When Bimelech was roundly trounced in the Kentucky Derby last fortnight, railbirds refused to pronounce him a cheese champion until they had seen him in another race. Last week, at Pimlico. 55,000 racing fans turned out to see Colonel Bradley's glamor colt run in the $75,000 Preakness, second of the Big Three U. S. races for three-year-olds (1/16 of a mile shorter than the Derby).
When the sun had set on the 50th running of the Preakness, Big Bim had redeemed himself, and his ailing, 80-year-old owner sat in his box with tears in his eyes. Leading from start to finish, he...
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