Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
WIN, LOSE OR
6NAV By FRANCIS sTANN
The Little General

MIAMI, Feb 12-The newest favorite Of the sun
burned set at Haleah is babyfaced young named
Howard Grant Around the Carolyn K stable which holds
Grants riding contract they call him The Little General
e is the greatest riding prospect of the last Is years
with the exception of Bill Hartack says Sam Levin who
is stable for Carolyn K. There is just thing
he's got to watch-his weight" Levin had hand in Har
tacks rise too.
week Less than three years ago he didn't have nickel
He was schoolboy in Cincinnati and had sat
on horse.
n Somebody told fellow could get work at River
DOWNS Grant says $50 Cincinnati and
got job walking hos" walkings "hos" is track lingo
for cooling out horses 1t years before he got his
first riding shot, and his first winner Els Marshall at
Cranwood Park on october o. 1885,
THE YOUNG MAN has been hot as "a So pistol
since Last year he rode nearly 800 winners and
top apprentice at half dozen tracks During the
meeting Tropical he easily all riders with
Al victories and already at Haleah he has scored major
stakes wins with Ahambra in the Hibiscus and Oymar in
the Bahamas.
HOWE is black-haired little guy with fierce will to
win Last year he suspended five times for total OF
nearly two months for careless riding" That's the
preston used by the stewards 1t isn't careless riding at
all, but about riding.
$50 I've got temper" HOWE admits II hate pretty
everybody after lose race. can't help it just
want to win so bad"
Horsemen don't hold his temperament against him.
True HOWE can't win when he is grounded but horsemen
know that when he's in the saddle he riding to wtn
TIl tell you how good Grant u.s." veteran trainer
says Hes strong little bull He has great hands. But
you could throw out all that and he'd still be right there
The biggest HOWE is stckou is that he uses
his head"
HOW HE MANAGES to win many races what with
suspensions and INJURIES is a mystery to the ayman
Grant has been thrown half dozen horses Another
stepped his back MY kid brother who is A. always is
asking me, How did you win that race, Howard? can't
tell him because never know myself"
The Little General led apprentice jockeys at Charles
Town year ago. sometimes riding in billiards. once at
Charles Town horse refused at the gate HOWE laughs
"He wouldn't until all the others 20 lengths up
the track Darned don't win, anyway. just hope
stay this lucky"
From Charles Town the little ohioan moved onward and
upward and led the apprentices at Bowie LAUREL Garden
State spring meeting Monmouth and Atlantic City before
losing his bug apprentice allowance at Garden state
last fall He second to Hatack there with " winners
BARRING A BAD ACCIDENT, young Grant figures to
make lot Of money for years to come That is II weight
doesn't lick him. HOWE weighs ITO pounds stripped That
means lis in full equipment Weight what caused lou
of very good riders including Hall of Famer Sonny work.
man. to quit If Grant puts four or hve pounds MS
career will be in jeopardy
"Just lay of those soft drinks" Sam Levin adj
vising his protege. They put the pounds you"
Gee" HOWE said, Il haven't had coke for so long
I've forgotten what tastes like"
"Just keep forgetting" Levin said "They got calores"
About the only vice the kid up to i've
been night club don't dance and touch booze)
is smoking But he's got this licked too with arrestng
formula that didn't take long to devise
"You want to cut down on smoking?" he was saying
"We it's simple Just take out pack Of cigarettes
light up and don't put the pack back in your pocket or
locker You just leave them in plain sight in any Jockeys
room know guarantee that in is seconds you won't have
a