The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-18
Stanford Wins Coast Crown, Leaves For East
Sports Parade
By JACK GUENTHER

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sustained throughout and the
regular customers are certain 10
scream early and often A. al
ways. the solution will be with
held until MAY 2. but that adds
n the merriment.
The initial shock j. the dis
closure that Alsab has lost caste
a the poor mans Man o'Nar
and no longer retains his giddy
prominence a. the all-time low
priced Derby favorite. Three
months ago the 1871 Juvenile
champ was down Ia 81 and his
admirers boosted that the Race
of the Roses would he one
horse parade. Now the market
has broken.
Alsab has risen To 81 on the
book drawn up by James J Car
roll of st. Louis and he may no
longer be billed as the favorite.
He has been forced TO share that
dubious honor with a colt who
hasn't been 10 the races since
last summer. The name rs sun
Again and II you want recon-
mendation he is a stablemate of
Whirlaway down at Calumet
farm.
Sun Again and Alsab are the
lowest of the $50 candidates now
listed as contenders. Requested
is a notch higher at 6-1 while
Ed Bradley's Bless Me comes in
at ST.. Some Chance and Devil
Diver follow at 1O-l. These six
are the horses you will he read
ing about for the next few
weeks. Until proven otherwise,
they are the ones to beat.
The second flight-as the odds
go--comprises Apache and Col.
Teddy Mt l2-l; Shut Out and
Bright Willie mt ISL. and Amer
lean Wolf, Black Raider. jug,
Wishbone. Fairaris. FaircaIl.
Early-n-smart, Dogpatch and
Chiquita Mia nj eel. From
there the prices soar To the
l,000-l offered against couple
Of sand lot characteristics
withme and Frank l..
Among the $50 are probably
10 goats for every sheep, which
is the reason why this first call
over doesn't usually carry much
Importance. The majority of the
candidates haven't started as
three-year-olds and won't be
heard from for another three
weeks or maybe a month. They
have been rated strictly off their
juvenile form, which is vari-
able factor.
For instance. among the $50
are Some Chance and Trierarch.
The former won the Belmont
Futurity last season and the
latter couldn't cop the duke
once in dozen starts in fairly
cheap company. Yet nobody can
tell right now which of them
might be the better horse by
Derby day. You pay your money
and you take your chance
very big chance.
The first Issue of odds will be
readjusted each week rs the
various hopes make their spring
debuts. Right now, Some Chance
II lO-l and Trierarch IL l0O-l.
by the middle of April the posi-
tions may he reversed. That il
where the mystery and the lar
ceny enters the business. The
fates control the former and the
boolsies the latter.
Despite the uncertainty and
despite the heavy odds in favor
of the operators. the future book
does offer line on the pros
poets. This year Carrolls list
ings disclose two subtle facts.
The first is that the Derby is an
open race. The second is that
the smart money. n there is any
such thing. hasn't given up on
Alsab.
The race is no longer closed
corporation because Alsab is no
longer a super horse. The I'M
usual number of low prices on
the odds board proves that. But
while the champ has fallen from
his dizzy peak. he still is a po-
tent enough factor to be very
dangerous-to the other lac
candidates and to the men who
operate the books. That is why
he is only 81.
Alsab was beaten in all four
of his starts in Florida. hut he
Il name horse and he was
improving. In the Nidener his
effort WAS very creditable for a
three-vear-old. At least his
hackers know he can still run.
At the moment he and Requested
appear To be the most reason
ably certain starters in the high
ly eluttered field.
And 10 future book bettors.
certain starters are vital. Only
IL or is OF the eligibles will
reach the gate on Nav ?. The
other 1873 Or SO will succumh TO
lack ~ ability, water on the