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, "MMte "M JOCKEY WILLIAM CARSTENS— Has the Derby mount on Festival King. First for Festival Kings Connections Owner Fischbach From Akron, Ohio Trainer Kuykendall Came Up Through Ranks; Carstens Had Mount in 1957 Running CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., May 1. — Festival J£ing, who carries the hopes of cwner C. B. Fischbach, trainer E. W. Kuykendall and jockey William Carstens in the Kentucky Derby, turned in four consecutive good performances prior to disappointing in his most recent endeavor, the Chesapeake Stakes, at Laurel on April 18. Fischbach is an Akron, Ohio, trucking magnate who has been racing thoroughbreds the past 12 years in the East and Midwest. He and his wife both derive great pleasure from seeing their horses perform and, in an attempt to improve their stock, have gradually expanded their breeding interests in Kentucky in recent years. Kuykendall will be saddling his first Derby starter. He is a conditioner who has earned his laurels through merit and hard work. Now 44 years of age, Kuykendall — known to his friends as "Bill" — was born in Bowling Green, Ky. He now lives in Mt. Vernon, 111. Started as Exercise Rider Kuykendall began his turf career in 1928 as an exercise boy. In his early years on the track he worked for several able horsemen, including J. J. Lombardo and Benny Creech. He has been training for eight years but it was not until last fall that he took charge of Festival King and the other members of Mr. and Mrs. Fischbachs stable. Carstens is an open-faced jockey with bushy, light brown hair and icy blue eyes. He came to the races at 17 and gained experience for several seasons at the "bull rings" of the West where speed is a premium. "J didnt have anybody to teach me about riding," says Carstens. "When I first came , _ I to the races at the fair meetings in Nebraska the only man I was with was only a year older and I learned mostly by observation. There were some fair riders around at that time, like Dale Dew and j Jimmy Jordan, and I copied them." Carstens hit the big time in 1955, at j Arlington-Washington in Chicago. He i gained notice that season as the regular I jockey on the juvenile Doc Eggers, who won t the Hyde Park and Primer Stakes. Carstens also earned national headlines with I his fine performances aboard Clifford Lusskys Federal Hill.
