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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-12
II Duce May
Never Pacify
Albaniians
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press CnlRn1niSt

Washington, April 12.-When /
was in Albania it was under Tur-
kish rule That is, it was nominally
eO IT h q T11rlxc
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-12
Chamberlain
To Warn OF
Aggression
Prepared To Accept
Mussolini's Promises
To Preserve Present
Mediterranean Align
ment; Italo-Greek AS
surances Exchanged

Tirana, Albania, April r.
(AP)-The Albanian national
assembly today offered the
crown of this Adratic kingdom
to King VittOriO Emanuele of
Italy for ga personal union" of
the two nations.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
X0|upu Clown Is Rated Best
Chance of Won1on-Owned
Horses in Derby

hasn't seen enough yet to say which
looks the best bet for the Derby"
But they're all doing all right" he
adds.
Mrs. Whitney Has TRIO.
Down at the Greentree Stables,
Mrs. Whitney usually comes up with
some pretty fair gallopers and this
year is no exception. Trainer Bill
Brennan has decided to send the
three Questionnaires sons, Third
Degree. Hash and Roll and Toss to
the post at the Downs.
Although Third Degree, with
$12.605 in winnings from four 1888
victories, was the top 2-year- -old,
Roll and Toss, brown speedster
from the Chicle line, is more ad-
vanced. This long-bodied galloper
ran a handy 7 furlongs in Florida
in February. Hash, although strictly
sprinter as youngster, has shown
late signs of developing.
The Franzheim Mars Whitney
trio doesn't constitute the only
feminine oWner-interest in the Lou
isville 1l4-miler Half dozen
others have eligibles, but none seems
a standout. Leading money winner
in this group was Mrs. F. A. Car
reauds Time Alone, which collected
Sl6,715 last year. The busy cam
paigner, Say Judge, from Mrs. Albert
Sabath's stables. and Mrs c. Greg
ory's Lostagal also were among stake
winners.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
BY the Associated Press.


LOUISVILLE, KY, April 11.-An
88-year-old James G. Snyder asks
Is that he be released from a sani-
tarium in time to witness his SD
Kentucky Derby this year.
It'd hate like mischief to miss
it," he said today.
Even If he is dismissed in time,
Snyder, who has been patient
since he fractured his arm last Oc-
tober, fears he might have only
one arm" with which to pull In
his choice for the May 6 classic
Ell Chico.
"And any race horse fan knows"
he explained, you've got to use
both arms and then sometimes get
out there and push them (the
horses around, too."
Snyder says he's been horse race
fan since the "bug bit me" In 1873,
when he saw the famous match be-
tween Molly Mccarthy and Ten
Brock at Churchill Downs. (Ten
Brock won the $4,000 4-mile heat
race0
"Give a man a horse he can play"
he said, "has been my version Of
the old English ballad ever since
I saw my first Derby back in '84.
Oh, I'm not a gambler-don't mis-
understand me-horses have just
been kind Of a hobby with me since
I saw my first race"
Proud of his record Of picking
winners-which he said included 27
Derby champions-Snyder said Of
his Derby choice this year:
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Barten, Ga|an, Ai|ing
Cub Stars, Hope 10
Play in Opener
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 11.-Outfielder
Augie Galan and Shortstop Dick
Bartell, ailing members Of the Chi
cago Cubs, are little dubious of
their chances to open the season
with the team a week hence, but
they have the word of the doctor
there's nothing wrong with either
of them.
An X-ray examination Of Galan's
sore knee yesterday revealed all he
needed was rest and heat treat
ments. The diagnosis was made by
DR.. John F. Davis, Cubs physician,
who made virtually the same dag
nosis of Bartell's ankle injury.
So both are in the hospital now,
hoping their ailments mend suff-
ciently so they can get into the
curtain raiser, April 10. against the
highly-rated Cincinnati Reds.
DR.. Davis didn't venture a guess
on when they might be able to
play, but indicated both should be
able to leave the hospital in a few
days.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Defeat Of Michigan
6. ". Net Aim After
Routing Boston

