The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-03
This Sporting World
WGs Derby Day
 EDe: Which Horse?
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

EUgS WhIcIh Horse:
 Gonao time tomorrow afternoon a dozen or more thoroughbred horses will run one mile and a quarter ct Churchill Downs track, Louisville Kentucky. When the race is over, which will be some I1S seconds after it starts, a little more than two minutes by the etopwatch, Q new Kentucky-Derby winner win be necked with horse nhoe-slnaped garland of red roses; his owner will get big silver tro- pl1y and a check for more than eco, 900, c check that will not e'bounce'' by the way, for it will probably be signed by Col. Matt J. Winn, the nearly 85-year-old gen. t1efnan who has seen every Ken lucky Derby every year since 1875 when Ar1Stides, "the little red horse" won 1t on a fast track in n:34 and 3-4 from a field of b starters.
 Maine Chance Farms Lord Boswell. Eddie ArcarO up; KnockdOyEn, with Bobby Permane an the saddle and Perfect Beh- ram. the latter sired by the fa- uncus English Derby winner, Bahram, owned by the fabulous East Indian pOtentate, Aga Kahn, is apparently the strongest sshand" that any one owner has had in 8 Kentucky Derby poker game with horses, since the first race was run. The noble equine trio are owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Arden Graham, the ipstick and lotion queen who has made a million or two in cosmetics and guent half that much buying horses within the past three wears. She lost 25 "head' Of thorOughBreds in an Arlington Park fire early yesterday morn ing, worth $500, 900, one of them, n 2-year-OAd by War Admiral, not vet named, said to be worth S45,- OOO. (And some G.I.'s were kick lng about . HORSEMEAT steak once in 8 while!)
 Personally, I hope the winnel nf tomorrOw's big race will DO ASSAULT, sired by Bold Venture and the talrf's famous "Chocolatl Soldier" E1PUIPOISE. Not that do not wish to hear or read O Mrs. Graham winning her nrs Kentucky Derby the first time sn' tired to in 1t. Not twhat I am root inc against little Eddie Arcaro t be the first jockey, dead or allV' No win FOUR such runs at LOUIS vile or that l like to see the favor ate of the crowd finish second O. worse. but because the setup look TOO PERFECT for Mrs. Graham with three possible winners an' two of the best jockeys In tn' country, Arcaro being number on' since the death of the late Georgl' Athe Icemano Wolff
 Sentimentally, had to go U Assault. because his sire Is Bol' Venture. 193IS Derby winner, rld ben bv Ira Hanford, the 3-year-olt equine baby I happened to Ike V heat the great Bradley star, BreVlty an one of the roughtest Kentuck, nerby races of record. Not onI Chat. but, from 8 practical view sDoint. Assault won the $25,OO wood Memorial at Jamaica tW weeks ago so handily with l2 bounds to carry that the chart makers said he did it going away which means he could have rul farther and faster at the momen Che flnish-line was reached. Ina was at one mile and sixteenth Tomorrow's race is at one ml and a quarter, with each hors carrying 126 pounds, the sam Weight Assault carried to win Il Blew York.
 KnOckdown won the Santa Anita Derby this year, and Lord Roswell, with ArcarO won the Blue Grass stakes in Kentucky about 8 week ago; so you can see what I am up against trying to beat that pair with a horse That was a bad fourth in the mud at Churchill Downs Just three days ago. But that was a one mile race, and my King Ranch racer, trained by the most able Maxie Hirsch, who also handled Bold Venture 10 years ago, is not bred to run in mud while the winner, Rippey, the property of William Helis, the Golden Creek Crock from New Orleans, who bought into SuffOlk Downs this week for $S,6OO,OOO, is a fOur-star mudder, out of Pom pey. whose admirers say he could rum six furlOngs through concrete in 1915 or better. And another thing-Rippey carried very light 1O8 pounds to win the Derby trial last Tuesday; and he must
 drag 126 pounds tomorrow; IS not bred to run 8 route (any- thing over a mile and one
 eighth and runs the first si1
 furlOngs 50 fast that he passe:
 everything but his shadow, so doe'
 not figure to run mile and one
 quarter at such a pace. If h'
 could, by any chance last the full
 route, he will set a new wOrld'
 record of less than 2 minutes; a
 the present record is 2:O1 and 2/!
 run by Whirlaway in 1941.
 Earl Sande, Arcaro, and ISaal Murphy, the latter 8 Negro jock with the Jewish Irish monicke are the only three riders ever
 win three Kentucky Derby race So you see what tomorrow's ra means to Arcaro, who will be l on Lord Boswell for the secol time in his life and the second tin In about a week. He may win, al that will be something for u racing books; to say nothing
 an additional $6000 to $7OO0 u usual 10% jockeys fee for ridil . Derby winner. There will be
 s'dark'' horse or two in there to possibly Dark Jungle, who has be Fin hiding" but training like