Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-15

Arcaro and the Joneses hadn't been doing the
Coast until the last week Eddie had all
four of Santa Ana hundred stakes three of them
two Calumet horses Mark-YeWen and Chanea. But
this he has been overshadowed by little Willie Shoe
maker An odtime rival Johnny Longden, also has been
riding winners than Arcaro.
AS for the Calumet-Jones combination, lack of a big
horse seemed to be the chief deficiency The stable
peared to have nothing that family resembled Citation
Armed Whraway Coaltown of the other greats
that carried the devils red coors in the And there
rumors that Warren Wrights widow, Mrs Gene
Marley might dispose of Calumet Farm and get out OF
ing unless things looked up,
WELL THINGS ARE looking up In fact, Mark-Ye-well,
fiveyear-od by Bull Lea out of the classy Markell
looks like solid. even-money bet to become the
first horse win the Santa Anita Handicap twice He
last under 100 pounds and has the maximum
impost the February o. MarkYeWel also took
the 100000 added Maturity year but later in
jured and didn't again until late last After
poor showing in Chicago it found he had spread in
one OF his forefee That meant few more months on the
sidelnes
The big bay unplaced his first three starts
his return Santa Anita but his handlers lost faith
Instead, several weeks Ben Jones-who, it will be
membered usually insisted his Kentucky Derby winners
didn't have chance-did quite switch conversation
with Grantland Rice.
"MarkYeWell hardly gets out of his way and Hill
Calls even worse Jones told the veteran column "but
I'll tell you what think. I think MarkYe-Wen will win
Of the 100000 We've got two left he in
Besides the big handicap he referring to the San Juan
Capstrano which will be the for the first time
March 6.
ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3, Mark Ye-Wel
for the first time in almost year. was the San Marcos
Handicap at mile and quarter the
and the excrppIe set record OF 20es in beating the
Irsh-bred Thirteen Of Diamonds by three lengths He
had been to in the futures book the Santa Anita Hand
cap but that showing sent him down to Last Saturday
he topped this performance by carrying 100 pounds
through the rain and mud take the San Antonio last
major prep for the big
Arcaro had quite a day Saturday, too winning with
three other horses besides to become the
jockey to score four times in day at this meeting At
tiraon fhot rrnfioo
the Main Post ONCE the street from New Yorks Penn
Station That's the that the ancient Herodotu
and reads Not snow, rain, heat gloom of
night stays these couerS etc. The wndswept rain and
mud at Santa Anita such that Arcaro quoted after
wards saying he couldn't where he going
The aling Shoemaker already has so victories at the
meeting and Arcaros four brought his total only 81
it's unlikely that Eddie could catch his young rival in the
remaining three weeks Shoe sidened
Arcaro sweep the four hundred randers again
obscure West Coast rider named Merlin volzke the
Maturity January 80 with Apple Valley But Eddie
think extra in the big and he'll have live in
Dukes Lea in this weeks Derby and MarkYeWel in the
later two
MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN about Arcaro's five Ken
lucky Derby victories but he has Jared pretty we'll
lush winter races too He's at least twice in each
them except the San Juan Capistrano which he
the first time last with the Maryland-owned Intent
and the Florida Derby, 100000 the
time last March Gulfstream One AL Popara copied
with Money Broker the horse that later banged
Native Dancer at the first helped bring
only defeat in the Kentucky Derby.
Arcaro hasn't been riding in Florida in recent years.
but he's well remembered there for his victories Requested
and Stir Up in the Famingo and The Rhymer
Freedoms in the Wdener These two fixtures $780,
600 affairs only and the Wdener Saturdays
liner at Haleah.
One OF the more articuate sports celebrities
provided lot of good quotes" best-remem
bered concerns the 1914 widener which
trees Four Freedoms, bit of outsider race
he said he hoped the best horse That's the
way turned out Eddie despite lost stirrup surprised
and nosed out not too alert Atkinson on Caumes
favored Sun Again.