Evening star., 1961-02-27
WIN, LOSE OR
ND AA
DNAV By FRANCIS STANN
The Result Was Official

HIALEAH, FLA FEB. 27-It is much too early to be
sticking out neck the Kentucky Derbyage horses
you had to make tentative opinion you couldn't say
too much good for the crop
The F1orda-bred Garry Back carried off the 32d
Famingo Stakes Saturday and after stirring stretch
duel over Crozer rewarding spectacle but the
clock took off lot of edge Garry Backs time Of 15O
was far cry from Bold Rulers cocking of 1:47 back
in 1887
~The gentlemen who own and train these 3-year-ods
playing very cozy. They actually split the Famngo
into two divisions The that didn't feel their horses
were up to running the Famngo distance Of mile and
an eighth entered in the 5000 allowance race Just
before the big There in the cheaper race and
seven in the Famingo Beau Prince Garwo Intensive
who finished 12S in the 7furlong event. may be good
or better than the money winners in the socaed feature
IF there were Nashua Bold Ruler around at this
time remarked one horSeman a of these horses would
be running for $4,000. They're all platers."
HAVING A CLOSE affiation with most of the figures
who boss the 3year-ods informant preferred
main anonymous This business my bread and butter
too he said land it's tough to knock it. But these colts
are from hunger unless they do a lot Of improving
I'm California? There's nothing great there either to
my way Of thinking"
All Of which is not an uncommon complaint at this
time of the year Bally Ache the 1860 FIamngo winner
wasn't rated very highly, either, although he turned out
to be very remarkable colt in his short lifetime Incl
dentaly Carry Back happily munching his oats in his
STALL probably hasn't given 1t second thought but win
ming the Famngo the last couple years isn't necessarily
beneficial Bay Ache is dead and Trous the 1859 cham
pion, lived only few weeks after his triumph.
Carry Backs victory especially popular among
Foridans because the optimistic Of them feel he may
develop into another Needles This in 1855 the
first Floridabred to win the Famngo Then he went
to win the Florida Derby Kentucky Derby and Belmont
Stakes.
IT FOLLOWS THAT Needles was considered heroic
figure because Florida sportsmen taking pride
and interest-and putting in money-n their flat plains
as concerns the breeding Of fast horses They feel that
since Needles they've got it licked, finally, and nothing
would please them than Garry Back the
winning touchdown.
The trouble far Isl that Garry Back doesn't too
fast-yet-to be standout 3yearold His lack of dis
tinctive breeding also is matter Of He is by
Saggy only fair sire, and out Of named Joppy who
not only hasn't her family for three generations
hasn't won, either
Charlie johnson, the natty Pmlico publcist, prefers
to take optimistic picture Of the entire We've
got em all eligible for the Preakness Charlie says We've
got the top three in the sixth race-Beau Prince Garwo
and Itensveand the top three in the Flamngo-Carry
Back, Crozier and Your Bill.
And you can't knock any of 'em-not this early"
JIMMY JONES, THE Calumet trainer came in for a
few knocks when he pulled out his pride and joy Beau
Prince, and stuck him in that allowance The
toners had been looking forward to meeting of Carry
Back, Beau Prince and CroZier over distance
Don't knock the guy" our informant says "Jmmy's
lot Of trainer and he's got mouths to feed He's already
taken 10 per cent Of that slab Of dough Yorky in the
Wdener and guess he'd like little more
Then why doesn't he shoot for his 10 per cent Of
$ $40 in the Flamingo2" he asked why 10 cent
Of a $4,000 race?"
Time. man, time. You know the Joneses-Ben and
Jimmy Calumet has lots of rich coming and why
burn out young horse now?"
He sounded little detected He will remain anonymous
but here's clue He had horse in the Flamingo that was