Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW By FRANCIS s1AnA
Detached Unto the End

BALTIMORE MAY 19As the little red coated Maryland
Jockey Club Band struck shallow Maryland My Mary
land the Preaknes hopefus minced the track it
was evident that Needles was having no truck with the
folks of his realm. The Kentucky Derby winner g.
favor walked alone well apart the other eight
colts seeking gold and glory.
When the horses broke starting gate Needles
remained detached He was dead last coming past the wire
for the first time He the hree-quarte POLE At
the finish Needles detached stiby length three
quarters from Fabius winner of the Both Preakness.
The pride and joy of Florida the colt envsoned as
the first Triple Crown winner since Citation in l94S
beaten He deserved to be licked This Needles
shaved it close At the finish the fastest horse in
the field but this wasn't Kentucky and at mile and
quarter.
This the Preakness Pmlco and the specifications
called for mile and three-sixteenths.
NO ATTEMPT will be made by Ben and Jimmy Jones to
glorfy Fabius super colt The famed Calumet father
andson team has sadded better BY the token no
attempt should be made to hgh-rae Needles In Kentucky
his time of 2032s merely indicated that best of
mediocre lot Today
Fabius' time nearly four seconds slower than
Nashua record of year Figure the handi-
cappers do and Fabus would have been 20 lengths
behind the millionaire, Needles more behind 1t
buggyhorse time they running this spring Mary
land afternoon on a fast track.
At the finish there could be doubt but that Needles
gaining The chart-caler tabled Fabus driving win
ner To the less expert in the box the Calumet
seemed to be ridden out Another eighth mile and it
seemed likely that Needles would caught him. Another
quarter. Well question about it.
But this the Preakness at Pmco and horses that
have won the Derby gone to the Belmont
too have stumbled here where the distance is shorter
curves sharper.
NEEDLES DADDY, Ponder. won the Derby too He was
sowsarter. sretch-runner they more than double
teamed him in 949 the PreaknesS The speed wiped
him out Capot Paestinian and Noble Impulse . .
and Ponder was left the track. He could only finish fifth
here in the land of the synthetic blackeyed Susan victim
OF gang-up by So-caed SprinterS.
Needles grandpappy Pensive came closer than any of
the clan to winning the Triple Crown Pensive the
Derby and the PreakneSS we'll but Bounding Home beat
him in the Belmont and that it. End of line for the
KIM until today And end of the line for Needles
may win the Belmont but that be only be of
the Crown.
There occasion earlier this day to compare notes
to why the Preakness major hazard to Needles and
his people variety of offered illustrate why
they ought to the as the big potential
stumbling block For instance Distance hort turns too
sharp.
Col Bill Corum newspaperman who is entrusted with
the presidency of Churchill Downs season. spoke darky
but without fear favor:
There is guarantee" he said. that Needles won't
his aversion to running in morning to some
afternoon like today don't recall colt who hated
much this just because he carrying Jockey in
full silks in real is great guarantee that will
want to run"
IN DEFEAT in the Preakness, but with his potential in
the longer Belmont taken into consideration Needles will
find himself in good company-provded he the Bel
mont Some good horses have the Derby the
Belmont but have been licked here.
In 1850 battle-ground lost the Preakness to Hill Prince
after having the Derby and later the Belmont In AZ
Shut Out better than fifth in the Preaknes although
winning the other two classics In 39 JohnSown the
Derby and the Belmont but couldn't quite it in the
PreakneSS
The way he runs, Needles ought to No for the
Belmont Any look at it. however Needles Fabus
are the best of the lot and broken sopwatch will tell
you they're not real class