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Leslie Combs Grant Dorland TOPIC OF CONVERSATION ONLY CULD BE HILL GAIL Eddie Arcaro who whowill will be astride the Calumet Farm colt in todays Derby talking over possible race racestrategy strategy with Mrs Warren Wright owner of the colt Both have had four previous previouswinners winners in the Churchill Downs classic John H Clark Horsemen Fancy Hill Gail Blue Man Stringing Along With Favorites FavoritesSupport Support Also Is Accorded Gushing Oil Cold Command For Honors at Downs Today TodayKENTUCKY KENTUCKY KENTUCKYWATHEN WATHEN KNEBELKAMP chairman Kentucky State Racing Commission Sub Fleet has the earmarks of a Derby winner winnerWARNER WARNER L JONES JR master of Hermitage Farm From what Ive seen to date they have Blue Man to beat beatGEORGE GEORGE SWINEBROAD noted auc ¬ tioneer They still have Hill Gail to beat to win this Derby DerbyTOM TOM SHEHAN editor Horsemans Jour ¬ nal Winter form and excellent training make it look like Blue Man to me MRS E CONSTAN TIN JR Texas sports ¬ woman Its an open race with Blue Man looking to have a slight edge edgeFRANK FRANK BUTZOW president Illinois Breeders Association Maybe Im a bit senti ¬ mental but Hannibal has both speed game ness and is training smartly GRANT DORLAND DORLANDLexington Lexington breeder When all is said and done it still comes down to the proposition of beating Hill Gail GailHELEN HELEN CARRUTHERS Versailles Ky In most any stake these days you have to watch out for the Count Fleets I like Sub Fleet FleetBOGAR BOGAR ROGERS photo finish camere executive Anytime Calumet has a horse in the Derby ne ng ures with me and this year its Hill Gail LESLIE COMBS II master of Spendthrift Farm An open race any way you look at it but Hill Gail probably will be the best bestHENRY HENRY FORREST leading MidWest trainer Ive got to rate Hill Gail with an edge over this Derby field FRANK MORE OFARRELL Dublin Ireland international bloodstock expert From what Ive observed the last quarter in the Derby counts the most and that makes it Blue Man for me I IBRYANT BRYANT OTT noted trainer Blue Man has trained excellently has proven himself to be a horse of quality and looks like the winner winnerRAY RAY BELL California horseman and last Gimcrack Dinner speaker Derbys al ways are nara so PICK in advance but Hill Gails Santa Anita Derby win was im ¬ pressive enough for me meJOHN JOHN H CLARK Keeneland horseman and publicist Sub Fleet has the breeding is in good hands and has both speed and gameness requisites to win any Kentucky Derby BARON FRED DOSTEN international bloodline authority Hill Gail is solid in the Derby from almost any analysis of the Derby field fieldAL AL WELLMAN trainer Hill Gail needs only to run back to his Derby Trial effort to score in this Derby DerbyJ J HAL SELEY California and Pennsyl ¬ vania stable owner It is about time that C V Whitney was winning a Derby and Cold Command is as game as they come comeROY ROY WALDRON trainer Hill Gail Continued on Page ThirtySeven Teddv Cox William H Bishop Hill Gail Blue Man Picked by Horsemen HorsemenSupport Support Also Is Accorded Gushing Oil Cold Command For Honorstat Downs Today TodayContinued Continued from Page TwentyOne when he won the San ¬ ta Anita Derby and that is enough for me meROSCOE ROSCOE GOOSE president of Kentuc ¬ kys famed Knock Down the Favorite Club The California horse Arroz was clos ¬ ing gamely in the Trial and looks like if there is an upset hell be the one who gets up upH H H PETE BAT E E Dale Shaffers stable Hill Gail has done everything asked and has all the ear ¬ marks of a Derby winner winnerHARRY HARRY TROTSEK trainer I still like a horse with a lot of closing ability and am going along with Blue Man to win it ILLINOIS ILLINOISTONY TONY SKORONSKI jockey Hill Gail He has the necessary speed to avoid early difficulties difficultiesJACK JACK KLUCINA official Hill Gail He has come up to the race perfectly and appears definitely the one to beat beatBEN BEN FOGELSON owner Hill Gail He has done all asked of him up to this time and would say he has the edge over his rivals rivalsWILLIAM WILLIAM H JOHNSTON president Sportsmans Park race trackrHill Gail He appears to have both the necessary speec ana stamina for a Derby winner winnerTEDDY TEDDY COX stew ¬ ard Gushing Oil He impressed me with his victories in the Louis ¬ iana and Arkansas Derbys His Blue Grass success was creditable creditableMYRON MYRON SMITH trainer Hill Gail I will string along with the Jones boys boysW W A REAGAN steward Cold Com mand His whirlwind finish behind Gush ¬ ing Oil in the Blue Grass Stakes impressed me meJ J D MIKEL ownertrainerbreeder Hill Gail Ben Jones is known