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Resorts and Travel Farm and Garden Obituaries Sunday WIN, LOSE OR Slaf SPORTS Educational ???C SIXTEEN PAGES WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 31, 1957 DRAW By FRANCIS STANN A Day With the Master MIAMI, Mar. 30.—The pangs of hunger awoke Eddie Gen, Arcaro and he reached for the telephone and called room Duke Wins, Ties World Mark; service, ordering a steak for breakfast. The Millionaire on Horseback, as Eddie has been called, normally eats boiled eggs, but his Friday fish dinner had been light and the 41- year-old rider is one of the fortunate ones. Some jockeys must forego food entirely until after a day of racing, but even with a steak in him Arcaro weighs only 108 stripped. Dedicate Noses Out As he blue-green Third waited for the food he saw the Atlantic Brother from the picture window of his suite in the Ivanhoe and the v . i fishing boats trolling offshore. The sky was bright and sunny. It was a perfect day for the $123,600 Florida Derby and Rich Campbell Calumet Star Arcaro, the master, was to ride the favorite, Bold Ruler. Eddie had a mild head cold, but when the steak arrived Dream as Turns Tables he ate with relish and pushed aside the tray. He called the Race operator with instructions not to ring his telephone until 11 On Bold and went back to sleep. After all, there was a long Bowie Closes Ruler o'clock By day ahead and a night plane to catch for New York. By JOSEPH B. KELLY WHEELER JOHNSON Stir Racing Editor Btar Staff Correspondent put Willie Horn, who manages Arcaro, got up early, on a In a handicapper's dream fin- Kilhlv' v wMlt ‘ jMI MIAMI, Mar. 30. Calumet pjir of trunks and went to cabana No. 7 for a spot of break- ish, Mrs. Jan Burke’s Dedicate, Farm threw a potent one-two fast and sun. As he lolled he was joined by Willie Shoemaker, the 11-to-10 favorite, utilized his punch at Bold Ruler in today's who had the mount on the outsider, Shan Pac, and by sturdy legs, game heart and. $123,600 Florida Derby at Gulf- Westrope. finally, even his nose to stave off j stream Park, and this time there Jackie the fast-charging Third Brother was little doubt that its ** * * Gen. and win the SIOO,OOO-added John Duke was a better horse than WHEN THE OPERATOR rang at 11 o’clock, Arcaro began B. Campbell Memorial Handicap the Wheatley Stable ace. the to dress for the trip to the track. His regular agent. Melvin at Bowie yesterday. A frenzied M nL||pfj gyj /jjL 3-to-5 favorite. (Bones) Boyne, lining up racing fee La New York commitments crowd of 21.550 enthusi- H For Gen. was in Duke, craftily ridden at Jamaica next week. Temporarily, Cliff Carter has been asts witnessed the thriller, next by Willie Hartack, not only beat handling Eddie's assignments here and he had contracted for to the last race on a highly suc- his arch rival by a length and cessful 41-day meeting. a half, but he also equaled ace jockey to ride only two other races today. idpHßflv % liß the the Four of the eight starters in. mmm mm f world record by running a mile not «¦ There was plenty of time. Eddie’s first mount was this Maryland classic battled it |p Hp and an eighth in 1:4615. This until the third race. He was a colt named Military Trail, out in the early stretch, but the was a fifth of a second faster choice of the track handicapper. The other was Buddy in the final yards eliminated a surpris- than Bold Ruler turned in when ing 132-1 shot, Akbar Khan, as he beat race. This is a familiar pattern for Arcaro, who does not the Calumet ace by a sixth well the well-liked Paper Flamingo by riding in six races and as neck in the at Hialeah believe in knocking himself out Tiger, and left the two bitter four weeks ago. No other 3-year- then trying to win himself 10 per cent of a SIOO,OOO purse. rivals to battle it to the wire, ' V old anywhere ever approached ‘‘lt's like this with Eddie,” Horn explained. “He likes to .just as they had done in the Jr either mark. He himself Bowie Handicap two weeks ago. This was the meeting ride once, maybe twice, before a big race. blows * fourth It was so close that Jockey ~ of the great and studies the track.” ilit Jfi two colts since late out Angel Valenzuela, who rode in January and the score now is Contrary to popular opinion. Arcaro had no appointment Third Brother in the silks of tied at two victories apiece. But BSSS| hit*' .M ... •. wEIzL with Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, trainer of Wheatley’s Bold Christopher Chenery. thought he because of the manner in which might have won it, but the Gen. Ruler, for pre-race strategy. “I’llsee Mr. Fitz in the paddock," cam- Duke and Hartack wept era settled the decision in favor past Bold Ruler said. “After all. I know the colt.” and Eddie Ar- Eddie of Dedicate, who had dropped an caro in the stretch this after- “Arcaro can say that again,” Westrope said. “Except that identical verdict to Third Broth- noon. there is little doubt that Ted Atkinson rode him a couple of times, that horse has er in the Bowie. the Calumet combination Will be never known any other rider.” Bill Boland was the winning a strong favorite in the longer rider. Kentucky Derby, just five weeks ** * * GEN. DUKE IN COMMAND—Calumet Farm’s Gen. , is now pulling out after beating Wheatley Stable’s away. Akbar Khan Third ARCARO HAD WORKED Bold Ruler last Tuesday, arising Duke has just streaked across the finish line, equal- Bold Ruler, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, by a length and rrhree-quarters of a length be- a world Iron Liege Close Third before the light of day, and the result was somewhat impres- ing record, to upset Bold Ruler in the SIOO,- a half. Iron Liege, Gen. Duke’s stablemate (extreme hind the first two came the 000-added Florida Derby yesterday at right), Calumet Trainer Jimmy Jones sive. With the master guiding the son of Nasrullah-Miss Cockfleld Stable’s Akbar Khan, Gulfstream was third. Shan Pac was fourth and Federal barely missed making it one-two Disco, they went seven furlongs in l:22 2 a. In the gray light the lightweight of the field with Park. Ridden by Willie Hartack, Gen. Duke was Hill (far left rear) was fifth and last after setting over the colt trained by 82-year- Mr. Fitz had to flag down Arcaro, and still Bold Ruler, easing 108 pounds, to take third money. clocked in 1:46 4/5 for the mile and an eighth and the pace.—AP Wirephoto. old Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons. At up. galloped out the Derby distance of a mile and a furlong Another three-quarters of a .the finish. Iron Liege, the other length Mrs. Ethel D. ! of Gene in l:50 2 after easing up at mile in l:36's. back was half Mrs. Markey’s s a cobs' Paper Tiger, who hung entry, Arcaro was asked in was only a head behind “What kind of a horse is Bold Ruler?” the last sixteenth just when it Bold Ruler closing stoutly stage?" after before the race. “Is he as good as Nashua at the same seemed he would sweep along to Senators' Big Inning Beats Yankees,7-5 the inside. At one point , “Nashua didn’t always want to run." Eddie replied with victory. in midstretch, just before Har- characteristic frankness. "Bold Ruler always wants to run. The favorite players really tack turned Gen. Duke loose, it poured it on Dedicate. Despite though “Ifyou had your choice of Florida Derby mounts,” he was Ramos, Chakales looked as Dave Erb the 124 pounds on his back, might win it all with Iron Liege. asked, “would you another one?” pick across the board tickets on him Podres Is Hot Hawks Win Over Celtics Hurl Five-Hitter; But when Gen. Duke really “I wouldn’t trade mounts.” Arcaro said. paid only $4.20, $2.80 and $2 40 started running, all Derby it was “Can Bold Ruler go a route? Not only the Florida Third Brother, the second choice Ditmar Pounded over. The entry was second choice the Kentucky Derby distance, too?” at nearly 4 to 1, returned $4 and at 19 to 10. route but I n 2 By BURTON HAWKINS . $3.60, Overtimes, and show tickets on Akbar 125-123 T. A. Grissom’s Pac, Arcaro shrugged. “Ask the man upstairs,” he answered. But Reds Star Staff Correspondent Shan tWk ’ Khan, Beat the rank outsider, UP).— * * * * dwin- BOSTON. Mar. 30 The points in the first half, reached 18-to-l outsider ridden by Wilfc $7.40. ST. PETERSBURG. Fla.. Mar dled to St. Louis Hawks withstood its peak regular Shoemaker, finished well to jfcr FIRST MOUNT, Military Trail, went off at a as time was ; 30.—The Senators staggered the 1 ARCARO’S The finish was a testimonial fourth, 2 4 lengths behind Iron claiming event for a withering Celtics rally for a running out when Sharman Yankees with a 6-run second in- 2 to 1 in the third race, a 6 -furlong to the weight Job done by John Liege. Shan Pac was a length Erskine, ,:ning today and hung to win $3,200 purse.