Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-29
|, WIN, LOSE OR
> DRAW By FRANCIS s1Aun


SIMPLE LOGIC OFTEN is overmatched, usually by
money. Simple logic dictates 1858 showdown among
Bold Ruler Gallant Man and Round Table to which
the orse-ofthe-year This may may not come Off
probably won't at least to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned.
Americas three greatest active horses rather their
owners have been steadasty avoiding each other Bold
Ruler is New York-New Jersey Round Table has
been getting fat in Chicago Gallant Man, although
freshly joining Bold Ruler at Saratoga had been cleaning
up in California.
In few months the racing writer's will be poed to
the horse-ofthe-year Unless this threesome gets to-
geher it's almost got to be rhubarb Just the case
in 1887 True all three November in the Trenton
Handicap at Garden State and they finished l23-Bod
Ruler Gallant Man and Round Tabe-so Bold Ruler
voted horse theyear honors well the 3yearod
title.
But not everybody liked having the championship
hinge one and of track, too.
JOHNNY NERUD WHO trains Gallant Man for Ralph
Lowe mite upset by Bold Rulers selection. Nerud
and Lowe didn't think that all Of Gallant Mans successes
should be Swallowed by Bold Rulers win in the Trenton
Nerud and Lowe made some
"a champion is supposed to win the prestige races"
Nerud argued Our horse did last year He the Bel
mont Stakes and the Jockey Club Gold Cup STILL Gallant
Man wasn't voted the o-the-year and the h-
with prestige races We're taking him California and
win some money"
And so Gallant Man did win money There we're two
100000 quick succession Meanwhile Bold Ruler
stayed in the East where he has five of seven this
year. carrying less than 1873 pounds As for Round
Table has been the class of the Midwest after earlier
trumphs at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park
Round Table, second only to Nashua in earnings,
apparently is sticking pretty close to Chicago and is In no
hurry to East There is the Equpoise
Mile coming up August at Arlington Park and don't
forget R. T. has the fastest mile of horse that
ever packed 1872 pounds or more.
THERE ARE TWO RACES coming up which may
bring about meetings of all three at least two Of the
three First Of these is the 100000 United Nations at
Atlantic CITY, September 49, an invitation event The
gimmick here is that like the Washington, D. c. Inter-
national at Laurel, this is a grass race
The revered Mr.. Sunny Jim Ftzsmmons, who trains
Bold Ruler not known for Partially toward grass ex-
cept food supplement, for his really great horses
The United Nations may draw Gallant Man and sounds
like race right down Round Tables alley.
This one-Round Tablets grass-runnng fool Six
wins in six grass is his record including last years
American Derby and United Nations.
The other which could attract all three Is the
woodward at a mile and quarter at Belmont Park,
100000 weightfor-age affair September a. But OF late
Mr. Lowe, who Gallant Man, is making noises as
he intends to ship his to France for the Arc Til
omphe in October That race, the richest in Europe is
run the grass at Longchamp the edge of Paris.
SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED to racing which blurs
the overall picture occasions namely money There are
too many rich in too many sections of the country to
keep the class horses in the locale 1t isn't as easy
to settle differences of opinion was say back in 1893
This story of SO goes approximately follows There
these two horses Domino and Dobbns both crack z
year-olds. On August 20 they l3 in the Futurty
(Belmonts at Sheepshead Bay, L. l. Each carried $50
pounds Sandwiched in between the place horse
Galiee, carrying only lis.
The owners of Dobbns Dick Croker, well on his
way to being sachem in Tammany Hail. and Michael F.
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