Evening star., 1961-02-20
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CoIumet Rises Aooin

! MIAMI, FEB 2O-People who should know are con-
vinced that Calumet Farm after a couple of
years ready to dominate racing as it did when not only
Citation but Coaltown too carried the DEVILS red silks
After the way Yorky the Widener the fabed farm
that was built out Of baking powder has an ace. And
Jimmy Jones' the trainer admits that he has few other
high cards among the 3yearods Most Of ALL we've got
barnfu Of 2yearolds," Jones adds in rare burst Of
enthusiasm, that represent the best crop ever"
Yet in the wake of the $125 800 Widener by Yorky
after stirring stretch duel with Never Give In there comes
deal Of hard feeling Of it aimed toward Calumet.
It IL reminiscent Of the days when the Yankees were at
their peak and according to she frustrated ball clubs
trying to beat them were getting all the best OF the UNI
pires' decisions.
They seem to have special standard for Calumet"
says Bobby Dotter trainer of Gus Rings good stretch
running horse Don Poggo. I'VE gave Yorky six pounds
in the McLennan and finished second to him Comes the
Widener and have to concede 10 pounds Does that
make senSe?"
IF THERE is WEAKNESS to the Widener 1t Is In the
weight allowances They made up January O. Don
Poggio given 1875 pounds to carry and despite his de-
feat by Yoy at 100 pounds in the McLennan, no aerna
ton was made Don Poggio packed 1 pounds and Yorky
was dropped to 116.
colt beaten by half length Saturday. "The whole
race joke under the weight conditions" Trainer
Eddie Hoon blasted How you going to beat the best
horse when he gets in with 1852" Jockey Bob Ussey de-
manded That stable (Caumet does the thing every
year."
Whether he realized it or not Ussery was confirming
what great racing people think today And that is
Yorkys status "the best horse" If he isn't tops he's
close to It, BY the token only big wealthy estab
nshment like Calumet could afford to wait this of
Bull Lea, out Of the War Admiral Waynoke.
Calumet was footing feed bills for Yorky as 2-year-
old and never sent him to the The vets tabs were
terrific because Yory subject to any number Of a
ments Money-wise, he probably still hasn't paid his way
Even with the ITO purse Saturday he still has only
$169,235 at age four This els peanuts today.
CRITICS OF THE McLENNAN handicappng system
have got to buck the record of this rich and famous
That was the oath running Saturday The margin OF victory
half a length large Wideners 60. Eleven Of the
previous % runnings decided by than neck
usually less Try matching that mile aquarter
distance.
They rarely have anything except fast track-and
true onefor this test Only twice has the strip been other
than fast Back in 1850 it ruled slow and in 1857
was called good
Johnny Sellers who rode Yorky appeared to give him
self credit for coming out OF the pocket at the
far turn In lengthy postrace statement he spoke Of
pulling bit of deception" Ussery.
II knew Never Give In the outside Of me and
lot of horse Sellers said my horse wasn't ready to
yet but made move like was going through on the
inside Then Ussery made his just like wanted him
to do"
NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING away from Sellers and his
strategem but from the press box looked the young
found himself in pocket and got out of not because
USsey was an nwary accompce and sooge but because
Sellers simply had the best horse
couple Of months ago the name of Yorky didn't ring
bell. Not loud and clear Now the judges OF horse
flesh rave about him. There's question about 1t, he can
run. Sellers had all the best of it In the Widener
Yorky may have the sheer speed of Never Give In
and when Don Poggos barn talks of running mile and
half even two miles it may be referring to longer dis
tance than Yorky But the Widener distance of
mile and quarter pretty well classic and the Calumet
horse was running faster at the finish than anything else
including Don. Poggio
This Is running horse, Yorky. He is the Arnold
Palmer in his field, or at least he's getting that way
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