Evening star., 1960-02-21
WIDENER
WIDENER
Sword Dancer 9th
As HioIeoh Fovorite
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totia Park passed the mile
mark in 1885.
Victoria Park. who paid $8.40,
is owned by E. P. Taylor Wind
field Stables, the Calumet Farm
of Canada, and won 7 of 10
races as a 2-year-old. This was
his first 1860 start.
In the $l26,OO0 Widener there
we're quite a few surprises-the
top one, of course, being the
sorry showing of Sword Dancer
The 1859 champion carried l29
peunds-conceding 6 pounds to
Bald Eagle and 10 to On-and-
On-but Arcaro emphasized
later that he didn't think
weight had anything to do with
the Brookmeade Aces poor
showing.
Trainer NOncOmmittal
Elliott Burch, Sword Dane
er's trainer, had little to say
about his horses showing. I'll
Just have to see how much this
race took out of him before de-
Gliding our future plans"
Another unexpected develop
ment was the fact that On
and-On did not go to the front
as he had done in the shorter
McLennan. Jockey Brooks
statement after the race indi-
Gated that this strategy wasn't
planned. but came about as
q result of.an early humping.
"Ussery's horse (Talent
Show came over on us going
to the first turn and 1 had to
pull up, thereby bothering
Ounce. I didn't exactly try to
take the lead going to the first
turn, but under the circum-
stances when Talent Show
came over I couldn't do any,
thing about it."
S79,700 For Bald Eagle
What Brooks did thereafter
was to rate On-and-On back
with Bald Eagle until both
horses launched big moves
nearing the mile mark. But
once Bald Eagle got in front
after turning into the stretch
there was no catching him, al
though On-and-On and Brooks
never stopped trying.
Bald Eagles impressive tri.
umph added $79.700 to his
earnings for Guggenheim's Cair
Hoy Stable, which last year lee
the Nation, in that respect
Woody Stephens, the Cain Hoy
trainer, had the 5-year-old sor
of Nasrullah in peak condition
today and those who backec
him so heavily certainly knew
what they were doing-as II
turned out,
When the start came in the
Widener before a National TV
audience, Talent Show took the
lead at once. closely followed BY
Day Court, Oligarchy and On
and-On, with Sword Dancer
Bald Eagle and Ounce trailing
Turning into the backstretch
Oligarchy was in front, followed
by Talent Show and Day Court
Both Ycaza and Brooks ap'
peared to be holding theil
mounts in check, as was Arcade
on. Sword Dancer.
OGgarchy was through aftel
three-quarters and Day Cour'
took over the lead. with On
and-On moving up fast to b'
second. Coming around the biz
bend, Ycaza turned Bald Eagle
loose and he was in front in
flash. with On -and-On his onl!
serious rival.
The eccentric On-and-On re-
sponded we'll to Brooks slash
ing and for a time it seemet
that Calumet might win it
seventh Widener. But Ycazs
got busy on Bald Eagle ant
that powerful-striding colt. likI
On-and-On a son of NaSrullah
retained his margin of nearl!
a length.
Mr.. Truman appeared in tht
winners circle afterward anc
was given a tremendous hanc
by. the crowd before George B
Widener made the trophy pres
entation.
1t was the bettingest Grove
in Hialeah history as the han
die of $2.839.716 established al
all-time record.
The Truman party had t,