Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
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GuIfstreom's Blaze o. Glory

HAILANDALE FLA, MAR. 29-The sixth $500 900 Florida
Derby comes off tomorrow at GuStream Park and while
the field small it gives promise of class This Racing
Secretary Horace Wade self-syled Blaze Glory"
Gufstream goes all Guido Hialeah and for that
matter. Churchill Downs and Louisville during Kentucky
Derby
Among half dozen of the original nominations
is Wheatley Stables Bold Ruler winner of the Famingo
record time 1t would be quite horse without
Ruler But with the Nasrullah colt in the field it
undispuaby preview for the Kentucky Derby now only
five weeks away
Certain to challenge Bold Ruler at least in the early
running good Clifford LuSskys Federal Hill recent
Louisiana Derby greater threat to
Bold Ruler, perhaps is Calumet Farms entry
Duke and Iron Liege On its 25h anniversary Calumet
riding high again.
How high will be better determined tomorrow A lot of
horse folks think Gen Duke the best of all the crop
of 3-yearolds but he has prove Sunny Fitz-
simmons and Bold Ruler, not to mention Federal Hill and
Shan Pac.
IN LOUISVILLE THE PREP is called the Derby Trial
it called the Final held last Monday
and to the unveiled delight of the Gufseam management
Federal Hill set world of lis fat winning
the 6l2 furlong event by 3l2 lengths.
1.-TWO checkers had Federal Hill in 1:l44" Wade jubi-
lated On top of that Indian Creek may in the Derby
off the strength of finishing second also breaking the
Then to top it all off, Shan Pac fast-clong
third
Shan Pac $4,000 yearling purchase be sleeper
in the Derby The OF Shannon HPacihca belongs
automobile dealer from Detroit named T. Allie Grssom
Money Broker this in 1858 From November
1856 until early March of this Shan Pac six
straight OFF his closing drive at Federal Hill in the mile
eighth louisiana Derby and his similar in the
Final Exam this week it is apparent that Shan Pac
a distance.
The trainer Shan Pac is v. R. (TennesSee) Wright
leading trainer of 1856 with 1T winners When
of the armed forces he worked for Pene Girls
son. brother of Shan Pacs When Allie decided
buy racing stable of his he hired Wright trainer
and Tennessee saddled Others Money Broker the
Florida Derby winner of four years ago Spying Wright
the winners circle, Perne said Allie Your trainer
familiar, for some reason"
He should be- Allie replied He worked for you
IF CALUMETS ENTRY of Gen. Duke and Iron Lege
cuts the mustard it would be fitting touch to
stables silver anniversary Over the last IS years Cau
met by of leading all stables money winnings
times has totaed 2604 761 in purses And could be that
another 100000 is coming up.
1882 the year the late Warren Wright switched
from standardized to thoroughbred racing Calumes
ings just ST. $50 colt named Warren, jr won at
Arlington Park for the stables first victory and the
only that year. Last year Calumet $l,O57,383.
Another sdelght will be meeting between two former
riding pals "Whistlng Willie" Carstens and Willie Harack,
and each is good one Carstens will handle Federal
Hill and Hartack will be up Gen Duke OF the pair
Hartack by far the famous yet few at
Waterford Park, W. Va, things were different
AT that time, Norman Corbin held the contract both
riders although Haack in 1852 actually had experience
watch Castens he told by Corbn Follow him. Keep
eye on him.
ON OCT H. 1852 Hartack rode his first winner and was
headed for the heights He quickly became runner-up
national standings Willie Shoemaker and then hit the
top in 1858 and 1856 But CarstenS had breath-takng
"Whstlng Willie, who showed Harack how it was
the small track West Virginia, remained around
the smaller ovals until last year
Then Carstens, hit the big tracks his The
FIRST topfight horse he handled Federal Hill and
that last season. when the Of Cosmic Bomb Ariel
Beauty standout in the Midwest
With Carsens in the saddle, Federal Hill won more
than Sl55000 and Caumets Barbzon barely nosed him
in the rich Garden Stakes This spring Federal Hill
another chunk by winning the Louisiana Derby 1t was
CarstenS first derby. Tomorrow could be his second
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