Evening star., 1960-02-15
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS STANN
A Colt Called BoIIy Ache


MIAMI Feb. 15-When the time came to christen the
little fellow, Leonard Fruchtman of Toledo Ohio and his
trainer, Jimmy Pitt wrote down names to submit to
The Jockey Club Then Owner Fruchman threw down his
pen in resignation.
You know" he prophesied soury mot one of these
names is going to get approval They've all been used in
the past, something"
Il know" Trainer Pitt agreed Naming horse is
plain damned belyache"
That's it," Fruchtman exclaimed "Bellvache that
is, Baly Ache. The sire -"
The sire the Irish horse Balydam The sixth and
nnal name Bay Ache was approved by The Jockey Club
Most people think horrendous almost distastefu on
the tongue Bug Juice Messrs Fruchman and Pitt think
it's good name
They think Baly Ache good 3-year-old They think
he could be the winner of the Flamngo Stakes the Ken
lucky Derby the Preakness and perhaps the horse of
the year.
WITH THE CHRISTENING of Baly Ache began the
strange saga of horse and of Trainer Pitt and of
Jockey Bob USSery year ago Bally Ache was vanned
here from Sunshine Park, the non-Big Apple track in
Florida He won the first division of the Hiaeah Juvenile
Everybody said, Well that's all you can expect
three-furlong job Everett Clay Haeah was recalling
tooay Then ne won four stakes each little longer
Mike Barry wrote very funny piece for his Irish
American Weekly in Louisville. can't tell as Mike wrote
It, but 1t was to the effect that Bally Ache was three
furlong horse than iver then sevener and finally it
had become embarrassing
Right now he's the colt they've all got to beat in the
Flamingo There's saying around the track Beat Baly
Acne and take the money. He's 6-5 and fewer and
fewer people making an issue of the mile an
eighth distance on February 27
He's beautiful thing. You might even say he's the
most photogenic horse in America, although not for
looks alone"
MR.. CLAY WHO is BOTH secretary and publicity
director OF Haleah referring Baly Aches probably
unique feat of losing exactly $4190 in photo finishes in
1883 The Oho-owned colt second in 100000 races
last year with the having decide just about
every one of the finishes
The $41927O is the difference in first and second
monies in the five offering gross sums meaning the
Arlington Futury, Saping Washington Park Futurity
worlds Playground and the Garden State Nevertheless
Baly Ache was back of only Warfare as the leading
2year-old money winner and behind only the same colt
in the final SO ratings.
In the Arlington Futurity Bally Ache lost bv a neck
to T. " Lark. Instead of collecting net $15O3125O he
settled for $4,000 In the Sapling he lost by head to
SKY Cpper-$27934 against $82617 if he'd won Vene-
an way clipped him by half length in the Washington
Fark Futurlty Vital Force by neck in the Worlds Play
ground and Warfare by half length in the worlds
richest race the Garden State
All that runnerup stuff out of his system" Owner
Fruchtman declares hopefully Hes fit ready to co."
procaims Trainer Pitt II wouldn't surprised he were
the Kentucky Derby winner, after what he showed in
winning the Hibiscus and Bahamas Stakes here Pubicist
Clay says.
BALLY ACHES REGULAR rider is Ussery represent
Ing another facet to the saga Ussery runnerup to Willie
shoemaker in the 1859 national jockey standing has more
than eight years of fine riding under his belt But he's
never won 100000 purse.
If the colt will stick with me- I'll stick with him"
uSery pronounces Il know couple of things about the
colt; he's fast and he is game son-of-a -a-gun"
Inc trainer Jimmy Pitt? 1t happens that he is the
leading trainer at Sunshine Park which is located at
OoSmar smackdab in the approximate center of Tampa
clearwater and St. Petersburg All of his horses except
baly Acne and one 2-yearold, stabbed at the one
me 4eaKy-oo track Pitt commuteS by airship whenever
Bally Ache has major work. or races.
mere nothing fashionable about Bay Ache and his
oleeolg nor are Fruchtman Pitt and Ussery pre-
sSeiy household names. But the day soon could come
Hlaeah veterans hazard, when thing named Bay Ache
coulo become the beSt-known horse in the land.
FOR WHILE" Everett Clay confesses "I thought
nad an authentic angle this colt actually likes the
sulphur water we've got here thrves on it, talked to
ffuchtman and Pitt and they attributed much of Bally
Aches success to his liking for our water Although long
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