Evening star., 1958-01-22
WIN, LOSE OR
0NAW sy FRANCIS srANN
Ii Is Round Table Versus
BY FRANCIS STANN
FOR ALL EXCEPT the moon-shooters

FOR ALL EXCEPT the moon-shooters 1t will be Round
Table versus Promised Land this Saturday in the richest
horse in the world for 4yearolds They will be
ming for of $4,000 in the Leland quarter
Santa Anita Maturity.
Round Table has been described as one Of the most
spectacular and successful ops in history and perhaps he
He earned $780, 25s last year-an achievement
plished only by Citation and Nashua-and the
seasons greatest money winning thoroughbred.
But for his next-to-last 1857 race Trainer Willie
Moter turned down the Washington c. International
at Laurel last November for Garden States Trenton
Handicap This meant that Round Table was up against
Bold Ruler and Gallant Man, the others in the three
horse field.
With the 3year-od championship virtually locked up
Round Table last after IL straight victories the
winner. Bold Ruler. acclaimed king All Round Table
had to show for the year was that ssOO25s.
1T WILL BE AS A SOLID favorite that Round Table
will postward however, because Califonians
less adopted the little by Travis Kerr the
Oklahoma Gilman They have seen him win so often
he's Is out Of his last 4and in his most recent
start in the San Fernando Stakes he finished top
merely galupng.
1t may be a l0-horse field In the Maturity but most
folks and certainly 90 per cent of the experts aren't
looking for winner except Round Table Promised
Land The latter is pretty good colt. 1t might be
toned He's five out OF his last SIX after slow begin
ning and he is trained by Of the cannest little
pigeon racers ever to switch to horses
This would be Hirsch Jacobs, whose wife Ethel is
listed Promised Lands The won four stakes
$l30700 during that month alone He Is from the first
crop Of his sire, Palestnian.
Jacobs has been naming horses in honor OF Israel
since the nation was created but he had few others in
the past notably Stymie Hirsch claimed Stymie for
$5O0 The chestnut picture horse $9l8
IN THE TURF AND SPORTS DIGEST, snowden
Carter quotes rival trainer Christmas on Jacobs
He owns over $50 horses and knows the first Of
January each year that his horses have got to at
least $35O0OO during the year he to break He
can identify sight every Of his horses When
one stakes breaks down. he always has another
one in his barn. Sure. claiming Styme for 81 500
luck but it takes than luck 60 far he's gone
California is not where Promised Land gained the
backing he'll show against Round Table Saturday.
Starting at Santa Anita in ST, he didn't gain money
position in four efforts The natives wrote him or Then
in March, he shipped to Bowie Suddenly he became real
horse, and he's since at Jamaica, Pimco and
lastly, at Santa Anita
But his record however is not nearly as consistent
as Round Tables Promised Land will have TO be second
choice for the Maturity although lot of money from the
East probably will ride on him.
THE JOCKEY SITUATION in connection with the
Maturity is interesting Promised Land originally was to
have been ridden by Imael Vaenzue who more or less
the regular jockey for Jacobs hope Imae picked up
for driving car and embracing Bacchus at the time
and was suspended for 80 days. Hence he's out
In the case of Round Table he will be minus his truly
regular rider Willie Shoemaker, and this is puzzler
Shoemaker rode five winners last Friday, including
tory aboard Eastgae, who from far behind There
no inquiry, no protest.
Shoemaker's win on Eastgate was authorized The
charts prove It, But the next day Shoemaker was sus
pended for five days. Of failing to keep straight
course"
Willie Harmatz, who rode Round Table in the Trenton
is the latest candidate to replace Shoemaker This tenta
tive decision TO pass when Johnny Longden, the
original sub for Shoemaker had delay his saddle return
week because his broken leg still is not fully healed
There Is no racing, Of course, Sundays At Santa
Anita most Of the Mondays dark Thus shoemakers
suspension began Tuesday and won't be up until after
the worlds richest 4yearod II Willie the Shoe could
have won on Round Table, it figured he might have
picked something like So 900 for couple Of minutes in
the saddle.
But what did he do not to earn 1t? Somebody along
the line delinquent In spreading the news The
boys horse the race but he suspended for fate
fu period somewhat after. 1t doesn't to add UP.