Evening star., 1955-09-01
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW .y FRANCIS s7Auu
Before and After

CHICAGO SEPT. 1.-Shorty after the horses paraded
for the sixth at Washington Park two figures emerged
the jockeys and began almost unprecedented
stroll the cobbed walk to the clubhouse and thence
to the winners circle and the official scale.
Eddie Arcaro wore the white th-red-dots silks Of
Belair Stud, scarlet perched his head and Willie
Shoemaker attred in the Rex Ellsworth coors, red
blouse with black triangle fore and aft plus
cap They anked by police, but although the match
of the coming up and these two of the
principals guard was unnecessary
Nobody bothered the two small men in the fresh new
silks they minced along Nobody shouted encouragngly
tatingly and finally they reported the clerk of the
scales in unusual procedure brought about by the fact
that Acaro and Shoemaker to weigh in first and then
the and their respective horses Nashua
and Swaps, in the infeld.
Both had ridden mounts in the fifth race to test the
strip which drying out from deuge the previous night
and they reached their destination the rail they
heard the describing the in progress and
peered through the wire like couple of 81 bettor
only Eddie and Willie were studying the track
WHEN THE HORSES swept by in cloud of dust Arcaro
I'D call the strip better than good Bill"
"But it's dead" Shoemaker said. tits dead track
They'll call it good for the record, but it's dead"
ION this track" bystander asked sis there any possi
bilty of Swaps Nashua setting record maybe a
world record?"
mot chance" Arcaro said "Ill bet you that"
Shoemaker echoed Arcaro's sentiment.
"If one of us sets record today this track it'll
have to be due to jet propulsion Arcaro said The clerk
handed his tack The needle hit exactly 1875 pounds Then
it shoemakers turn and boots and silks included, he
only moved the needle to "a pounds hunkey thrust
WilieS tack at him and Shoemaker said: Ooh"
He held it in his hands for a moment and the needle
the scale again moved to 26 and stopped and that was
all there to it, except for the seemingly endless picture
taking.
NOW THE RACE WAS OVER, with what result you must
know and the reporters waiting for Shoe
maker in the Jockeys quarters Arcaro arrived first
line
and a moment later Willie the Shoe joined him. also
lighted up.
Before they reported couple of other jockeys had given
their versions Arnold Kirkland was saying:
'It was the greatest match hope to see them
again in New York"
Johnny Adams an timer who rides against his own
talking about the track "e streaks meant
it real deep The way it, Swaps got caught in
some dark streaks I'd like to them real fast
track"
If they did" somebody asked Adams "and if YOU had
choice of mounts, which would you take?"
WELL" Adams said, studying his polished fingernails
I'D kind of like to ride Swaps He's free running
so-and-so"
ARCARO AND SHOEMAKER arrived almost simultane-
ousy and the Kirkands and Adamses faded away Eddie
and Willie took seats prearanged for them somebody
fired the first question by saying
Eddie how come you hit Nashua with your whip coming
out OF the gate? Wasn't that little early?"
Not for me 1t wasn't" Arcaro grinned. II was
trying :"
Shoemaker usually silent spoke up "Ive got news for
you" he said II told to do the thing Eddie Just
did it little better"
Inevitably a reporter asked: Eddie . Willie
given any special instructions by Mr. Woodward
Mr.. Fitz, Mr. Ellsworth Mr.. Tenney and so forth?"
Arcaro replied first. "Mr Fitz," he said referring to
the 81-yearod trainer of Nashua, simply told me- I've
trained this horse and you're the engineer"
How about you Willie?" question
The same" Shoemaker said. mo instructions"
ARCARO TOOK DEEP PULL his cigarette and said
II had drunk horse at the finish" BY that he meant
one that had had it. "You had one too Willie" he added
"only you didn't punish him"
MY horse drunk" Willie acknowledged, $50 eased
him up when beaten. What was the winning
margin?"
This directed to a neWSman who said:
Nashua by six and half lengths But the time was
kind Of poor 204 against the track of zoos"
Surprisingly Shoemaker spoke up and said:
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