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HILLSDALE UPSET Amusements, Pages C-7-9 Features, Page C-12 Music, Page C-10 , Books, Page C-13 Terrdng Wins - Radio, Page C-11 Sundau Ste Sports Garden, Pages C-14-15 C Stretch Duel SIXTEEN PAGES WASHINGTON, D. C„ MARCH 1, 1959 ARCADIA. Call!.. Feb. 38 ¦ played him to win to the tune (AP).—Terrang, a 6-year-old of $193,813. It wagered $4,076.- veteran of racing, captured the 038 on the card. 1145.000 Santa Anita Handicap The Indiana-bred gamester, in a thrilling stretch duel with a 4-year-old, carried 118 3-Length Flamingo today. Victor; the favored Hillsdale pounds, three less than Ter- Troilus As a crowd of 57.000 roared I rang, the third choice in the with excitement. Jockey Bill betting. Boland drove Terrang to vic- It was a photo finish, but it tory and the $97,900 winner’s i was apparent at the finish line net share of the purse for his , that Terrang had beaten the owners, Laurence Pollock and Hoosier favorite. - The margin Roland Bond of was half a length and Royal Texas. Living, Royal Living, from the Llan- . ridden by Manuel Griffs Cut TV Slate to 13 Games gollen Farm of Virginia was . Ycaza, was almost three third. lengths behind in the third spot. nr u hm The time for the mile-and- . mmmm WKMi' , • n winter time one-Quarter clas- | BallyruUah Takes Lead Club Income First Landing sic was 3:00 flat, shy of the * track record of 1.59*, set byr Terrang, always a threat > r*M L Round Table in winning the when pointed for a big stakes, Plunges With ¦ Third Behind raA last year. had won one at the current I meeting, but has captured nine Fays $39.79 / in his racing years at Santa WTOP Pact 40-1 * Shot Terrang. , Anita Park. By L XuA By second to Round Jockey Tommy Barrow BURTON HAWKINS m- Xm. < JPf> JHOJkF FRANCIS STANN Table a year ago. paid $30.70. broke Star SUIT Writer ks SUr Staff Wrltar ’ Hillsdale out of the gate first, $5.60 and $3.80. lightweight. BallyruUah. ORLANDO. Fla., Feb. 38. 'M HIALEAH.Feb. 28.—Showing Hillsdale, the but a PA 4 odds-on fa- quickly Sharp curtailment of the Sen- no awe whatsoever of First by ' went into the lead and landing, vorite owned C. W. Smith lightweight, Royal ators’ television program, call- champion and all- of Detroit, paid $3.90 $3.50, another time money-winning 2-year-old, and ’ Clove, with WilUe ing for only 13 games in con- and Royal Living, $4.30. Shoemaker Bayard Sharp's bay , aboard, closed in. trast to the 48 shown last year, colt Troilus Hillsdale went into the race was announced today as Presi- won the 30th running of the of As the field of 13 ran down the winner seven out of his s dent Calvin Griffith reached rich and usually significant eight See SANTA Page C-6 Flamingo Stakes today last starts and the crowd l' ANITA. agreement with Station WTOP here be- | a |bL \"M fore 34,425 spectators. to broadcast all 154 games. i B ¦ f ¦ Under a smart ride by the Following three days of al- veteran Chris Rogers, the son most continual conferences of Priam ll—Drift Song romped with officials of WTOP, WMAL home three lengths ahead of and WRC, Griffith signed a the 40-to-l shot. Open View, one-year contract with WTOP, who in turn was a length and W/N, LOSE OR which has the right of first three-quarters in front of the CX refusal for 1960. Griffith re- lumbering First Landing. In fused to sign a three-year pact. picking up his third victory in By FRANCIS STANN Income from the Senators’ a row this month, Troilus radio and television sources will picked up the fat end of the be reduced considerably. Last $135,800 gross purse, which *&fDRAW to $86,070. season the club received $330,- amounted 000. which included $90,000 for Troilus’ time of 1:49.1 for the A Day for the Birds mile and a furlong test was televising games into Balti- « HIALEAH, FEB. 38.