Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-07


returned to the winners circle at Haeah to pick up his
check but later, somehow himself. Probably
happened in his STALL Bowed tendons happen anywhere
and at time. 1t is trick at all for horse to lose
his footing make strenuous effort regain it, and bow
a tendon. whether on a track or in the barn.
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THE RATE OF ATTRITION among Derby and Triple
Crown hopefus has been bit the heavy side This is
say there will be seventh at Louisville May
l. that it will be inferior but it will not be the same
with Turn-to of it. Earlier The Pie King and Artsmo
had been declared unready and then came an injury to
Caumets top contender Dukes Lea Then Black STAR also
from the Guggenheim stable bowed tendon Next Turto
Porterhouse became doubtful starter and
only yesterday Big Crest.
Guggenheim wealthy exnaval captain, must be wonder
ing what did to deserve those bowed tendons in his Cain
Hoy year his Dark Star upset Native Dancer in
the Derby handing the gray his only defeat and three weeks
later following the Preakness Dark Star was sheved with
tendon trouble. He hasn't raced since.
Turn-to has fallen by the waysde and so has his
good sabemate Crest who second behind Maharaah
in Haleas Everglades third back of Correlation and
oyamo Gufstreams 100000 Florida Derby 1t begin
ming to look Guggenhem will have to depend on the
rontrunnng Cracker get the track himself if he
wants to have his silks seen at Churchill Downs
$50
BATTLEsH1P WAS ONE of the horses that bowed
tendon and came back His injury occurred during his fiat
racing days. Oddly Battleshp returned steepechaser
and became the first and only Americanbred to win the
Grand National at Antree, England.
this million toone shot and Guggenheim wisely
forgoes odds of that kind And his crack colt Turnto is
retired to stud would have been lucrative if Turnto
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the Flamngo winner but that is how the breaks co.
At that, Guggenhem is doing all right His horses may
not have proved to be sturdy lot but when they won it
wasn't for marbles The Derby from Dark Star and the
Famingo from Turn-to is nice going Neither of these
critters Cain Hoy any refund.
Turn-to however. is going to be missed Derby day
because he had it made after the Famingo He the
Big Horse the Ted Williams and Rocky Marciano in his
field To many minds it simply question of how good
even great he was might have been.
ONE ENvIOUS TRAINER this was before Turn-tos
misfortune could fault the Irish bred only two counts
in connection with the Derby And they're both phony
conceded. Leastwise, don't take any stock in Them
One count that Turn-to import and that
only imported horse had the Derby in all 70 runnngs
That was Omar Khayyam in 1917.
The other count that only Derby winner bore
two Back in 1879 it Lord Murphy first at the
wire at Louisville Lord Murphy who originally
known Patmus
Turn-o began life Source Royal named thus because
he by Royal Charger out of Source Sucree but Guggen
helm changed all that after purchasing him at the Keeneand
sales yearng So far bucking odds Of this kind
is concerned Turnto would have the post 79o1
shot on the and 79-to-1 another.
But, like the trainer said don't take any stock
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