Evening star., 1955-09-02
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW >, FRANCE. .rApp
The Morninq After

CHICAGO, SEPT. 2-The electricity which had charged
the atmosphere at Washington Park had The
had cleaned up the stands prepare for other and
days of racing A behind the backsretch there
horses, Nashua and Swaps and all they had to
look forward to eating and maybe reading the press
clippings.
There activity around the "a"
there had been report that Swaps had injured himself
and therefore had not his best while losing by 6h
lengths to the pride of the East in the big $0o0winner
takeal-match The small army of newspapermen who
covered the sought out Rex Ellsworth and Meshach
Tenney and trainer respectively Of the California
colt SO did Ben Lindheimers efficient track publicists
His right forefoot isn't good" Ellsworth admitted But
he sound horse when he broke from the starting gate
think he hurt himself few strides from the box"
"AHSH" TENNEY, other half of the fabulous team of
excowboys put it this way: It that this horse
swap had bad foot early in his syearod racing career
but prior to his major Swaps going get complete
rest for an indefinite period"
reporter asked:
'Ndish is that the foot that wears lady's shoe2"
'Its the talked about at the Kentucky Derby"
Tenney said, but want to make it plain there's abi
for his loss"
To those who in late, Swaps lost Of his hoof
like gal breaking hngerna It was expected grow back
and when didn't Tenney lached onto the novel idea of
tearing Of the part Of womans shoe lacng
SOFT thin leather onto the foot
WORKERS on the scene were especially distressed
at the They had visions Of Swaps and Nashua meet
ing in third and rubber match in the Sysonby Now
looks Swaps finished for the year. at least Ellsworth
stressing that aib being offered When reporter
asked II Swaps foot was a factor Ellsworth said:
I didn't like the way he acted In the stall the night
before the race. And you people him when he was
being sadded."
The saddng done in the nield in full view of the
customers and Nashua by far the composed Of the
Two horses Something seemed to be bothering Swaps It
Just wasn't our day" Ellsworth said
Earlier Willie Shoemaker had said something along
similar lines Americas wnnngest jockey was asked by
tyro interviewer he'd ridden in match race Three
times Willie replied, grmacng "I met rider in Mexico
and got beat met Joe Culmone Bowie and got beat
Then met Eddie Arcaro here got beat again 1t
wasn't my day."
IN SOME RESPECTS it the War Admiral -seabiscuit
race all over again. that which in November Of 1893
at Pimlico The loser in each instance-War Admiral in
Baltimore and Swaps in Chicago-was the favorite
In Baltimore 1t terrific spectacle for some moments
In the backstrech War Admiral Seabiscut ran as
one and SO was the other day briefly when Swaps made
move that blanketed him with Nashua
Oddly Tom Smith was present to comment on the SINH
iarity Tom is an old ganer who is the only surviving
principal Of the 1888 race
Smith trained Seabiscuit for Charles g. Howard now
dead The rider, George Woo, also is gone Sam Riddle
owner OF War Admiral and Jockey Kurtsnger and trainer
George Conway are not among those present
But Smith was saying:
Ihs was great race but much like the other me
Close all the way until the winner his big move Now
I've seen It twice" wv