Evening star., 1955-07-15
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
Two Coasts Well Cleaned

woodward, IS,
run away and hide from the field in the $155oo Arlington
Classic When and If he does might well forget the
remaining 3yearod Unless of course Nashua and
Swaps meet up.
Swaps has cleaned up the West Coast thoroughly
that the older horses find themselves overmatched
Nashua has bumped off all rivals in the About the only
thing left for Nashua to beat Dedicate speedser
will run in the Classic mile.
There lot of people who think Nashua has get
another crack at Swaps before the Caforna-bred Cali
forniaowned horse be properly termed the 3yearod
champion OF the They feel strongly in the
wake of Nashuas great 5urlong workout the other day.
When he reeed off time Of .567s for the eghths,
the Belar Stud ace clipping two-fths of second off
the world record and 1 seconds off Arlington Parks record
OF o:5s, set by Citation as 2-year-old in 1s47.
EDDIE ARCARo, WHO was up on Nashua, is becoming
more enamored of the big of Nasruah it would appear
Acaro who admitted Swaps the better colt Kentucky
Derby Day last May, now is hedging nicely.
"This horse will fool every time" he said after the
Arlington workout II didn't have to cuck to him.
If I'd known he going that fast would have tried
slow him down. But that's like trying to slow down
jet plane.
"es better colt than he was in the Derby No excuses
there but this great horse He's ready and think he'll
be even better in the Classic"
Arcaro rode Nashua in the Derby but up a Swaps
admrer Now he is liking his own mount much better and
when asked Swaps could beat Nashua in tomorrows
he said:
He'd have to be greater than he the Derby
I'll say that think they're both improving with each
and don't think it would fair to pick the winner
"The only is match and hope they both
stay fit and winning That's the only Swaps and Nashua
should meet again."
THAT'S THE WAY, however it doesn't look if they'll
meet again. No progress has been reported toward match
although tracks in all sections of the country have
been offering 100000 purses The feeling horsemen
now is that when and If Nashua and his Kentucky
meet again. it will be in established stylish affair
including other horses, although perhaps not many
Match races frequently have not lived to expecta-
tons Sir Barton wasn't fit when he met Man War and
that was dud. Ditto the Assault Armed match affair when
Assault not keen and lost by eight lengths
One Of the attractive offers at the moment to both
woodward and Rex Ellsworth of Swaps is the plan
of George Wdener to amend conditions of the Sysony
September "a at Belmont Park If, Widener he can
get any combination of Swaps Nashua and the older High
Gun and Heioscope in his he will extend it to mile
and eighth in distance and 100000 in added money
Under conditions this could be the horse
of the century
THERE is JUST chance that John Schapiro will get
Swaps and Nashua the track at the time with
his Veterans Day classic the Washington D. c. International
he succeeds Laures Schapiro will have it made big as
the society set might Swaps and Nashua, plus possibly
Itays "wonder horse" Bottceln and Drake the
French who the English Derby and Grand Px de
Like Nashua, Phil Drake tomorrow will be shooting
for another big onehe King George and Queen Elizabeth
Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Owner Ellsworth seems to be talking confidently OF
Swaps ability grass and that is what the Laurel
international isa race He's got his colt entered
American Derby in Chicago August co. and that is
grass at Washington Park Swaps wins, expected
Schapiro might have better than chance Of getting
the California to run in his shindig
Swaps in the international would be tremendous
feather in SchapiroS but If he get Nashua too
what else guy want? Phil Drake? "To be frank"
Schapro told guests in effect at recent dinner party III
Phil wins the King George and Queen Elizabeth
Saturday the Leger later he'll be in somewhat the
same position Alexander the Great. No worlds to
conquer-everything to lose and nothing to gain"