Evening star., 1961-04-02
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS STANN
Fear of the Devils Red

Beau Prince had far mile an eighth
that the last time he met Crozer and Garry Back he
spotted eight pounds he wasn't getting today Beau
Prince was Calumet He to invoke the riding mastery
of Eddie Arcaro and the training genius Jimmy Jones'
This was how it the morning of the 10th Florida
Derby. This was how it has been for years whenever
Calumet horse went to the post in big Crozier was
conceded the binding speed and the law of averages
cause he had lost four straight hearbreakers by
margins-two by nose, by head and another by
half a length.
with $400O18 in earnings during his short lifetime
the Everglades and the Famngo the latter rich test
from which Beau Prince excused That day at Hia-
eah-February 25-Traner put him in an allowance
race, instead.
When Calumet does such things it does not occur to
anybody to use the phrase "dodgng the ISSUE" On the
contrary Calumet is viewed with greater respect and is
rated more dangerous. Calumet afford to wait"
people say.
THE MORE LEARNED racing minds were agreed that
today probably would bring threehors race that of
he favored group Carry Back and Crozer had perhaps the
weightier credentials based past performances But
even the hackers of this pair invariably prefaced their
thinking with, "if it weren't for Calumet Z. ="
Before the downrating Calumet
Leaving out everything ese-Arcaro and the fact
that Beau Prince Bull Lea offspring-a veteran hand
capper saying noon you've got accept the theory
that Calumet is sending out colt that as fit as it's
possible to get horse
Jimmy Jones" he argued without rebutta "haS got
to be the best at conditioning horses. keep thinking
back to Lege who wasn't any outstanding horse
he the Kentucky Derby realize that if Willie Shoe
maker hadn't msudged the finish line and pulled up
Gallant Man he might not have won but the fact is that
Iron Lege did win and he was monument to condition
ing"
BEAU PRINCE WAS the eye-catcher in the Derby
parade Spectaculary handsome of Bull Lea out of
Typhoon by Whirlaway He had the chance today to be-
the 9th offspring of Bull Lea to pass the 100000
mark in earnings He not destined to win but he
creditaby and diSgraced 1t relatively small
field but many accredited track authorities thinking
it was the best in the history of the Florida Derby.
From the time he was conceived, Beau Prince had
everything going for him the finest blood lines the
fabulous stable the great trainer With meticulous
Calumet chose the rider apparently best fitted to the
colt Since September of 1860 variety of riders, all top
notcherS, had tried to make him win
Chris Rogers couldn't pull it off, could Howard
Grant, Steve Brooks and Johnny Sellers But Arcaro
all three times he rode and today with much at stake
and the Kentucky Derby near Arcaro again in
the devils red silks
The same blood that flowed in the veins of Citation,
Twilight Tear, Coaltown Armed, Mark-Ye-Wel Bewitch,
Two Lea Yory and others flows in Beau Prince
At post time there nothing to be done. 1t
in the laps Of the gods.
BEAU PRINCE GAVE It the big try when the field
broke smarty the sloppy strip which under water
this morning after violent thunderstorm Kept in check
he came with rush the far turn but so did Carry
and Crozer and down the stretch they bated just
they figured to do.
In the final couple of jumps Garry Back nipped
Crozer, who ducking out from the rail he tried
Also ridden out was Beau Prince.
The pride of Calumet had no excuses and NOBODY,
including Arcaro tried to advance At the eighth pole
it looked like might win it" Master Eddie said but we
weren't good enough Crozer did not bother when he
ducked out because he was well in front of me-"
For Calumet it a setback, but not major one. II
the colt out all right there be other days to take
whacks Garry Back and Croer AS the curtain fell there
little doubt to the big three of the Derbyage horses