Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-25
Weight Of 1856
Is Rugged Test
For Bold Ruler
NJ the Associated Press

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Bold Ruler seeks 10 prove to-
that he Is as good a
horse as his maternal grand
sire - Alfred q. Vanderbilt's
Discovery.
Bold Ruler Is taking on quite
a Job because Discovery was one
Of the country's greatest hand
leap performers more than 20
years ago, and 10 this day his
name is mentioned often when
ever weight-carrying is dis
Only Discovery and the
equally great Tom Fool ever
carried 1876 pounds TO victory
In the Brooklyn Handicap. Dis
covery did 1t in 1896 when he
won the race for the third
straight year. Tom Fool accom-
plished the feat in 1858. How
ever, when Tom Fool won, the
Brooklyn distance was a mile
and a quarter, while 1t was a
mile and an eighth during Dis
covery's three wins. AL those
races were held at Aqueduct.
Now the distance is a mile and
three-sixteenths and Jamaica is
the locale.
Big Weight Concessions
Bold Ruler, making a strong
bid for the handicap champion
ship and second straight horse
of-the-year title, tries it at
against perhaps as many as six
lightly weighted rivals. He
will be conceding gobS of
weight. as much as 26 pounds
to Cohoes, one Of his top rivals.
The Wheatley Stable 4-year-
old, however. will be the odds
on favorite to chalk up his
sixth victory in seven starts
this year. Last Saturday he
won the Monmouth Handicap
under 1874 pounds and never
has packed less than 1873 this
year. He had 1875 in the saddle
the day he lost the Metropoli-
tan Mile to Gallant Man, who
was burdened with 1870.
The Brooklyn, a $4,000
added affair, is not the richest
race on the program. But II
has Bold Ruler, with Eddie
Arcaro in the saddle. and that
is enough to jam the compact
Long Island track, where the
horses close out the metropoli-
tan areas summer season
Wednesday and move upstate
to Saratoga.
The Delaware Handicap fol-
FLIES and mares and the Ar
lington Classic for 3-year-oldS
are the richest races on the
card.
Delaware Cap Richest
The acknowledgements Del.
aware Handicap at Delaware
Park carries a $110,000-addec
tag. If as many as is start
lit1l gross more than $152, 900
The 100000 added classic,
test of 1 mile at Chicago!
Arlington Park, figures to b'
worth $143,575 on the basis o.
10 starters.
Two-year-olds match strides
in the $50, 000-added Sapling a
Monmouth Park. The $4,000
added Narragansett Nurser!
for 2-year-olds tops Narragan
sett Parks card. At Detroit
Swoon's Son is favored in tn,
first running of the $50,00I
Michigan Sweepstakes.
Calumet Farms Kentuck.
Pride, once considered q bette
3-year-old prospect than hi
injured stablemate, Tim Tam
faces the traditional jinx in tn
Arlington classic. The classi'
long has been known as
graveyard of champions. Sucl
greats as Twenty Grand, Johns
town, Blmelich, Whirlawa.
and Assault have been heater
in past years.
Arrayed against the light!
campaigned Kentucky Prid,
will be such swift stakes win
ners as Backbone, Talent Shov
and Victory Morn.
The Sapling at 6 furlong
shapes up as a battle of LEADING
candidates for juvenile honors
1t has drawn the likes Of unde
feated Intentionally from tn,
Brookfleld Farm, Llangollel
Farms Restless Wind and jim
Norris Easy Spur.
CoEEkaII DIoualI.