The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-12
ny CHARLES M0REY
United Press star Correspondent

United Press stan Correspondent
New York, April l2,-tUPl - Evea
since that autumn day In 1870 when
Man oTWar was retired 20 stud,
horsemen have wondered n there
ever would be another horse with
the speed and power Of Big Red. For
q while War Admiral, q son Of the
Riddle giant looked like he might
be the one. But he was too small
and failed when the pressure was on.
Once again this spring the turf Is
hearing the tale Of Q wonder colt"
HIS name Is Count Fleet. He's .
hlgh-heAded, undermining son Of
REICH Count and he's owned bS
Mrs, John Yyert1 Of Chicago, Hes the
shortest winter-book favorlte, II
Q 70 8, IN the history Of the Ken.
lucky Derby and his recent work.
outs have been 50 fast that even
case.harVlened turfmen are saying
he may DO another Man OWar
Do far the Count has two thinga
In common with Big Red, He rnna
with his head high and likes TO 60
10 the front from the drop Of the
Tag and run his opposition into the
ground. Whether he has the brilliant
spark Of greatness that set Mar
o'War apart molly time viii tell.
Passed Up Fer $500
Right up to the time that he flrst
stepped into starting gate at Bel.
mont Park last June, nobody around
the Herts stable thought the Count
was going to amount TO much, As 0
yearllng, he was offered for sale tor
el,600 with no takers, In his early
juvenile workouts he was so Wild
and unruly that trainer Don Cam.
eron ciespaired Of ever changing
him into an efilcient running ma
chine,
But once allowed 10 run In tia
excitement OF actual competition
the Count soon showed them thai
his wildness was only eagerness -
eagerness to run faster than any
two-year-old ever had run before
hlni. He was second IN his tirst
start, won his next and went
through the summer improving with
every race and never finishing worse
than second.
BY the fall Of the year the brown
beauty was one Of the juvenile
leaders and was made favorite foJ
The Belmont Euturity because Of al
amazing six furlong workout In l:0t
lis down the Widener chute. He
an q dull race In the Futurity, An.
lshlng third back Of Occupation but
Noaava0aSa RAaAls kAA vaANk VyaAP Uyfft a
lisa 4.6 mile In the Champagne
States, the fastest eight furlongs
ever run by q two-year-old.
In the Pllnlico Futurity he thor.
oughly liattened Occupation, win.
ming BY four lengths and closed out
the season by romping home q 80
length victor In the Walden Stakes.
The Count went into winter quar-.
tiers the undisputed king Of the
two-year-olds ard certain favorih
for the Kentucky Derby.
Biz Test Saturday
The Hertz 6ier wintered ct Oak
lawn In Hot Springs. Ark, and
opened 8 to favorlte for the
Derby. He came north to Belmont
three weeks ago and his fast trials
sent his price tumbling down. He
makes his FIRST start Of the season
In the Wood Memorial Saturday
and, win or lose, will board q Derby
bound train to run for the Is 0s
and the roses on May !.
There Is little doubt that he viii
stay the mile and one-quarter Of the
Derby. There Is no doubt about his
speed. He viii have Johnny Longden
In the saddle, viii have no excuse
on condition and u he's beaten It "a
certain to 60 down as the most stag.
gering upset In the history Of the
Derby.
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