Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-30
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
Of the Solid Type

LOUISVILLE April 3O-If you fancy the conven-
tional. sod-running Derby colt, against the Silky
Sullivan type, there Is valid today to think
any less of Tim Tam True Calumets new pride and Joy
didn't win the Trial by any great Margin but the son
OF Tom FooTwo Lea impressive enough to guarantee
at least co-favorte role this Saturday Maybe better
1t was chill gray day at Churchill Downs yester-
day. and the chart caller only called the wetted
strip SLOW" Nobody would have objected much to the
word muddy least of all the eight riders Mrs Gene
Marley the queen of Calumet who ruined an
expensive pair of footgear crossing the track to accept
the winners ba0ble The time wasn't exceptionally good
being 1895 against the l35 stepped off by Hasty
Road under better conditions in 1854 But Tim Tam was
plenty adequate.
And who did Tim Tam beat? Nothing much perhaps
Mrs Elizabeth Grahams Ebony Pearl was surprising
neck back, and c. v. Whtneys little known Flsmingo
was third ahead Of Nadir The you cen probably
forget Tim Tam still is better colt than he may have
showed.
FOR ONE THING, TIN TAM didn't have his regular
rider Willie Hartack, who was sideined last Saturday
with broken leg. Instead there was Ismael Vaenzuea
the Mexican from .McNary, Tex who never rode at
Churchill Downs prior to this year and had laid eyes
Tim Tam before Whether Vaenzuea rode noblv is for
better-quaified judges to say
The 3-to-5 favorte winner of his sixth straight race
uncludng the Flamingo when Jewels Reward was dis
qualified and Calumets seventh Derby Trial did seem to
take devious path home Coming into the stretch of
this mile prep he better than fifth and had the
devils own time finding racing ROOM
The 237year-od valenzuela obviously did not want
Tim Tam to take the lead earlier and he saved ground
nicely until the final turn Then he brought out be-
tween horses to start his bid he was blocked and
ducked back toward the rail-
"There was hole" Ismael said aater 81 went for
1t and so did Johnny Hickman tNadir He yelled I've
got it,
THE colt did everything asked of him had to
stop him twice, but when got he ran real strong
got into trouble about the ve-sixeenths pole when
(Rellim m he rail-
UNDER THE GLASSES, Tim Tam seemed to stop and
go around Valenzuela verified this move Then at the
eighth pole lost racing again had to STOP"
1smael related But when my horse got on the rail he
moved when asked him to- and seemed to have plenty
left at the finish"
This was not surprising outcome for a Derby Trial
New rider and all, Tim Tam figured. The rest of the
field was merely ordinary Bull Hancocks once highly
rated well-bred Nadr has been aing and after good
threequarters fattened out Ebony Pearl won starting
spot in the Derby. 1t gave Mrs. Graham three Derby
horses-Jewels Reward Jets Albi and Ebony Pearl But
while Ebony Pearl led all the way until Calumet took
charge must be remembered that Mrs Grahams Lord
BosWell-Larkyrc colt was getting half dozen pounds
from Tim Tam.
Ebony Pearl had Manuel Ycaza the fiery Panamanian
In the saddle too Ycaza suppanted Jewels Rewards
rider by Eddie Arcaro is scheduled to ride Mrs. Gs No
Morse Jets Abi on Saturday Dave Erb picked late
yesterday to ride Ebony Pearl the Derby Regardless of
his second place yesterday Ebony Pearl merely the
No. horse Of the Maine Chance Farm.
ASSUMING THAT ALL three go-Jewel's Reward Jets
Ab and Ebony Pear-this will not be the first time that
Mrs. Graham, more widely known Elizabeth Arden will
have tackled Derby in superior numbers She tried it
back In 1946 with another threesome-Lord Boswell
Knockdown and Perfect Bahram
1t off pretty badly That was Assaults year II
you remember Lord Boswell, ridden by the eminent
Arcaro finished fourth length and half ahead of
big, ungainly Knockdown, guided by Bobby Permane
Perfect Bahram with Ted Atkinson aboard wound up
ninth The cosmetics queen had the Jockeys all right
but not the horses. AS an entry they went off at
II to TO- too.
This almost has to be three-horse Saturday
people keep saying today and it'll be among Tim Tam
Jewers Reward and Silky Sullivan The consistent one
Tim Tam The one great many smart horsemen like
is Jewels Reward
But the pee-pu1 they like Silky And he might
Just get up off the floor again and win It,