Evening star., 1953-10-07

One who had been at Belmont to watch sande finish
third aboard maiden gedng named Honest Bread dropped
by the World Series press headquarters that night
should have been there he said 1T had everyhngpatho
drama and incidentally, real good ride by the old guy
THE REPORTER HAD VISITED sande in the Jockeys
Earl scared he said Nervous kid appren-
tice Most of the other riders didn't pay any attention
They watching the World Series televson. They
knew all about Allie Reynolds and Carl Furo but all they
knew about Sande that he had been They'd
him saddle just like they'd Ruth
and Pennock and Speaker who playing World
when Sande at his peak"
Didn't any of them speak to sande?" asked who
was listening.
YES Nick Wall And OWE scurlock who loaned Earl his
saddle whip and goggles But mostly they busy
watching eeviSion suting for the next heard
one rider, Con Erco, something to another jockey"
What did he say?"
"He said Willie Lester, noddng sande See
what mean, boy, about saving your money!"
IT'S OF COURSE too bad that sande feels he ride
again Puzzlng too because there must be other jobs
connection with racing that Sande could fill ably.
who has been great the old guy winner of three
Kentucky Derbys and five Belmont Stakes got be
asset.
Sande had bad spill at Saratoga many years ago.
They said he'd back But he did, 1t lasted until
1882 and then he became trainer but all great
outstanding successes trainers
Sande had one fine horse, Stagehand He the Santa
Anita Derby and the 100000 Santa Anita Handicap with
Stagehand the only horse to both Wall
who at At is pretty we'll himself Stagehand
for Sande They had hoped to win the Kentucky Derby
but Sagehand went wrong and Sandes other horses
not OF similar calber.
There is telling, ofhand, how much money Sande
earned in his day. Not much Eddie Arcaro course
perhaps much few other tophght jockeys the
modern because purses smaller
than they On the other hand the tax bite wasn't
what it is today.
IN ANY EVENT it's all gone and man with a horse
hire the most famous reinsan in the countrys history
for the standard fee $25 per ride If bitter
doesn't show In his talks with racing writer's
acknowledging the cheers of the throng he smiling
tul and apparently completely happy.
At III pounds and 81 years of formidable
figure Earl disclosed that has pounds since April
and that his first ride weakened him. steak" he
commented after his "Ill get big tonight"
The odds against him appear almost insurmountable
Other jockeys have been DID, nearly
quit riding for long period Certainly
than things which modern Jockeys
take for granted all new to the old timer.
The starting gate, for example. "In my day we had
gate Sande recalls, "bu it didn't have barriers
don't think I'll have much trouble getting it, When
the barrier opens you just start riding that's ALL"
THE ONLY PERSONAL equipment sande wore at Belmont
his boots the he wearing when he ended
his other comeback in 49, Everything ese except the Silks
belonged to Scurlock.
have embarrassed WALL but he felt it necessary
to remind his former trainer to beware OF the rubber grh
when he the saddle when you take it off," Nick
told Sande watch it, not it'll fly around and hit you in
the eye every time"
"They didn't have all that elastic in the grth when
rode" remarked When Scurock his goggles
on the old fellow he rejected them "Take em" Scurlock
said THAT will sting the hell out of your eyes if you
don't"
Il EN-" Sande answered. "IH just hide my
head in the name"
he launched his comeback against the roughest kind
of Odds the little rider whom the Runyon i'm
mortazed with his poem after that nearly fatal spill
Saratoga in 1924. The that goes in part:
"NeUer handy guy like Sande,