. Walter M. Jeffords Piano Jim. who accounted for the Laurel Handicap, was second high with 0,593, while William Hal Bishops Petes Folly, the Wilwyn Handicap winner, was third with 1,726. Rare Rice, also from the Rice string and winner of the Chesapeake, ranked fourth with 8,850. Stable Earns 5,300 The William Hal Bishop Stable was the leading money-winning owner and Bishop was the leading trainer. The Anna, 111.-owned stable won 5,300 through 16 wins, 18 seconds and 27 thirds. The Rice stable was second high with 9,747, while Jeffords was third with 0,593. Bishops performance in the owners rank was a repeat effort, he having led at Laurel last spring with 1,955. He had 16 wins at that meeting, too. Last spring Bernard B. Bond beat out Bishop for training honors, 17 to 16, but this year, Bishop reversed Jhe decision, 16 to 10. Another Bond, J. Bowes, tied for third with Frank A. "Downey " Bonsai, each having nine victories. Howard Grant also was a repeater, leading the jockeys with 36 successes. He accepted 134 mounts, the same number as in 1958, and had 27 per cent winners. However, in 58 he had 42 winners, so had 31 per cent winrers. Joe Culmone was second with 28, followed by Robert E. Corle with 25. The largest Daily Double return was made on April 8 when the combination of Radiate II. and Jerrys Gem paid 72.40. Favorites did very well at the meeting, which marked the first Laurel session with nine-race programs. Of the 252 races decided, 96 were won by favorites for 38 per cent winners. Laurel statistics follow: April 1 to May 2—28 Days . Gross distribution ,035,570 Net distribution ,003,000 Daily average net distribution 5,821.43 Attendance 321,429 Daily average attendance 11,480 Mutuel handle 9,415,360 Daily average mutuel handle ,050,549 Leading Money-Winning Owners Owner 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Won W. H. Bishop Stable Inc. 16 18 27 5,300 Rice, Ada L. 5 3 3 79,747 j Jeffords, W. M. 110 30,593 Hecht.Mrs.H.H. 4 2 4 13,400 Garrett, G. A. 3 1 0 12,050 Klein, Mrs. B. 5 1 0 12,050 Serio.J.Jr. 1 0 3 11,340 Carolyn K. Stable 4 1 2 11,325 Obre, Mrs. H. 3 3 5 10.550 Fischbach, C. B. 3 1 0 9,750 Vogelman, R. E. Jr. 3 2 0 9,750 Leading Money-Winning Horses Horse 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Won. Talent Show 1 0 0 2,238 Piano Jim 1 1 0 30,593 Petes Folly 1 0 1 21,726 Rare Rice 1 0 0 18,850 Air Pilot 1 1 2 11,902 Dr. Herb 1 0 0 10,715 JohnHernon 3 1 0 9.250 Satan Helper 2 2 2 8.500 Cervina 2 0 7.800 Kings Navy 2 0 0 7.390 Leading Winning Jockeys jockey Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd Unp PC Grant, H. 134 36 25 15 58 .27 Culmone, J. 108 28 14 16 50 .26 Corle, R.E. 167 25 24 18 100 .15 Adams, L. 132 16 16 13 84 .12 Shuk.N. 116 15 16 11 74 .13 Keene.H. 132 15 21 23 73 .11 Korte, K. 98 11 8 12 67 .11 Monacelli.E. 60 8 5 3 44 .13 Kratz, F. 93 8 6 12 67 .09 Sterling, R. 64 7 7 4 46 .11 Leading Winning Trainers Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins Bishop, W. H. 16 Jones, J. -P. 6 Bond, B. P. 10 Eklof, H. S. 5 Bond, J. B. 9 Tammaro, J. 5 Bonsai, F. A. 9 Troutt, C. 5 Clarke, A. T. 7 The following stakes were decided: Stake. Date Winner. Value. Capitol Handicap. April 1: Mares Beau $ 7,225 Wilwyn Handicap. April 4; Petes Folly 19,029 Laurel Maturity Handicap. April 11; Talent Show 42,238 Chesapeake Stakes, April 18; Rare Rice 13,850 Laurel Handicap. April 25; Piano Jim 17-209 Maryland Derby, May 2; Dr. Herb 10,340 The percentage of winning favorites was 1 above normal, as shown in the subjoined tabulation : Number of races 252 Winning favorites 96 Percentage of winning favorites .38 Dead heats for win 2
