Evening star., 1952-05-02

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tographerS Its all your fault she said in angry
voice You scared him the track Ten thousand pic
lures you've got already, and that amt enough"
The photographers kept distance Mrs Ode Newell
owner OF the horse Suddenly and covered
her face with her hands later she looked up
What do photographers care anyway? she demanded
scornfuly 1T amt your money"
GIFT SILVER never has in Racing plates were
rst put on him month ago. wore binkers for the
nst time this week. OF recent mornings the been
schooling the colt at the starting gate.
This is where the accident occurred Gift Silver barged
OUT OF the gate and bore cleaning outside rail of
ers newspapermen and photographers fy Esse M was
waking In the opposite direction the busy strip
look one look at the onruShng Silver and fed The
horses colded with a crushing force.
Now back at the barn. Papa Newell examining Gift
SILVER Hes all right" he reassured Mrs Newell.
Its wonder" she shifted.
"Who was riding your colt?" man asked.
Perez" She bit off the name
man holding Gift sivers bride at her and turned
away he was JACK Perez who trains the colt His son War
re who plays in the high school band Louisville not only
was ne boy but he to have been the Derby jockey
late In the day. Gift Silver finally withdrawn
Cool him out" Trainer Perez ordered Mr. Newell passing
ne noe newell took it and led the colt his walk
first throwing dngy blanket his withers
MAN NuDGED a companion. "can you imagine a
trainer ordering Vanderbilt Whitney hot?" he
ASKED what setup this is. Haleboy in the lap of
luxury compared to this dea Haeboy may be remembered
as the colt that vanned from Island two years ago.
He collapsed led him from the trailer a1touo
he finished 10th in the race.
The Newels the small fry of racing They have one
acre farm near Ottumwa Iowa. Gift Silver entire stable
But having met specifications he as eligible as Hill
GAIL pampered darling of Calumet who walks an escort
Trainer Ben Jones riding pony an exercise
boy fanking the other, also aboard pony
Gift Silver came the hard way Unlike other thorough
oeos ne wasn't even conceived according slide rule of
an experienced breeder
GIFT SHVEs'S DAM Nylon Lady, only 2-year-old
"nen Sne slipped her stall night kept rendezvous
with the stallion Drift Silver The morning when Nvon
Lazy was returned to her quarters training was
0e ran TWO races before dscoveed with
The dam died at birth Mrs Newell nurse practically
Ved IN the foalS STALL II him milk that cost $40
week. she disclosed For almost year the was fed
from bottle IF he ves she told friends he run in the
Kentucky Derby"
Among the more worldly racing SET however the touching
little story OF Gift Silver fell unsympahec ears News of
the Newell colts withdrawal received with grim satsac
uon He'd have been hazard trainer who has
saooed Derby winner said There's colt rum
trained by railroad worker ridden by high school horn
tooe ia have been afraid of Gift Silver for the first
couple OF hundred yards than Of Hill Gail"
1t was rough day for the of Iowa but thew weren't
entrey 1rlendless middeaged woman detached herself
from the throng around the barn comfored Mrs Newell
VINO was crying again. Don't worry said "Your colt
isn't This before the to scratch Gift Silver
I'm neighbor from Iowa." the woman said "I used to
watcn Drift Silver this little ones was all broke down
nut ne never quit After lay down for two three
days and never move But when they wanted him to run
again, he'd get up and race"