The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-17
Whirlaway, 126, Alsab, 119,
 at 'Gansett Saturday Assured
Calumet Cannonbal Goes After S5OO,OO Total Jack
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Pawtucket, R T., Sept. 17-Whirl- away and Alsap will definitely meet in match race at Narragansett Park on Saturday, Sspt. 19, accord ing to pledges from both Warren Wright, who races the Narragan- sett Special winner, and Albert Sabath, owner of the sturdy Swear old challenger.
 The match will be at a mile and three-sixteenths, the distance of the Nerragansett Special. The prize will be 5000, winner take all. The weight-for-age scale will prevail, which means that the 4-year-old Whirlaway will cary 126 pounds and the 3-year-old Alsab 119 pounds. Had Alsab met Whirlaway in the Special, Whirlaway would have con- ceded him one pound on the scale.
 The tracks 6 1-2 per cent share of the betting, plus the breakage, on the match race will be donated to the Army and Navy Relief Funds.
 The position of the race on the racing program has not been def1- nitely decided by Racing Secretary Robert s. Shelley, though he tenta- lively plans to have it follow the $5,000 added James c. Thornton Memorial, the regularly scheduled feature. This means that the match race will probably be the seventh race on Saturdays card.
 Realizing that the general public and the track management were greatly disappointed at the scratch ing of Alsab on Saturday, Owner Albert Sabath spontaneously agreed to Judge Dooley's suggestion for the match race next Saturday.
 Explanation
 Sure, we will be delighted to meet Whirlaway at weight for age," said Sabath, "and at this time I'd like to explain to the public the only reason why our colt was not on the track Saturday. Before il- sab was shipped from Chicago last week the railroad company made me 8 definite guarantee that he would be delivered at Narragansett Park not later than p. m. on Thurs day Swenke planned to walk Alsab & bit Thursday afternoon, then aft- CT Q good nights rest he could have worked a half mile or so on Friday. blown out Saturday morning and been ready.
 But when We ran into q long delay at New Haven and the horse did not reach Narragansett until 7:45 p. tn.. the whole schedule was thrown out of kilter. When I ar- rived in Providence late on Friday night and the Sarge reported the circumstances to me. thought l owed it to the horse and to the public. who might have wagered on his cha nees, to take him out Of a race wherein he could not have given 0g hts best. Next Saturday will be a different story; VIC will run whatever the track conditions may be and our horse will be right"
 Trainer Ben Jones, of WhiFlaway, was approached regarding the match on Saturday afternoon just before Whlvlaway started af the Special tae Aaldi 'Tta all for lE, I wlll get in touch with ME. Wright" Jonss called wright on the phone late Saturday evening and informed him that Whlflaway had cooled out Of hia Special effort perfectly and that the heFhe's lnflaHlea eye wan eleaFs lng np rapidly, f7a told hla eln. ploFAF he favored running la lha match, Wright replied that hs wAs willing alla that Aa nsslaa hs w0uia leafs the plAna fef WhlFiawar ans asFNiy tsa hls trainers nanas.
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