Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
A Day With the Master

a Lay WIN the MQSIeT
MIAMI, Mar. 3O-The pangs of hunger awoke Eddie
Arcaro and he reached for the telephone and called
service ordering steak for breakfast The Millionaire
Horseback Eddie has called, normally eats boiled
but his Friday fish dinner had been light and the Al
yearod rider is of the fortunate Some jockeys
forego food entirely until after day racing
with steak in him Arcaro weighs only 1903 stripped
he waited he blue green Atlantic
from the picture window of his suite in the vanhoe and the
fishing boats trolling oshore The sky bright and
1t perfect day for the $23 600 Florida Derby and
Arcaro the MASTER to ride the avorite Bold Ruler
Eddie had mild head cold but when the steak arrived
he ate with relish and pushed aside the tray He called the
operator with instructions not to ring his telephone until II
o'clock and went back to sleep After ALL there long
day ahead and night plane to catch for New York
Willie Horn who manages Arcaro got up early put on
pair of trunks and went to cabana No. for spot of break
fast and AS he oed he Joined by Willie Shoemaker
who had the mount the outsider Shan Pac, and by
Jackie Westrope.
WHEN THE OPERATOR rang at II o'clock, Arcaro began
to dress for the trip the track His regular agent Melvin
Bonesl La Boyne in New York lining commitments
Jamaica next week. Temporarily Cliff Carter has been
handling Eddes assignments here and he had contracted for
the ace jockey to ride only two other races today,
There plenty of time Eddies first mount was not
until the third He colt named Military Trail,
the track Handicapped The other Buddy in the
sixth This familiar pattern for Arcaro who does not
believe in knocking himself out by riding in six races and
then trying to win himself 10 cent of 100000 purse
once maybe twice, before big He blows himself
out and studies the track"
Contrary to popular opinion Arcaro appointment
with Sunny Jim Fzsimmons trainer of Wheaey's Bold
Ruler pre-race strategy T see Mr. Fz in the paddock
Eddie said. after all, know the colt"
Arcaro can say that again. Westrope said Except that
Ted Atkinson rode him couple of times that horse has
never known any other rider"
ARCARO HAD WORKED Bold Ruler last Tuesday, arising
before the light of day. and result somewhat impress
sive With the guiding the son OF Nasruah- Miss
Disco they went seven furlongs in 1925 In the light
Mr. Fitz had to flag Arcaro and still Bold Ruler easing
up galoped out the Derby distance OF mile and turong
in :5O25 after easing up at mile in 1855.
What kind of horse is Bold Ruer? Arcaro was asked
before the | he good Nashua at the same stage
Nashua didn't always want to run" Eddie replied with
characteristic frankness BOLD Ruler always wants to run
you had your choice Of Florida Derby mounts he was
asked, would you pick another one?"
81 wouldn't trade mounts" Arcaro said.
"Can Bold Ruler route? Not only the Florida DERBY
route but the Kentucky Derby distance too?
Arcaro shrugged ASK the upstairs, he answered
ARCAROS FIRST MOUNT, Military Trail, went OF at
to in the third race 81 -furlong claiming event for
So 200 purse Military of third, lost ground then
closed like demon 1t close squeak for hot tavorlte
Military Trail and William ZaKoor on aigh boatu
finished in a dead heat
Eddie took respite the jockeys until the sixth
when Buddy went off second choice to Better Bee
42year-od Johnny Adams father OF pretty gooo
Jockey is H. AioAo0
named wassa lunged into Arcaros mount and Buddy got
off last the way nshed-sxth and last in the
$4,000 Consolation for 3yearods not quite up to Florida
Derby caber any other consolation for Arcaro
it have been the fact that Better See the winner
equaled the record by going mile and sixteenth in
142 fiat
dustcovered Arcaro weighed out and trudged of to
the jockeys While the saboats sailed and the water
skers performed the nfeld lake, Eddie shed his silks
and donned the yellow and purple of the Wheaey Stable
Minutes later he headed for the paddock for his date
with Bold Ruler
AS THE MIAMI UNIVERSITY band played Way Down
Upon River the ve-horse Florida Derby field
minced past the tote board Bold Ruler according to the
lights the 3to5 favore with the crack Calumet entry
and Iron Liege varying from to to to s.
Federal Hill listed at to thereabouts and Shan
Pac dreamy 10 to /.
Federal Hill, racing of Cosmic Bomb, first out
Of the gate and after quarters of mile he still
In front under Willie Carstens Just behind Arcaro and
Bold Ruler ran easily looked any time Federal Hill
wanted to chuck Eddie and his would take charge
And they did briefly Coming into the stretch, the
son of Naslah moved to the front and then Caumes Gen
Duke began closing fast He got his in front in the
stretch, then went by to win by length and half Only
by head did Bold Ruler beat Lege second
money and therein lies story they batting about long
after the race.
Iron Liege the colt that Calumet felt would win,
of the pundts sad "bu Gen. Duke taken back
again. The winner Of the Kentucky Derby in this
field"
dressing my horse just didn't have when called
him at the eighth POLE" he sighed 81 can't understand
what happened to him." He showered dressed tipped the
valet and took off in hurry.
Eddie had dinner to eat and 10 o'clock plane catch
get to New York ride Switch On in the Paumonok
at Jamaica Monday
y Ill.