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► „ . 4 EDDIE ARCARO— Already holder of the record for riding most winners, four, he is conceded any excellent chance to better that mark today with his mount, the favorite, Olympia. Brother vs. Brother in 1949 Derby3 Parkes to Saddle ] Two Contenders Ivan Has Favorite, Olympia, While Monte Will Send Out Arkansas-Owned Johns Joy CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., May 6. — One of the highlights of the Diamond Jubilee running of the historic Kentucky Derby is the spirited yet friendly rivalry between the brothers Parke — Monte and Ivan. The former has John A. Kinards three-year-old hopeful, Johns Joy, while Ivan has the favorite tandem of Olympia and Ocean Drive. The brothers were together during the 1947 summer vendues at Keeneland, and Monte, representing owner Kinard, expressed a desire to "obtain a colt by the stallion, Bull Dog, at that time beginning to get along in years and with a retirement in the not too distant future in prospect. The son of Bull Dog desired was expected to prove worth while as a stallion as well as a probable stakes contender. Purchase of Johns Joy The brothers checked the catalog rather extensively, and decided that the offering of Coldstream Stud, a colt by Bull Dog — My Auntie, came the nearest toward filling the Kinard specifications. It was on the advice of both brothers that the Arkansas planter entered the bidding on this particular colt and, after a spirited session, was successful in obtaining him for 2,500. Although they may have been a bit anxious over the sizable figure paid to obtain the Bull Dog youngster, both Monte and Ivan were agreed that he had the breeding and proper conformation. "If I cant win it, I hope Monte does," remarked Ivan. Tf I cant win it, I hope Ivan does," echoed Monte. colt finished tenth in the 21 -horse field, with Clyde Van Dusen the winner. The talk veered to horses of another age and generation, the best they ever rode. Loftus, who rode Man o War in all his two-year-old triumphs, cast his vote for "Big Red." Knapp chose Exterminator. Notter named Colin. Notter, who was born in the shadow of the Sheepshead Bay, on Kings Highway, Brooklyn, remains supremely loyal to Colin, the unbeaten. "He was a great, and I mean, great horse," said the veteran. "When he was aroused he could open daylight like a scared rabbit." "You dont have to tell me," said Knapp. "I found that out on several occasions when I rode against him and thought 1 had him whipped. Yes, he was a good horse, but so were Man o War and old Exterminator. I have often wondered by how far that Colin could have won th€ Derby." The big Kentucky race remains the "top race in the opinion of the three. All expressed the wish that they could train a three-year-old capable of winning it, although for a really searching test the? agree on the Belmont Stakes. "Get a kick out of winning the Derby, the three chorused. But Notters greatest thrill in racing resulted from the Futurity of 1932 when he saddled Kerry Patch to win. "That race filled me right up," confessed the veteran "Honestly I blubbered just like a kid." The three, like millions of others, wil be glued to their radios when the big race is broadcast tomorrow and their thought* — well, they will be their own.
