S3854 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 30, 1997 am proud that Colorado was chosen to COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY The last favorite to win the derby host this historically important meet- Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, I ask and the only undefeated triple crown ing. unanimous consent that the Commit- champion in history, The Denver area is symbolically im- tee on the Judiciary be authorized to came into the famed mile and a quarter portant for being centrally located be- meet during the session of the Senate race full of promise. Overcoming a dis- tween our European partners to the on Wednesday, April 30, 1997, at 10 a.m. astrous start, the big bay righted him- east, our Japanese partner to the west, to hold a hearing on Department of self and headed for the front where he and the Canadian partner to the north. Justice oversight. would remain for the rest of the race, Furthermore, the thriving industries in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without securing the first of the three jewels he Colorado and the robust economy of objection, it is so ordered. would collect during the spring of 1977. the Denver area reflect the growing COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES A mere 11 horses in history have won economic importance of Colorado in Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, I ask the triple crown, with only 3 accom- the international arena. unanimous consent that the Commit- plishing the feat since 1948. Select com- The Denver area is a recognized lead- tee on Labor and Human Resources be pany indeed. If is the er in aerospace, telecommunications, authorized to meet for a hearing on sport of kings then Seattle Slew is biotechnology, high technology, health equal opportunity in Federal construc- truly one of its emperors. care, education, recreation, and tour- tion, during the session of the Senate Some may think the champion stal- ism. We are proud to share these on Wednesday, April 30, 1997, at 9:30 lion now lives the ‘‘Life of Riley’’ at achievements with the rest of the glob- a.m. Robert and Alice Clay’s Three Chim- al community. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without I would also like to commend those objection, it is so ordered. neys Farm in Midway, KY. But, Seattle Slew did not stop setting records when dedicated Coloradans who serve as law COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION enforcement officials, emergency medi- Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, I ask his racing days were behind him, a fact cal technicians, firefighters, and health unanimous consent that the Commit- I know the Clay family is eternally care providers, as well as the countless tee on Rules and Administration be au- grateful for. He has sired dozens of volunteers, who will provide invaluable thorized to meet during the session of champions who have racked up almost services and contributions in support the Senate on Wednesday, April 30, $50 million in career earnings. of the summit. Given the importance of 1997, beginning at 9:30 a.m. until busi- The world recognizes that Three this meeting, they have been working ness is completed, to hold a hearing to Chimneys is known for its champions, hard on their preparations to help en- consider revisions to title 44. but even among the daunting lineup sure that the summit will proceed The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without stabled in Midway, Seattle Slew stands smoothly. This summit would not be objection, it is so ordered. out. possible without their donations of SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE So, here’s to the Clays, Three Chim- time, hospitality, and commitment. Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, I ask neys, and most importantly one of the I urge my colleagues to support pas- unanimous consent that the Select great legends in sport, Seattle Slew. As sage of this resolution. Committee on Intelligence be author- I grow older, 20 years seems like a very f ized to meet during the session of the brief time, but it has been more than Senate on Wednesday, April 30, 1997, at AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO long enough for this great stallion to 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing on in- MEET leave his indelible mark on the sport telligence matters. and those who love him. COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. President, I ask that an article TRANSPORTATION objection, it is so ordered. from