Of to a good start as a result
of it's 81 rout of Boston College
yesterday, George Washington's
tennis team is hoping to continue
it's success Thursday when it en-
tertains Michigan on the Columbia
Country Club courts.
With David johnson, District
Junior champion, playing in the No.
l spot. G. w. scored all but one of
its victories in straight sets. and
the only match it dropped was a
three-se affair which Elwood Davis
lost to Sullivan by deuced scores.
johnson C. wy defeated Dacey, 6-3.
60: Fleming tG. W. defeated Bismarck.
"a, 20 g.: Sullivan Boston Col
lege, defeated Davis. "a. 70. IS;
Paris &c. W. defeated Lynch. 6-2, 6-2:
Blanken &C. W. defeated Campbell. 6-l.
60; Nicola (G. W. defeated Horsfal,
6-1. 6-3
johnson and Fleming &C Wy defeated
Dacev and Bismarck, 6-3. 6-3; Fairs
and Davis &c. W. defeated Campbell and
Sullivan. 6-3. 6-3: Nicola and Blauken
&C. W. defeated Lynch and Ho-sfal. 60.
6-1.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Navy Groduotions Hit
Sword, Gun Squads
sr ecial Dispatch to The Star.

SI ecial Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, April 11.-Four Of
the nine members of Navy's cham
pionship fencing team and all i've
of the team which won the national
collegiate small rifle champion
ship will graduate before another
season starts.
Those of fencing team who will
graduate are Vincent de Polk, inter-
collegiate foils champion; John
Rowland, epee. and Lee Snilsberg
and Jim Dare, saber. The team will
retain Dan Appleton and John
Henry, foils; Phil Glennon and Jim
Mcpherson, epee, and Abraham
Campo, saber champion.
The members of the champion
rife team, none of whom will re-
turn, are: J. Willard Mccoy, ma
tional intercollegiate champion; Will
liam Stiles, James McConnaughhay,
Joseph Roper and Clayton Ross.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Hoyas Seeking Fourth
Win Against Pitt;
1erps at ". 81.
Schmitt Breaks Leg as
6. U. Tops Yale; V. M. !.
Noses Out Maryland

For the second successive day
Georgetown was to toss big right
handed sophomore pitcher at the
opposition as the first Pittsburgh
nine in Is years faced the Hoyas
on the Medical School field today.
Ed KoWalski, another 23O-pound
midget" who stands feet S, was
the nominee.
Away, Maryland was to seek its sec
ond victory in three starts in Virgiffia,
meeting Washington and Lee at
Lexington. The Terps return home
Immediately after the game for
a contest with Boston College at
College Park tomorrow afternoon.
Wixted's Support Poor.
If KoWalski can duplicate yester-
days performance of his classmate,
Bill Wixted, the Georgetowns stand
an excellent chance of winning
their fourth straight game While
Wixted did not get the credit for
his teams Ga win over Yale, he
might have had his support not
failed him. AS it was, Vince Powers
proved the winning pitcher for the
second time in three days when
Georgetown rallies in the seventh
and eighth turned defeat into
victory.
The Hoyas lost Johnny Schmitt,
their fleet-footed centerfielder, how
ever, when that worthy ran into
Left Fielder Joe McFadden in the
ninth inning and broke his leg.
McFadden and Schmitt, playing
in the difficult sun field, had come
together once before in the game,
allowing Pitcher Joe Jubitz'S easy fly
to fall between them for Yale's first
hit, in the sixth. Up until that time
Wixted had turned the Ellis back
without the semblance of a safety.
Although Coach Joe Wood sum-
moned his son, Joe, ST., from right
field to pitch the last two innings
was not to be denied
and coupled several healthy swats
with some poor fielding by the Wis
itOrS to win
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Navy Juniors in Ring Fete
Annual Meet Saturday 10th Of Series
Thot Hos Developed Star Boxers

Of the big college matches.
Such Juniors" as George and
Bill Moffett, Skipper Giffen and
Tommy Bennett have risen from
the ranks of the youthful glove
fighters to become members of
the regular Navy teams, while
hundreds of those who now are
officers in the service have
learned the rudiments of the art
in this way.
Webb, who also was the boxing
instructor of the A. E. F. and
coach of four United States
Olympic teams, began his work
with the Juniors the same year
he received his appointment a.
regular instructor.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Poffenbereer Becomes
Huyworth+s Headache

