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Iron Liege and Gen. Duke At Pimlico Journeys End Detrain From Louisville With Four Mates; Show No III Effects By CHARLES HATTON PIMLICO. Baltimore. Md.. May 8. — Iron Liege, hero of the Derby that had the Willies," and Gen. Duke, with the most famous heel since Achilles, detrained from Louisville with four stablemates shortly be-f or noon today. Al Falcono. one of the Joneses aide-decamps, came over from Garden State Park to supervise their unloading at nearby Mt. Washington. He was pleased they showed no ill effects of their journey of some 900 miles. Iron Liege was reported to have slept a good part of the way. Calumet has brought a number of its champions to Pimlico via the shady village of Mt. Washington, among them Whirla-way and Citation. But Iron Liege proved a real show stopper, delighting the assembled townsfolk posing for photographers in unaccustomed attitudes, and good naturedly playing with the children who offered bits of hay and wanted to pat his nose. No question who is the best horse in the precinct of Mt. Washington. Accompanying Iron Liege and Gen. Duke hei# were Amoret, Sharpsburg, Arzilla, Boone Blaze and of course a pony. "Mayor Continued on age Thre* Iron Liege and Gen. Duke At Pimlico Journeys End Detrain From Louisville With Four Mates; Show No III Effects Continued from Page One Jimmy" Jones is expected tomorrow morning • to inspect his charges. They will be ■ walked, perhaps under saddle, nothing • more. Whether Gen. Duke will be able to • fill his engagement in the Preakness a week from Saturday is impossible to say at k this time. He did not favor his damaged I hoof on arrival, but all the turf world I knows it is there. If by some minor miracle - he snaps out of it in time, he could be a Preakness Prep starter by way of girding for the "Run for the Black-Eyed Susans." With the arrival of Iron Liege and Gen. • Duke there now are three horses munching [ oats on the hilltop with designs on the Maryland Jockey Clubs antique Woodlawn vase. In addition to the Markey colts, there is Rosyln Farms Gough Thompsons Chesapeake winner Inswept, and Mrs. Jules Schwartz* Nah Hiss is reported en route • from New York. Due here on Monday is Wheatleys Bold Ruler, who disappointed in the Derby, and Greentree Stables Cohoes. a prospective ! starter in the Preaknees Prep. Word from Louisville has Federal Hill 1 due to arrive on Saturday. In the vicinity T are Blue Sparklers brother High Sparkle, at Garden State Park, and such other possibilities - as Big Paddy, One-Eyed King. Ghan Fleet. Garihet and Gama. Trainer John Nerud of Ralph Lowes aptly named Gallant Man. hero in defeat" in unique circumstances in the Derby, said today that he probably will know definitely whether the son of Migoli will fill his Preakness engagement by next Tuesday. A renewal of his desperate duel with Iron Liege would lend much interest nationally to the running of the upcoming 81st Preakness. Nerud said the colt appeared today to have recovered his "land legs" after his tedious 31 hours train ride from Louisville to Aqueduct. » Definitely out of the Preakness are Mister Jive and the Derby third Round Table. The roster of prospective starters now numbers 14 with the race 10 days ahead. There were no supplementary entries when time expired Monday.
