Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-31
WIN, LOSE OR
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With Good Will Rampant

with GOOD VIII Rampant
CHICAGO. AUG. 31.-Within couple Of minutes Q
each other Eddie Arcaro and Willie Shoemaker arrived 10
Ben ndheers pre-race luncheon for the press at Wash
ngton Park and a racing writer from Detroit, said
"Ive got bunch that watching these two ride will b
interesting as watching Swaps and Nashua run"
Arcaro, attred in boldly checked dark blue sport
coat sat at the head table next to Nashuas trainer jim
Fitzsmmons and owner, William Woodward jr Shoemaker
who matched his rivals attire with white sports coat sa
at the other end with Swaps trainer Meshach Tenney
owner, Rex Ellsworth.
the middle the Lindheimers, Ben of Washington
Park and his charming msSus but the opposing faction
from New York and California needed buffers between
them. Good will rampant Arcaro and the 81-year
Mr. Fz accepted cocktails and saued their opponent
today in what ought to do down of Americas greatest
match races.
Mrs Lindhemer sighed denghtedly "Tm so glad They're
not riding this afternoon and Just waiting for the big
Honestly, every time Eddie Willie have
these last few weeks I've died for something nigh
happen to Bens race.
WHEN THE LUNCHEON broke up the newsmen go
Arcaro and Shoemaker OF in corner studying them
they bugs under microscope Alongside Willie old
timer Acaro quite szable He is taller and viii weigh
113 pounds this afternoon IN coors he predicted Eddie
&c. has been riding for nearly years. and the lines
showing in his face When he retres however 1t probably
will be millionaire, paper who earned his share
some $1S million he won for owners OF horses
Shoemaker weighs 81 pounds and has tiny inscrutable
Orientatype face He smiles often speaks seldom. In
of the press releases he is said to have indicated that Swaps
would win by five lengths That isn't what he saying
now.
IT hope to wn but it's up to the horse" he said GOOD
luck tokens?" he repeated when asked silly question Th
only good luck token want is the best horse"
The 24-year-old mite from Texas-who proves thai
everything from the Lone Star State doesn't have to be biz
to be goods only in his seventh year of riding yet he's
twice won the jockey championship tied for once and
1858 ploed the incredible total of 4S5 winners No ohe
American ever many 400 in single season
In the last two years. well 1851 he also the leading
money winner.
ARCARO IS BY FAR the more articulate of the two
riders although this is not to suggest that Willie the Sho
as possible although he was saying while Arcaro nodded
Understandings:
Because of my weight guess my saddle weighs nearly
twice as much as most of the other fellows"
"Why?" an interviewer asked Even with your heavy
saddle it still doesn't add up to 1875 pounds does it?"
mo-" Willie admitted, "but because there is bucksho
In the forward leaves of the saddle that means not
strips Of lead in the saddle bag to bring my horse and
up to the weight we're assigned"
Does weight in the bag hinder horse more than
heavier saddle?" he was asked
$50 they say he grnned 81 guess they're right Excuse
me, Mr. Tenney waving me over to him. See later
Eddie gentlemen
NOW THERE WERE REPORTERS crowdng about Arcarc
and asking him the difference between his mount Nashua
and Swaps.
OF the good horses I've Shoemaker often
than not trying to keep his horse from going all out
Nashua is horse of a different color.
Does that mean that Nashua harder horse to ride
than Swaps?" man asked Arcaro
Let's put it this way" Eddie said. Nashua needs
constant attention He's easier ride than he used
be- Of but when you're riding Nashua calls for
lot Of body motion heluva lot of work"
Wont cluckcluck here cluck-cuck there rouse him
or do you have to 60 TO the whip?"
Eddie smiled tolerantly at the man who asked the
question.
"Clucks, you put It, don't mean a thing" he said
"You push Nashua with all your body Then If necessary
comes the whip Don't get wrong . he's real good
think win. But Swaps is free running Nashua
isn't"
AT THE LUNCHEON-which was yesterday-the skies
had cleared after orrenal rain during the night The
track was sloppy but esheng winds promised to dry out
the strip in for the epic although future weather
ditionS remained uncertain.
Both camps had insisted that an of track wouldn't
figure Importantly inasmuch Swaps and Nashua have
in mud and don't to much one way the
other. Since Shoemaker had departed 1t left to
Arcao to express opinion of Jockey and Eddie smiling
said
IF worried about the weather track conditions
that is I'd be a screaming idiot by now. Willie he
probably feels the way"
willie already has said something along those lines,
somebody said.
"The kid Is all right" Arcaro commented "An I've got
do beat the best rider in the country and hope that
horse fast faster than his horse"
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