The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05
CHALLENGE NE
FIRST ENTERED
IN DERBY FIELD
BY OSCAR FRALEY
United Press Staff Correspjondent)

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Louisville, KY, May 6.-(UP)-l
Brolite Farms Challenke Me, one
Of the leading favorites for the 10th
running Of the Kentucky Derby, was
the first colt entered today for the
Bluegrass classic at Churchill Downs
tomorrow.
May Come Up Mud
Trainer Dan Cataldo appeared at
the little white secretarys office
at $50 a. m. &c. w. to and laid
the $500 final entry fee on the line
as q light rain continued for the
second day and threatened the first
muddy track since Omaha splashed
to victory In 1885.
Cataldo said the brown colt, which
won the Arkansas Derby and placed
In Blue Grass stakes, was "all set
to 60" and had been blown for
three-eightS Of mile In this morn
ing's downpour. The colt, second
betting choice in the Winter Book
at 8 to /, will be ridden by Tony
Skoronski.
The second entry dropped in the
Box was for Alorter, A. @. Ernst's
bay colt which won 1920 with five
important victories as two-year-
old but which has only one second
and two thirds as three-year old.
Trainer Jack Skirvin said the son Of
Porter would be worked later In the
day. A - to / Winter Book choice,
the colt will be ridden by Johnny
Adams.
Long Shot
Third in was Mrs. A. J. Abel's
Cramps Image. with the final fee
posted by her Observation-Disclosures,
Whitley Abel. The grandson Of Man
o War was declared fit and ready
to answer the Derby bugle call.
Winner Of the Chesapeake Stakes,
the chestnut colt Is q 10 to / shot
and will be ridden by Otto Grohs.
The prospect now Is for heavy 60
ing, which would mean that ]. v.
Maggio's American Eagle and B. r.
Paton's Valley Flares would not go
to the barrier. But If the sun
shines and dries the mud from the
broad racing strip, then w. @. Da-
Wis will not put on the final $500
fee necessary to qualify his Rock
wood Boy for the $4,000 added
classic. Kope Kona, the Hawaiian
bred colt, was declared out yes
terday.
Cloudy skies that sent down a
mist made 1t appear that the fea-
ture event Of the American turf
would have bad footing for the first
time since Omaha splashed to VIC
tory In 1885.
But 1t did not affect the odds
which made Greentree stables Stir
Up the outstanding favorite in a
mediocre field Of three-year olds
hopping to flash their silks home
first In Saturdays mile and q
test.
The Greentree gelding held his
top rating-mud 70 no mud-when
he churned a mile thorugh yester-
days early morning downpour in
the good time of 1:43. A poll of
trainers and newspapermen had
rated him previously as the horse
to beat and the little men in silks,
the jockeys who will answer the
boots and saddles call in the Blue
Grass classic, upheld this feeling.
Jocks Fear Favorites
A tackroom vote of the whip
wielders revealed that Sir Up had
gained prestige among the sons Of
the saddle by winning the Flam-
lingo Stakes and coping the fea-
ture section Of the Wood Memorial
at Jamaica. Excluding Eddie Ar
caro-. Stir Ups absent jockey, 10
Of the other probable riders voted
the Greentree galloper as the one
to out-photo.
These were Ralph (Shut Up) Ec-
card, Vince Grief Sigh Nodarse,
Jim (American Eagle) Thornburg,
Mike (Skytracer) Caffarella, Fer
I'll (Autocrat) Zufelt Joe (Diavo-
law Molbert, Otto Cramps I'M
age) Grohs, Billy (Bell Buzzer)
Thompson, John (Aorter) Adams,
GeorgeB VALLEY Flares Burns,
Conn (Pensive) McCreary. George
(Broadcloth) Wolff and Jackie Gay
Bit Westrope.
Three Of the riders weren't wor-
ried by Stir Up. Tony (Challenge
Me- Skoronski figured 1t Skytracer.
Broadcloth and Alorter in that or
der. Jim (Comenow) Layton liked
Alorter, Skytracer and Stir Up. while
Bill lockwood Boy) Bailey picked
Broadcloth, Stir Up and Challenge
Me. All picked, however, without
considering their own mounts and
all felt, in view of the mediocrity
OF the field, that they were aboard
the winner.
The secretary's office was jammed
with trainers. jockeys and owners
when trainer F. j. (Red) Baker
filed an entry for M. B. Goffs sky
tracer. The Bay colt was second to
stir up in the Flamingo and won
the Blue Grass stakes. Six to one
IN the winter betting with Challenge
Me, the Colt will have Mike Caffa-
rella riding.
Ray White, only Negro trainer In
the Derby Field. Field j. v. Maggias
American Eagle and said the dark
colt was sharp as a tack" and
would run regardless OF track con-
dItions. To be ridden by Jimmy
Thornburg, the colt is one of the
rank outsiders at a so to price.
Dave Fergusons Bell Buzzer was
the fourth entry. filed by trainer
Charley Sanborn. The Bay Colt will
go In the run for the roses, regard
less OF whether the track is fast or
muddy, Sanborn said. Bell Buzzer,
which in its one victory this year
beat such outstanding three year.
olds as Alorter. shut up and Sky
tracer. will be ridden by Billy
Thompson. The colt is IS 10 ! In the
winter book.
Worked half mile this morning
IN bO-4-5 seconds, A. A. Baroni's
Autocrat was put In the line-up by
his owner trainer. The chestnut