The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21

Today's Sport Parade
By HENRY McLEMORE
United Pres sStaff Correspondent

New York, May 2l,-tUP)-
Charles 8. Howard has at last
learned that no man can keep on
throwing sevens forever,
into every life some snake eyes
and box cars must fall.
This time a year ago Howard was
Midas In O tweed suit. Everything
he touched around a race track
brought him gold. Old line stables
had been trying for years to win
such races as the Santa Anita
Handicap the Brooklyn, the Subur-
ban, the Plmlico Special and other
classic stakes, They couldn't be-
lieve that any one man-without so
much as even q breeding farm OF
his own--could come up with three
such horses as Seabiscuit, Kayak II
and sorteado.
Then, three months ago, when he
added Midland TO his string for q
paltry $4,000 and won $4,000 Of
this sum back the first time he sent
the Oregon bred to the post, he APP
peared TO have both the three-year-
old and handicap championships
under his control.
But things happen fast In racing
and now Howard, who must have
wondered why these things hadn't
happened before, can realize the
feeling OF Alfred Vanderbilt when
Adventurer was killed In a fall: how
William ziogler, Jr,, was effected
when FL Chico stumbled and had TO
be destroyed; how J. II. Louchheim
grieved when Pompoon died sudden.
ly OF q rare intestinal ailment, and
how J. A. Manfuso suffered when
his Aneroid was burned TO death IN
o fire In Kentucky month ago.
Bad Luck
Howard FIRST felt the bad fortunes
OF racing lucky when his Argentine
Amber, Sorteado, broke q suspen-
sorry ligament In New York just q
week after he had run to new
American record for o mile and o
half. This handicap champion OF
South America was just beginning
TO show signs OF becoming the han.
dicap champion OF North America
when hole In o track cut him
down and forced his destruction.
But when Seabiscuit was sent into
retirement after winning the last
Santa Anita, Howard still had q
double-barrcled threat In Kayak II
and Midland. The former, four
year-old champion Of 1889, had been
entered for almost every outstand-
Ing stake In the east and the west
this season, and despite his defeat
by Challedon last November he
looked like q good bid for the title
OF Horse OF the Year"
Today Kayak Is sick and ailing
In q barn at Pimllco and he won't
run for at least two more months,
II then. He developed o sudden
cough and fever, and Howard was
forced 10 declare him from such
races rs the Brooklyn and Suburban
Handicaps. Kayak II will be lucky
now II he Is ready even for the $780,.
900 Hollywood Gold Cup which he
won so easily q year ago.
Midland Through
With Kayaks sickness the once
invincible stable was cut 10 a single
horse-Mioland, who had won the
San Juan Capistrano, run fourth In
tho Kentucky Derby and second In
the Preakness before ever reaching
his top form. Today he Is gone,
too, at least until i04i.
Howard sadly announced that yes
terday. He said the stretch run.
ming son OF an imported German
sire had bolted while working out
at Pimlico, thrown his exercise boy
and then stumbled on a concrete
walk. Howard did not detail the
colts injuries, but he did say that
"he was badly hurt and can not
be sent to the post again this sea-
SON."
Now the San Franciscan hasn't o
single top flight horse In o year
when any good thoroughbred could