Evening star., 1950-05-21
Mats Shut Out for First Time This Year as Browns VIM 80
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By New Tactics
Stoys Close to Roll
After Arcuro Finds
Going Is Not Bod
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less than l:l2 and carried that
speed to win the Jockey Club and
Saratoga Cups at two miles and
more.
That was back in ls43 and
1914. Now Princeouillo. who sired
today's winner for a nominal $500
fee, is on his way to being one OF
the most successful Of young stall
lions. For he also sired Prince
Simon. William Woodward's Ito
4 favorite, to win the hallowed
English Derby next Saturday at
EPSON Downs.
Hill Prince also inherits q bit
OF early speed from his dam. the
blind mare Hilldene. who raced
only once and won $700. She also
produced the crack sprinter Man
gohick. q frequent stake winner
at six furlongs.
When the field left the post. Hill
Prince. breaking from the No.
position. was taken up by Arcaro
so that he was six or eight lengths
behind the leaders going by the
stands the first time. Mrs. w. H.
Labrot' big Balkan, was leading
at this point. closely pressed by
Mr.. Trouble and Middleground.
Arcaro saved lot of ground at
the clubhouse turn when his close
to-the-rail strategy first became
evident. Halfway up the back
stretch. Hill Prince shot inside his
Derby nemesis, Middleground and
Jockey Bill Boland, and the next
thing the crowd knew Arcaro had
him full three lengths In front.
Tremendous Cheer Goes Up.
A tremendous cheer went UP a.
Hill Prince seized the lead, for no
one likes to lose on 3-to-5 shot,
and that was the last odds shown
on the favorite. He paid a little
better than that and made 1t seem
like easy money.
Hill Prince drew away for about
100 yards and then Arcaro rested
him bit while Boland and Steve
Brooks, riding Mr.. Trouble. went
to the whip. Eddie sat still until
the stretch. then waved his bat
few times and spent the rest of
the stretch run wondering how he
ever lost the Derby.
Arcaro. you'll remember. said
he had encountered no trouble at
all in the Derby. He's not insist
ing on that now.
Boland. the 18-year-old from
Corpus Christi, Tex. who was the
second apprentice ever to win the
Derby. indicated after today's
race that he is wondering how
Middleground managed to beat
Hill Prince. Bills a full-fedged
Jockey now, but that didn't help
any.
It's too bad for Princequillo's
owners that his sturdy son missed
winning the Derby. No sire ever
has produced winners Of the Ep-
som and Kentucky classics the
same year. and Prince Simon
seems a solid choice to win next
week.
Second Triple Winner.
Only one other jockey. George
Barbee, who rode Survivor. the
first Preakness victor in 1873. ever
won the Preakness three times.
And only one other Virginia.
bred colt has won the Preakness.
That was knight Of Ellerslie,
back in 1884, and he was owned
by T. w. boswell. In case you've
forgotten. boswell is the Virginia
postoffice which handles the mail
for Chenery at his nearby farm,
The Meadow"
Chenery, a utilities magnste
who is on the board of several
corporations. is an active Wash
ington and Lee alumnus and his
blue and white silks are also his
college colors. He is a trustee Of
the Lexington university.
1t was evident early in the
afternoon that the combination
Of threatening weather and tele-
vision had reduced the crowd by
marked degree. but the final
betting figures for the day
81 $50, ,264-were only about $780,
900 behind those OF last year.
Washington was one of the ~
cities where the Preakness was
televised and an awful lot of folks
decided to spend the afternoon at