for his train ¬ ing ability and in Hill Gail he has a nice horse horseP P G JOHNSON trainer Blue Man His Florida record makes me give him the nod WILLIAM CARSTENS jockey Hill Gail The combination of Ben Jones and Eddie Arcaro has always proved difficult to down downFRED FRED CRAFTON official Gushing Oil Sam Wilson was second last year and may provide the upset this time timeJOHN JOHN C DANIEL official Cold Com ¬ mand The way he was running over his rivals in the Blue Grass indicates he is ready for best effort effortRAY RAY HOPTON of f icial Blue Man From all indications he should be right there when the roses are awarded awardedVASCO VASCO PARKE official Hill Gail From wire to wire Saw him win the Santa Anita Derby and he impressed me then R P McAULIFFE racing secretary Hill Gail His victory in the rial was the necessary tightener tightenerW W H BISHOP own ¬ er and trainer Hill Gail Is the best horse and I wish I had him in my barn barnM M H VAN BERG owner and trainer Cold Command Has the necessary stretch running ability for the mile and one quarter trainer Hill Gail Ben Jones has a nice colt and has him in the peak of condition conditionPAUL PAUL KEIPER trainer Blue Man Seems to be coming up to the race just right rightIKE IKE BASSETT jockeys guild Hill Gail Seems to be the best horse from all indi ¬ cations cationsW W T BEEZLEY trainer Hill Gail Is IsContinued Continued on Page FortyTwo GUSHING OIL The Texanowned colt who already has won the Louisiana and the gold and glory in todays Derby Horsemen Are Inclined to String Along With Hill Gail and Blue Man in Derby Some Support Also Given To Gushing Oil and Cold Command in Todays Race RaceContinued Continued from Page ThirtySeven ThirtySeventhe the best horse in the race from my way of thinking Arcaro will help 3 L JAMES steward Hill Gail Jones has his colt in perfect condition as his race in the Trial would indicate indicateNEW NEW YORK YORKMBS MBS WALTER A SALMON We have to root for Master Fiddle though he shows a lot of ribs ribsDR DR J G CATLETT veterinarian My personal choice is Master Fiddle FiddleJ J H CASEY HAYES trainer I was with Hill Gail all winter and I like every ¬ thing I saw him do He was in trouble in his beaten races racesJIM JIM RYAN trainer Hill Gails race in the Trial and the result of the Toboggan point him out There doesnt seem to be anything to run with him early in the Derby BILL KNAPP Blue Man is the real mile andaquafter horse in the race raceOVIE OVIE SCURLOCK Blue Man looks best but Master Fiddle should be close closeSTERLING STERLING YOUNG I never saw Hill Gail so Ill string along with Blue Man JOHN A COBURN trainer Think Blue Man will be hard to beat off his Jamaica race raceBOB BOB KELLEY publicity director New York Racing Associations Hill Gail looks good but I must go for Blue Man ManDR DR A P KAYE Blue Man and Master Fiddle are the best of those I have seen here and in Florida FloridaWALTER WALTER KELLEY trainer Hill Gail after that race in the Derby Trial Blue Man looks the one to beat beatOLEG OLEG DUBASSOFF trainer Hill Gails mile makes him seem unbeatable but I still like Blue Man very much muchHORATIO HORATIO LURO Blue Man is the real stayer stayerJOHN JOHN SWISHER Blue Man and if it is muddy hes a cinch cinchHAROLD HAROLD O SIMMONS trainer Blue Man is the best I saw here or in Florida His works show he has the speed to be close up if necessary and he can loop his fields if he has to toJOHN JOHN C CLARK owner I like Blue Man and Hill Gail and of course Ill be rooting for the Florida development developmentGERALD GERALD BRADY track manager Hill Gail That ArcaroJones combination is hard to beat beatJOHN JOHN B CAMPBELL racing secretary As of now I like Blue Man but I like Spar ¬ tan Valor better betterV V W BUDDY RAINES Blue Man looks best to me NEW JERSEY JERSEYEUGENE EUGENE MORI president Garden State Park Blue Man looks like the strong man of the team teamBERNIE BERNIE ROSENTHAL trainer I think Hill Gail is a living cinch cinchG G E PEDERSON docker Hill Gail He HeContinued Continued on Page Forty Four Walter H Donovan H A Jimmy Jones Johnny Longdcn J F Mackenzie Hill Gail Blue Man Picked by Horsemen HorsemenSupport Support Also Is Accorded Gushing Oil Cold Command For Honors at Downs Today TodayContinued Continued from Page FortyTwo FortyTwolooks looks like the best horse I saw him win that 100000 race out at Santa Anita AnitaPAUL PAUL L KELLEY ownertrainer Blue Man is the horse I would like to be sad ¬ dling dlingT T P FLEMING trainer Gushing Oil looked pretty good to me in New Orleans and I have not changed my mind mindH H M GOLDSTINE ownertrainer I would say that Blue Man is the logical choice WALTER H DONO ¬ VAN