the April 27 Herald Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, I ask SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND Leader be printed in the RECORD. unanimous consent that the Senate SPACE Committee on Commerce, Science, and Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, I ask The article follows: Transportation be authorized to meet unanimous consent that the Science, [From the Lexington Herald-Leader, Apr. 27, on April 30, 1997, at 9:30 a.m. on the Technology, and Space Subcommittee 1997] nomination of Andrew Pincus to be of the Senate Committee on Com- A CHAMPION ENDURES General Counsel of the Department of merce, Science, and Transportation be (By Mark Story) Commerce. authorized to meet on Wednesday, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without April 30, 1997, at 2 p.m. on telepresence. He had no reason to be a champion. objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without In a sport where pedigree is everything, Se- COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND objection, it is so ordered. attle Slew was a commoner, the son of an unproven, unknown sire (Bold Reasoning) TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITIES Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, I ask Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, I ask who would die not long after Slew’s birth. unanimous consent that the Senate unanimous consent that the Sub- He was born deformed, ‘‘turned out in Committee on Commerce, Science, and front,’’ which meant at least one of his legs committee on Securities of the Com- was not correctly aligned to the rest of his Transportation be authorized to meet mittee on Banking, Housing, and body. on April 30, 1997, at 10 a.m. on emerging Urban Affairs be authorized to meet In his first year of life, he was so awkward trade issues on the U.S. consumer. during the session of the Senate on his handlers nicknamed him ‘‘Baby Huey’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Wednesday, April 30, 1997, to conduct after the accident-prone cartoon character. objection, it is so ordered. an oversight hearing on Social Secu- Only by a freak of nature could such a COMMITTEE ON FINANCE rity investment in the securities mar- horse aspire to greatness. Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, the Fi- kets. But in the world of racing, freaks do occur. nance Committee requests unanimous The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Twenty years ago this spring, Seattle Slew consent to conduct a hearing on objection, it is so ordered. stamped himself with racing immortality. Wednesday, April 30, 1997, beginning at f Overcoming one obstacle after another, he 9:45 p.m. in room 215 Dirksen. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS became the only horse ever to win the Triple The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Crown—the Derby, the Preakness objection, it is so ordered. and the Belmont—with an unbeaten record. COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RECOGNIZING THE 20-YEAR ANNI- Then, after almost dying from a mysteri- Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, I ask VERSARY OF SEATTLE SLEW’S ous viral illness, he returned to the track as unanimous consent on behalf of the TRIPLE CROWN a 4-year-old and re-established his legend, defeating 1978 Triple Crown champion Af- Governmental Affairs Committee to ∑ Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I firmed along the way. meet on Wednesday, April 30, 1997, at 2 rise today to pay tribute to a true Ken- tucky legend. Triple Crown winners As a sire, Slew has also attained greatness, p.m. for a hearing on fighting crime producing champions such as 1984 Derby win- and violence in the District of Colum- have a special place in every thorough- ner Swale, Slew o’ Gold and . The leg- bia. bred racing fan’s heart, especially endary Cigar is a Seattle Slew grandson, as The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without those of us who are lucky enough to is Pulpit, one of the favorites for this year’s objection, it is so ordered. have enjoyed their successes. Derby. April 30, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3855 At 23, Slew shows little sign of slowing lem was traffic—not horses on the track, but Eventually, Turner would sue the owners, down. He continues to be a productive sire, cars parked around the track. There were so claiming they reneged on a promise to give commanding a $100,000 stud fee while stand- many that Seattle Slew could not get to the him a lucrative lifetime