Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-09
WIN, LOSE OR
NNAN By FRANCIS STANN
I Don't Like STRANGERS

1T COMES UP the 100000 Atlantic City Handicap on
Saturday and this challenge that Nashua much criti-
cized of late by some will accept What's the Richest
Horse in the World could get licked.
If it happens to be Mister nose that hits the wire
first at Atlantic City, it won't improve Nashuas prestige in
comparison with Swaps You may recall that Mister Gus
now owned by Mrs Richard Lunn the former Liz Whitney
spent most of the summer chasing Swaps in California
Chased him pretty good too for in succession Swaps
set world record for the mile and sixteenth equaed
world mark for mile and eighth and established track
record at Hollywood Park for the mile quarter
time Mister Gus second. IS
Here in the East where they Mister Gus way back
when, there reluctance to hail Swaps supreme He
mas been running on strips it is agreed and while
Mister Gus is good sort he not great horse. 1t is
reasoned therefore that Swaps can't be great either
Mister Gus can eclipse some of those old records too
IT COULD BE- OF COURSE, that Mister Gus, now S. is
much improved horse. He looked it when Mrs Lunn
shipped him to Arlington Park where he the Arlington
Handicap July 49, beating Summer Tan Sir Tribal and
Prince Morv among Others So follows that Mister
Gus wins the Atlantic City nvtationa he won't be
hurting Swaps petensions the No Nation
Nashua will be garnished by Eddie Arcaro and what
ever weight necessary to total 1919 pounds This
that he will be giving Mister Gus 10 pounds possibly
even more serious threat-Bardstown-15 pounds.
The Millionaire rather the syndicate that him.
has been criticized for not showing up for the Brooklyn
Handicap for which he assigned 1872 pounds Leslie
Combs H. boss of the syndicate has been accused of trying
to pressure racing secretaries by arbitrarily demanding
mposts no greater than 1870 pounds That figure lower
else Nashua On the Coast Swaps hasn't carried
more than 1870 either,
Some of the Nashua criticism may be deserved but in
fairness to Combs there is this to be considered At the
of the Brooklyn he had entered Nashua the Atlantic
City Handicap What the horse carrying 1872 had won
the $4,000 Brooklyn? Wouldn't that make mockery of the
100000 Atlantic City, in which, meeting class
horses he would be packing only 1919 pounds?
THE HORSE THAT NASHUA may find toughest to beat
Saturday could be Bardsown Not many Eastern folks
of this 4yearold gedng by Calumet Beaut-
Tear hv Ri loo
They hardly come any fashionable
Bardstown didn't race as or year old First he
broke down Then, while 3-year-old he suffered a hip
injury Finally he got to the in Florida last February
He ran fourth and third at Hiaeah then began roll
In his last six starts Bardstown has and placed
few years ago. Calumet had another horse whose
career was similar to Bardsown meaning the great Armed
This one too geding that didn't get the races as
2-year-old and just barely made it 3-year-old But
from that point Armed running piece Of horse
flesh He was by Bull LeaArmful which also is classic
breeding.
AT AQUEDUcT LAST SATURDAY the candid Eddie
Arcaro, Who of course will ride Nashua wheeled his horse
out for mile-and -an-eghth workout in l:513 which
checkers rated very good So did Arcaro
He fooled me again" Eddie admitted "You know how
he reaches out with those big strides didn't think he was
going very fast but he went the mile in 382 And right
now the track is dead"
Racing writer's asked Arcaro about the coming Atlantic
City Handicap That's real tough one Eddie conceded
I'm scared OF Bardstown"
Like almost everybody else Arcaro knows little Of
Bardstown, who has been Eddies knowledge
goes only this far
i hear he was broken down at and didn't race at g.
and that Calumet tried to sell him $4,000 Now he's
and he won the Equpose Mile 353 after starting from
the 18th post position"
MISTER GUS TO HEAR ARCARo may be threat but
Eddie apparently is more wary Of Bardstown
Mister Gus is tough but know all about him and I'm
not scared Of him. Arcaro said What scares me in horse
race is strangers like Bardstown
Il don't like strangers"
Up to now hasn't been mentioned here that Bardstown
look for little help his rider Just fellow named
Willie Hartack is all who'll be in the saddle