Evening star., 1955-05-29
ATCHISON'S A S
AN GL
Nashua Makes Them All Look Good
BY LEWIS r. ATcHIsoN

BALTIMORE, MAY 2S-It wasn't quite as thrilling as
the Wood Memorial, when caught Summer Tan
almost the last stride to but the 10th Preakness old
Pmco yesterday sent than $4,000 horse players home
waggg their heads about the big Bela power
Actually there three shows. One in the paddock
before the The featured mile and ee-sixeenths
itself. And another in the winners circle when Jockey
Eddie Arcaro checked in with his fifth Preakness win.
Arcaro had no idea Nashua route to track
record of 543 when he coared Saratoga at the head of
the stretch and to win II knew some horse
would be in front of u.s." Eddie said but didn't know who
thought it would be that other horse Arcaro paused
to collect his thoughts. Traffic Judge Somebody
suggested that Saratoga the forcing Nashua
extend himself but Arcaro only smiled He makes them
all look good" he said "Lookit his record he never
beats anything by than halength If there had
been another ahead be would have after
him and beaten Saratoga by five lengths.
THEY ALL THINK their horses are good he beats
them" Eddie continued "They say, Look Nashua only
beat him half-length let's put him in another stake
Eddie laughed adjusted black tie in his pink collar
gave his hair final lick Nashua only beat that
by neck in Florida Derby they sent him
to Kentucky" =. The jockey chuckled again as though
remembering good joke. The Derby brought up Swaps
name and asked whether Nashua would have
beaten the Derby winner today That, however, was
question said he couldn't answer intelgenty. He
thought horses should be brought together again
But this one is too unpredctabe to tell how he'll rum.
Nashua was quiet and easy-going in the sadding
paddock Sweat poured from Saratoga who was trotnng
with excitement "Hes quiet today said Hilton Dabson
waiting to saddle Nance's Lad, whom ne owns with G.
Cahness Bethesda "You should have seen him in
Florida . He's not bad now" In matter of minutes
all eight Preakness contenders sweating Nashua in
cuded . . It was hot in the paddock "They call 1t
DOPE" Dabson said "but they would let give horse
one grain of choral down it would help 1t
doesn't hurt 'em make them any faster. Larry
MacPha former president of Bowie and before that head
of the Yankees there looking the field
MacPhal is successful horse breeder. George Gar
rett Ireland and fancier OF thorough
breds was Cahness and told he had horse
in the Preakness wish could the same, George
said
GARRETT LIKED the way Irish horse, Joseph E.
ODonnels Bay Bengal H. the sixth in record
time Q:37) for Pimlicos turf "He has half
brother country by the of Half-Penny who
will watching" Garrett said my wife suggested
the name You know the Irish always give you half
penny when you buy horse It sometimes is as much
as $40 although they call it hapenny and my wife was
surprised when she received hers
For first time since anyone in the press box could
remember the blanket of "back suSans" not
draped around the PreaknesS winners neck "He knows
they're phony" sad when Nashua backed away
as attendants approached with the flowers Arcaros
planted his old mans cheek Later on someone
wanted to know what the youngster said "He he
wants ride Nashua once chmed in Jockey Jimmy Lynch
Few if any, the writer's who covered the Kentucky
Derby three ago until today that the
celebrated Sticks at Churchill Downs Derby Day
. Sticks was ninth and last in the x-furong which
followed the Derby after being backed down to $3.50 to
under Jockey Steve Brooks Most of the writer's were
busy on their Derby stories at the me although they
Today in the Preakness Sticks did better He finished next