Evening star., 1934-12-11

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About Twenty Grand.
"THERE'S one thing about Twenty
Grand that gives us hope"
Brennan explained. Hes one
of the great competitors. McAtee
once told me he was the greatest
horse he ever rode-for just one
reason"
What was that?" I asked.
Because he always would give you
that little extra something down the
Stretch-that little extra something
that closed up the gap when pressed.
He ran as if he liked it and he came
from behind as if he liked it when
the going was hard.
Right now he is in fine shape. His
old trouble is completely healed. He
always has been a sound horse-a
horse that was easily conditioned-a
good actor-easily handled. Just a
little slow at getting away-in no
great hurry away from the barrier
but after that always something to
beat"
Horses and Humans.
Y you remember" said to Trainer
Brennan, that Jim Corbett
almost came back. He made
Jim Jeftries look to be a sucker for
22 rounds until Corbett got careless.
You couldn't get careless with Jim
Jeffries. But at Is or 20 rounds Cor
bett would have been champion of the
world again after four-year lay-off.
Jack Dempsey came within a half
breath and a flngernail of repeating
but something happened. Bobby Jones
was playing the best golf in he field
at Augusta after three-year lay-off,
but the old putting touch left him in
the middle of the fight. He had every
thing else needed to win"
All this may happen to Twenty
Grand" Brennan said. I'm still say
ing that horses and humans in COM
petition are just about the same. In
both cases some are at the top under
pressure-and others are not, no mat
ter how good they look.
You mention Corbett, Demp.
sey and Bobby Jones. Demp-
sey was OverwOrked and Cor
bett and Jones went in cold.
I'VE are going to give Twenty Grand
several races. No onse is quite sure
yet just how good Cavalcade will be,
and EquipoiSe is as old as Twenty
Grand. There will be several others
to consider. In fact, there is a strong
probability that there will be more
than 100 entries for this 100000
race"
Stalls Oversubscribed.
d ESERVATIQNs already have been
N requested for more than 1000
thoroughbreds at the Santa Anita
race course, SO days of racing being
the magnet-and there are accommo-
dations for only 1,500 horses. Some
body will have to sleep in an upper.
The lid will be pried of Christmas
Gay, and 1t will present one of the
most beautiful tracks in the world, in
the heart of the old Lucky Baldwin
ranch.
As Los Angeles is one of the
great sporting towns of the Ma
tion, there is every indication
two weeks in advance that this
opening will write a new chap
ter in racing, which must be
entered in the main book.
Meanwhile. Equipoise also has been
in hard training, and will be here in
a few days. Cavalcade has been at
work in South Carolina, and the quar-
ter-split in his hoof is reported COM
pletely cured. The mop-up runner for
Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane is expected
to be right when he faces the barrier.
And right at this moment Twenty
Grand looks fit to give either battle.
If he were not, Mrs. Payne Whitney,
Maj. Beard and Trainer Bill Brennan
wouldn't have him here. They are not
interested in the moral victory" Of
defeat. They think too much of a
grand horse to have him outclassed.
His first start will tell big part of
the story. If any one is worried at
this point--it isn't Twenty Grand.
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