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PROUD OWNERS OF PORIERS CAP Mr and Mrs Charles S Howard prominent California patrons of the turf who profess great faith that their stalwart son of The Porter will grace the winners circle following the running of the sixtyseventh sixtyseventhKentucky Kentucky Derby today CALIFORNIA HOPES TO ADD DERBY TO LIST OF SPOILS HOWARD CONFIDENT OF DERBY VICTORY VICTORYBelieves Believes Porters Cap Will Score in Louisville Classic Seabiscuif s Owner IVlost Afraid of Our Boots BootsINGLEWOOD INGLEWOOD Calif May 3 Seeing pos ¬ sible victory right around the corner a triumph in the Kentucky Derby on the part of the west coast threeyearold champion Porters Cap Charles S Howard expressed confidence as he left for the Blue Grass country to see his horse run in the Louisville classic Saturday SaturdayI I feel we ought to win it this time stated Howard Mioland should have won last year At least he was a better horse than Biinelech or Gallahadion on the day it was run runI I thought to myself what a shame figur ¬ ing wouldnt get a chance again Not often you know does a man get two straight chances at a Derby DerbyBut But now weve got Porters Cap Hes a good colt Mud will move him up Hes a mile and quarter horse and has a good strong rider who knows the horse horseMioland Mioland proved his worth continued Howard This time last year I dont believe Mioland was as well advanced as is Porters CapAFRADD Cap AFRADD OF OUR BOOTS BOOTSHoward Howard revealed that hes most afraid of Our Boots Until a few days ago I thought Dispose would be the one to beat Howard admitted Now Im scared of Our Boots but Porters Cap went on out the Derby route in the Chesapeake in 205 mighty pleasing so Im not too worried worriedWhirlaway Whirlaway Oh hes too erratic com ¬ mented Seabiscuits master A very eccen ¬ tric horse Last fall Tom Smith kept tell ¬ ing me it looked like Whirlaway ran sore every time He said Somethings ailing that horse1 Tom as usual was right I hear they found Whirlaway had a splint Im not bothered about inconsistent horses horsesIf If Porters Cap wins the Derby it will be the first time a west coast owner has car ¬ ried away Colonel Winns laurels since a way back in the fore part of the present century 1904 to be exact Many have tried Indian Broom got the show Dauber ob ¬ tained the place Mioland finished fourth Other floppedCaliforniabred west coasters flopped Californiabred Morvich annexed it but in Wall Street colors 1922 1922Owner Owner Howard laughingly confided he al ¬ most CapWe missed owning Porters Cap We went to the Saratoga sales related Howard Tom Smith and myself Wed picked out several yearlings I have a theory on that score dont pay more than 2500 for any yearling Tom and I had decided we liked this The Porter colt But he had a crooked hind leg Mr Boeing pointed that out to us Said he didnt want a crooked legged horse Boeing did not bid Tom Smith decided to bid crooked leg and all We wouli go to 2500 no further Someone then told Tom the colt would bring 5000 Tom fig ¬ ured if this was the case we wouldnt have much chance buying him himBIDDING BIDDING PROCEEDS PROCEEDSThe The bidding proceeded 1000 1200 ide of his ear he heard the auctioneer Vvhine Going going 1250 once 1250 twice 1250 third and last 1300 shouted Smith just in the nick of time timeSo So for 1300 we got Porters Cap and doggone near didnt didntC C Seabiscuit Howard finds considerable pleasure in tormenting wizard Tom Smith about his horse with the crooked leg Same for Mrs Howard HowardHoward Howard revealed campaign plans for Por ¬ ters Cap and his eminent traveling com ¬ panion Mioland Mioland did not go to Ken ¬ tucky however remaining in Maryland to which point Porters Cap will be returned immediately DerbyMioland after the Derby Mioland starts May 7 at Pimlico in the Dixie Porters Cap will run in the Preakness a week after the Derby DerbyThese These done we move to New York YorkMioland Mioland is eligible for the Metropolitan but I think its too short eo he will wait for the Suburban Handicap HandicapPorters Porters Cap while eligible for the With ¬ ers wont bother about it but will wait for the Belmont Stakes StakesThe The first objective in New York is for Chiquita Mia our fine filly Shes eligible for the Fashion Stakes at Belmont Park Shell start in it and I think will win it itH H IXYWOOD AFTER BELMONT BELMONTAfter After the running of the Belmont Stakes June 7 Tom Smith will load bag and bag ¬ gage Mioland Porters Cap Chiquita Mia and all and will head straight for Holly ¬ wood Park for the summer meeting Why meetingWhy Id rather race at Hollywood Park and little Del Mar than any place in Amer ica admitted Americas No 1 owner ownerHollywood Hollywood has perfect climatic condi ¬ tions the best racing in America It will have a great meeting meetingHoward Howard disclosed that he is looking far Jnttf the future that Derby and Preakness sponsors best watch out for him in years to come regardless of what happens this sea ¬ son sonMy My little Seabiscuit babies theyre great Howard exclaimed The newest arrivals just bowl you over theyre that fine Im very pleased too over three brand new foals that arrived last week There are two colts by Mahmoud English sensation and one by the great horse Windsor Lad Another mare had Windsor Lad twins but one died I bought these mares in England