breeding share in ing at Three Chimneys Farm. track. Seattle Slew. Not a bad life’s work for a freak. When he finally made it, the race was al- Shortly after Turner was fired, Seattle ‘‘This horse is all heart, every bit heart,’’ most an anticlimax. Slew controlled the Slew almost died. said Mickey Taylor, one of Slew’s owners pace from the front and easily defeated Run For four days in January of ’78, the horse during his racing days and his syndicate Dusty Run by 4 lengths. ran a fever. For a time, he refused to eat or manager now. ‘‘He tried his best at every- The 10th Triple Crown winner, Slew was drink. His bodily functions ceased. A low thing we ever asked him to do. And he had the only one who was undefeated at the time white blood cell count suggested a serious in- the talent to do about anything we asked.’’ he won. fection. His owners were distraught. Karen Taylor AN OBSTACLE COURSE OFF-THE-TRACK WOES would cradle the ill horse’s head on her lap, For Seattle Slew, nothing ever came eas- Seattle Slew’s racing brilliance was nearly and sing him lullabies. ily. matched by the turbulence that would engulf ‘‘Ninety-nine percent of horses would have His trip through the Triple Crown was an his owners and handlers over the years. died,’’ Mickey Taylor said. epic tale of problems overcome. At the time of the , Karen Slew didn’t. In fact, he recovered and re- Derby obstacle. Sent off as the 1–2 favorite Taylor, Mickey’s wife, was listed as the turned to the track to win five of seven races by a Derby crowd of 124,038, he very nearly owner. as a 4-year-old (both losses were in photo fin- lost the race in the starting gate. A former flight attendant, Karen Taylor ishes). He added to his legacy by defeating Fractious in the gate, Slew was caught became a media darling in the spring of 1977 and was 1978’s Champion Older flat-footed when it opened. He nearly reared for her unassuming ways. ‘‘I live in a mobile Horse. coming out of the gate, came very close to home and I drive a pickup truck,’’ she said What almost killed Slew? Mickey Taylor making a sideways start and alarmingly then, ‘‘but I’ve got a hell of a horse.’’ said he knows, but will not reveal it until near to throwing . But by the time the horse ran in the Bel- Seattle Slew’s career at stud is finished. He Before he ever started running, he was five mont, it had become public that the owner- did say the horse was not poisoned. lengths behind the field. ship of Seattle Slew was more complex. But even after Seattle Slew’s racing career In the Churchill Downs owner’s boxes, It turned out the horse was actually owned ended, the turmoil among his ‘‘Crew’’ did Mickey Taylor put down his binoculars. through a corporation (Wooden Horse Invest- not. By 1992, the owners were suing each ‘‘I wished we were anyplace else in the ments Inc.) by the pension and profit-sharing other. world at that moment,’’ he said last week. ‘‘I plans of Dr. James Hill and a logging com- Once, Hill and Taylor had been so close thought we were cooked.’’ pany owned by Mickey Taylor, Karen’s hus- that Hill said they did not need a contract to On the track, Cruguet didn’t feel much bet- band. do business: ‘‘A handshake with a man I ter. But the French jockey made a snap deci- Hill, at the time a -based veteri- trust’’ was enough, he said. sion. He asked Slew for everything he had. narian, had helped the Taylors pick out Se- In 1992, Hill filed suit against Taylor, ‘‘It was do or die,’’ Cruguet said last week. attle Slew at the 1975 Fasig-Tipton yearling claiming that Taylor had, among other ‘‘It was easy to decide for me: We had to go.’’ sale. things, siphoned money from their corpora- And go Slew did. As an act of friendship, they say now, the tion, used corporation money to buy houses Flying toward the front, he bulled through Taylors eventually made Hill a half-owner in for family members and hired and overpaid horses and, miraculously, was within a head Seattle Slew. his relatives. of the leader, For The Moment, after a quar- New York racing officials looked askance In November of ’93, a jury in Lexington ter mile. at Slew’s ownership structure. found for Hill and awarded him $4.4 million. More miraculously, Slew did not tire after In court documents from a subsequent law- Now, the Taylors said they do not speak his sprint to the front. He won by 13⁄4 lengths suit, Taylor and Hill maintained that owner- with the Hills. over Run Dusty Run. ship of Seattle Slew was set up as it was for ‘‘There really isn’t much there to be said,’’ The win was sweet vindication for Slew tax reasons. Karen Taylor