Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-20
- WIN, LOSE OR
81 DRAW 3, FRANCIS s7AAA
This Year . No TRIBE Crown


this because Iron Lege the Kentucky Derby and
Bold Ruler the Preakness. this surprising Long
ago it evident there too Swear closely
matched and capable of exchanging victories and defeats
Iron Lege, says here, did look much like
q potential Triple Crown winner. True the of Bull
Lea-Iron Maiden of the bench at Louisville and
the Derby stand-in for Gen. Duke but in retrospect
he pretty lucky champion First, Gallant Man got
bad ride from Willie Shoemaker the finish and last
Saturday Baltimore there Eddie Arcaro bringing
attention to the fact that he gave Bold Ruler little help
at Churchill Downs.
Oh Iron Liege mucho horse. He's no platter, that's
for certain because of Bold Rulers better days he
chased the Wheatley star in the Preakness But you'd
hardly say he is Citation Count Fleet He is merely
q very good colt "the handy Sort" Trainer Jimmy
Jones has expressed it.
and in view Of his handsome dark brown coat that's literal
too Bold Ruler impreses being good notch ahead Of
Iron Lege He with the speed horses and he
last longer Also Bold Ruler has mind of his own,
Mr.. Arcaro points out.
BEFORE THE PREAKNESS a man who had taken a
bath at Louisville by backing Bold Ruler announced his
intention OF wagering on him again.
This horse like Sugar Ray Robinson" he confessed
Il figure Robinson and can't figure Bold Ruler
Both lose when they figure to win both win when looks
like they should lose"
Bold Ruler has a turn of speed, all right, and he
demonstrated it again when he killed of Federal Hill
There were horseen who felt that Federal Hill might be
the fastest thing four legs up to mile but Bold Ruler
given his head, had him beaten after five furongs Then
Federal Hill began to quit and 1t Iron Lege to stave
on, or so Arcaro thought
1t Iron Lege who finished second, but the colt
that coming at the end Inside Tract who
Of at SO to /. People wondered what this doing
in the Preakness and at the hame mark they had every
Inside Tract running next to last heading
only Nah Hiss but he flying at the finish.
ANOTHER JUMP OR so and Inside Tract might have
nailed Iron Lege for place. but the posPreakness story
Edward Arcaro when he confessed that in the Derby
he gave Bold Ruler bum ride His first words he dis
mounted In the winners circle addressed to Mrs
Henry Carnegie Phpp of Bold Ruler and Eddie aid
I'm sorry rode your colt badly Louisville" Later
in the jockeys quarters he expanded Il think rode Bold
Ruler very badly in the Derby he said 1.-THE Shoemaker
incident took a lot Of pressure of me-"
II memory serves, Arcaro suffered no great wave Of
remorse after the Derby He criticized his horse, 1t is
recalled but he didn't particularly put the finger him
SELF although is true that not many questions were
tossed at Master Edward, fourh-place nisher From
newsmen in the jockeys room. Willie Hartack as the
winner and Shoemaker who mistook the finish took
up on Gallant Man, got the heavy play.
II Arcaro In mood to confess his own riding
sins he had little opportunity.
ALL EDDIE DID WRONG, anyway was to try to rate
Bold Ruler in the Derby Obviously this colt doesn't
like to be rated possibly because Of extremely sensitive
mouth Under fairly tight hold he out under Arcaro
and in the backsetch at Churchill Downs he said in plain
horse talk, ITO h Il with i'll"
And that's the way Bold Ruler the rest of the
distance He obviously felt there other ways to
around track Last Saturday Arcaro tried another way
He let Bold Ruler have his way The Wheatley colt
took care Of speedser Federal HILL mentioned and he
lasted.
This TO be the wherein riders confess
to certain goofs In the Derby Trial at Louisville Harack
followed orders and tried to rate Lege He got no
where but later in the week. Just before the Derby
of, Jimmy Jones said Don't try to him. Just
let the sucker go out and his race"
That precisely what Arcaro did with Bold Ruler last
Saturday. He let the colt his Succinty but
eloquently Eddie said:
'this horse knows more about racing than I do"