Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
BOLD RULER
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FitZ thinks he deserves that,
too. Voting was close between
Bold Ruler and Ralph loves
Gallant Man, but the former
sewed up the title by winning
the Trenton Handicap at Gar
den State Park october 9.
Bold Ruler, speedy son of
Nasrullah-Miss Disco, by Dis
covery. got ia points: Gallant
Man. lilo, and Round Table.
81, in the polling for the sopho-
more crown.
In the polling for Horse of
1.-THE Year and the 2-year-old
champion. each ballot counted
for one vote. but in the selec-
ton Of another divisional
champion a first, second or
third place vote counted on the
5-2-1 point basis.
In six meetings, Bold Ruler
finished in front of Gallant
Man three times and lost to the
little Lowe speedster three
times. <
Long Stride Cited
Fitzsimmons recalled that
Nashua was a sound horse and
escaped injury and illness while
Bold Ruler hurt his back as a
2-year-old and was given shots
| for sleeping sickness last sum-
mer, which interrupted his
training. Nashua had one brief
sick spell that kept him out of
the Garden Stakes as a 2-year-
old, but recovered quickly.
BOLD Ruler is a, fast walker;
he has long stride and most
other horses have to run to
keep up with him. Fitzsim-
mons said. Bold Ruler is
good-natured, like Nashua, and
mighty easy to handle. Yes,
he's a lot darker in color, and
he's getting broad across the
back.
II don't know how he COM
pares with Nashua in weight
right now, but he's growing
and win be a bigger horse
than Nashua.
Nashua was a solid horse;
nothing ever happened to him
outside Of that little sickness as
a 2-year-old. ! pushed Bold
Ruler a little too fast after
those shots last summer. but
he came out of it all right. He
could run now if we asked him,
but we'll ease up on him during
the holidays and get him ready
for all the big races at Hia-
leah"
That means he may run in
the Royal Palm, the Palm
Beach or the Mcclellan, all lead
ing up to the 100000 Widener
February %. Gallant Man, also
! stabbed at Hialeah. is being
readied for the same races and
the two probably will compete
several times during the COM
ing Florida season, which opens
Thursday.
Bold Ruler won seven of 10
starts as 2-year-old, earning
$139,050; Nashua won six of
eight and earned 1892, 1855.
Neither won the Kentucky
Derby but Nashua earned
$752, $50 in winning 10 races out
of IL starts in 1855. This year
Bold Ruler started l6 times.
won IL and earned $4l6.010.
Behind Nashua's Pace
In his last season Of racing
as a 4-year-old. Nashua won
six of 10 and boosted his total
winnings to $1,288,565 to re-
place Citation as the worlds
leading money-gleaning thor
oughbred.
At this point in his career.
Bold Ruler, owned by Mrs.
Henry Carnegie Phipps of New
York and Palm Beach, is
S390,355 behind Nashua's pace
and would need all the luck of
four horses to overtake the
champion.
Mrs. Charles Ulrich Bays
Idun, the undefeated 2-year-
old filly champion, was named
the best 2-year-old and top
filly Of her division. Mrs. Jan
Burke's Dedicate was picked
the leading handicap runner.
Idun narrowly edged Nadir,
10 votes to IL. with Jewels
Reward third with eight. Idun
was a unanimous choice for
juvenile filly champ and there
was no opposition to the selec-
ton Of Mrs. Ogden Phipps'
Neji, the steeplechase cham
pion.
The Claiborne Farm of A. B.
Hancock. Paris. KY, had two
winners. with Nadir chosen
best 2-year-old colt and Bayou
the 3-year-old fiily.
Mrs. Ada L. Rice's Fucker
Up won the handicap mare
crown. The River Divide
Farms Decathlon took the
sprinter title for the second
straight year.
Round Table. winner Of the
American Derby and the
United Nations on the turf
was voted the grass horse
champion.