Show YEAR SEVEN-YEAR-OLD MIKE HALL CAPTURES CALIENTE HANDICAP Touted Sun Beau Falters at Stretch to Finish in Fifth Filth Position B By Ronald Wagoner goner AGUA CALIENTE Mexico March 2 23 3 UP Old UP-Old Old Mike Hall a gallant c cup up horse from Kentucky made one of the mo most t sensational com comebacks backs In i tt American turf hi history tory yesterday to win In the second renewal of the tile Agua JUa Caliente handicap lom a field of 10 selected thoroughbreds The big bay gelding owned b by R R. R M. M Eastman and ridden by the theet veteran vet vet- eran cran Jockey kc St Steve e ODonnell O'Donnell mu ran in perfect form to win In the worlds world's richest t racing prize and set a new record of at for the mile mUe and one A neck behind Mike Hall hail was The Tha Choctaw of AUdley Farm stable fol followed to- to lowed by Plucky Play of the Northway Northway North North- way stable Second place paid 10 third place ant and fourth 2500 It was a great day for tor Agua Agull Call Cali ente Eastman Mike Hall HaJJ and tho the bookma bookmakers ers but a sad Ead one for the tho majority of ot to spectators who had expected Sun Beau a 1 I to 2 3 favorite fa at post time to win v with wills ea ease c. c ALEXANDER ALEX VINTA PANTAGES ANNEXES FOURTH SPOT Sun Beau with Frank up finished fifth Hc He was nosed out of fourth place by Alexander Pantages ridden by J J. J Pollard Mike Hall paid 2080 1080 for a 2 mu- mu tuel ticket 6 to place and to show The heavy odds and much of or the strategy of the ra race e came from the fact he was coupled as au an entry with Pigeon Hole owned by H. H P. P Headley Backers of The Choctaw drew for 2 on place and 4 on show while Plucky PIa Play a a. long shot paid 14 1420 O Oon on a 2 ticket to show Racing men were agreed that Mike Halls Hall's victory was vas partly due to Pigeon Pheon Hole who Ted led at the start tart after arter delay deJay caused by the surly ac actions ac- ac of Caruso Rated a great sprinter Pigeon Hole Holo held his a advantage to th the backstretch bad back stretch when sent Sun Beau through a small hole to lead the field to the final turn Pigeon Hole dropped far tar back bac SUN BEI BEAU U WEAKENS UNDER IlEA HEAVY LOAD LO Sun B Beau u weakened on the stretch under his to top load of or pounds and The Cho Choctaw w mad made mads his 1115 bid bd Just as ODonnell O'Donnell sent cent Mlle Mike Hall Into a n. sprint The blue and white coor coors colori of Eastman n fleshed to the in ia he hc last Ith of a mile During early ages r iges Mike linT Hall had coasted in position The f failure allure of ot Lady Broad Broadcast t to place W was 3 a Do blow to thousands of ot spectators who had made her second sec ec- ec ond choice at odds of to 1 Mike Hall is Js 7 years jears old the oldest horse in the handicap He won the Latonia cup in 1927 and 1928 the Washington handicap at Laurel ia In 1923 and the Dixie handicap In 1928 1028 It was estimated that millions of or dollars passed over the gaming tables at Caliente and Tijuana during the day and night |