said. trainer . Early on, Turner had But in New York, it was against the rules ‘IT’S ALMOST LIKE HE KNOWS’ decided never to ask Seattle Slew to do too for a practicing veterinarian to have owner- Today, Seattle Slew occupies a 16 16 stall much in training. He was afraid if he worked ship in a horse. The rationale was that it in the main stallion barn at Three Chimneys him too hard, the horse’s natural inclination created at least the appearance of a conflict Farm. toward speed would become dominant and of interest if a vet were treating horses who Among those quartered with him are two Slew would never develop the stamina re- might race against a horse he owned. of his sons, Slew O’ Gold and Capote as well quired to run Classic distances. On August 25 of ’77, New York racing offi- as such well-known horses as and Wild This was a courageous, disciplined training cials suspended Hill for 30 days. He called the Again. decision—and one widely second-guessed in suspension unjust, but did not appeal. Even at 23, Slew boasts the top stud fee at the weeks leading up to the ’77 Derby. The For the ‘‘Slew Crew,’’ as the horse’s the farm ($100,000). ‘‘He’s one of the most po- joke was that Turner was ‘‘walking Slew up connnections were called, the trouble was tent horses we have,’’ said Three Chimneys to the Derby.’’ just beginning. Stallion Manager Wes Lanter. It took guts to stay with it. After the Belmont, trainer Turner an- As a sire, Slew has emerged as clearly su- ‘‘This was a very fast horse,’’ Cruguet said. nounced that Slew would be taking several perior to the other two modern Triple Crown ‘‘A lot of people would have burnt him up. months off from training. He even had the winners, Secretariat and Affirmed. Billy did a very good job getting him to racing shoes taken off the horse’s hooves. ‘‘It’s not even close,’’ said William Munn, a stretch out and run distances.’’ But in a controversial decision, the owners pedigree expert based in Fort Preakness obstacle. But speed was the overruled him and decided to race Seattle Lauderdale, Fla. problem in the Preakness. A talented, fresh Slew in the $300,000 Stakes at Holly- Seattle Slew has had success on both sides speed horse, Cormorant, would try Slew at wood Park in July. of his line. He sired another Kentucky Derby Pimlico after skipping the Derby. The race was a disaster. winner, Swale (1984) and another Horse of the Cormorant’s connections were so confident Sent off as the 1-5 favorite, Slew never year, A.P. Indy (1992). On the other side, they showed up in Baltimore sporting ‘‘Slew fired and was humiliated, finishing a badly Cigar, who tied Citation’s North American Who?’’ T-shirts. beaten fourth, 16 lengths behind winner J.O. record with 16 straight wins, was the son of Then Cormorant drew the inside post posi- Tobin. a Seattle Slew mare. tion, the place to be on a Pimlico track with To this day, the Taylors maintain that Though there are no guarantees in the tight turns and a bias toward speed. Turner signed off on shipping Slew west, but world of horse health, farm officials think In the race, Cormorant beat Slew to the the trainer was widely quoted after the race Slew has a good chance to live into his 30s. front and to the rail. He then held his spot, saying that was untrue. In one interview, he Many of Seattle Slew’s days start about 7 forcing Seattle Slew to race him around the called it ‘‘the dumbest thing I ever heard.’’ a.m., when he is saddled and ridden around track on the outside. ‘‘After the Belmont, (Seattle Slew) was the all-weather track at Three Chimneys, So Cruguet and Slew dug in. They hooked dead,’’ Cruguet said, ‘‘. . . The owners, they where he has stood at stud since 1985. Cormorant in a withering speed duel, run- thought he was a machine.’’ (Continuing his knack for finding off-the- ning the fastest mile (1:344⁄5) in Preakness Cruguet said he knew after a quarter mile track turmoil, Seattle Slew began his stal- history. that he was on a beaten horse. ‘‘This horse lion career at the ill-fated Farm, Cormorant wilted; Slew didn’t, and fin- had never lost,’’ Cruguet said. ‘‘It was not a which collapsed financially in 1988). ished the race 11⁄2 lengths ahead of Iron Con- good feeling.’’ It is fairly unusual for horses standing at stitution. From that day on, things were never the stud to be ridden, but Three Chimneys rides Belmont obstacle. In the Belmont, the same for the original ‘‘Slew Crew.’’ all its stallions. problem was supposed to be distance. Many By December of 1977, the owners had fired ‘‘We think it keeps them healthy, and we thought Slew was not bred to run 11⁄2 miles. Turner. The sides could never heal the think it keeps them happy,’’ said Farm Man- But that turned out to be a breeze; the prob- breach over the decision to ship west. ager Dan Rosenberg. S3856 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 30, 1997 The man who knows Slew better than any- would like to see such leadership exercised at Plymouth Church. At the last mo- one, his groom of 15 years, Tom Wade, says within the context of the United Nations ment, the location of the speech was Slew hasn’t changed much over the years. He System. However, as you are well aware, the changed to Cooper Union where Lin- has a touch of arthritis and his back has viability of that system has been seriously drooped just a bit. ‘‘But he’s a fit horse,’’ jeopardized because of the non-payment or coln made an address which introduced Wade said. ‘‘You can look at him and see late payment of dues by many member na- him to the eastern United States that.’’ tions. The principal debtor, by far, is the which, in turn, led to his nomination Now, as the 20th anniversary of his Triple United States. This country’s failure to meet for the Presidency less than 3 months Crown approaches, Judy DeHaan, the exer- its legal obligations as a UN member sets a later. Lincoln worshiped at Plymouth cise rider at Three Chimneys, has noticed deplorable example for others and is not a Church on two occasions, the only something funny about Slew. proper way to exercise leadership. Rather, it ‘‘It’s almost like he knows,’’ she said. tarnishes the good name of the United States times he attended church services in ‘‘He’s gotten a little spring in his step again. in the international community and dimin- New York State. Lately, it’s like ‘Hold on Judy. We’re gonna ishes our effectiveness in world affairs. For Following the end of the Civil War, go.’ this reason, among others, we submit to you the congregation of Plymouth Church ‘‘Even at 23, on his good days, he’s still got copies of petitions signed by 1417 Minneso- it.’’∑ tans calling on the United States to pay its supported the position that women and f current and back dues to the UN promptly black men should have the right to and in full. The collection of these signa- vote. Even after the 15th amendment PAYMENT OF LEGAL OBLIGATIONS tures is the result of a local drive by the to the Constitution gave newly emanci- TO THE UNITED NATIONS Minnesota Chapter and a recent national pated black men the right to vote, drive by the national organization of the ∑ Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I Plymouth Church continued to advo- World Federalists Association, on the occa- cate for the right of women to vote. rise today to join with over 1,400 of my sion of the 50th anniversary of the United constituents from Minnesota who have Nations. This initiative is consistent with Reverend Beecher was the only man signed a petition calling for the pay- one of the accompanying policy positions ever to serve as president of the Amer- ment of all of the United States’ legal adopted by the Minnesota Alliance of Peace- ican Suffrage Society. obligations to the United Nations by makers on November 12, 1996. A copy of those Reverend Beecher left an impact on proposals has already been forwarded to your the immediate payment of all dues in other areas of American cultural life. arrears. I agree with my constituents office. The Alliance, be it noted, is a coali- tion of twenty-seven peace and justice orga- He was among the first religious lead- that it is embarrassing that the United nizations whose combined membership ap- ers in the United States to embrace States, the richest and most powerful proaches 10,000 concerned and politically ac- Darwin’s theory of evolution and Spen- nation on Earth, expects the United tive citizens. cer’s theories of social evolution. He Nations to provide peacekeeping and We hope and trust that you will weigh our was an early advocate of Jewish-Chris- views carefully in the respective proceedings humanitarian aid in response to the tian dialog and of giving public stand- world’s conflicts but does not honor its of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and wish you much success and courage in ing to Judaism as a major American financial responsibility to the United the all important arena of foreign policy. faith group. Nations. Respectfully yours, With several billion dollars of uncol- Because the church was for many The Rev. Lyle Christianson, President, years the largest and best known pub- lected dues, the United Nations is now Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers; in dire straits. Consequently, it must Elsie Evans, Board Member, National lic building in Brooklyn, many notable borrow from scarce funds allocated for World Federalists Assoc.; Evangelos persons have spoken there, including peacekeeping operations simply to pay Kalambokidis, Board Member, World Wendell Phillips, Frederick Douglass, staff salaries and to meet its other fi- Federalists Assoc. National & MN Booker T. Washington, Clara Barton, nancial obligations. Chapter; Mary White, Vice President, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther Of the unpaid dues approximately Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers; King, Jr. Mark Twain, who described half are owed by the United States. and Joseph E. Schwartzberg, President, Plymouth Church’s 1867 grand tour of World Federalists Assoc./MN Chapter.∑ Rather than providing other U.N. mem- f Europe and the Holy Land in his book bers with an example of international ‘‘Innocents Abroad,’’ also spoke there. responsibility, our Nation is doing just PLYMOUTH CHURCH OF BROOKLYN, NY In 1934, Plymouth Church and neigh- the opposite. This makes the United boring Church of the Pilgrims merged Nations increasingly incapable of car- ∑ Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, to form Plymouth Church of the Pil- founded in 1847, Plymouth Church of rying out numerous tasks that are grims. On May 4 of this year, Plymouth Brooklyn, NY, has made significant clearly in our Nation’s interest but Church of the Pilgrims will celebrate contributions to the Nation. The that we ourselves are either unable or the 150th anniversary of the founding church building, designated in 1963 by unwilling to perform. of Plymouth Church and the com- the U.S. Department of the Interior as I ask that the cover letter sent to me mencement of the ministry of Rev. a national historic landmark, was by the Minnesota Alliance of Peace- Henry Ward Beecher. I wish to add my makers and the World Federalists As- known as the ‘‘Grand Central Depot of congratulations to the Reverend Shar- sociation with the petitions on this im- the Underground Railroad’’ because of on Power Blackburn; Frank Decker, portant issue be printed in the RECORD. the antislavery activities of Rev. The cover letter follows: Henry Ward Beecher and the congrega- president of the Plymouth Council; and tion. the entire congregation of Plymouth WORLD FEDERALIST ASSOCIATION, Church of the Pilgrims on this most MINNESOTA CHAPTER, Reverend Beecher was familiar with Minneapolis, MN, April 19, 1997. the horrors of slavery auctions from important occasion.∑ Hon. PAUL WELLSTONE, his own observation and from experi- f U.S. Senate ences of members of his family, includ- Washington, DC. ing his sister Harriet Beecher Stowe DEAR SENATOR WELLSTONE: We, the under- who wrote ‘‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin.’’ Thus, HONORING THE MICHIGAN FDR signed representatives of the Minnesota Alli- on several occasions between 1848 and MEMORIAL COMMITTEE ance of Peacemakers and of the Minnesota 1860, he conducted well-publicized Chapter of the World Federalist Association, ∑ Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise are honored by your willingness to meet mock slave auctions at Plymouth today to welcome the members and Church with the results that the con- with us in respect to some matters that bear guests of the Michigan FDR Memorial gregation secured the freedom of the closely on your duties as a member of the Committee, who will be arriving in Senate Foreign Relations Committee. That slaves and he demonstrated to the Na- Washington for the May 2, 1997, dedica- assignment is, in our view, among the most tion the barbarity of selling people who tion of the new memorial to our Na- important that any member of the Senate had been created, according to the tion’s 32d President. could receive, given the complex and increas- Bible, ‘‘in the image of God.’’ These ing political, economic, and ecological inter- auctions helped create a pro-abolition- Franklin Delano Roosevelt infused dependencies within our ever-shrinking plan- millions of Americans with a spirit of et. ist consensus in the North. While the world looks to the United States In February of 1860, Abraham Lin- hope during the Great Depression and for leadership in this period of transition to coln, then relatively unknown east of World War II. Fifty-two years after his a new post-Cold War era, we believe that, it the Appalachians, was invited to speak death, President Roosevelt continues