executive vice president Garden State Park Hill Gail is coming up to the race awfully sharp sharpM M C TY SHEA Garden State Park racing secretary Blue Man is no standout but he looks good goodFRANK FRANK CATRONE trainer I like Blue Man and Hill Gail but I think Ill give the former the nod nodPHIL PHIL ISELIN treasurer Monmouth Park I think Blue Man will win He is a good colt coltJOSEPH JOSEPH M ROEBLING owner I think Sub Fleet is the horse for this years Derby DerbyJOHN JOHN B KELLEY president Atlantic City Blue Man figures to win this Derby He is a fast colt coltEDWARD EDWARD J BRENNAN general man ¬ ager Monmouth Park Sub Fleet was my colt until Hill Gail won the Derby Trial TrialIRA IRA HANFORD jockey Hill Gail works and runs like a Derby horse Blue Man will be the most trouble troubleJOHN JOHN P TURNER Jr racing secretary Blue Man is my top selection selectionEARL EARL POTTER steward I am going to take a long one Cold Command CAL RAINEY steward Blue Man looks like the horse to me meGORDON GORDON W MORROW racing secre ¬ tary If I was a wagering man I would have to bet on Hill Gail GailGEORGE GEORGE R PALMER starter Hill Gail His races are too good to go against him himFRED FRED RYAN general manager Tan foran Hill Gail naturally naturallyWILLIAM WILLIAM E CHARLES JR treasurer New Jersey HBPA Blue Man will like the distance and he has a good waiting rider riderEDDIE EDDIE BARNES trainer Blue Man looked pretty smart in Florida CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIAGEORGE GEORGE ZARELLI racing official Im going to string along with the California horse Arroz H A JIMMY JONES trainer At the risk of being preju ¬ diced I am picking you know who whoGORDON GORDON GLISSON jockey You have to take Hill Gail how after his race in the Trial TrialRHMcDANIEL RHMcDANIEL trainer Looks like Calumet Farm is going to take another anotherIVAN IVAN THOMAS rac 1 ing official I believe Gushing Oil is the horse to beat beatH H W BRUNDAGE trainer The way Hill Gail is going you cant pick against him himALLEN ALLEN DRUMHELLER trainer From what I read Calumet Farm has a running horse horseBILL BILL FINNEGAN trainer To win a Derby you have to have your horse good the day of the race and Ben Jones has Hill Gail ready REGGIE CORNELL trainer How are you going to beat Hill Gail GailJOHNNY JOHNNY LONGDEN jockey From this far ¬ away point I like the reports I have read on Blue Man ManZ Z T ADDINGTON o w n e r I liked Hill Gail when I saw him last winter and I still do doLANE LANE BRIDGFORD trainer Gushing Oil from all accounts is coming up perfectly for the Derby DerbyJOHNNY JOHNNY BEVERLY HBPA secretary Ill string along with the homef oiks Ill pick Arroz ArrozJOHN JOHN MALUVIUS Hollywood racing sec ¬ retary Hill Gail rounded into beautiful condition at end of Santa Anita meeting and seems to be hold ¬ ing just right for the Derby DerbyJ J F MACKENZIE Hollywood vice presi ¬ dent and general man ¬ ager Arroz carries my rooting interest be ¬ cause we naturally hope for a California colt to prove best bestWENDELL WENDELL P CAS SIDY Hollywoods di ¬ rector of racing Hill Gail can get out in front so far I dont see how they can catch him HACK ROSS trainer Blue Man first and Hill Gail second is the way I size it up upC C A ROLES trainer It is going to take a lot of running to beat Hill Gail if his last race is any indication indicationW W J HIRSCH trainer I think lue Man is going to be the one they are going to have to beat OHIO OHIOEDWIN EDWIN T KELLER general manager Fort Miami track I must go along with Ben Jones and Hill Gail GailFLOYD FLOYD ALSBURY steward Hill Gail The combination of the horse the trainer and the rider is good enough for me meTOM TOM DALY announcer Blue Man on the strength of his Flamingo score scoreL L H VAN ZANDT racing secretary Hill Gail Ben Jones always saddles a good horse horseL L W FOSTER racing inspector for the Ohio Racing Commission Blue Man gives me the impression of being a top horse I like him himJ J L WATKINS clerk of the scales Gushing Oil His victories at Hot Springs and in the Blue Grass Stakes are good enough for me meJOCKEY JOCKEY W D LUCAS leading rider at Fort Miami Hill Gail looks like the one to beat HOWARD CRAIG jockey I rode Gush ¬ ing Oiland if he can beat Hill Gail he is the one oneJOSEPH JOSEPH M McGRAW steward I am strong for Ben Jones and Hill Gail should do the trick trickDAVID DAVID RUSSELL placing judge On the strength of his Florida and New York vic ¬ tories I must favor Blue Man ManNORMAN NORMAN BTJTSY HERNANDEZ trained Hill Gail good horse good train ¬ er good jockey A combination that is hard to beat beatKEN KEN ROBERTSON jockey Hill Gail He looks like the class Has shown enough
