Evening star., 1941-05-02
Threat Of Rain
Lifts, II Derby
Colts Entered
Track Hondieopper
Picks Our Boots
And Porter's Cop
Earlier Story on Page C-fJ


row we're entered today an hour
before the entry box closed at
10 o'clock at Churchill Downs.
After an early morning threat of
rain, hot sun broke through the
clouds as the trainers or their
agents trailed into the secretary's
Office. Bill Whitley, agent for Ben
Jones, was first in line with Warren
Wright's Whirlaway at TAI o'clock.
The two favorites, Charles S.
Howard's Porter's Cap and Royce
Martins Our Boots did not come in
until over two hours later to round
out the field of II. All of the
trainers expressed confidence, but
only Bill Winfrey, who will saddle
Cleveland Putnam's Swain in the
absence of Boots" Durnell, was
strongly in favor of rain.
Our Boots Program Choice.
The Churchill Downs track ham
dicapper and pari-mutuel super
wiser, E. A. Weidekamp, announced
Our Boots would be the choice on
the official program.
He will be designated as the
"naught" horse, with Porters Cap
second choice, or the No. horse
on the program index numbers,
followed by Whirlaway, Dispose,
Robert Morris. Market Wise, Blue
Pair. Streater and Little Beans. The
outsiders, Valdina Paul and Swain,
will be paired as the mutuel field.
Our Boots Is Strong Choice.
Almost without exception, the
conditionerS of the 3-year- -olds
picked Our Boots, Porters Cap and
Whirlaway as the horses to beat.
How They Line Up.
The draw for post positions gave
Swain the pole position and most
of the speed horses, with the excep-
ton of Mrs. Vera Bragg's Blue Pair,
on the outside. Blue Pair drew
No. while Robert Kleberg, jr.,s
Dispose was on the extreme outside
in No. II, Our Boots was in No. 10
and Porter's Cap, No. 9.
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tions: l. Swain; 2, Staretor; 8, Blue
Pair; 4, Whirlaway; 5, Little Beans:
6, Valdina Paul; 7, Market Wise;
8, Robert Morris; 9, Porter's Cap;
10, Our Boots, and II, Dispose.
Whitley made Whirlaway the first
entry when he stopped in the racing
secretary's office for his mail before
Whirlaway worked out. He was
about ready to leave when somebody
Informed him it might be a hunch if
he was first in line.
That's right" said Whitley
First in the box. first to the wire"
The agent recalled that Jones was
first in line with Lawrin when he
saddled the Woolford Farm winner
in 1888.
Caught Whirlaway's Workout.
Maj. Tom McCreary, trainer of J.
Fred Byers' Robert Morris, and
Buckley Byers, son Of the colts
cwner and former Yale coxswain,
dropped by the Office after catching
Whirlaway's workout in so seconds
fiat for the half mile.
I'VE can do better than that"
said the major. IF track condi-
tions remain favorable, the horses
we'll have to beat are Porter's Cap
and Our Boots"
Whirlaway met his Derby jockey,
Eddie Arcaro, for the first time this
morning and under him worked the
half-mile without once bearing
out"
Trainer Jones had Arcaro break
the colt from the half-mile pole and
run him around the stretch turn
and up to the finish line.
HE never ran wide even once"
Arcaro said afterward Il eased
him away from the rail around the
turn because it was heavy going there
from the morning rain. I don't
know what he'll do at a mile and a
quarter, because this was a breeze,
but I'll be trying hard.
I've found out he's the kind of a
horse you have to pamper. He has
delicate mouth and you have to
ride him without pulling hard on the
bit-just let him do the running"
Max Hirsch, who saddled Bold
Venture to win in 1886, entered Rob-
ert j. Kleberg, jr.'s Dispose, Flam-
lingo and Bahamas Stakes winner at
Hialeah Park last winter.
There isn't one horse In this
race to beat" genial Make declared,
1--WE got to beat them all"
Blue Pair Is Ready.
My horse is fit and ready and
rarin' to co. said former Jockey
Willie Crump as he entered Blue
Pair.
The saddle sore that bothered
him early in the week is clearing
up," said Willie. He can go the
distance and 90 like the wind. We
got to knock off the big three
Porter's Cap, Our Boots and Whirl-
away There's plenty of speed in
the field and that should suit the
favoriteS."
Rocky Palladino of Boston, train
er of Little Beans, was the first to
show up with the cash, laying five
crisp $100 bills on the counter.
Trouble over Jockey.
There was hitch over Little
Beans when Churchill Downs Off
cials advised Palladino they had
not yet received word from Narra-
gansett Park concerning the lifting
of Jockey Gus (Gee-Gee) Moore's
suspension.
Palladino listed Moore as his rider
to replace Don Meade, who was
forced to remain in New York to
fulfill a stake engagement for his
employer, George Odom.
Palladino Immediately wired Mar
ragansett stewards asking them to
inform the Downs Moore is eligible.