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 11.-Now
that they don't have to worry about
Boots Poffenberger any more, the
Tigers are having lot of fun with
Ray Hayworth, the former Detroit
catcher, who'll have charge of the
erratic pitcher at Brooklyn.
Il hope you'll prove a better
keeper than I was" he was told by
Bill Rogell, Poffenberger's last ROOM
mate with the Tigers.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Silva Signs for Bout
With Reid ut'Arenu

joey Silva. a Mexican lightweight
with concrete chin, and Al Reid
popular New York fighter, have been
signed to headline the weekly boxing
card at Turner's Arena next week
it was announced today by Match
maker Goldie Ahearn.
Silva recently registered a victory
over Pete Galiano here in the most
brutal bout of the local indoor
season.
The card will be staged Tuesday
instead of the usual Monday in def
erence TO the opening game of the
baseball season at Griffith Stadium
on Monday.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, April 1.-The
goth annual boxing tournament
of the Navy Juniors has been
added to the athletic card at the
Naval Academy next Saturday.
Conducted by Spike Webb, in
structor and coach at Navy, this
has become the largest and best
organized affair for juvenile box
ers in this country.
More than 100 sons of naval
officers stationed at the acad-
emy, Of ages ranging from 3 to
IA and weighing from 80 to 120
pounds. are entered for the tour
nament this year, and it will be
conducted with all the formality
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Dodgers ScrewboIIer
Is True to Type
BS the Associated Press.

GREENVILLE, S. c., April IL
Russell ReO Evans, the screwball
pitcher, may give Manager Leo
Durocher of Brooklyn a good many
headaches this year, but he also
seems to have the medicine to cure
them.
Twice during yesterdays victory
over the Yankees Evans took long
windups with men on bases. Then
he remarked, You oughta fine me.
I'm awful careless" But he wasn't
careless enough to let the Yanks
bunch their hits, so the fines weren't
inflicted.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Double Duty for Composer
O'Connor, D. c. Grad Of Western Maryland,
Yale, to Lead Own Songs at Ball Come

ceived his A. B. and M. A. degrees
there in '98.
O'Connor, who introduced the
first radio program in Washing
ton in 1922 over the old White
& Boyer Electrical Co. station
on Thirteenth street, has had a
varied career in the speaking and
writing professions. Currently he
does q column in Georgetown
Topics, q community weekly, but
his presence is sought regularly
as q POSTMASTER and after-din-
ner speaker. If present plans
materialize, the genial sexage-
marian will return to the air short.
" on q new program to be pre-
sented four or six times 4 week,
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Beoner Stops HondIey
Of Bucs for 6 Weeks

By the Associated Press.
TEXARKANA, Ark, April IL
Lee Jeep) Handley, who was beaned
Sunday by one of Johnny Aliens
swift ones. may be out of the game
for six weeks, according to the word
received by the Pirates from Presi-
dent Bill Benswanger at New Or
leans.
X-rays showed no fracture, but
surgeons planned to probe to make
certain, at the same time operating
on his smashed left ear.
Evening star., 1939-04-11

Before Yale's baseball team
met the Western Maryland nine
at Westminster, Md, today, q
Washingtonian was to have led
the Western Maryland band In
the rendition of the school songs
Of the contending teams-both
of which he composed.
Caleb O'Connor-no longer a
sylph at $50 plus-wrote Yale's
stirring Down the Field" back
in 1904, his senior year at New
Haven, where he took an IL. B.
degree. Some years later, on
his honeymoon, O'Connor took
his bride back to Western Mary
land and while there wrote Dear
Western Maryland" He had re-
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Cadets Bunch Blows,

