Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-13
WIN, LOSE OR
tDRAW By FRANCIS s1Auu
How to Get Out From Under


versatile man. but hardly horse trainer the Richard
Nixon listed the programs at Hialeah figured to be
another person. He isl
He is a native Of Buffalo, MY, and, after brief
in the saddle became trainer in 1888 for H. E.
Simmons of Washington, D. c. He's been at it ever
SINCE except for 80 months in the mechanical cavalry
in World War H.
And what is so special about Richard Nixon? Well
for one thing he is the leading trainer this winter at
Hialeah-Jm Fftzsimmons, Harry Trotsek and Jimmy
Jones notwithstanding He doesn't have Jewels Reward
or an Idun to train either.
"R. Nixon" won twice many races any other
trainer the first two weeks Of the Haeah meeting and he
them with small stable OF II cheap horses, three
recently acquired Six of the horses $500 to $1,000
Chalmers; the others run in allowance races.
AT HIALEAH LAST YEAR Nixon saddled only three
winners, but this winter he is becoming somewhat of
legend The horse player trying to get out from under in
the last fortunate indeed he stuck with Nixon
In period of 10 racing days Whitley that's what they
call him sent seven horses to the post in the ninth
and came off with six frsts and one second
Gas far as know" Everett Clay of the Haleah brass
says h is unequaled Not only that but it's uncanny"
Nixon is Al years old and has spent SO of them at
various tracks He has had only few good horses
but he specalizes in patching badlegged and
getting them At to rum - - ~
horses in condition and them If they have any kind
of chance You can't win with horses in the
barn. It's the fishing have to have hook
in the water to catch anything"
THE MORE AVID HORSE players may remember
Nixon from 1948, which the year the mare Rampant
pulled on one of racing's biggest upsets. 1t was the
Gulfsream Park Handicap and Nixon sent out Rampant
Not a whole lot of people conceded Rampant much of
chance because Armed in the and the great
Calumet geding bet down to 1-to9 despite his 100
pounds Earlier that winter Rampant had dead-heated
with Shotsk in Hiaeahs Black Helen but this occasion
well, Armed Armed, even if he was conceding %
pounds
The mare Rampant won. Nixon saddled 80 winners
last year and $19O369 in purses Rampant the
best horse ever had of course" Whitley says. But
Cartridge and Clyde Toson good horses too. Cat
bridge won the 1856 Bougainvilea at Hialeah.
Quite few horse players at Hialeah have been
swinging toward any Nxontraned horse in the last
If they have to leave early, they bet early On the way
home they have the feeling they may be making
than when they were on hand to watch
BILL McKECHNIE WHO skippered pennant winners
In three National League cities during his managerial
days, quick to respond whenever there benefit ball
game in Florida his adopted State And when he suits
up he sticks the crazest glove in his hip pocket like
ball player
The glove is a conversation piece small
to draw whistles of establishment from presentday players
1t is cracky and evil smelling mute but powerful testi-
mony to much splitting of tobacco juice and sweat
ut belonged to Moses Yellowstone" McKechnie was
saying the other day in St. Petersburg who is Moses
Yellowstone? Well, long time ago. when was manag-
ing Pittsburgh, he was very good relief pitcher"
"Is he listed in the Baseball Encyclopedia"
asked. II don't recall seeing the name"
II can't help that" Bill said Moses the only
real genuine Indian to play in the big leagues Chief
Bender Jim Thorpe Rudy York they weren't
pure Indian as Yellowstone who all Pawnee and
nothing else"
"Was he really good?"
Excellent" McKechnie said Booze got him. Even
today there oldme fans in Pittsburgh who OCCASION
ally yell out Put in Yelowstonel"
From the looks of that glove" said the one talking
with McKechnie, but standing discreet distance away
from the hide II should think the Hall Of Fame at
Cooperstown would be interested in it."
1T do, too" McKechnie agreed. IF they want 1t I'll
be happy to have those people put it on display"
Under glass, it is hoped