Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-03

beaten gray colt and repeated, "Once around
galop!"
Not even veterans who picked something
else-Correspondent Royal Bay Gem or ~'- -.
Straight Face Dark Star-woud deny
this would go Native Dancers Derby" win lose
Not since 1922 when Norwich had identical record
had horse to the Derby with such
an a-conquering past And Norwich in those preteevson
days wasn't well known Native Dancer, who is almost
public trust and who to be watched today by 40 mil
lion peronS.
So completely had Native captivaed the public
WnfeyS during DERBY Week has been exactng
Answering the questions, weighing hundreds of
requests fferent poses rarely taking his off the
excitement him to lunge and hurt
himself in the stall.
Despite his youth Wnfrey has training for long
time and highly respected although not all trainers hold
to beliefs Like believing in sunshine instead of vamin
pills allowing Native to only the special
grass seed supplied by the University OF Pennsy
vana Gwynne Vanderbts private stable
in Maryland.
But winfreys responsibility heavy. There tell
ing this morning Native Dancer Were he to
win the Derby and the Preakness and Belmont to follow the
horse could become the most valuable In American history
THE STABLE-when Ally Vanderbilt 1s-year-old
sophomore Yale he unaccountably bought horse He
didn't need one especially great
many horses Charles Amory his mother
Sycamore which he to inherit But he fastened
his entry into racing when he punked down $500 for
fy named Sue Jones at the Saratoga yearing sales.
This is mentioned not because Sue Jones much Of
horse but because throughout Vanderbilts tenure
his es and have been the biggest
stakes winners with the exception of Discovery Since the
Sue Jones there had been such crackeracks
as Bed oRoses, Next Move, Now What and Petrded.
But fles interested in adding to their bank
colts and gedngs at Derby time and
strange that Native Dancer was only the second horse to
carry the Vanderbilt coors in the big Vanderbilt tried
in 1884 with Discovery and finished second to Cavacade but
in all the years to follow other Vanderbilt horse has
appeared in the Derby although he nominated Al to IA
renewals
He thought he had hot article last year Cousin
big strappng colt who could he felt like but rarely
did He sulked much after being shipped to Louisville
Vanderbilt scratched him. there has
question Native willingness to Indeed after
only outings 3-year-old Atty put him at the top
of his list moving down Discovery This in itself is high
praise.
THE RIDER-Eric Guern is quiet, almost shy young
from Marnquon, La who is rated by many horsemen
belonging in the class with Eddie Arcaro and Ted
Atkinson He moved way up in 1947 when he beat two
better horses in the Derby One Phalanx the other
Fautess.
That effort may have stamped Guern the best
paid equestrian in America for single effort Instead of
customary per of the winners purse Mrs Eliza
promised double the fee he could put
Pilots the wire first. He did, Turfmen still call it
the most masteru rides in the 7year history of the
classic
Vanderbilt and Winfrey VOW that Guern compliments
Native Dancer perfectly that other rider has ever been
the Poynesian- Yet he has handled
the gray eforessly that Guerns is not widely
associated with Native Dancer Arcaros with Citation
and Sande's with Zev.
THE RACE-Death and taxes certain, but horse
The crowd, called by wag the biggest
100000 crowd the Derby had Native
to You could clearly the roofing
players too for the gallant Nobody much
perfect record marred Ez Charles talk length
the subject because he the who finally
This like 1910, when Bimeech at
dollar and whipped by the outsider, Gaahadon,
who paid than Native Dancers today
$3.50. This like 1886, when Brevty cents on
dollar railed Bold Venture This of those races
except because this afternoon
horse lost Dark Star of the Cain Hoy Stable fit colt
he proved it in the Derby Trial earlier in week-but
the ucker colt too There occasion him
to break stride to battle the emergencies confronted
Guerin and the Vanderbilt
Native Dancer had next no luck Money Broker
roughed him at the first turn and Guern
to eighth place Invgoraor him hard time entering
the back stretch Moving into the far the
on the rail but when the pack emerged he outside
At the half mile he 10 lengths back of Dark Star
the finish he was beaten by only neck.
Nobody could fairly say that Native lost caste
today Rather that ALI Vanderbilt with two great
colts Of his generation, couldn't win Derbyrst because
Cavalcade was thorn in the side of Discovery and more
agcaly perhaps because Native couldn't run his
true And yet lose by only head and after suffering
interference IN run just three-fths track
record, suggests only one conclusion.
Native Dancer will dance into the winners circle lot
more times before he's through.