Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-18
WIN, LOSE OR
HNAW BY FRANCIS sTANN
Reggie Said That He'd Be Back
THE WAY THAT ROYAL ORBIT came barrelin,

lHE WAY THAT ROYAL ORBIT came barreling down
the stretch IN the PeaknesS would suggest of
most other 3-year-olds could save time and money by
not shipping to the Belmont The sturdy chestnut son Of
Royal ChargerA dmrals Belle won so solidly that it
would seem the mileand a-haf Belmont win be right up
his alley.
Crown horses has been able to put together major back
to-back victories They're all taking in the
Faamingo Easy Spur in the Florida Derby Silver Spoon
in the Santa Anita Derby Fnnegan in the California
Derby, Manassa Mauer in the Wood Tony Lee in the
Kentucky Derby etc
Thus it is not too late for Royal Orbit who had such
rough luck at Louisville to latch onto S-yearod honors
The Preakness plus the Belmont would just about do it,
which strange because until recently Royal Orbit hadn't
won anything of importance unless you count the
Preakness Prep few days before the SSrd Maryland
classic itself.
INDEED, ONLY ROYAL. ORBIT and Tony Lee one
bred in Kentucky and the other in England but both
California raised and raced, have anything like
couple of important races in Tony Lee, withheld
from the PreakneSs had the Blue Grass Stakes just
prior to the Kentucky Derby which tantamount to
Royal Orbits winning the Preakness Prep and the
Preakness.
It's curious business all the way At first blush you'd
have to say that Royal Orbit of his SIRE
precisely bred for the Belmont distance On second look
there strength and stamina his dams side The blood
Of Man o. War and War Admiral flows in Royal Orbit and
his second DAM Belle Cane was distance-running mare
10 Australia and New Zealand.
- Royal Orbits smashing performance victory for
the heretofore haye-nos Of racing He foaled at
Leslie Combs us Spendthrift Farm the Iron Works
pike near Lexington, KY and winner of the Derby
eakness had been produced at Spendtht until this year.
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- ROYAL ORBIT WAS the first foal of Admrals Belle,
which sets him apart First foals for winning
the big races, although Determine Hill Gail Ponder Cav
acade and Brokers Tip first foas who the Derby
The late Louis B. Mayer the movie maker bred Royal
Orbit which was strong recommendation Mayer also
bred On Trust Stepfather Grandpere Duplicator and
Your Host and not single scored big The estate of
Jacques Braunsten had Preakness or Derby
eligible ureil Royal Orbit
e Mrs. Halna Braunstein widow of the Los Angeles tax
attorney who passed last fall, made a fetching
picture in the winners circle The comedy lady had been
singer Helena Gregory and had appeared in films and
TV, but never with trophy handsome a check
large as the $4,000 for first prize Saturday
Last but not least it was an afternoon of vndication
for Reggie Cornell plump of SO who trained Royal
Orbit. Once upon time Reggie of the youngest
trainers licensed in New York Che was 19) but his
fame wasn't exactly widespread until 1885, when Silky
Sullivan from impossible distances to win in Cali
fornia. Reggie was his trainer.
THE HANDSOME COLTS NAME, silky Sullivan, and
his come-from behind feas caught the fancy of the
Nation Sheer sentiment by the 50 bettor sent Silky off
nearfavorte in the Kentucky Derby and he wound up 18th
Knowedgeabe writers branded him as a fraud no
come-from-behind reuter- at all but merely colt with
one moueSt burst OF speed along the of
mile mark
The public wouldn't accept such bitter criticism of
silky When the colt detraned in Baltimore years
Preakness he met by fans bearing banners reading
I'VE Still Love You, Silky" He horribly again. plainly
outcassed and nceguy Cornell took pretty bad rubbing
'Illa be back at Pnlco some day with horse you
guys won't laugh at Reggie told the corps 81 still
say Silky Sullivan isn't bad colt but I'll come back with
better one-a winner"
Contrary to what has been written at times, Cornell
didn't say he'd come back 1859 with such horse He
simply sad-in our hearing at any rate-that he'd be
back with winner It's quite likely that Reggie didn't
expect to back up his words soon
AMONG OTHER SOCIAL events leading up to the
Preakness is Thursday feeding of humans at what is
called at Pimico the Ab Breakfast" This was commit
TED again this year and newspapermen Jockeys trainers
and even owners were given chances to sound off,
What made last weeks Alib Breakfast bit different
was Charley McLennan the respected Handicapped for all
the big Maryland tracks, plus Hiaeah and Arlington
Washington Park in Chicago. Handicapped McLennan
with perfect right to pass was asked to rate the
Preakness horses and he did.
I'D say that Sword Dancer should be at 124 pounds"
he said Royal Orbit and ManasSa Mauler should be at
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