Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAV BY FRANCIS STANN
As the Ivy Grows Thicker


Washington D. C., International and all Of sudden it
that Laures grass has outgrown the innovation
stage and has become fuledged classic 1t started out
big league and now it's bigger and while John Schapro and
his cohorts advertise the international 100000
it much Those foreign horses, trainers and
jockeys don't have expense accounts of their only
Schapro's the tab comes closer to 100000.
Even though it will be only the fifth running next week
there small which have become minor history
The first year. 1882 for instance
A plane from England landed at Idlewid with Indian
Hemp and Royal Serenade, the former entry in the
International and bearing Canadian credentials.
He's not the one that needs attention. groom assured
Johnny .Longden who ride Indian Hemp "Its the
other chap-Royal serenade-who kicks up the storm.
Royal serenade debarked quietly lamb but
Indian Hemp kicked up we-remembered ruckus Finally
Longden approached Indian Hemp and quieted him.
Hes all right now" Johnny said HE won't bother
anybody" Indian Hemp didn't either. With the worlds
winnngest rider on his back he finished dead last
THAT WAS THE SAME year that Charlie Smirke cocky
English rider who to win the second running in 1858
aboard Worden France, spoke somewhat sharply to
Starter Eddie Blind international you must know
horses do not bust out of starting gate They the
grass and Unanswered to the starting line somewhat
like sailing craft
Il say" called out smrke who riding zucchero in
this race I'D like start from back Say two lengths behind
the rest"
Starter Bnd-and this is story that Laurels Bill Jaeger
tells-bnked in amazement But if let zucchero go off
that way he protested I be accused of getting the field
OF to bad start"
81 figure this horse has one good run in him." Smrke
told Blind "and don't want him to it up with fast
break We'd prefer to start back of the pack and pace
ourselves
Blind refused smrkes request Zucchero finished third
behind wiwyn of England Ruhe Of the United States
After it was Smirke critical
1--WE got of to too good start" he complained.
THERE WAS A TRAINER named Adrian Borcke,
German who conditioned Niederander Herr Won Borcke
affected bowler hat and umbrella and quartered
by his Laurel hosts in family style inn miles down
the road
~He a colorful guy" Jaeger says of Won Borcke
"but he could get the American breakfasts
Herr Borcke having transportation Of his own
cut quite figure hitchhiker One morning he would
arrive at Laurel bread truck. The next day it would
be milk truck He cut incongruous figure stepping out
Of various vehicles with his derby and umbrella and tight
black suit
HE got down." Jaeger said, 'by hospitality
He such popular that he'd arrive at the
track somebody would suggest breakfast This went for
quite while Finally Mr.. Schapro Herr Won Borcke
about or 10 O'Clock in the morning and Jaegers version
goes this way:
schapiro-How about some breakfast
Won Borcke-well all right But I've already had five
breakfasts this morning.
WAS IN 1882 too that the handlers Of wilwyn we're
disturbed by the sound of American radios which bared
from morning till night from the boudos in international
Village Archie Woo trainer Of the British colt. finally
complained
He's used to the quiet of the country" Archie said
"What blooming business is ths?"
The seepess wiwyn and paid SIS The following
guarded against the disc jockeys finished ninth
i0-horse field.
SO far the International has been by English,
French, American and Venezuelan horse in that order
Chama resoute victor last year and he paid SAL This
time when the South Americans mopped up And
did those who bet the Canadian horse Project
coupled with FL Chama IA the mutuel field.
THERE rs ON THE LAUREL scene a trainer Mai. Carey
Foster who handles Winston Churchs horse lie Preendant
The Pretenderl, and who doesn't mind apparently any
body knows how Sir Winston thinks about horses
He doesn't call that colt that ally" Mai Foster
quoted on the contrary Sir Winston phones each day
back In England TO inquire about his people Hell say for
example. when is that girl to be married2 meaning a
mating"
churchls horse Is not the favorte but the colt very
ve could ouperform the Queens entry, Landau who ran
last In 1854 This strikngly beautiful animal
and the Queens coors Of this world Unfortunately
Landau Splinter and after leading for half mile
he ehucked it.
But they say thst in Australia he is doing very wen
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