Evening star., 1954-04-27

thoroughly the castings filled with water and slop
Middeground finished second to Black George in the
Trial At the end of the week. however battle-ground the
Derby winner and his in the Trial. Black George
had finished dead last Needless to add underground
no leather booties in the 100000
NOT EVEN THE AFICIONADOS who backed underground
who had bet Assault him, seriously offended
judging by the absence of bleats Sympahecaly perhaps
they realized that it tightener just baseball exhibit
tonS in March, when employ players they wouldn't
invite their cubhouses later when Cobb with lead
nsoles in his shoes his feet would feel lighter when the
chips down.
the last few years the Trial has gained some mpor
tance, respect yardsck. Dark it last
and four days later he headed Native Dancer in the
Derby for the Vanderbilt colts only defeat The year
before-952-Hi Gail both the Trial and the Derby
1948 Citation the
six Trials to produce winners in the classic.
This big day. this Trial today the hardboos of
Kentucky and for Easterners generally For the first
they to "big horse" of the moment Determine
Physically Determine is the smallest horse that will
the Trial and the Derby At $50 he weighs 800
pounds less than some of the other good ones.
Although bred in Kentucky, Determine had raced
before the home folks ]. Alhambra
Caf bought him for $4,000 took him to the West Coast
and all of the mighty mites racing has been confined to
California
THIS COLT CALLED DETERMINE really runt. Fish
who might have been the Derby avorte had
relation beaten him in the Wood is called small at 900 pounds
Determine ron-gray Aibha yet unlike
the little Top Row that beat Discovery with gooy weight
oWanceS he will have to the standard 126 pounds
the Derby.
An oddity in connection with the Kentucky Derby that
the two little fellows Determine and Fisherman have been
worked harder than of the Others including the rangy
Correlation although the latter has travelled Sy
vester Vech trains Fisherman and he by
small of PhalanX but the fact that Saturday
the little c. " Whitney will be going all out in
formal competition for the fourth consecutive week.
Determine has six out of this year.
carrying the Derby weight question
has been raised When the toll to be paid? Where and when
the breaking point when heart and class have
for the penalties accrung to hot blood and the raes
is i
wins the Derby it will come near-miracle.
CORRELATION WINNER OF the Wood but, of course not
running in todays Trial is the chalk horse
got nearly everything going for him. He's big he sprint
and the evidence is that he distance thing
not going Correlation his suspect legs
times when the of Free America appeared
difficulty putting down his feet
second thing not going for Correlation that he
knowedged to be California horse No such crer has
the Derby since Norwich in 1922 Over the years
been remember Your Host for example?
fornia candidate has This attributed
thing from change in track mixtures to just plain
emphasis by the Westerners.
Thirty-two is long time between victories
California horse On the other hand you'd say that
overdue 1t could be Correlation but nobody will know
for until after the Seventh Churchill
Saturday.