Maryland has lost only two games
this season, and both have been by
4-3 scores. Ohio State turned the
trick by that margin in the Terps'
first game, and yesterday v. M. is
undefeated nine took the lead in the
Southern Conference race by the
same count. Although three Mary
land pitchers yielded only five hits
the Cadets punched two doubles
one by Paul Shu-in the fifth, which,
with two errors and a walk, pro-
duced their winning runs.
Both Frank Dwyer and Charley
Woodward were impressive in their
mound starts for Maryland, the
former limiting v. M. I. to three
hits and the latter to two in SINH
lar three-inning stretches. Eddie
johnson held the host nine hitless
in the last two frames.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Varied Sports
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
College Baseball.
GEORGETOWN. 6: Yale, 4.
Virginia Military /. 4; Maryland. 8.
Iowa u, 10; St. Louis o.. !.
Indiana, "A; Indiana State, B.
Oglethorpe. 8; Presbyterian. 2.
o. of Delaware z; U. Of Vermont. Q.
Georgia IL; Clemson, Z.
Michigan. 9; Washington and Lee. 4.
Hampden- Sydney. 6; William and Mary,
8
Virginia. 2; Richmond. 1.
Wake Forest. 2: North Carolina State, O..
COLLEGE Tennis.
George Washington, 8; Boston Col
lege l.
Michigan 6: Washington and Lee. 8.
Virginia, 8; Manhattan. 0.
Wayne a. 7; Birmingham Southern. Q,
U Of Florida. 8: Presbyterian College.
Albright. g; o. of Richmond. 8.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Same Old Monte Weaver

PETERSBURG. Va, April II up.
The Red Sox boast of the noisiest
and quietest players in baseball in
Ted Williams and Monte Weaver.
The latter hasn't had two words
with any of the Red Seekers except
Moe Berg since he was turned loose
by Washington.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Fights Lost Night
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. - George zenr.r.,
1854. New York. outpointed Mike Ga.
miere 1877. Cleveland (S).
DES MONIES, Iowa.-Frankie Co.
velli. 1913. Des Moines. outpointed Hen
~ Herta. 100. Washington 1W.
COLUMBUS Ohio.-Charlie Belan-
ger. 100. Toronto. outpointed Saliva
tore RGsslreilo, sol 29l, New York Io1;
las. outpointed Al Reiss, i77. Detroit
NEWARK. N. J-Tppy Larkin. 1875,
Garfield, N j.. outpointed Billy Beau
hold. 1875. Jersey City nO).
NEW ORLEANS.-Nick Camarata
1875. New Orleans, outpointed Jimmy
/ Lancaster. 1881. Wilmington. Del.
1 MIAMI Fla.-Joey Green. 1884,
Washington. outpointed Sabine Islas,
1894, Mexico City u0l;
I 175, Syracuse N. Y. outpointed Tiger
!. Wade. 10 Peoria. III. IO).
.s,11s nALIIMoREmHTeay aE;noin.aG Taylor 1S5M'
1874. Washington t1O.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Gionts Expected 1t

FORT SMITH, Ark, April II R.-
Manager Bill Terry of the Giants
has just one explanation for the
loss of three straight games. topped
by yesterdays weak hitting and
Nanny Salvo's erratic pitching
against Cleveland. II expected a
slump" says Bill, "and this Is it,"
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Mag and Med Aabe and Relaxed Due Be 1899 eadners
88- Year. Old Fan Hopes to Quit
Hospital, See His SD Derby

There is q standout horse, E
Chico. He is sired by John p. Grier,
the only 3-year-old to run within .
head of the great Man O. War.
THAT means something to me.
It should to other folks, too."
Evening star., 1939-04-11

"Batted for Dwyer in fourth.
Maryland - 11O 600 1903
v. NJ I. ------------- 00I o3o 0ox-4
Runs-A Chumbris, Knepley, Culver.
TrzeeiaE tal: Carney (a5. <. chumbris,
'Weidinger Bengoechea Crisafull Runs
batted in-Shu, .Littrell. Keller. Two-base
bases--A: Chumbris, Knepley Bengoechea,
Maisel. Culver. Mitchell. Trzeciak. Kovar.
Double plays-Carney to Trzeciak to Brit
on bases-Maryland 10: V. N. l.. 10.
Struck out-By Dwyer. l; by Woodward
3 by johnson. I: by Thrift; 2; First base
on balls-Of Dwyer, 8: OF Woodward, 3;
off Thrift z. Hit by pitched ball-By
Dwyer GRAY. Hits--Of Dwyer. 3 in 3
innings: of Woodward. 2 in 3 innings; on
johnson O In Q innings. Losing pitcher
Woodward. Umpire-Mr. Orth. Time Of
same-Two hours.
Evening star., 1939-04-11

