Evening star., 1955-07-01
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From, the Old School
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AN ERRONEOUS REPORT tt

AN ERRONEOUS REPORT that the Wheatley Stables
High Voltage would In tomorrows Delaware Hand-
cap sent AL Fahey, Delaware Parks 750OO-watt pubcs to
the telephone earlier this week He called the
duct Long Island where Sunny Ftzsimmons handles
the Wheatey fly well Nashua and lot of other
good horses
s this John?" Fahey asked when his call went through
John being Mr.. Fitz' IT talk john" said
Fahey thinking he had of the stable hands the phone
About what?" demanded thin sharp voice at the
other end This is his father" @hs
Mr. Fitz, what about High voltage-when do you plan
to ship her to Delaware for the race?"
Tomorrow morning., replied the veteran trainer who'll
be 81 this month.
There's story in the morning paper that she won't
CO., Fahey continued Says she's overwoked and needs
rest"
"Fddlestcks snorted Sunny Jim Listen son. the only
thing that's slowing around here High Voltage
lis all right What do those newspaper fellows know about
it She's all right and weH send her down
ing at o'clock. Should be there by g." s
IF THEATER MAN advertising tomorrow's feature
he'd probably big sign main the
track reading Girls, Girls, Grs2o Count e) Beautiful
Dolls" 47s
That's what it is-an all-gr show-the final number
Delaware Parks Dstaf Big Three The Delaware Oaks and
the new" New Castle Handicap constituted the first
numbers Of the big show But affair at mile
and quarter is the feature act.
The cast has with capital &C" as well as a few
OF the Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl" variety Parlo
years 3-yearod champion High Voltage queen
+o the 1854 juveniles head the list In fact until High
voltages staggering victory by neck Hen Party in
the Delaware Oaks the big handicap shaped contest
between this pair first money Now Paro figures be
choice but field OF IL there's always
for upset Or maybe it's the lack OF that
brings the upset.
JOCKEY EDDIE ARCARO, who will remain in New York
to Nashua in the Dwyer Stakes tomorrow, couldn't
explain High voltage collapse in the Oaks The bottom
fell out" Eddie said later II didn't have anything
me at the finish"
picture of the finish shows the reins dangling freely
the ys neck at the wire damaging evidence Of her
condition Earlier this week. High Voltage proved
unable to concede weight Manotick Stars finish
ing third in the Gazele Stakes.
But If Mr.. Ftz says High Voltage is ready who is to
him? Obviously he's from the old school of trainers
who believed horses shouldn't be pampered When ready to
race they and when not they stayed In the barn.
If Il HORSES SHOW UP the starting gate the gross
value would be $l4500o Of which the winner
would collect than $l150O in the complicated breeder
nominator payof scale for the Distaf Big Three.
1t amt hay but 1t will buy lot of the stun and give
the winner big boost up the equine social ladder Some
breeders may consider the prestige of victory
valuable future references than the immediate payon
Naturally they constantly trying to turn out champion
better than anything yet seen.
Delaware Park officials have been pleasantly surprised by
the way the Big Three caught with horsemen and
making bigger plans for the future From the policy
at the Stanton track apparently will be ladies frst.