Evening star., 1943-01-03
Whnaway Heads List Of so Nominees for Wene Richest Race of Winter
A|sab Absent, but Two
Winners Over Ace
Are Candidates
RiverIond, BoIinebroke
Down for Miami Test:
Mr.. Big Tail Primes
b. .he Associated Press.

6f ne associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 2.-Whirlaway
the turf's top money winner, heads
list of SO thoroughbreds nomi-
mated for the eighth running of the
$25 ,000- added Widener Stake, the
richest horse race of the winter.
Most of the ranking stake per-
formers in training this winter were
named, the principal absentee being
Albert Sabath's Alsab-Whirlawa
principal rival now loafing the cold
months away on a Kentucky farm,
The race will be run March 6,
closing day for the Hialeah Park
meeting, which opens January 10.
Whirlaway, already being con-
ditioned for the l 4 mile test, missed
the Widener last year because he
was shipped to California for the
Santa Anita meeting, which was
Cancelled when the war started.
The Warren Wright horse, a s.
year-old as of yesterday, thrived as
a result of the rest. however, and
last year ran his total winnings to
$o6O,9l1-a sum unprecedented in
all the long years that racing has
been known as the sport of kings.
The Rhymer Is Back.
Last years surprise Widener VIM
ner-Greentree stables The Rhymer
will oppose Whirly, along with
such high class performers as Har-
old A. Clarks Riverland, Townsend
B. Martins Bolingbroke, Ben F..
Whitaker's Requested, and four
Charles S. Howard campaigners.
Kayak II, Midland, Porter's Cap and
Yankee Dandy.
Both Riverland and Bolingbroke
have defeated Whirlaway.
Kayak II picked up 100000 at
one clip by winning the Santa Anita
Handicap, while both Midland, with
S237,815, and Porters Cap. with
$117,82o. both also are members of
the exclusive society of 500 900
winners.
The field will be cut to wieldlv
proportions before Widener day bv
the necessity Of paying a Sl00 entry
fee and $500 post charge.
Nominees Are Listed.
The nominees:
F. L, Tyler's Air current, I. Bieber's
Bright Gallant. Mrs. Vera S. Brasg's
Blue Pair, Circle M Ranchs Battle
Colors, d'Arour Stables Belle
d'Arour. Mrs. Ethel Denemark's s
Bolus, T, H. Heard. jrs Boysy, Janet
N. Kelly's Beau of Mine.
Townsend B. Martins Bolinebroke
and Call of Duty. Galbreath and
Diensts Best Seller. Greentree
Stables Corydon and The Rhymer,
Woolford Farms Contradiction.
Milky Way FARMS Double S and No
Wrinkles, Kent Miller's Elkridge,
F, L. Tyler's Fire, Mrs. Ray Fein-
berg's Firebroom.
Mrs, E. D. Jacobs Flaught, Indian
Rock Stables Georgia Star, Mrs.
j, F. Hines Gold Teddy, Mrs. Esther
ou Pont Weir's Hyacinthue, Mrs.
H. P, Bonner's Heartman. Mrs. D. B.
Mller's Incoming, Lookout Stock
Farms Jamerica, c. S. Howard's
Midland, Kayak II, Porter's Cap and
Yankee Dandy. j. w. Dial's Llanero
S. w. Shapoff's Mixer, Joseph E.
Widener's Nipsickle, Calumet Farms
Ocean Wave and Whirlaway. S. I.
Crews Panbroom. w. L. Ranch's
Paperboy and Pharablaze, F.. D.
Scully's Ponty. Louisiana Farms
Rlverland, ]. J. McIntyre's Red
thorn, B. F, Whitaker's Requested.
Mrs. J. B. Burnsteins Ship Biscuit,
Mrs. J. Eitingers Sir Marlboro.
Ernest G. Hackney's Sir Alfred.
Smith and Martins Sky Bound
and Through Bound, Charles E. Nell
sons Third Covev and Uncle Billies
and A. J. Sackett's Tola Rose.