Mcclellan Castilglia, Doonan. Wood. Dur
kin Ghecas. Errors-Pajak McFadden,
Jubitz. Ghecas. Collins. Alter t2). Runs
Ghecas Moran Two-hase hits-Mahoney,
Ghecas. Three-base .hit-Durkin. Stolen
baSeS-Grayson, Collins. First base on
balls-Of JubitZ. 3: of Wood. /; off
Wixted, .: off Powers l. Struck out
BY Powers, 4 by Wixted 8: by Jubitz, 4;
by Wood !. Hit by pitcher-By Wixted
tDoonan) Winning pitcher-Powers. Los
ing pitcher-Wood Umpires-Messre. Mat
tingly and Morrisey
Evening star., 1939-04-11
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, April Ito the
ladies (bless 'em) goes fine chance
of staging a major comeback In
the turf world this year.
The feminine owners of racing
stock really were the weaker sex
in 1898. Only one, Mrs. Emil Dene-
mark, finished among racing's top
10 money winners last year. COM
pared to the five in the select set
in 81.
But things are looking up now on
the strength of a fine looking set of
3-year-olds they have ready for the
wars None ranks among the bet
ting favorites for the Kentucky Der
by, although Mrs. Bessie Franzheim S
Xalapa Clown can hardly be over
looked off his performances in Cali
fornia.
Three, however, have strong Der
by possibilities. In addition to Mrs
Franzheim's pair of Xalapa Clown
and Black Bun there are Mrs. Ethel
Mars, who figures to cash in this
season from her astonishing invest
ment in yearlings at the 1887 Sara
toga sales, and Mrs. Payne Whit
pey, whose Greentree Stables have
five home e-bred eligibles from the
QUESTIONABLE and Equipoise lines
Mrs. Sloane Last to Score.
It has been five years, incidentally,
since woman owner last saw her
colors in the winners circle at the
Downs. Most recent were Mrs
Dodge Sloane, who took the roses
with Cavalcade in 1884, and Mrs
Whitney, who did it with Twenty
Grand in 81. Before them there
we're only three in the 65-year his
tory of the Blue Grass classic.
With Xalapa Clown Mrs. Franz
helm may be on the way to enjoy
ing her most successful season. Odd
ly enough, the Clown" was an out
and-out gift from her father. the
veteran Ed Simms, who bred the colt
on his Xalapa farm in Kentucky
And the gift" has won a total of
$l8,750 to date.
Springing from the famous
Sweep and Ben Brush lines, this
big -shouldered black son OF Eternal
Iona Linda came to the races late
and swept three straight as e
year-old, going away from Ciencia
in the mile-and-70 Ardsley Handi-
cap last October. The upsetting
fllly came back to whip the Franz
helm colt in the Santa Anita Derby,
but Trainer A. c. Dettwiler insists
he'll whip any California winter
raced Derby horses if he has an
other crack at them. He's a mild
hammered fellow, and is right at
home in the mud. Definitely, he's
the best horse I ever trained"
Two Reward Mrs. Mars.
Two years ago Mrs. Mars paid
more than 100000 for yearlings
at the Saratoga auction Up to
now, however, only two-No Com
petition, a Bull Dog colt, and Din
ner Date, chestnut f1lly by Stim-
ulus-have paid big dividends. No
Competition cost 5000 and turned
in money winnings Of $18,640; Din
ner Date, a non-eligible for the
Derby, was the leading fllly Of the
year, with $33, $50 cash return on a
price of $1,000.
No Competition is rated the top
Derby hopeful in the barn, but the
railbirds hear otherwise. On Loca-
ton, Teddy offspring, looks like
the standout, having given proof Of
oute-going ability in his Oaklawn
outings, particularly in the heavy
going. Then there are the whis-
pers about Rule All, a blood sister
to On Location, which didn't start
as a 2-year-old. For weeks, reports
have drifted in that the Milky Way
folks have been sitting tight on the
Teddy f1lly.
Trainer Roy Waldron explains he
Evening star., 1939-04-11