—At an early hour today it became The deal with W M well off the track and Flamingo more. WTOP £ record of 1.47, clearly evident that an abnormal number of students of reliably reported to “not set by Bold Ruler was be w'm 1957, but it plenty fast wild life and Semlnoles were in a pursue their in excess of $150,000." in was mood to enough research Hialeah The to whip nine other 3- at Park. Cadillacs and Daimlers at Four Games on Networks year-olds in the first major the clubhouse and the buses at the grandstand began test of derby-age horses. disgorging the patrons at the maws of Oene Mori’s bird The Senators also have First Landing, owned by signed for four national tele- »** Christopher T. Chenery sanctuary and stop-off for migratory poultry. - and casts. two with the National. r- -h ;n Nearly everything that could be turned pink was so winner of 11 of 13 races and Broadcasting Co. and two with $461,382, had no excuses for his Flamingo Day, byway Broadcasting colored in honor of which of the Columbia Sys- dull race. In contrast to the variety also offered a card of nine horse races, including tem. which wIU net them 1958 Flamingo, when Tim Tam one call 1 the Flamingo Stakes for the course prize of SIOO,OOO. was declared the winner after $135,800. g.oss. Bob Wolff wUI continue as a Jewel's Reward was disqualified, play-by-play Daily Racing printed pink paper announcer. A today’s was a cleanly run race The Form was on second announcer will be se- at no extra charge. The programs were pink and so were which found Troilus never lected shortly. One of the spon- Open napkins dining worse than second. View the tablecloths and in the rooms. A sors of the broadcasts and tele- never worse than third and bright new officials’ car painted the shade of Hialeah’s casts wiU be the Gunther Brew- First Landing laying fourth or most famous feathered friends whisked about the track, ing Co. of Baltimore. Chief better throughout. temporarily replacing the pedestrian tan-and-gold sponsor last year was the Na- tional Brewing Co. of Balti- Rare Rice Fourth vehicle. which did pick more. not an Behind the money The $250,000 Flamingo fountain, a new showpiece, option horses for this season. came, Rice, Easy spouted pink was in order. Rare fluid. Hialeah officials denied it bet- By selecting WTOP. Griffith ws ..,1 Spur. Moony, Ma- . y Scotland. tors’ blood, saying it was merely a one-day chemical eliminated the possibility of ¦ f\ nassa Mauler. Rico Tesio and concoction. And, having entered into the spirit of the Baltimore games being broad- Eurasia. None was a factor ex- occasion the night before, many of the patrons brought cast into Washington by that cept the gray gelded Eurasia, this year. Last season lead their own pink eyeballs. station . ' • ¦4k*y A*I who took the at the start, t ell the Orioles' games were on iT AbBL. held it at the half-mile mark •*** * * radio station, many in di- ~- t that • stopped to ONE of and almost a walk. THIS IS THE DAY the year, as you may rect competition with the Sena- J The crowd bet $410,253 on know, when the long-necked flamingoes who live in the tors’ broadcasts on WWDC. the Flamingo and made First are by a lush infield disturbed couple of platoons of Test es Effect en Gate Landing a favorite at 45 cents Semlnoles, a few are genuine, RIDING TIP RAIL TO VICTORY—Bayard the 4-to-5 favorite with Eddie Arcaro aboard, to but Troilus was a strongly of whom and • sl. perpetually By redueihg the' ndmben <ot (on rail) Rogers headed up by Chief Osceola. Some of thi Dims fly and Troilus with Chris up, third in the first major test for 3-year-old backed second choice. He paid televised games, the Senators' stretch to victory yesterday’s Kentucky Derby hopefuls. Troilus $6.90, some canter in annoyance shortly before the racing romps down the in earned $4.70 and $3.10'. Open brass hopes to determin the ef- $135,800 Open $86,070 easy 3-length victory. Open View $7.20, attraction, is most Important Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah. for his View returned $20.70 and which considered the fect of television on Oriffith View (behind winner) was second and First was a length and three quarters in front of and First Landing $2.40 to preview to date of the Triple Crown horses. Stadium attendance. Televised Landing (left with white blocks on blinkers) First Landing at the wire.—AP Wirephoto. show. It was a humid day, with the temperature in the games wiU be on Saturdays and The attendance was larger 80s, and most bird fanciers Sundays, but the schedule has than last Saturday’s Widener middle while tolerated the arranged. was a pair escaped town not been turnout, but many apparently discomfort there notable who for $150,- early morning. Fellow-travelers on a If Griffith settled came to see the sights. The in the DC-6 airliner 000, the Senators will receive 21,475 FANS BET $1,846,567 betting total of $2,512,003 was Hartack, and were Willie the diplomat-jockey, Ted SIBO,OOO less than they got last more than $200,000 off last Williams, the batsman.