Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-19
WIN, LOSE OR
UNAW By FRANCIS sTANN
Story of q Threesome

BALTIMORE MAY l8-when the field came out OF the
gate it feet Federal Hill on top and Bold Huer was
right with him. Going around the nrst turn was ooo le
in front by small margin and after SIX Iuriongs OF 50
Federal Hill called quits The mile was run in 1855 ana
that was too fast but very good horse which
is what Bold Ruler was today
After he killed of Federal Hill the son OF NaSrulan TOOK
care of Iron Lege under Willie Harack the Derby winning
team and all that left the rank outsider inside
Tract who was moving than in the sevenhorse
field at the finish But Inside Tract had been too SLOW 70
settle into stride and ran out OF racing room
The story today Bold Ruler and Eddie Arcaro
and Mr. Sunny Jim Ftzsimmons The colt ran like he could
when he felt like Arcaro who apparently can make living
Just by riding Preakness alone Git was his sixth victory
in Maryands classc) rode heady and yet savage race
Mechanically whipping his mount all down the stretch
And for Ftz it his fourth Preakness and it was
sight to see the bent mincing down the track his
aluminium crutch Cy third eg digging deep into the SOIL
until he reached the winners circle Once there the 8Syear
old trainer had little dcuty gaining admtance but he
made and in the box from New York. frankly
sentimental, said:
Il don't care how many of these big Mr. F1tz wins
They invent enough for him to win far as I'm con-
cerned"
ARCARo RODE BOLD Ruler somewhat differently from
way handled the Whealey Stable in the Derby
and the first to admit it. He admitted that when While
Shoemaker momenarily took UP Man the nish
possibly at the expense of defeat to Iron Lege his own
mediocre ride of Bold Ruler overlooked.
think Bold Ruler very badly in the Derby Eddie
said in jockeys 1.-THE Shoemaker incident took
pressure on 1t gratifying to win this one
for that reason"
At Louisville Arcaro took tight hold on Bold Ruler
horse with an extremely sensitive mouth and tendency to
run pressure result many horsemen felt that
Eddies tactics discouraged Bold Ruler and the
horse failed to run his race.
Arcaro today let Bold co. and said afterward:
HE ran his own race. that got him beat
in the Derby accept the blame He knows more about
running than Just let him his race and he'll get
the job DONE
AMONG THE REASONS why thousands Of people did not
stay away from today the issue between Messs
Arcaro Harack the former having won ve
in the past latter shooting for his second In row.
Young Willie having the Kentucky Derby with Iron Lege
went into the festivities with slight edge Eddie and Bold
Ruler and of late there had been much discussion OF the
relative merits of the riders well as the horse
Just the other day Tony Dddo who used to be familiar
riding figure right talking it up big for Har-
tack may be biased since Tony now Wes valet
at all New Jersey tracks, but this Is the Dddo was
talking:
Ive seen lot Of riders since rode myself and since
worked valet but I've one who can DO the
things like Tack There's something magic about him and
you can't find It, You try to pinpont his strength and
fail he Just does everything we'll But think 1t Is
grim determination that is his hole card He hates defeat
more than any rider I've seem"
his heyday Dddo under contract to Harry Payne
Whitney Trouble that Sonny Workman and Alfred Rob-
ertson ouranked Tony Workman" Diddo says was the
greatest hniher of ALL He was power personhed He could
cut horse to ribbons with whip, and he could push and
with tremendous strength Robertson more Of
cutie He fine artist while Workman was Of the rugged
type Hartack manages to combine both nesse and rugged
ness"
AS GOOD A RIDER as Sonny was-and he the best
to develop in the Washington areahe only won single
of the Triple Crown evens-Derby Preakness and Bel
That the 1928 Preakness Victorian But this
Sonny literally by himself according to eyewtnesseS
who felt that Toro should have triumphed.
Toro ridden by Eddie Ambrose who accused Of
or falling asleep his mount Workman however,
wasn't DOING he husng Victorian The result that
Victorian npped Toro and Ned Mclean the newspaper pub
Usher purportedly wanted Jockey Ambroses head.
Mr. Workman who retired from riding at the tender
Of 81 in order to count his money not fancy his reputa
ton ruthless whip rider To friends who visit his mansion,
Sonny apt to pull couple Of whips from closet stressng
they not straight bats with maximum singing quality
but fringed-type whips that "rustled and swshed."
Scare horse to death with these things Sonny says,
brandishng his mementoes but 1t don't hurt them I'm
whip rder? What's Ted Atknson?? He hits where