Evening star., 1939-04-10
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, April 10.-The old
trainer took long pull at his
pipe, glanced along the row of stalls
to see that all his horses were con-
tentedly munching their oats, and
then started to explain.
"You never can tell" he pointed
out, "jlst what you're going to get
when you pay for bundle of horse
flesh.
Its Just like shooting dice or
drawing to an inside straight. Some
times you'll pass over $25, 900 for a
youngster that's bred and inbred
all the way back-and what do you
get? Nothing. Then you'll pick up
something for 10 cents-and bingo!
He clicks
Every year finds some Of these
"bargain counter" steppers who pay
their freight right from the start,
and the current crop is no exception.
Five, in addition to Ell Chico, which
cost William Ziegler, jr, $1,000 and
won $84,10O last year, are stand
outs. They don't owe their owners
a plugged nickel. All came through
as juveniles so handily that for in
vestments of peanuts" they paid
dividends of SOL ,295 in money win
ningS.
Porter's Mite Big Bargain.
Most successful was Porter's Mite,
the classy little bay, a $500 in
vestment which won five Of nine
stal is last year and added $66, 6,940 to
the bankroll of Airplane Manufac-
turer w. E. Boeing.
Two were picked up at the Sara
toga sales; Ariel Toy, a little colt
with lots of run which was bought
for $1,000, and Impound, the long
legged Sun Beau offspring. which
stood A. G.. Vanderbilt $2,700. The
TOY collected SO, 100 last year, and,
since passing his 3-year-old birth
day anniversary, has won two good
races at OaklaWn for $4,550 more.
Impound took $8,420 in 16 1888
starts.
The other two were home-breds,
and didn't cost much more than oats
and saddle blankets. They were I.
M. Dorset, which won s15,080 for
Joe w. Brown, and Our Mat, the
funny looking colt which was used
as lust a workhorse for Ell Chico
until Trainer Matt Brady decided
to take a chance and let him race.
And that was the most success
full gamble I ever teok," says Matt.
He won $2,755, and surprised them
all in the East and in California.
But if I didn't know what he could
do, I still wouldn't give more than
$50 for him right now from his looks.
Impound, Ariel Toy in Trim.
These five may not cut ANY great
shakes in the valuable 3-year-old
stakes. Not one of them figured to
run home with the Kentucky Derby.
But the chances are they'll be heard
from before the years last photo fin
ish is developed.
At the moment, Impound and
Ariel Toy seem most likely to sue
coed, with Our Mat always able to
surprise. T. M. Dorsett, winner OF
five 1898 starts, probably would be
well-regarded, but the brown son OF
Cohort Michigan Girl came down
with toxic poisoning and laryngitis.
Vanderbilt has Impound and his
stablemate, Hysterical, at his Saga
more Farms near Baltimore now,
and Trainer Bud Stotler is pointing
him for the Derby The Sun Beau
colt, after finishing in the money in
nine of his 16 2-year-old outings,
had a $3.50 campaign in California.
He beat Porter's Mite in the San
Vincente, but then dropped one to
the Mite" and finished behind the
upsetting flly, Ciencia, in the Santa
Anity Derby.
Right now," Trainer Stotler says,
both 1mpound and Hysterical seem
in fine condition. Well have em
ready for a Derby prep at Havre de
Grace
Impound Threat In Mud.
Impound is bred from a line of
reuters, and the railbirds tell you
not to pass up the Vanderbilt colt
If it comes up mud on Derby Day.
His famous daddy, you may recall,
still holds the all-time money win
ming record, 1916, ,744, and only four
of his outs were at less than mile.
They've been saying for some time
that Ariel Toy is too light for the