Evening star., 1942-05-03
Derby
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crack as well, even the handlers of
other horses joined In the sadness.
Arcare Guessed Wrong.
But today shut out evened things
up. And. Ironically. once more,
Eddie Arcaro guessed wrong. As
contract rider for Mrs. Whitney's
stable, the swarthy little Ken
tuckian, generally regarded as the
best jockey in the business, had his
pick OF Devil Diver or Shut out.
All last year, able to make the same
selection, he close Shut Out, be-
cause he thought the chocolate
salloper was the better Of the two.
But in most cases, the Diver stole
the honors. Throughout this last
pre-derby week, he hesitated be-
tween tho two.
Finally. yesterday, he chose the
son Of st. Germans, who already
had sired two other. Derby winners
in Twenty Grand and Bold Venture.
So Wayne Wright, the square,
chinned 26-year- r-old from RAxburg,
Idaho, was called in to handle
Ekky's baby.
With Regards Hurt ut Start.
He brought the colt out Of the
crush at the gate on top. eased him
back to fourth place at the half
mile, then waited in the third slot
until the field was well around
the stretch turn before giving him
the word. And home he came. as q
bewildered Arcaro disconsolately ad-
mitted he couldn't figure out just
what happened. 1t could not be
learned definitely tonight, but 1t
would be q good guess to say that
Eddie will be riding shut out IN the
Preakness next Saturday.
There was only one casualty in the
" miles grind. despite the rodeo-
sized field. With Regards. pride and
Joy Of T. D. (Pinkie Grimes. the
buckskin- -shirted Kremmling (Colo0
rancher, caught himself in the start
ing gate and came out with a cut
front left quarter. Although bleed
ing literally, he managed to carry
Johnny Longden and the 126
pounds each horse packs in this
race-out in front as the field
headed into the clubhouse turn.
Alsab Makes Fine Bid.
Although Valdina Orphan. half OF
the Texas entry from Emerson
Woodwards farm at Uvalde. looked
him in the eye for the next three
quarters Of mile. he kept on
cutting the pace until the route got
him. He was covered with blood
at the finish, but viii b back to
the races in a few weeks.
The Orphan couldn't take over
when he had his chance, was passed
first by Shut Out and then Alsab.
II it wasn't for Shut Outs win
for daddy" the race Alsab ran to
hit the wire ~ lengths back Of the
winner in the slow time Of 2:042s
would have been the big thing Of the
day.
The standard bearer of Al SABBATH.
the Chicago lawyer. winner Of more
than $110,00 last year and a bust
this year in losing seven straight
races up to today, came around the
field from eighth place in the last
half OF the race to finish a speedy
second, so well, in fact, that he made
the folks forget all about his weak
third-place behind Valdina Orphan
in the Derby trial mile last Tuesday
and the whipping he took from Re-
quested In the Flamingo.
Requested Disappoints.
Biggest disappointments Of the
race were the way Requested, fresh
from his Wood Memorial triumph
and carrying the hopes of Ben
Whitaker, the Dallas sportsman,
never showed . lick, and the last
minute withdrawal of Sun Again,
the husky whose chances to make
1t two in q row for Owner Warren
Wright and Trainer Ben Jones were
well regarded. He had to be taken
out Of 1t because he stiu was short
in his training, but probably will
tangle with all OF today's big ones
In the PreaknesS.
The Derby found itself in Q war
today for the third time in its 68th-
year history and you could feel 1t
all around the Downs. Just before
the race, the Downs made its war
offering, presenting check for $50
600 to the Red Cross, as a crowd,
estimated by most observers as
somewhat smaller than the nearly
100000 who sat In on the party a
year ago, looked on.
Press-box observers reckoned the
turnout was somewhere in the
neighborhood of 10000, but Col
Winn, the white-haired genial head
of the Downs. said preliminary re-
ports indicated 1t had hit 10000.
Justifies Owners Faith.
= If it was less than 1941. 1t prob
ably was because the war and its
priorities on rubber and such had
touched those missing fans.
The long club house and grand
stands were jam-packed as usual,
and. while the infield did not appear
quite 80 much like q giant sardine
can, 1t was noted that there were
more standees and "walkees" in the
spaces back OF and underneath the
stands.
Missing from the celebration OF
Shut Outs triumphs in the Green
tree barn on the back side was his
owner, MIS-. Whitney. The flrSt
lady Of the American turf has been
i'll and remained at her Manhasset,
Long Island, home. But she was
on the phone with an Il told you
50" only a few minutes after the
colt was led triumphantly back to
his cooling out and dinner. For, 1t
seems while all the rest of the
outfit tabled Devil Diver As the
headman, Mrs. Whitney had stoutly
continued to maintain that Ekky's
Kid was better.
It's too bad she had to miss this
one, because not only was she right
this time. but 1t would have given
her n smile ~ hanpineSx Tn realize