Evening star., 1942-04-27
Choice Of Group,
Requested,
Mere $1,000
500 AIsob Is Close
To Top Rotine:; $500
With Regards Liked
BY SID FEEDER,


LOUISVILLE, KY, April al
Derbytown began to powder It's
nose and put on fresh race paint
today for its big horse holiday week
as early indications were for field
Of is or 10 3-year-olds to come out
a-runnin' In Saturdays e8th Ken
lucky Derby.
And this biggest collection Of
Derby gallopers since War Admiral
led the conga line for 10 others FIVE
years back represented what prob
ably was the outstanding display of
bargain basement offerings ever to
sit In on Col. Matt Winn's shindig.
All but scant few were picked
up here and there, out of yearling
sales, In cash transactions or claim
ing races, for as little as s700 or
$500.
This fact, added to the size of
the field and the way most Of the
classiest candidates In the lot have
been hot as flrecrackers one day
and cold as last nights mashed
potatoes the next. left most OF the
hardboots wondering Just who was
Mr.. Big" In the outfit.
Can't Overlook Alsab.
Requested's victory In the Wood
Memorial at Jamaica Saturday
in which Apache's tired third place
finish brought clouds TO Trainer
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons.-left him
q slight betting choice In todays
callover.
But along with that triumph for
Texas Ben Whitaker's Little FeIlow,
you still couldn't overlook Alsab,s
improved stepping In the Chesa-
peave at Havre the week before and
Devil Divers dashing 2:09ss work.
out over the full mile and a quarter
route yesterday to show he's all
over that cut leg. The result was
that the $64 question hereabouts
has "how does it all add up"
There was quite a bit of local
approval for the one-two punch In
the barn Of Emerson woodward, the
Texas cattleman.s Almost as soon
as YOU bit walnut and Fourth
streets someone stepped up and told
you not to lean too far away from
this apair-rthe imported Hollywood
and valdina Orphan. ~ e bss
y Other Big Bargains.
Requesteds Wood win, which
added $4,000 to his bankroll,
boosted him over the 100000 earn
ings mark--$102,6 800 to be exact
and put this $500 yearling buy
just about on a par with Alsab for
bargain honors. AL Sabath's little
stopper cost $500 and has earned
s115,66o up TO this minute.
But while they represented the
cream of the get-nch-quick collec-
ton, there were any number of
others who cost q song and have
been singing sweet tune for their
owners ever since. To mention only
few there's with Regards, who was
caught by Pinkie Grimes for $500
and recently won the Arkansas
Derby, and William Du Points Baby
Dumping, bought for 81 100 and
a threat If 1t comes up mud siatur-
day, and T. D. Buhis Sweep Swinger
and Mrs. Ed Mulrenan's First
Fiddle, both claimed for $2,5o0.
Another Saratoga sales buy was
added to the field when Edward 8.
Moore. the Wyoming rancher, In
dicated today he would start Sir
War, the well-bred son of Sir Gala
had III that cost him $4,000, who
has won more than $1,000 SO far.
and whose most recent Job of work
was snappy mile-and-a-sixteenth
win at Keeneland.
Field Subject to Revision.
With changes likely to come daily,
here is the way the field shapes up
at this writing:
Horse. owner Jockey.
Alsab ------A Al SABBATH. Chieago. y. James
slsg pugSIns DS5 " ShTgyslsT, ,,fs ". . Mssds
Boot & Spur C. A. Berser. Tex, Pearson
Devil Diver Mrs. p Whitney, NJ. Arcaro
PCspasch p hs,. Mrs. z Mars. chi; sicily
ssSoIyT9oa sSus 1sf WSSSfEsTd WSs,T Tsx. w Tolr
sun Assin " .wrishs. Ky W Esds
Requested Il. Whitaker. Tex Ia. Wrisht
Val orphan- z. z woodward. Tex, Blsr'n