The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-29
dRegl Q, s. Pat. On.l ny LACK GURNTWRR

BN aACk HUENNHsEA
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 New York, June %. (UPl-The old fellow ln the dark blue suit and crumpled felt hat leaned lightly against the rail on the club house turn and watched the horses go laundering by. The dust rolled up . thick cloud and Is it settled he slowly polished his Eteel-Timmed Epectacles until once again you could see the sharp glint Of his pale blue eyes.
 'Yes," he said ln a small, thin voice as the chatter Of h0oves Tum- ble away into the distance. ''yes, t looks like the big ho. Eeis record is going t0 be broken. Well, these things will happen. But sts a shame he can't be here to defend that record himself. It would be mighty interesting thing to watch, now wouldn't it. Mighty interesting"
 Tt was silent Tom Smith taking and, Of course. he was talking about his Seabiscuit. Five years earlier he had stood by the same rail at Aqee- duet and watched the Blscuit spin home in the Brooklyn Handicap, This time be stood and watched WhiFlaway win the same race and, winning it, take another long leap towards the Biscuits money gin- ming mark.
 New Champ
 In little moe than two minutes, the Calumet colt had gone suFglng over s400yO 900. Specifically. he had reached saOA,s ,s9G and only e33,244 separated hln from seabiseallGS e4S7, ,730. Barring a0 sudden accident the days Of the old champs reign are numbered and one afternoon soon 6 new name will go into the records as the worlds great money horse.
 "A good horse, this ghiTlaway, Smith remarked in his odd, halnng manner, "A pretty g1ed horse, Strange, too, Isn't 1t, that he E climbing up along the same trail the Biscuit climbed. The Brooklyn this week, tase Butler next gesk ard then tl;e Massachusetts. We won all three Of them back there in le3T. That Biscuit really dld some pieces Of running"
 Silent Tom paused and looked down the back stretch as f he ek- peeted to see the niscust out there agair--elip-elopping along with hls head down and his ears up, asking neither questions nor fav0ns but beating the best that was sent against hlm. Then he turned back t0 me with . faint smile Of Ellynesg oD hlg leatheTy saee and added in-
 sGsy, there was some silly rumor around that Biscuit was sick, Some gossip e0lumnlst Eald 90, 4 lot of lsonsense, that, Biscuit had hlt Of . cold but he got over lt quickly. Scared the insurance folks hajf to death, bkeuit used te be insured for e20o,000, you know, end nos hls premium goes even higher, That's liable to scare anyone around.
 We began talking sbout tlse young eeablfeults then, There were sever lD the 0Fst crop, These were sired ln le3e while lAeir daddy Yag in temporary retirement preparing for . e0meaaek, Then there gre four m0ve iD a second group, Thss Is 8 Emall eFoD hesauaa Eeahlsenlt didn't 10 back 70 stud In je10 until he won the el0QO00 Santa Anita GP,
 Coming se Belmont
 Members ef the first group are juveniles nov, They were broken 10 saddle late and HOW are being tFaiTed on the c, s, Howard ranch at Sen FaldT0, . few miles north 0f the Mexican h0FdeT, They will be brought along 10 Reim0nt Park iD the fell f0g heir dsbuts, Four gre colts ard two are Allies, AS loV ths seventh and the one Smith liked best
 "ISe was . particularly geed lock. Ing one seemed to have the knaek of running even when thy gel, log, Well, one day 2 eFeoM found biR walking RF0pnd pn three legs, His fourth vas just dangllng, Nos body AYey dke0yeFed shat hap nanfd QV how One day be Ras pert and fVlskY ard the nest day ha Has h0pelfefly eylHplad Thet gas real tough luck,
 Silent Tom DO longer Is king tFalnfT 0f the ANhT'aan turf, TMa Eafmg 10 have 0A&eAd him bV Yha