The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-02
Greg. q. 8. Pat. on
by JACK GUENTHER



worrisome business OF hacking the |
Kentucky Derby tield down TO tab.
loid size begins today ct Bowie and
will continue there and IN other
sections Of the nation for most Of
the month. The occasion Is the
opening OF the eastern turf season
and II figures TO be tribe grim
because the work has piled up.
For more than three months the
$50 assorted horses, hay-burners and
hides fondly named for Col. Matt
WINS big Bluegrass party have
been relaxing in the Florida sun or
snoozing peacefully In their warm
barns. But all good things must
come 10 an end and the vacation As
over. II Ia high time that the proud
beauties were up and about their
laborS.
Bowie Important
A number will begin attacking
their chores ct Bowie. The nine-day
spring meeting az this Maryland
track IL important because IL marks
the return Of the gee-geeS TO the
sets In motion the machinery which
Atlantic seaboard and because u
will reduce the current group OF
$50 derby eligibleS to O nicely com
pact fleld Of about IS by May 2.
In effect, the machinery 10 com.
posed 81 q round robin Of eliinina-
ton races which viii separate the
wheat from the char, the sheep
from the goats, the cream from the
milk, etc., etc. Bowie's races viii
be mild and minor affairs but grad
ually the schedule will DO stepped Up
until the 30 survivors are combed
over O Anal time IN three big stakes.
The FIRST 10 the 9i6 900 Chesapeake
Handicap which will be run q few
miles from Bowie az Havre do Grace.
This race Is Maryland's big prep Of
the better derby eligibles and In the
past IL has produced at least one
good horse per running. A few OF
them were Pictor, PorteF's Cap,
dilded Knight, War Admiral, Cav.
aleado and WhiSkery.
The Chesapeake Is run OF @ mile
and lie and this year II is heralded
as Alsab'S Jumping on point. The
i04i juvenile champion Is now In
Florida and will be shipped 10 Ken
lucky shortly. II no IA In good shape
he will be routed back to Maryland
for O shot at this $4,000 purse and
O final chance to tighten himself Tor
the run OF the roses.
The Chesapeake viii be followed
by the $4,000 Bluegrass Stakes Of
Keeneland Park in Kentucky. This
track will open on April Q and the
Calumet Farm string Of eight derby
nominees will descend upon u eEls
nlasse. Several minor races VII
lead up 70 the Bluegrass, which IA
the gala homecoming party FOR the
horses raised In the Ileishborhood
The Bluegrass Will draw sur
Again, Some Chance and whateveI
other Calumet horses Ben Jones
deems worthy. Az well, II Is certain
TO attract u. r. Bradley'g Bless Me
the solid choice OF the hard boct
country. This mile and la FAct
has been won by such excellent
thoroughbreds as Bimelich, Bub-
bling Over, Our Boots, Black serv'
ant and Bull Lea.
Weed Memorial Test
Two other eliglhles ore the Green
tree Stables Devil Diver and Shu
Out, but they also were named 70
the e26, 900 Wood Memorlal-thirt
OF the three clasic derby preps--
which Is run ct Jamaica In New
York. The Wood Is the most a.
nous event Of the trio and Is pop
iilarly regarded Is the test Of IN
; eastern "ivy league" candidates.
II Devil Diver and Shut Out d
run IN the Wood, they win oppcs
: Ben Whitaker's Requested WHINE
Of the recent FlaSningo Stakes--anl
possibly Apache, supposedly the bef
] Of the Beiair stud asparants. IN
Wood Is run one week before III
derby and Is contested over . mil
, and l.lO route. Il 10 @ popuaa
I race in It's own right.
II the future book operators 81
correct, Sun Again, Some Chana
Devil Diver, Shut out, Bless AZ
! Requested and Alsah are strictly IL
1 horses to beat for the eT5 900 purI
: Of the derby. They are the loN
3 priced candidates and the derk
: won't hurt O BIT by the fact TIL
4 they viii take their last iicks
three dlRrent stakes instead 81 4
I same one.
9 OF course, Aatsre book prices n
5 representative only q guesses
: even among &lAe NEST informs
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