(This is another OF series
dealing ,Dith the outstanding 3-
year-olds of the racing ,Dorld for
1887
Evening star., 1939-04-11

Totals 33 5 "a IL Totals 80 5271 13
sBatted for Dwyer in fourth
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piled, and he held up stack of tickets
of $500 denomination on her colt.
Heather held lone So ticket of her
own on Knight Errant.
The pride of possession overcame
her natural shyness.
"He's my colt, Knight Errant," she
told Howard.
ooh, Dan Mills, daughter" Howard
replied, introducing himself.
81 was just remarking how well
behaved your colt is at the post, and
his very first race, too. That's tes-
timonial to the way he was brought
up. It shows he has been carefully
treated"
Heather glowed with pride. The
love and gentle care she had shower
ed on Knight Errant up on the Mills
Farm was being reflected now as her
colt stood at the barrier waiting for
his first race.
The horses were in the starting
gate. Heather could not tear her
glance away. But she smiled, a little
nervously.
Starter Thomas was congratulating
himself for getting the fourteen
youngsters Strengthened out in such
fast time for a field of green colts,
when something happened.
An assistant starter-or assistant
stopper" as Snapper called them
CHANGED to touch Knight Errant on
| the shoulder and the colt responded by
lifting foot forward with such sud-
denness that the man dropped his
twitch.
Starter Thomas knew how much
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CHAPTER 6

Slim had seen Knight Errant work
had heard the checkers rave over his
meteoric speed. Through glasses in
the grandstand he studied Heather
talking with Bassitt.
"Who are you lamping, Slim, the
girl or the horse?" Snapper asked.
Neither one," Slim answered. "I'm
wondering what that Bassitt's doing
down there"
81 wouldn't let Bassitt train a don.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-08

the grandstand to be as near as the
rules would permit to Knight Errant.
AS they swung on the track pos
sessive pride thrilled Heather when
Knight Errant swept into view with
Dimples Draper in the saddle, re splen
dent in dazzling new blue and gold
silks-her very own racing colors!
Down the track pranced the 2-year-
old, striding postward, his slim legs
treading over the soft dirt track with
the same delicate, quick steps of Coro-
nado. His black satin coat shining in
the sun, Knight Errant turned his
neck toward the grandstand as tho,
like Coronado, he were reveling at be-
ing admired.
eff Dan were only here!" Heather
breathed, and choked little.
Knight Errant was passing by her
now. She was sure he had singled
her out of the throng lining the rail :.
There were thirteen other colts in
the parade to the post. Were thir-
teen other hearts throbbing with hap
piness like hers?
Coronado's spirit lived in Knight
Errant 1t lived even across the track
on the mechanical tote board which
held Knight at to 5 over the Van
derbilt ace and Ethel Mars fleetest
2-year-old, the pick of the recent Sara
toga yearlings.
The public was saying it with mu-
fuels on Knight Errant, playing him
off the boards, chiefly on his Coro-
nado breeding.
"Hey, Snapper, look at that dope
Draper" grumbled Slim as the long
line of silks headed past them.
Draper was sitting carelessly on
Knight Errant. He was making no
attempt to keep the prancing horse in
line or to be on his guard in the event
another horse wheeled.
81 wonder what his riding orders
are?" Snapper asked nervously.
"What's the difference?" Slim re-
piled. "They'd only go in one ear and
out the other. And anyway, if he did
listen to them he'd forget them by the
time he got to the post"
Why, thought Slim, since Bassitt
was determined to give Knight Errant
such a hard race for his first start,
didn't he put Joe Gardner, Coronado's
old rider, on Knight Errant?
Gardner was free lancing, getting
old and having trouble making weight,
but at least he knew how to steady
2-year-old.
They were lined up at the barrier
now and while the other colts in the
race were rearing and plunging thru,
Heather could see Knight Errant
standing docilely in his place, waiting
and ready for the race to begin.
"a little gentleman, that Knight
Errant," Heather heard the man next
to her say. She turned and recogniz-
ed him as Charles Howard, owner of
the great Seabiscuit.
ooh, do you think he'll win, too?'
Heather asked rapturously.
"I'm rather hoping So" Howard re-