Evening star., 1950-05-03
PrineequiIIo's Fee Was Only $500

PrincequiIIos Fee Was Only $500
away big handsome Hill Prince,
chief rival for the favotes role the Kentucky Derby saur
day. wearing of those wiremuzzeS that keeps
horses to be raced from nibblng at stray food Hes not
racing Trainer H Casey Hayes sad but rain and slop
he's going mile in a few minutes"
An automobile plashed to stop and mild hammered
grayhared aighted Hayes face lighted so made
it," he said, needlessy
"I wasn't too bad" Christopher T. Chenery replied Ive
got two good pilots OF the ground awful close when
broke through that ceiling But the airport"
Chris Chenery is the of Hill Prince He's president
of nine utilities companies the boards of three Others
He's in his late SOS and before he turned racing thorough
bred small scale in 1886 he bred hunters and show
and had a string of polo ponies.
Chenery master of The Meadow Doswe Va miles
from Richmond He bred his favorte dam Hdene the
Pnceqo who conceived France and oaled in Ireland
Princequios services cost $780," he chucked T under
stand his fee has quadruped since this big fellow and Prince
Simon have looked good prince Simon Princequio
is favored to win the English Derby0
Hill Prince. Not Family, Comes First
Chenery flew from New York in company plane "Ive
got to punch time clock he explained Il said If I'm to be
back at desk Thursday I'll have to borrow plane
He flew in bad weather only Princes mile
workout yesterday Chenery flies back to New today
returns Saturday morning for the Derby
How do you feel about having a good Derby cot?"
reporter asked Chenery
"wel it's what hoped for" answered "You never
should expect Derby horse you hope When you
consider that 5000 foa produced each and the
centage against running in the big racebut
Its got its drawbacks Chenery mused Before Hill
Prince, my friends used about Chenery
chdren now their first question is likely to be- HowS Hill
Prnce?"
Virginia bred groom couldn't have been much over
20 saddled Hill Prince and young exercise boy named Bob
Judy climbed together they went into the
pouring rain.
The Blue and White of W. und l.
light blue white -checkered blnker was worn by Hill
Prince His buckets etc. painted the hey
familiar" said reporter Chenery they
be-
II you hit it." he answered "The Washington
coors But since I'm the school
don't advertise the fact Maybe they won't like (Chenery
Is class 1909
Hayes Oh maybe lao" he shrugged Look Casey you're
daffy" said guy from Richmond Chenery
and Hayes You don't know how sloppy that track
We Just walked through it,"
chill Prince won't mind" Hayes said casually as the
colt weren't his first Derby mount.
Workout More Impressive Than Race
Hill Prince, running staying in the middle
all the way, clocked in 1:402
Later the Derby Trial exposed The hot ones
Theory underground and the Brookemeade Greek
Ship and Sunglow-were soundy beaten by thing called
only one turn Hill Prince made both turns his
wire solo.
Theory dismal sixth battle-ground quit after catch
ing Black George at the three -sxteenths The Trial
dismal as the day.
In the box yelled Anybody see Derby winner
go by?"
NO." the chorus
Lincoln Paut fine Handicapped and turf editor shook
MS mead The Derby money winners except Hill Prince
were In their barns this afternoon" predicted Don't kid
yourself Hill Prince lengths the horse on the track
today"
good BLACK George will in the Derby" he announced
"tf it's muddy Derby Dav"