Evening star., 1955-05-04
WIN, LOSE OR
SNAVV BY FRANCIS STANN
Lots of Action, But

LOUISVILLE, MAY 4-Four or five umps from the wire
dark brown colt named Flying Fury garnshed by Conn
McCreary npped jeans Joe for first money
ming of the Derby Trial. bringing grun approval
horidaced stranger to the pressbox at Churchill Downs
mice iii OF race" Ben commented as the field
swept by. Lots of action"
did you the Derby wnner?" reporter asked the
famed Calumet trainer who has added five that wound
with the but who has nothing running him
week end.
Wen," Jones drawled I CANT say that did, rightly"
Ben squnted at the tote board in the nheld where the time
Tor the mile posted at 1888 CANT say that did,
he repeated. "Ive got to go with the big horse"
The big horse of is Nashua Earlier in the day
the Bear Studs had worked mile handily in 1878
against Flying Fury driving victory in the Derby Trial in
1888 Not to be forgotten too Swaps satur-
day when carrying 123 pounds Cafornas pride and Joy
scorched over furlongs in 1:10-only fifth off the track
recordand then cocked for mile in 1852 with Willie
Shoemaker easing him up.
THRILLING AS WAS the Trial fnish with Flying Fury
showing good in coming behind there would he
tendency write it off just another prep if 1t were not
for the fact that two the Trial winners have won
the Derby and the other Hasty second Then
too six horses that second in the Trial. grabbed the Derby
Jackpot.
Citation in 1948 the winner to come back
four days later and win the Derby Then and Dark
Star turned the trick 1852 1885, respectively The Trial
runners-up that went take the big awrn in
49, Galahadon in 49, Whraway in A. 49, Middle
ground in so and Determine in '54
Ben Jones' like almost all horse Casey Stenge
never uses proper name he avoid and Plain
was calling Nashua "the big horse" and saying:
"Hes the solid him 10 times against what he's
got to beat this Saturday and he'll Maybe seven
or eight times He is strong colt and wouldn't try
to knock down with Of the Others including the Trial
winner"
HUNCH PLAYERS MAY feel bit differently Flying Fury
is owned by the Cain Hoy Stable meaning Harry Guggen-
helm. Two years ago. Guggenhem entered Royal Gem
colt named Dark Star in the Trial. the race the
week watched his upstart take the Derby Native
Dancer This the Derby in which Money
Native Dancer practically into right field at the first turn
While most turmen agree that Ally vanderbits Fabulous
Gray should have lost this only of career
books nevertheless as victory for Dark
Star.
What is more Dark Star the Trial at full seconds
faster than Flying Fury and then took the Derby 22
of the five fastest times for the mile quarter
Dark Star, who later destined to go wrong, was
Native Dancer But he donkey, either That
afternoon in SO when he the Derby the Guggenhem
colt was fit and fast one lucky perhaps but by the
token deserving.
OH YES 1T IS TIME to note that Flying Fury jeans
Joe who finished onetwo yesterday, by the imported
Nasrullah Irsbred This 81s running of the Derby
might even wind up sort of family squabbe Nashua
Is by Nasrulah, too, in case you didn't know.
Back in 1925 American syndicate paid $l25000 for
young French SIRE Galahad III got his
of foaS Gallant winner of the 1880 Derby Ten
later two members of the syndicate paid $250O
for the English SIRE Benheim II, among the first
was Whlaway, winner of the 1941 Derby
Hardly reckless members the original syndicate
that dated back to 1926 and Sir Galahad III On the
tray they waited years putting with group that
after succeeding with French and English sre looked to
Ireland and procured Nasrullah
Now the question is Will the pattern be repeated? Gallant
by the French SIRE whaway by the English and
Nashua not to mention Flying Fury and jeans Joe by the
Irish The 1t looking today only Summer Tam by
the British sire Heopos and Swaps by the imported Khaled
"a bit Of Britain and of the Aga Khan) stand IN the
way of Nasrulah's kids
Incidentally whatever became of the American sire?
pPORARTE pITCHEPS