Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS srANN
A Year for a FHIy?

LOUISVILLE MAY 3-wathen Knebelkamp, whose sur
the oldest and hardest to spell in Kentucky
racing fooled his automobile carefully along the bank of the
Ohio River and said
Is too bad Bull Hancock didn't nominate for Derby.
This might have been the year"
1t took his two passengers few moments to absorb
Knebekamps words Possibly light breakfast by Host An
drew Broaddus Mayor of Louisville, had dued the
1t light snack of bourbon cafe royale mkfed
Kentuckybred broed chicken country gravy prime
ribs of beef broed tomatoes French BEANS Southern
fried muSh, ad ininitum
Bull Hancock" unused Fred Russell of the Nashville
Banner "You mean his fly? You mean Doubledogdare?"
II think this might have been Derby for fy to win
Knebekamp said 1T would take good of course may
be about the caiber of this field but should think
that like Twilight Tear could have beaten these colts
Or Galorette. Or Doubledogdare"
AS ALL FIRsT-GRADERS must know, only flly
the Kentucky Derby which will be for the S2d time
day after tomorrow This Harry Payne Whneys Regret
I'm keeping open mind on Needles Countermand,
Career Boy and few Others Knebelkamp said tits entirely
possible that I'm undertaking them Yet, sad wish
Hancock had entered his filly."
Knebelkamp like his father and his uncle before him,
has bred and raced horses for Indeed until Happy
Chandler eoccupied the Governors Mansion at Frankfort
Wathen was chairman of the Kentucky State Racing Com
mission plus being ular head of all racing commissions in
the United States
t could be that Needles or Career Boy very special
colt admitted "a year ago. for instance didn't realize
what great horse Swaps If he in this field Satur
day I've notion he could hide from the rest"
ibid SWAPS LEAVE THAT deep an impression on most
Kentuckians?" of Knebekamp's passengers asked.
THAT don't know" the reply "A know is that
the fact that he from California didn't affect my per-
sonal judgment way the other.
Back in 1918" said this who has seen and who
remembers much in connection with racing, Il thought
the greatest Derby horse watched Exerminator
He stuck my mind and foremost all through the years,
until Citation in 1948."
Then Citation moved up to No. ~" cued companion.
"Weu not exactly" Knebelkamp qualified Citation
confused me. Then saw Swaps and now can't choose
among the three horses think that saw horse
that ran so eortessly as Swaps watched him work the
other day at Churchill Downs and he is sheer poetry
*+*
SPEAKING OF SWAPS, who occupies barn here but is
not scheduled to in Kentucky reminds that Rex Ellis
worth Msh Tenney the with another Derby
eligible Terrang The probable odds against Terrang
who like Swaps sired by Khaed IL to even though
he did win the Santa Anita Derby.
Unless Cowboy Tenney had rough night he apparently
high Terrang he had been ago when
he training Swaps for the Derby Aecedy dressed like
Madison Square Garden rodeo exhbitonist the button
cowpuncher giving short answers to the early
morning press visitors whereas dozen months ago he was
roundy conceded by the pests an easy
to-mee picturesque guy who had underdg anciers roofing
for him Ellsworth to show the fancy Fasteners thing
or two
Terrang is handsome looking colt listed brown
but appearing almost black But deractor, who saw him
60 unpaced in the Florida Derby that won by Needles
made only grudging concession.
I1 say this much for Terrang he grunted. "Hes got
the best jockey willie Shoemaker"
IN THE WAKE OF the Derby Trial at mile wherein
c. " Whtneys Head Man finished third to Calumes Fabus
and Donald Countermand looks like forget
about Eddie Arcaro riding for his sixth winner While
of the artfuy evave reply Arcaros postrace COM
Head Man might be accepted serious charge.
He said HE Head Nam wasn't strong at any time, not
even in the gate"
Ten minutes after the Trial ended in favor of their
Fabius the fabulous trainers for Calumet Ben
Jimmy Jones' in President Bill Corums office Spy
ing Racing Form under the Of newspaperman Jimmy
appropriated 1t and drawled:
Before get takin too big bout Fabius let's look at
Countermand again. HMM he gave us pounds. The
chart shows he coming at the finish The Trial is
quarter of mile shorter than the Derby. Say, dad
bit later that evening at the annual trainers dinner
Papa Jones said my other colt Pntor Lea, is better but
Fabius is sounder." Son Jimmy nodded in approval
Racing is screwy game. In the early the Joneses
wouldn't split Fabius and Pntor Lea Now dozen hours
later they had done and all Fabus had done in the mean
time to win the significant Trial.