Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-03
Arcaro's Fourth Flamingo

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Day last season.
Arcaro's Fourth Flamingo
It was the fourth Flaming
triumph for Arcaro. who ha,
won previously with Requisite,
in 1912, Stir Up in 1914 an,
Nashua in 1855. For Sunny jim
Fitzsimmons. Bold Rulers 50
year-old trainer. it was a secon,
Flamingo victory as Mr.. Fit
had won only two years ag
with Nashua like today's cham
pion a son of Nasrullah.
But it was the first Flaming
win for Mrs. Henry C. Phipps
whose horses race as the Wheat
ley Stable. She was a happ,
woman in the winners circle a
she accepted the Flaming,
trophy from John c. Clark, for
mer president of Hialeah Mrs
Phipps netted $4,000 by Boil,
Rulers great run and this sen
her champions total earning
to $256.875 for 10 starts. H,
won nine Of these and was sec
ond twice.
No story of the race would b.
complete without some pane.
gyricS of praise for Arcaro'.
masterful rating job and hi.
powerful finish. Two weeks age
Arcaro sent Bold Ruler into 6
commanding lead early and ther
was nipped by the Gen. Duke.
Hartack combination-right Al
the wire. Eddie was more care.
full in this 18th Flamingo anc
his horse had enough left tt
Stave off the onrushing Gen
Duke.
Got Him Running Again
BOLD Ruler rated much kinder
for me today" Arcaro said after
the race. When we got to the
front. my horse definitely started
propping and pulling up. He
went to running again as soor
as Gen. Duke got alongside. HI
could have gone another eighth
of a mile and beaten that other
horse. Actually, I wanted Gen
Duke to get to me a little sooner
because Bold Ruler digs in when
something hooks him. I hi
Bold Ruler three or four times
and that's enough for this colt.
AS usual after defeat, HartacE
had little to say. He said hi
and Gen. Duke encountered NJ
trouble. Asked about the weigh
shift. he replied rather tartly
Weight had nothing to do with
it," Willie. who earlier in the
day had ridden his 59th and 60tl
winners of the meeting.
Wing in the second race anc
Woody Glen in the ninth indi.
Gated that Gen. Duke still is my
Kentucky Derby horse"
The day wasn't a total los:
for Calumet by any means. Mrs
Gene Markey'S fabulous stable
cunning for fifth stakes VIC
tory at the meeting. picked ur
100000 for second and third
place and ran it's total earnings
here this winter to $247.375
This eclipsed the old mark Of
$2l9.l25 set by Hasty House
Farms in 1855 when Hasty Road
won the 100000 Widener.
Calumet Trainer Jimmy Jones
also had the satisfaction OF
knowing that it took a great
horse and amazing running ex-
to beat his Gen. Duke
The fractions of the race over
a track that has been off for 1C
days due to intermittent rains
were a story in themselves. Here
they are: 0:22as, 0:4525. 1905
l:3425 and 1:47.
There was little delay at the
starting gate in the nationally
televised race and Bold Ruler
broke alertly from his No.
position. But during the short
run to the first turn. Iron Liegt
was in front briefly with BOLD
Ruler second and Federal Hill
and Mister 1--WE close up. Gen
Duke was we'll back under g
tight hold by Hartack.
Rounding the clubhouse turn
Bold Ruler was in front. closely
pressed by Federal Hill and the
surprising Mister 1--WE. When the
field Strengthened out for the
run up the backstretch, Fedora
Hill. ridden by Willie Carsten:
took a one-length lead. with Mis-.
ter 1--WE. under Charley Burr
two full lengths ahead of Bold
Ruler
Shoots Past Leaders
But Eddie didn't wait long
He shot Bold Ruler pas the two
leaders with little more thar
a half-mile to go and quickly
opened UP a lead coming around
the bend in the stretch. Straight
ening out for the long run
the homestretch, Bolc
Ruler was two lengths ahead OF
Gen. Duke, who was closing fast
under Hartack's urging.
Arcaro looked back at least
twice during the stretch and lost
no time getting to work when
he saw Gen. Duke had disposed
OF the others and seemed full
Of run. But the son of Bull
Lea couldn't make it, although
he made Arcaro work like a
trojan to stave him off.
Mr. Fitz had some words of
praise for Bold Ruler, whose
dam was a discovery mare named
Miss Disco. This is staying blood