Evening star., 1953-11-12

pennsylvania
Naval Academy nearly so years ago. His
trainer, George Bridgland sounds English,
but born in Southwest France. His Jockey, Charley
Smrke English, and is-a real Cockney Confusing
n'est-ce pas?
Brdgland the trainer of the top riders in Eu
and in Britain an EPSON Oaks an EPSON Derby
and st. Leger. Now 49, he has retired But his jockey
Smirke, is 46, and going strong
NOW THEY HAVE off two of these Washington, D. Co.
the winners have been English horse,
Wwyn and the French Worden who known as Worden
in England And where has the United States finished? WE'LL
not good, not bad!
Ruhe finished runnerup Wiwyn last year. Yesterdays
top u Sungow third 1t true that Iceberg
II wore an American flag yesterday, and that
he Worden but he is Cheanbred and is
American" only because his owner Arnold Hanger is.
So for two years John Schapiros budding Interna-
tional England has furnished winner in Wwyn and
show horse (Zucchero 52 although had nothing in the
money yesterday despite Wwyns France has
tbuted winner America second and third and Chile
a second.
What mean? At this early stage probably moth
ing insofar which country produces the best horses 1t
may recalled that after Wilwyns victory some
London turf accounts hailed the result as proof that the
British product people both
the Atlantic registered quick and violent dssents
THERE is NO JUDGING the quality of horsefesh off one
recalled it, after zev the Kentucky
Derby winner Papyru English Derby winner back
in 1929 American hailed the home product
superior At least nobody of recognized authority remem-
bered as having been so extravagant
The same memory serves held Epinard the French
that these shores for four international
the year after zevPpyrus Epnard didn't win of them
But plain that Epnard good horse and that
certain factors such travel to distant land might have
exerted a certain influence.
The last thing John schapiro thinking days
is quickly establishing American superiority When John and
his associates went international it because Cd
gmmick needed to combat at least in Maryland the
Preakness and 2 probably sincere desire to exchange
breeding training and riding techniqueS
There others before Schapiro who were-stn
Observation-Disclosures William Woodward has been
John D. Hertz and James Butler were others.
THE LAURELITES SCHAPIRO, Joe Cascarella Leslie
Bie Breckenridge Long, George Garrett and the rest
apparently have advantage that not available some
years ago the pioneering began They have the advan
tage knowing beyond question: that is feasible and sens
BILE lead horse into arner and transport him across
the sea for
Ruling out Pegasus horses have been flying for some
time Realizing that somebody must have topper it
appropriate remind that Wwyn flew
the Atlantic and Mr. Schapiros first International last
year that Woen who rewarded what could not have
been many price yesterday followed
the old Lindbergh trail himself
In the days by ship read
justmentS climatic conditions and to water and food and
it safe to that worked against them Now
practice get shape England Ireland
the Argentine wherever they may perform regularly and
plane to, say Laurel, few days before big
doesn't to hurt the foreigners In Mr. SchapiroS
international League" they're batting .OOO
ONE DAY LAST WEEK George Bridgand, aforementioned
trainer of Worden and exrider making tabecha at
luncheon Laurel This when the big to have
been held on Saturday, before the SHOWS
One who sitting nearby asked it had been tiring
and diSadvantageous trip for Worden.
don't think so" Bridgland said. "It happened
quickly frankly Worden doesn't know where he Neither
the other foreign horses That's why wait until almost
the last moment to put the horses onto planes"
Not much thought about the remark until Worden
and Bdgand exchanged mutual congratulations yesterday
in the winners circle Then who had attended that
luncheon Said HE must be horse. had five extra