Evening star., 1942-04-28
Line on Classic
Upset byWoes
.0fAceCoIts
Cut on Hoof Stulls
Soboth Racer; Trial
Lures Fair Field
by SID FEEDER.
Associated Press Sports writer


LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 1e.--Alsab
had q cut leg today and sun Again
had only q prayer. Outside of that
there wasn't thing wrong with the
top two prima donnAs In the mile
Derby Trial Stakes. which was to let
the folks In on Just how this pair Of
high-powered campaigners might
do In the Kentucky Derby itself
Saturday.
A loose nail In the new shoe on his
left hind foot snagsed IN Aisab's
right ankle yesterday and laid open
a cut. Although he bled quite . bit,
no one was quite sure how It would
affect his schedule to start In the
trial at Churchill Downs today and
the big jackpot outing Saturday.
At the same time, Trainer Ben
Jones admitted he strictly was pick
ing q number out Of q hat when it
came to Sun AgAtn,s chances In
either Of these two gallops. Ben told
you that Sun Teddy's son was q
couple of weeks behind In his train
ing and would be better for the
Preakness O week from Saturday
than for the run for the roses.
Doubtful Horses Steal show.
But after a snappy s-furlong blow
out yesterday, even the Missouri
magician wasn't going to 90 out on
limb with any doubt about his horse.
The ups and downs of these two
Derby babies stole the show from
all other Developments today. de-
spite the accepted possibility that
the Texas-owned Hollywood and
valdina Orphan might upset both Of
them In the trial and the long
iooked-for arrival Of Ben Whit
aker's Requested and Bill Wood
wards Apache from New York.
Requested and Apache came down
with Mrs. Ed Mulrenan's First Fid-
die and Mrs. Barclay Douglas Fair
Call to Ill out Q list Of ~ possi-
bilities still given chance to get
TO the post when the band pours
out MY Old Kentucky Home" late
Saturday afternoon.
The vanguard OF q crowd that
Col. Matt winns ONCE estimated
would run anywhere from 10000 to
100 900 spread all over Derby town
today, but all roads led TO the pic
turesque Downs TO- see what was
cooking with the 81 shot Alsah and
the 81 Sun Again.
Details Of Injury Are Vague.
AL SABBATH, the Chicago lawyer
who owns the juvenile champ OF
1871, came down from Chicago to
see his fcur-star hope run. but with
Alsab's injury neither he nor Train-
er Swenke nor the colt himself
could tell what might happen. Some
of the boys said the cut was Just q
scratch. From two witnesses, how
ever. 1t was learned the game son
Of Good Goods had bled more than
q little bit after poking himself with
the nail.
As for sun again, he has suffered
hard luck all winter. He started
to oil after winning the Arlington
Futurity last summer, then had to
be fired twice during the cold
weather and UP TO couple Of days
ago he looked anything but pos
sible successor to Whirlaway for
Owner Warren Wright.
As a matter of fact. he's never
gone over 8 f,lrlongs anywhere. But
In the last 48 hours, he raised Jones'
hopes-end II Ben has the idea he
can win. YOU never must write him
or In small letters.
Many Out Merely for Ride.
Nine other Derby eligibIes were In
the trial field, but take out only
valdina Orphan and Hollywood
who are getting considerable local
interest here in racing headquarters
and the others were apparently
Just along for the ride.
Z. c. A Berger, the Los Angeles
inventor, planned to start his Boot
and Spur In the Derby, no matter
how he did In the trial. and Cleve.
land Putnam felt the same way
about Mans Man. Unless al signs
were wrong, the others might just
as well have been helping your
milkman deliver your dairy products
this morning.