Evening star., 1954-05-21
.CorreIationGets
No.2Post, With
Goyamo on Rail
More Than 10000
Expected to Witness
Classic at PimIico>
By Lewis T. Atchison
Stor StoH corrsspondsnt


weather tomorrow, with the
temperature ranging between 65
and 70, cheered almost every
body concerned with the 18th
running of the $100.000-added
PreakneSs Stakes.
Most of the trainers had re-
fused to get worked up over
yesterdays rain and the earlier
outlook for an off track, although
Eddie Neloy. trainer of Maine
Chance Farms Jet Action,
would prefer mud. Jet Action
won the Withers Mile in the slop
at Belmont Park. But the bright
sunshine and brisk wind made
the prospects good for a fast
strip tomorrow.
Woody Stephens, who condi-
tionS Woodvale Farms Goyamo,
said he didn't think the condi-
ton of the track made much
difference to his horse, but the
trainer was hoping for a fast
track. Goyamo finished second
in the Florida Derby on a slow
track and won the Blue Grass
Stakes at Keeneland over a fast
strip. A slow breaker. Goyamo
may be handicapped by his No. /
post position.
Robert S. Lytle's Correlation,
who won two 100000 races-the
Florida Derby and Wood Memo
rial-can handle an off track as
he proved at Gulfstream Park
in March.
Correlation 8 to s.
Correlation, expected to be the
8-to-5 favorite in the field of II
three-year -olds, might have
benefited by mud, since his ten
dency to lug in has been attri-
buted to sensitive feet. But he
proved last Monday that he likes
the going at Pimlico even when
it is fast.
A crowd of between 10000
and $4,000 is expected to see
the mile and three-sixteenths
race. scheduled for 5:45 pm.
daylight time. Closing of the
infield to fans because of the
new turf course may knock a
couple of thousand off the at
tendance.
Post time for the first race
tomorrow has been moved up to
las pm, is minutes earlier
than usual.
The race will be broadcast
and televised by the Columbia
Broadcasting System. beginning
at $50. ct will be carried in
Washington over WTOP).
The Preakness marks the
second major round in the bat
tie for 1854 3-year-old honors,
and it could develop into a real
knockdown affair if Correlation
and Hasty House Farms Hasty
Road stage another Of their
side = scraping, body humping
duels like last Mondays Freak
ness Prep.
The field isn't as large as the
II who staged a modified rodeo
in the Kentucky Derby three
weeks ago, but Pimlico's track
isn't as spacious as Churchill
Downs and II high-strung colts
can cause a lot of excitement
especially if all try to run in the
same groove.
Draws No. 2 Post.
Correlation's No. 2 post posi-
ton and runout bit, aimed to
keep him from Juggling in, should
make it easier for Jockey Willie
Shoemaker. if riding a big horse
in a big race can be called easy.
The fast-breaking Hasty Road,
who has a habit Of bearing out,
got the No. 6 post position, right
in the middle where he could get
in trouble if Jockey Johnny
Adams isn't on his toes.
The fans and railbirds aren't
overlooking the Slow-Starting
but fast-finishing Goyamo. Wal
mac Farms Hasseyampa, or
even Sunny Blue Farms Ad-
miral Porter. All three, as well
as Hasty Road, the Derby
runner-up, finished ahead of
Correlation at Churchill Downs.
Most observers. especially those
who saw Lytle's color-bearer in
action here Monday, are in
clined to throw out his Derby
defeat as due to bad racing luck.
Ring King Has Backing.
The long shot players are
looking for a horse like Mrs. Ada
L. Rice's Ring King, surprise
winner of three straight in Mary
land this spring, to enliven the
action. They excuse his defeat
in the Prep, pointing out that
he hadn't raced for several weeks
prior to that and may have
needed the outing. Ring King
is untested at the PreakneSS dis
tance, and Trainer Tommy Kelly
frankly says he doesn't know
whether the colt will last that
far.
Pimlico officials were surprised
to get II entries for the race.
Joe w. Browns Gigantic. Ring
King and Hasseyampa were
supplemental entries at $500
each. The net purse of $91 800
is well worth trying for. The
gross is $140.150 if all II start.
Others, such as T. A. Sears