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ARCARO AND BIERMAN PASTWINNERSOFDERBY PASTWINNERSOFDERBYEight Eight of Carded Riders Have Piloted Contestants in Former Renewals of Blue Ribband RibbandLOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE Ky May 2 Eight of the Jockeys who have mounts in the sixtysev ¬ enth running of the Kentucky Derby Satur ¬ day have been under fire in previous renew als of the great stake and two of these have iJllUlUU Wlllllil JZjUUlU Ji wcLi UB VV11U Will Willhave have the mount on Calumet Farms Whirl away was astride Woolford Farms Lawrin in the 1938 Derby and Carroll Bierman who is to handle King Ranchs Dispose won the race last year with Gallahadion GallahadionWhen When Ben A Jones trainer of the Calumet starter failed to obtain a capable rider for his 1941 charge earlier in the season he got in touch with Arcaro and signed the New ¬ port Ky lad for the task of piloting the erratic Whirlaway Arcaro contract rider for the Greentree Stable is one of the top men in his profession a rating attested to by his splendid record Jones and Arcaro are familiar with each others methods for it was Jones who gave Arcaro his riding instructions for Lawrin It wont be the first time Arcaro has donned the devil red silks for a Derby having ridden Nellie Flag favorite for the 1935 renewal renewalBIERMAN BIERMAN ILLINOIS BOY BOYBierman Bierman who was born in 1918 at Centra lia 111 did not take long to get in the lime ¬ light as far as the Kentucky Derby is concerned Accepting his second mount in the stake last year he used good judgment In driving Gallahadion to triumph triumphLeon Leon Buddy Haas will have the mount on C S Howards Porters Cap The Fort Gibson Okla boy who will be accepting his third Derby mount is a finished rider and for whom many turfmen have high regard Tom Smith veteran conditioner for the Howard establishment has great confidence In Haas and is sure he will get the best out of Porters Cap tomorrow tomorrowJockey Jockey Conn McCreary will be making his initial bow to a Kentucky Derby audience tomorrow This St Louis youngster has been one of the riding sensations of the past year and his form in Florida this past win ¬ ter stamped him as one of the headiest boys In the business McCreary will be up on Woodvale Farms Our Boots McCreary Is at present leading the riders at the Churchill Downs meeting meetingGeorge George Woolf who is rated by many as one of the greatest present day money riders is accepting his sixth chance in the Kentucky Derby tomorrow on Hugh S Nes bitts Staretor The stocky star has won many of the nations big stake events but has never been able to get to the winners circle on a Derby starter Last year he rode Pictor and in 1938 was up on CoSport Both failed to finish in the money as did his mount Billionaire in 1937 Commonwealth In 1935 and Gallant Sir back In 1932 1932Continued Continued on fortieth page
