Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-15
California Colt
Faces 10 Rivals
At Atlantic City
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Sept
ia Princess and a horse wer'
Expected to lure a record Grove
of 10000 to this seashore tract
today for the running of the ex-
elusive 100000 United Nation.
Handicap.
The Princess is the captivating
Grace Kelly Rainier of Monaco
land the equine personality is the
speed horse of the day, Swaps OF
California, making his Eastern
debut.
Princess Grace of movie fame
land daughter of John B. Kelly
president of the Atlantic City
track, and her husband, the
Prince of Monaco, were SEIZED
uled to arrive at the track al
about 1880 pm. and watch thu
UNITED Nations and other race.
from a flag-bedecked box in the
clubhouse in full view of the as
Isembled thousands and the tele-
vision cameras.
Swaps Faces 10 Rivals
Swaps, a 4-year-old sparkling
chestnut colt who has set foul
world records this season ano
equalled another, is an even
money favorite at the moment
land probably less at post time
to whip a select field of 10 OPP
ponents at a mile and three-six-
teenths over the turf course.
If the horse is not enough
there is Willie Shoemaker, the
Nations leading rider, to guide
him home.
Early arrivals were greeted by
fair skies and bright sun. 1t
trained during the night but the
sun was expected to nullify any
affect the light shower would
have on the turf course. OFF,
cials predicted a firm turf for
the feature.
Gates opened at $3.50 am. al
most two hours earlier than
usual, and there was a small
crowd on hand to claim the best
vantage points in the unreserved
section.
The entire show, which prom
Uses to be one of the most ex-
citing races of the year, will be
Itelecast by CHS from $50 to 6
pm. ct will be seen in Wash
Iington over WTOP, Channel 81
Post time for the event has been
set at 5:48 pm. Approximately
two minutes later the question
will be answered whether Swaps
is as superb horse as his i'm
posing California record indi-
Gates.
Most Observers feel that the
colt, owned jointly by Rex Els
worth and the Darby Dan Farm.
which in turn is owned by John
wv. Galbreath, is meeting the
toughest opposition he has faced
since he won the Kentucky
Derby last year.
Carries $50 Pounds
Under the weights set by Jim
Ross, the track Handicapped,
Swaps will carry 100 pounds this
afternoon and give away from 10
to II pounds to his rivals.
The race figures to develop
Into a rugged battle among the
ifavorite, Hasty House Farms
IMahan, with 120 pounds; Mrs.
Jan Burke's Dedicate. 116; Mrs.
John M. Galbreath's Summer
Tan, 100, and c. v. Whitney's
Career Boy, 116, an entry with
Fisherman. 119.
Rated outsiders are Llangol-
len Farms Mister Gus. 119;
Alfred @. Vanderbilt's Find, III;
Frank C. Rand, jr.'s, Prince
Morvi. 118; Christopher M.
Greer's Lofty Peak, lis, and
Mrs. E. Eugenia BanKhead's
Jabneh, 113.
A notable absentee today is
Mrs. Harry L. Nathenson's Blue
Choir, a grass-running specialist
who has never been beaten on
the turf course here and who
won the Foreign-bred Stakes
and the United Nations Handi-
cap here last summer.
Blue Choir Out
Blue Choir wrenched a stifle
| in workout earlier in the week
and was declared out of the
event. thus depriving Jockey
Willie Hartack of a mount in
the race.
Rider assignments have the
veteran Johnny Adams aboard
Mahan, Bill Boland on Dedicate,
Conn McCreary. Summer Tan;
Ismael Valenzuela, Mister Gus;
John Choquette. Career Boy;
Sam Boulmetis, Fisherman; Eric
Guerin, Find; Pete Anderson,
Prince Morvi; Jack Westrope,
Lofty Peak, and Augustine Cat
alamo. Jabneh.
Since there are no eligibility
fees for today's race, the purse
is an even 100000 with the
winner taking $65.000. Second is