The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
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BY HENRY McLEMoRE

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Miami, Fla, Feb. 2l--(UP)-Mr. Joseph E. Widener, immaculate in his powder blue fiannels, leaned back in the Rouganvilli boardered presidents box at Eialeah Park and said 1t will be Discovery"
 sammy Renick, soaking wet and smeared with the mud he caught finishing fifth in the third race, yanked at his drenched silks in the jockey room and said "DiscoveryTl walk in."
 Eirsch Jabos, leading trainer for the past two years, turned from his job of saddling Q big colt in the paddock to say 1t oughta be Dis- covery from the first flag on."
 These three, and score of others who know a thing or two about the
 business of racing, were button- holed by your ever alert, ears to the ground, representative yester- day, and asked point-blank about the big race at Santa Anita on the
 morrow. The majority of those questioned believe that when the numbers go up on the board, Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt's champion will be on top. But there were some loud dissenters. One of these was Big Jim Healy, trainer for Mrs. John Hay Whitney.
 If it's muddy, and 1t looks as If 1t will be-" Healy said, whats wrong with Singing Wood? They say Singing Wood can't go that dis tance, but remember. as oft track adds Q lot of staying power to Q sprinter. Yessir, If it's wet Singing Wood can run for my dough. And If it's dry, I'll take that top row. He's licked Discovery twice, which means he can do 1t a third tine."
 William H. Gallagher, general manager of the Rockingham park. took time of from marking e friends card to cast Q vote for Whopper. Hal Price Headley's giant colt who stands i7 hands and weighs in at better than half ton.
 T saw where the big 'un went the mile in 1:42 4-5 In his last workout Gallagher said, land that satisfied mo. He's right. I'm going to have . pretty nice chunk on his back, and ! don't think he'll disappoint me"
 Bill Hurley, who trains for. Col onel Ed Bradley, cast his ballot for Time Supply, while Mike Jacobs, who knows fighters better than he does horses Mike says he doesn't know yet whether the cashiers are Chinarnen or Americans--likes the chances of Tick On.
 The jockey room was solid for Discovery. Not e single one of the little fellows who boot 'em home gave any horse q chance to lick the "big horse" as they call the Van derbilt ace. And they all gave the same reason--D Discovery was a great horse, the others only good horses,
 If he's right" said Johnny Gil- bert as he pulled on Q boot, "Itll be 6 shoo-in. And don't let anybody tell you he has to have everything just to win--a Smnll field, Q fast track, and ell that. Hell, that baby can run on Q roof, or on the side of c hill. or through hotel lobby"
 You're right" chimed in Bill Whisenant, graying chap In charge of the jockeys room. T sad- dled him every time he started last year, and he's Q champion. The only thing that worries me about him is that he may not fel like running to- morrow. You know, he takes things so easy, he has to be made to work. But if he's in the right frame of mind. they'll be chasing him from the first pole right on to home"
 Don Meade thought Tick On, the seven-year- who was brought back from the farm for Q crack ct the Sl00,000 purse. would take place money. as diL Eddie Litzenberger.
 A. c. Tarn, trainer who just won the $500 trainers award for tho second time during this Hiaieah meeting, saw Top Row as the wir- ner.
 There's . little story behind Tarn and Top Row. Tn le34 Top Row ran in . e3,600 claiming race ct Nar- ragansett. Immediately after the race Tarn dashed to the cfiice with Q check to claim the horse. He beat 4. A tBerO Baroni to the desk by . yalNl.
 But Haroni got the horse when it was found that Tarn had not start- cd Q horse at the meeting and