Evening star., 1949-05-09
ofts Mats Vindicate Kuhe| Olympia Out Of Preakness
Derby Disappointment
Flown 10 New York;
PimIieo Gets Ponder
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LOUISVILLE. ky May g.
Olympia xfii not start in the
Preaknexs at Baltimore Saturday
Instead. the fasortte that fn-
ished sixth in last Saturdays 5
Kentucky Derby was flown 10 New
York.
We just decided TO pass Up the
Preakness. Ivan Parke. Olympia 6
trainer. said
Asked when he would race
Olympia again, Parke said. i
don't know. II might be on May
81 in the withers Stakes at Bel
mont Park"
Olympia was accompanied 70
New York today by his stable
mate. Ocean Drive,
Meanwhile. crafty old Ben
Jones. the Missourian who trained
Ponder. the surprise Derby win
ner. got ready TO take his latest
pride and Joy 10 Baltimore for a
crack at the SIS. 900 added Preak-
ness.
Another Tough One for Ponder.
The Calumet Farm colt cooled
of Is rivals In the Diamond Ju-
bilee Derby. including the heavi-
ly favored Olympia. Now the big
question Is whether the young
upstart which never did anything
until May Z. le4s. can keep the
wolf away from Owner Warren
Wright's door from here on.
That sel 500 Ponder collected
for his Derby romp helped. Of
course, and the gross value OF the
famed Preakness already Is over
sl00. 900. what with its various
futurity payments and supple
nominations. Four or five
other Derby horses are heading
toward Pimlico. where several
others are waiting for Maryland's
biggest race.
Around the barns at Churchill
where the hardboots don't
pull punches. there is general
opinion that Capot will be large
In the Preakness.
capot. Greentree Stables ace. |
was the one which went out with
the fast-stepping Olympia In the
early Derby pace. There
isn't much doubt that capot
cooked Olympia's goose. for he
went out and ran with him from
the start like nothing has done
before this year.
OF course. 1t also chilled of
Capot and gave the horse with the
most left at the finish--Ponder--I
Col. Matt Winn's diamond-stud-
ded gold cup.
We've got the horse to beat
from now on" John Gaver. the
Stable trainer said.
I'VE sure exploded the Olympia
myth. II capot could have had
Just another race or good workout
in him. he d have won the Derby"
Jacobs Likes Capot's Chances.
Gaver said he decided some one
had to 60 out and run Olympia
down, or at least try It. and that's
what Jockey Ted Atkinson did.
IF everybody had been run
ming like they've been doing all
spring-take back. take back. take
back--why Olympia would have
beaten them all again. !
One strong vote for Capot in
the Preakness came from Hirsch
Jacobs. trainer OF Palestinian.
which wound up third In the
Derby.
"capot looks like the one to
beat there" che red-haired vet
eran said as he loaded Palestinian
on the train for Baltimore.
Jacobs wasn't q bit downcast
about his Derby venture.
~ thought we ran all right and
hope we can do little better next
time"
The next time" will be the
Preakness. at one mile and three
sixteenths. That is sixteenth
under the Derby route and Capot
was leading at that stage Satur-
day at Churchill Downs.
In the same railroad car going
TO Pimlico with Palestinian was
Clifford Mooers' Old Rockport, the
Derby No. horse. Capot leaves
by train today. Gaver said Wine
List. the other Greentree horse.
would miss the Preakness.
Mrs. Ada L. Rice's Model Cadet.
seventh In the Derby. and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Seley's Duplicator.
eighth. were undecided about the
Preakness.
In New York. Frank Kearns.
trainer of Daniel Hess Blue Lane
er, winner of the Swift Stakes at
Belmont Park Saturday. said to-
day he did not plan to ship the
colt to Baltimore for the Preak-
ness. Kearns gave no reason for
his decision.
PACIFIC COAST IEAGIE.