Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-03
WIN, LOSE OR
IMAM By FRANCIS sTANN
To Match The Burning Issue

LOUISVILLE, May Pat Kentucky Derby post time the
Louisville Weather Bureau reported temperature of 942
degrees and the wheels Of history began to grind This
otherwise may not have been destined for the epoha but
1t was appropriately the hottest of all Derbys little
extra touch to along with the burning that brought
100000 sweltering souls to Churchill Downs.
Peak curiosity prompted search of Derby trivia and
uncovered the nostalgia fact that next hottest back
on May q 1912, which the year Greentree Stables
Shut Out garnished by Wayne Wright romped to ga
lengths victory Asab Chewing the memory of this
good way any to pass the time until the
Derby start because that the year Eddie
was forced to search his soul and choose between riding
Shut Out and Devil Diver.
AS every schoolboy should know Master Eddie chose
Devil Diver who coupled with Shut Out entry,
and thus obtained view of the finish, Devil Diver fin
shng better than sixth 1t narrowing experience
for Acaro and that he wouldn't wish any of his best
friends yet oddly of them rode forth this afternoon
after having to make similar decision.
WILLIE SHOEMAKER no less, came up the 85th Derby
wixt the devil and deep blue because his services
welcome BY the owners of both Tony Lee and Sword
Dancer the recent winner of the Blue Grass Stakes
and the other the victor in the Stepping Stone How he
arrived at Tony Lee only Willie knows but it is barely
possible that he did not seek out Arcaro formula although
during Derby week the two little have been
arm-in-arm cementing social relations
Even before the Weather Bureau Joined the act today
there was evidence the sun bubblng the bourbon
when the first turn of the morning betting found Fnnegan
listed at so to happenstance which many interpreted
direct slap at California The colt which ridden
by 49yearold Johnny Longden the only California
bred in the horSe field and the winner of the California
Derby the Yerba Buena Derby and San Felipe Handicap
to boot
OF course there never was Derby like this one mas
much eight winners of the big 3yearold prep"
were taking at each other Eight props, eight differ
ent horses.
A YEAR AGO Tim Tam had won the Flamingo and
Florida Derby hence went to the post at to l. Today
Troius, winner of the Flamingo mere field horse
The Florida Derby winner Easy Spur the Santa Anita
Derby champion Silver Spoon there two Derby
Trial winners First Landing and Open View ETC. In other
words everybody licked everybody else often that values
were lost.
1t all to boil down, anyway to which horse could
run mile and quarter the true Derby distance which
in the field had attempted before today Which re-
calls bit of word play between Preston Burch the long
time trainer for Brookmeade Stable and his Elliott
who has supplanted his father in the job
Visitors to the Brookemeade barn yesterday morning
asked Mr. Burch pere the colt Sword Dancer could
a mile and quarter
can your horse run mile and quarter?" Preston
asked his son. Elliott thoughtfuly rubbed his chin.
II think SC" he replied IF you give him enough time
****
AT APPROXIMATELY Trainer Jimmy Jones of
Calumet set record of kind when for the second
time this week. he announced that his colt on-and-on
wouldn't participate in the Derby. In-and-Out should be
the of this colt After he had spoken Moody Joey,
trainer of Ounce standing at the other end of the barn.
beckoned to newSpaperman.
whats he saying?" Jolley asked.
Jimmy says he won't run in the Derby but will put
On-and-O On in the sixth race"
IN believe that when it," Jolley said. He began
to scan ANY minute between and post time
expect Ismae Valenzuela Calumet jockey in New
York; parachuting time to ride that horse in the
Derby" -
BUT JONES KEPT his word this time and On-and-On
won the sixth race, the running Of which momentarily
dismayed late arriving newspaperman from the fight in
indianapolis when walked through the gate heard
the loudspeaker saying 'on-andon is taking the lead
thought I'd missed the Derby"
Which recalled the time Mickey Walker came to Louis
vile in 1890 The fun-ovng middleweght champion came
to fight Paul swders Derby but demanding were
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