Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-02
On-and-On Withdrawn,
Derby Field Is Cut to II


LOUISVILLE. Ky. May 2
tAP),-The neid for the e6th
running OF the Kentucky Derby
this afternoon was reduced 10
ll7 when Trainer Jimmy Jones
announced he did not plan 70
start the Calumet Farms On
and on.
Jones made his announce
ment shortly after sending the
colt 4 quarter OF q mile this
morning.
1T Il a tough decision 10
make but I feel that he Ia not
up 10 the type OF race needed
10 win the Derby. I'll run him
today IN another event At 8
furlonRs." Jones said.
on-and-On had been calu-
NETS hope for It's eighth Derby
triumph and its third eonsecu-
tive victory. Tim Tam won last
year and Iron Lieee In 1887.
Jones' decision left a finely
tuned field OF Is colts. one
eelding and 4 iilly In a tradi-
tion-smashing mood for the
turf classic starting at $50
pm. washington time). Ma
tion-wide teleeast tWToP-N
is scheduled for 5:l5-5:45 pm.
With II starters. the race has
q gross value Of sl63.750 with
a net of sl19.650 to the winner
for the second richest race In
history.
The weather man predicted a
fast track. mostly sunny skies
and a temperature Of 80 de.
grees by post time.
Odds Could Drop
Oddsmakers pick First Land
ing. owned by Christopher T.
Chenery of Virginia and New
York. He was quoted by 3-to-1
and will be ridden by Eddie
Arcaro, the leading Derby
jockey who is seeking his sixth
victory in 20 appearances.
But Tony Lee, the British
bred. Texas-owned and Cali
fornia Traced colt Of Fred Turn
er, jr.. could wind up as the
favorite when the mobs march
on the parimutuel windows.
Tony Lee was listed at 4-to-1.
Willie Shoemaker, his rider.
plucked the roses with Cali
fornia's Swaps in 1865, beating
Arcaro and Nashua.
c. v. Whitney's Silver Spoon,
only filly in the race, is listed
at 10 to / but sentiment could
cut that price.
! Brookmeade Stables Sword
Dancer is third choice at S to l
and Jim Norris Easy Spur is
fourth at 6 to /. Bill Boland.
who won the Derby with Mid
dleground. rides Sword Dancer
and Bill Hartack, who scored
with Iron Liege, viii pilot Easy
Spur.
Others in the classic are
Patrice Jacobs Our Dad. the
Briardale Farms Rico Tesio,
the Elkcam Stable and Lou
Chester entry Of Atoll and Open
View. the Claiborne Farms
Ounce, Neil S. McCarthy's Fin
negan. Bayard Sharp's TroiIus.
Kenneth Marshall's John
Bruce, the Jacnot Stables Die
Hard. C. B. Fishbach's Festival
King, Mrs. S. Helene Sadacca's
The Chosen One and Mrs.
Jacques Braunstein's Royal
Orbit.
Tough 10 Figure
It's a tough one 10 inquire.
Casey Hayes. First landings
trainer. said.
Il think the race lies between
the No. 3 (First Landing) and
the No. 8 (Tomy Lee) horses
he continued. Il believe that
No. Is outside post will bother
that horse Sword Dancer a
bit"
"I've been seeing these Der
bies for a half century or more"
said Ben Jones, the former
Calumet trainer and father of
Jimmy. IT don't ever recall
a more open race than this
one"
Nodding assent was Roscoe
Goose, the veteran horseman
who rode Donerail to victory
in 1918 and posted the alI-time
Derby payoff Of $lS4.90 for 81.
i've never seen anything
like it." Goose said. "You
couldn't be really surprised If
any one of 10 or IL horses
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