▁the ▁Tra vers ▁St akes , ▁which ▁had ▁el ud ed ▁him ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Ja ip ur , ▁a ▁sentiment al ▁favorite ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁owner ▁and ▁a ▁bet ting ▁favorite ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁promise , ▁defeated ▁R idan ▁by ▁a ▁nose . ▁ ▁While ▁Ja ip ur ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Derby , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁cont ests ▁in ▁the ▁Tri ple ▁Crown , ▁he ▁did ▁win ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁St akes . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁W id ener ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Racing ▁and ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁he ▁married ▁divor c ée ▁Jess ie ▁( née ▁Slo ane ) ▁D odge ▁( 1 8 8 3 - 1 9 6 8 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁Henry ▁T . ▁Slo ane ▁and ▁Jess ie ▁Rob b ins ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁former ▁wife ▁of ▁Will am ▁Earl ▁D odge , ▁and ▁became ▁step father ▁to ▁D iana ▁D odge . ▁ ▁George ▁D . ▁W id ener ▁Jr . ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁at ▁his ▁Er den heim ▁Farm , ▁in ▁Wh item ar sh ▁Township , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁north ▁of ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁farm ▁and ▁his ▁personal ▁fortune ▁to ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁Fitz ▁Eug ene ▁D ixon ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁School ▁of