Evening star., 1942-05-01
Diver and Wayne Wright on Shut

Diver and Wayne Wright on Shu
Out.
1t was the first time Whitley hac
failed to enter his horse first In &
derby, after previously heading tht
line with two winners-Lawrin fol
Owner Herb Woolf in 1898 ant
Whirlaway for Warren Wright las
year. And, oddly enough, Arcart
was the jockey on both Of those.
Because of leg injury he suffered
last week, Devil Divers equipment
was listed to include bandages a!
we'll as whip and blinkers.
Lex Wilson, trainer for the horse
| generally regarded with the best
chance of any long shot, personally
entered Sweep Swinger, owned by
r. D. Buhl of Detroit
Waiting Long Time, Wilson Says.
Mud or fast" Wilson said. ''i
makes no difference to us. We've
been waiting long time to take
crack at these other 3-year-old.
with an extra quarter of mile tt
the race. Now We have it." Ali
Shelhamer, 24-year-old bayfield,
(Colo0 rider, will handle the son ol
QUESTIONABLE.
Fairy Manah, only son of Man o
War likely to be In the race, was th'
sixth horse to enter. Trainer Dicl
Handlen dropped the entry int
the box on behalf of Owner william
S. Dupont. jr., of Delaware, ane
listed Johnny Gilbert as the jockey
Handlen throught his horse moved
up in the ratings on a muddy track
Tom Driscoll, assistant to Trainer
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons for the biz
stable of William Woodward's Belai
Stud, then brought in the entry o
Apache, the big, good looking son o
Alcazar who was one OF the choice,
for the Derby until he faded badl.
in the Wood Memorial at Jamaica
Contract Rider Jimmy Stout will b,
In the saddle.
Requested Entered.
Right behind DriscoH came
Trainer Blackie McCoole with ths
entry Of Texas Ben Whitaker's Re.
quested, rated by most observers a.
offering the biggest threat to Mrs
Whitney's hopes. The game little
winner of the Wood Memorial ane
the Flamingo at Hialeah will bt
handled by Jockey Leon Buddy
Haas. who will be riding the coli
for the first time. Wright rode him
in the Wood and Arcaro in the
Flamingo. McCoole said the little
fellow wouldn't care If it was mud
or fast-''he1l run his race"
Nos. . and 10 in the entry boz
were another pair Of Texas gallopers
-Valdina Orphan and the imported
Hollywood, from the Valdina Stable
of Emerson r. woodward. Valdins
Orphan, who won the Derby Trial
mile Tuesday, will be handled by
Carroll Bierman, longshot Derby
winner aboard GallahAdion two
years ago. Jockey 0eoreie Wool
will handle the chore for the Irish
bred Hollywood, who was unde-
feated in his career until he finished
fourth in the Derby Trial. Trainer
Frank Catrone brought the name OF
the second two-horse entry into the
secretarys Office.
Sir War Is 11th Entry.
After a delay of nearly an hou
the llth horse turned up in thu
entry of Sir War, 4 son of Sir Gal.
lahad, purchased out of the Sara.
Stoga yearling sales for 81 900. Train.
Ter Bill Anderson made the entry
with the remark that his long -sho,
hope was in fine condition and read,
to go. The colt had not been con.
sidered OF Derby caliber until HI
won mile and a sixteenth race al
Keeneland in 1885 about 10 day.
ago.
The only gray horse in the field
First Fiddle. owned by Mrs. Ec
| Mulrenan of New York and trainec
by her husband, made It an ever
dozen entries. Mulrenan. makins
the entry, figured his colt has {
good chance-mud or dry" Tn,
son of Royal Minstrel will be ridder
by Conn McCreary.
Next in the box were the two
colts regarded as the complete out
siders in the field, Boot and Spul
and First Prize, the latter ownec
by Ellwood Johnston of Los Angeles
Boot and Spurs entry was filed by
Trainer Willie Molter and the coll
will be ridden by Arthur Craig. II
will be the first time in the Derby
| for all three-owner, trainer anc
entry and named George Wallace
/ TO ride.
AlSab 18th In Box.
The fine little juvenile champion
OF l94l, the Chicago-owned Alsab
was the 18th in the entry box
Trainer Sarge Swenke made the
entry with the remark, "Everything's
all right: we're ready"
The accepted field Of II was com
pleted when Stable Agent Harolc
Ward entered Sun Again anc
| Owner Trainer Grimes named With
Regards.
Although Sun Again's entry was
dropped into the box, Trainer Ber
Jones reported he and Owner
Wright were still undecided whether
the husky chestnut colt would &
to the post and might not make {
definite decision until noon to.
morrow.
Indications that the Calumet
Farm horse will 60 to the pos
came when Jockey Wendell Fad
disclosed he had 4 chance to ridl
Fairy Manah. but Trainer Jone'
! wouldn't let him.