Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09
WIN, LOSE OR
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Kinq of the Leuky Roofs

OlADSMAh FLA, FEB. S.-Tne quest was an interview
with horse behind the backStretch at Sunshine Park
His name Early Bull and he is by way of being the
monarch of the eakyroof circuit Last year he Il
races only two fewer than the winnngest of them all
the big Lacquer, Round Table.
Early Bull wasn't talking but his co-owner and
trainer Herb Jolley willing Joley is large man
from Vermiion, S. Oak, and horsemen unanimously
agree that his job Early Bull masterpiece of horse
training
The horse now a 7-year-old geding, is a son OF
Eternal Bun and Earliana and although his daddy had
been stakes winner and his dam gifted with exceptional
speed Early Bull seemed destined for short and undis
tinguished career at the races.
He is unsound horse. One knee is big a
mans hat it seems like But since Herb Jolley got him
last spring he has IA OF 10 and just about the
only time he loses in leaky-roof competition is when
Joley optimscally him at only 5 furlongs as he
did last week in $4,000 claiming for $1,000 purse
He almost never is out Of the money.
"IyE BEEN LUCKY WITH HIM." Jolly says modestly
He'd never been any account until last spring. man
named Harkeroad bought the horse for 500 and one
day In Cleveland the knee was so bad that Mr. Harke-
roadyou see, was training the horse for hirn-Said
"'Run him as cheaply you and see if we can
get rid of him.
"weI. did what the man said but the horse didn't
win One day he came back after race especially
dinky and Mr.. Harkleroad said:
II want to sell him. I'll take $2500.'
$50 you bought him?"
mot exactly" Joley said II felt could do some
thing with him and wanted to keep him in my stable
I said:
Look if had the money I'd buy him. Let me
try to raise the $2,5OO'
"Mr Harkleroad gave me until OK the next
morning spent all of the night and part o. he morning
looking for hacker and finally man named Ford
Miller OF Cleveland agreed to put up the money and
let me train the horse"
WHEN MR. FORD MILLER saw his new" horse
he'd had only one old hayburner in his ne-he nearly
swooned.
II made a mistake" Miller told Jolley
"Im sorry" Joley said IT feel responsible. But tC
show you that think lot of this horse I'll buy half
interest Only haven't got the 81 $50 I'll deduct from
his winnings, if any Otherwise, I'll owe you
I'D rather be stuck for 81 ESQ than $780," Miller
said. "It's deal"
Herb Jolleys steel-gray eyes twinkled as he spoke
again.
First time we ran him as a Mller-Jolley entry hi
won After three races pad-up halloween. Early
Bull went out 10 times last year. won 49, placed three
times and showed once. That's hell of a record. He
won $lS1S5 This year he's and showed in two
for another $3.50.
ut my fault he only third the other day. The
race too short for him. At three-quarters of mile
he'd have won going away"
HOW is 1T HORSE like Early Bull. like some bal
Players seems to be bred for the minors?" Joey was
asked
Destiny, guess. Early Bull was unsound as q
2year-old Oh could take him to the races right now
and I think he would win $500 events"
what do you mean, take him to the races?' Isn't
he at the races now?"
"An expression" Jolley said. Means Hialeah and
Laurel and Belmont.
why don't you take him, them"
Because I've got IA other horses who can't 20 along
They don't belong"
How did you happen to do such a remarkable job
on his knee?"
An trainers have some secrets" Joley smiled milne
is leg paint Doc Weaver in Louisville made it up II
worked Course the leg looks terrible and that's why he
isn't claimed after he wins Horsemen are interested
but they don't want to pay $4,000 for horse whose next
race may be his last And geldng too"
EARLY BULL is THE MOST willing horse ever trained
by the 5-year-od Joley "He has the will to rum" the
trainer said IF of those bgname pampered thor
oughbeds gave out like he does they'd be great instead
OF mediocre or just good"
Joley, whose dad bred and drove trotters acquired
his flrst horse at 49, Had to sneak him home" he
grtnned MY father quickly found out he mine and
laid down the law. My mother said Let the boy learn
his lesson with running horses. He'll change"
"And did you ever changer"
Been with runners SINCE" Herb said. "That
little OIL horse bought kid the first time out
STILL my dad promised two trotters II got rid of him
'There1l be times, he told me, when you'll wish
you were driving yourself But regretted it."
Sunshine Park isn't Hialeah, Early Bull isn't Round
Table and the 100000 and belong to another
world. But It's still racing.