Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31
Calumet Star
Turns Tables
On Bold Ruler
BY WHEELER JOHNSON
Star Stan Correspondent

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MIAMI, Mar. 30. - Calumet
Farm threw a potent one-two
punch at Bold Ruler in today's
$123,600 Florida Derby at Gulf
stream Park, and this time there
was little doubt that its Gen.
Duke was a better horse than
the Wheatley Stable ace, the
3-to-5 favorite.
For Gen. Duke, craftily ridden
by Willie Hartack, not only beat
his arch rival by length and
half, but he also equaled the
world record by running a mile
and an eighth in 1:464s. This
was fifth of a second faster
than Bold Ruler turned in when
he beat the Calumet ace by a
neck in the Flamingo at Hialeah
four weeks ago. No other 3-year-
old anywhere ever approached
either mark.
This was the fourth meeting
of the two great colts since late
in January and the score now is
tied at two victories apiece. But
because of the manner in which
Gen. Duke and Hartack vert
past Bold Ruler and Eddie Ar
caro- in the stretch this after
noon, there is little doubt that
the Calumet combination Will be
strong favorite in the longer
Kentucky Derby, just five weeks
away.
Iron Liege Close Third
Calumet Trainer Jimmy Jones
barely missed making it one-two
over the colt trained by 82-year-
old Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons. At
the finish, Iron Liege, the other
half of Mrs. Gene Markey's
ENTRY, was only head behind
Bold Ruler after closing stoutly
along the inside. At one point
in midstretch, just before Har-
tack turned Gen. Duke loose, it
looked as though Dave Erb
might win it all with Iron Liege.
But when Gen. Duke really
started running, 1t was all
over. The entry was second choice
lat 10 to 10.
T. A. Grissom's Shan Pac, thu
18-to-1 outsider ridden by Will
Shoemaker. finished well to Be
fourth, pa lengths behind ZION
Liege. Shan Pac was a length
ahead of Clifford Lussky's Fed
eral Hill. who went off at 5 to /
under Willie Carstens and wound
up fifth and last in the small
field after setting the pace for
more than six furlongs.
+ 1t was a driving, whipping
horse race which kept the crowd
of 24,409-and presumably mill
lions of television watchers-in
an uproar during the entire trip
as the speed horse, Federal Hill.
took the lead early and held it
by anywhere from 2la lengths
to a length before dropping back
when Bold Ruler challenged at
the head of the stretch.
The fractions helm tell the
story of the race. They were:
1895. 3525. 1875. 581s. 1:102s.
l:22, l:3435 and, finally, the
sensational 1:464s.
All Bettered Track Mark
/ Every one of the five horses
in the race ran the mile and a
furlong faster than the track
record set last year by the Flor
ida-bred Needles in winning this
same race. Needles covered the
distance in 1:483s.
The world record equaled by
Gen. Duke is held jointly by
Moor, Alidon and the illuStrious
Swaps, all older handicap horses
when they accomplished the feat
over California tracks.
With only four betting inter-
estS in the race, there was no
show wagering and the Calumet
entry paid $3.50 and $2.1O while
Bold Ruler also was $2.lO to
place.
Gen. Dukes victory gave Call
umet another big pot of $73,400
and brought its winning total for
the year to $5l5,855. If its fine
pair of Gen. Duke and Iron Liege
keeps, going and Barbizon, the
third threat. gets back into the
swing of things this summer,
Plain Ben Jones, Calumets man.
ager, and his son, Jimmy, ought
to have most happy year.
Bold Ruler OutfOxed
1t must have been a sad day
for Mr.. Fitz. the kindly old vet
eran who trains for the Wheat
ley Stable. 1t seemed 10 many
observers that the Calumet team
just outfoxed Bold Ruler.
Bold Ruler, breaking from the
No ! post, was fourth out of the
gate. but the entire field was
away well. and Arcaro rated his
horse along with Gen. Duke. who
was first away and led to the
clubhouse turn. Then Carstens
moved out in front with Federal
Hill. who got in this race by
virtue Of brilliant effort in the
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