Evening star., 1942-04-20
Dozen Turf Aces
Already in Line
For Rich Race
Weeks Tests to Swell
Lot; AIsob, Requested
OFF to Louisville
By SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

I ASsOCALed FTeSk Sports TIlAsIs
: NEW YORK, April 20.-Alsab and
Requested packed their tooth
/ brushes and extra shirts and caught
/ a train for Louisville today, figuring
/ it would be a good idea to get settled
at Churchill Downs before the Ken
/ lucky Derby rush starts.
! And from all indications. there's
! going to be quite a crowd sitting in
that starting gate when Col. Matt
Winn's music-makers give out with
My Old Kentucky Home" May 2.
In fact. all signs point to the
biggest entry list since War Admiral
showed some snappy hooing to 10
others back in 1887.
At least dozen starters-three Of
them out OF last Saturdays Chesa-
peake Stakes-already were just
about a cinch to answer the starter
And between 20 and 25 others were
to get together in the Blue Grass
State at Keeneland Thursday and
the Wood Memorial at Jamaica
Saturday to see who else Is going to
the mint julep country. From
among these, there might be six or
eight more.
Favorites Are Dime a Dozen.
Favorites still were dime dozen
and much to the delight of the
bookmakers future betters were going
somewhat whacky trying to tab their
good things. Of the most recent
doings. Alsab, who came from far
back to run second in the Chesa-
peake, remained in the select set,
at about to l, along with william
Woodward's Apache, Warren
Wrights Sun Again, Col. Ed Brad
ley's Bless Me and Mrs. Payne
Whitney's Devil Diver. Dropped out
of this group, by couple of points
anyway, was Ben Whitaker's Re-
quested, who faded in the stretch Of
the Chesapeake and barely finished
third.
Sweep Swinger. the one-time
platter T D. Buhl claimed for 50 500
year ago., moved well up as a
result of his flying fourth Saturday.
| and was tabled for the Churchill
Downs trip. Alsab and Requested
shipped off today sharing the same
car.
Sun Again, Bless Me, Devil Diver
and Devil Divers stablemate, Shut
Out, figure to have the Blue Grass
among themselves Thursday.
Others With Chance.
If any of the others qualify for
the Derby out of that heat or the
rest OF the activities at Keeneland
this week they will come from
among such as Buckskin. First Prize
and Antichmax. all winners during
the Keeneland meeting; More Than
Few, Dogpatch, the wel-regarded
Jean Ferrante, Sir War. Some
Chance and Boot And Spur, con-
oueror of Some Chance at Aqua
Caliente. but something less than a
ball of fire in his Kentucky bow,
Reports drifting in today said
that r. Sterling Clark may sta.t his
Colchis-who whipped Alsab twice
last week-in the Wood Memorial
Saturday. If he does, the boys and
girls viii get more than smattering
of information on Apache, who has
had things all his own way in two
New York outings to date. Colchis
isn't eligible for the Derby.
Apache and Families, who get a
mile-and- sixteenth tune-up on to-
DAYS card. look to be the other good
things IN the Wood
More to Be Considered.
II any others get crack at the
Derby's $4,000 payroll, they prob
ably will come from among Air
Current, Bardia, First Fiddle, Fair
Call, American Wolf, the imported
Fairaris, Domingo. This England
and Kings Abbey, Wait Bit and
Bleu Dor.
Meanwhile, taking things easy
and already receiving mail at
Churchill Downs are Pinkie Grimes
With Regards. winner of the Ar
kansas Derby, and the big hand held
by Emerson Woodward. the Western
cattleman, consisting Of unbeaten
Hollywood and Valdina Orphan.
They've been on the grounds several
days.
All of which makes the lineup
appear as follows:
/ Virtually Definite Starters.
I Alsab. Al SABBATH: Bless Me, Col
/ Ed Bradley: Requested. Ben Whita-
ker: Sweep Swinger. T. D. Buhl;
! Sun Again, Warren Wright.
| Devil Diver, Mrs. Payne Whitney;
Shut Out, Mrs. Payne Whitney;
! Apache, William Woodward; Ramil-
I lies. Walter Chrysler, jr.; With Re-
CARDS. T. D, Grimes
( Valdina Orphan, Emerson Wood
ward; Hollywood, Emerson Wood
ward.
/ Others Still Candidates.
( Boot And Spur. E. c. A. Berger:
/ Buckskin, Mrs. Payne Whitney;
Dogpatch. Mrs. Ethel V, Mars; First
Price. E. B. Johnston; Fairy Manah,
William Dupont.
Jean Ferrante. F. P. LeteIier:
More Than Few, Mrs. c. F. Sheldon
/ Air Current. L. L. Haggin II; Do
mingo. Louis B. Mayer Soldier
Song. Samuel Riddle.
Son o War, Mrs. L. J. Lepper
First Fiddle. Mrs. Ed Mulrenan;
Fair Call. Mil River Stable; Ameri-
can Wolf, Mrs. Alice Sherman
FairariS. R S. Mclaughlin.
-Bardia. harrington Stable, Wait
A Bit, william Ziegler. ir.;; Bler
Dor. Walter Chrysler. King