Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-04
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The Wounded Don't Cry

LOUISVILLE, May 4-The most philosophical Of all
sports figures is the race rider even more so than the
prize fighter The anrums of the sorey put-upon tennis
dandy foreign to him. the locker room violence
Of the knocked-out baseball pitcher
The jockey is physically little who lives dam
gerouS He rides fast horses that weigh 10 times much
he does Often his wealth and even his life depend upon
inches the tick of clocks sweep hand These and other
precarous factors also determine his earnings His creed
You do or you don't
The race rider stands up to adversely as few can
barring the inevitable exceptions which not numerous
Notable perhaps but not When Don Meade on
Brokers Tip and Herb Fisher Head Play fayed each
other with whips down the stretch of the 1888 Derby
far rougher than Saturdays neither claimed foul
They anxious to reach the jockeys room and
the fight afoot
It was different after Saturdays 85th Derby 1t of
the rule not the exception Willie Shoemaker won by
with his Workmanship Had he been aboard Sword
Dancer instead of Tony Lee the thinking here is that ne
would have Also This is not to diSparage Bill Boland
who did ride Sword Dancer It's simply that most qualified
turf authorities believe that today Shoemaker riding
better than any jockey the business Horsemen grow
lyrical when they speak of Shoemakers hands
BILL ROLAND LODGED a foul claim. the first in
Derby history by jockey but he did with tolerance
and dignity that shining example He is pleasant
quiet little man. like Shoemaker who took the colt Sword
Dancer) that Willie rejected Reliable sources insist that
Shoemaker really preferred Sword Dancer to Tony Lee
but that is getting ahead of the story.
In the jockeys after the bumpingest battlnges
Derby stretch duel since Brokers Tip and Head Play
Boand talked softly Of his foul claim as half hundred
sweaty painting reporters crowded around the riders
There's nothing personal about my objection Boland
said quietly Willie is my friend It's just part OF the game
Like Shoemaker seeking his second Derby triumph
because back in 1850 aboard underground Boland be-
came the second apprentice jockey in history to win the
Derby. He also seeking 10 per cent of first prize
tidy $1l 965-against the $4,000 for riders share of
second money
AS they awaited the ruling of the stewards who
ctoipc Tho
with classic impassveness
"HE BUMPED ME and I bumped him." Willie said,
so it's even"
Willie and Boland remained in their silks One Of
them in few fateful minutes to appear at the pre-
sentation ceremonies. Finally came the announcement
1.-THE result stands official :"
thin smile fitted across Shoemakers face Boland
shrugged tossed wry smile at the in general and
began to take of his work clothes
When Shoemaker returned, Boland said Il thought I'd
beat you by two lengths He referring to when Sword
Dancer first pulled ahead at the far turn.
$50 did l." Willie admitted. They chatted like two
men discussing hand in 5-and-1O poker game Il
thought my horse was through"
You beat right at the money" Boland said. To
jockeys it's at the money" not the wire"
A REPORTER ADDRESSED Willie "You did yell at
Bill when he went past you. didn't you?"
IT said, hope you win it."
yeah" Boland grtnned, land then you bumped me-"
Shoemaker shrugged. Il almost got tossed" he said
casually. IT know" Boand said Il saw you.
This was development that wasn't readily apparent
from the press box.
"Troius cut in front of at the first turn" Shoe
maker explained Il almost went off"
Boland grnned IF knew what was going to happen"
he commented facetiously I'D have pulled for you"
Willie looked at him out of the corner of his oriental
eyes, twinkng with quiet humor Then he showered and
after he had finished photographer handed Boland
towel
How about posing for shot with Willie? Say, wping
OF his head?"
Boand took the towel. I'D like to strange him with
this instead he laughed Then he rubbed Wiles noggin
THE STEWARDS ADMITTED that Tony Lee, who
the rail- twice drifted out toward Sword Dancer
and that Boands horse drifed in and made
several times But the part of the riders there
visible attempt to interfere Proof may have been
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