_Sunday, May 22, 1955 T HE MI CH IGA N D AILY Page Three 3 s- i i i 1 ;- i i ;t .,, I ;i i ;i 1 ,,k t i i ; I r .g f 4 l rf t f t Eg -i 1 . j! 1 .T rk t :i S t t i 0. ;t jt 1; }" !- i it Avt r x f c is I From Belmont to Santa Anita Horse Racing: The spectacle of racing is often called the lifeblood of the sport: Colo Glorthe roar of the crowd at such Co r G otracks as Santa Anita, Hialeah, "Sport of K inlgsBelmont, Arlington, Pimlico, Ja- macia, and Saratoga; the blare By PHIL DOUGLIS of the trumpet at Narragansett, On the turf, as under the turf, Washington Park, Bowie and all men are equal. Harve de Grace. When the clarion call of the Racing is the thunder of hoof- bugle sounds "boots and saddles," - beats at Keeneland, Gulfstream and when the clang of the starting and Tropical. It is the click of the bell sends 12 or 14 sleek thorough- m ~ turnstiles at Hollywood, Del Mar breds roaring out of the gate, every and Bay Meadows-and of course spectator is suddenly reduced to tethe clink of Mint Julep at Church- one and the same-a racing fan. ill Downs. Racing has in it the elements of In addition to the thousands of suspense, entertainment and en- ~ ordinary claiming and stakes races joyment. It is color and tradition, ~run every year, there are the big and can be a business or a racket. ones-the glory and the tradition Preakness This Saturday that symbolizes horse racing. This Saturday will once again Headed by the "Triple Crown' see all of this pinpointed in ap- ,of the Kentucky Derby, the Preak- proximately two minutes of ac- ness, and the Belmont, there are ion as the 65th Preakness is run such gems as the Santa Anita at Pimlico's historic track. But Handicap, the Stars and Stripes, we're getting ahead of the story. the American Derby, and many The actual popularization of others. horseback riding came about 600 MONTPELIER'S SARATOGA, second in last week's Jersey Stakes by a neck, blazes through a Swaps Out of Preakness A.D., when Mohammed put his workout in preparation for Saturday's $100,000 Preakness Next Saturday, the top three- disciples on steeds and sent them out o gin onvrts.Butit as-year-olds in the land will parade out to gain converts. But it was- ing than a histoy, records, or Man o' War lost only one race sault, Citation, and most recently, to the post at Pimlico for the n't until 1174 that the first public dates. in his 21 starts-and that one to Native Dancer. second gem in racing's triple race course was established at Racing will be remembered in ho t n d "U There are always more where crown-the Preakness. Swaps will Smithfield, near London, terms of Matt Winn, founder of these came from. Down in the not be there, for he's back in Cal- However, it was all racing for the Kentucky Derby-the most set." Exterminator raced 100 times bluegrass of Kentucky, potential ifornia to fatten up on the rich glory until in 1512 a fair at Ches- famous race of them all. and won 50 of them, was second champions are being foaled, stakes races on the coast. But ter, thE iner of a race-and the oIt will be remembered in terms 17 times, and third on 17 other oc- Someday the names of Swaps, there will be tradition and excite- totrdsysnemwfasacendherwy.of its greatest competitors-Man casions winner of this month's Kentucky ment with Nashua and Summer reward system was underway.o ' War and Exterminator-gener- There were other great horses Derby, or Nashua, the erstwhile Tan, the co-Derby favorites, prob- ping the thef was ns ally conceeded to be the best of -Whirlaway, Count Fleet, Equi- favorite, may join those above, in ably heading to the post as fav- royaltyping tookrupits Kibanner, andglish the American horses. poise, Gallant Fox, Seabiscuit, As- the bluebook of racing greats. orites once again. under Queen Anne and others, the Next Saturday will mark the breeding of thoroughbreds became 65th running of this historic race. a business. Racing was here to The best jockeys in the land, Ed- staydie Arcaro, Willie Shoemaker, and American Racing Born many others will make their bid to In 1668 at Hempsted, Long Is- negotiate the mile and 3-16th land, American Horse Racing was stretch faster than anyone else. born, with Virginia blazing the way r...,In early June, the racing spot- in the sport from there on into the light will turn to Belmont Park 18th century. New York, where once again the But there is much more to rac- three year olds will duel for fame and fortune for the third prize in the trio, M! e FWho will it be? Nashua-Sum- M ixed Fare mer Tan-or an outsider like t tdSwaps was in the Derby ,Hkone 'Athscan really tell for sure. It's this telement of surprise that really keeps racing alive. o one knows Drama and Dance Set for sure who is going to win until Ford Otas rl Festival the horses flash under the wire s " ,-and even then not always. Drama and the dance will be Th, a' raing for You-from Al- also ofjfered o Zvasntbaceagan.~ mixed as a Stravinsky work isper esab .to i eis anaybofclfeatonotEs- formed as part of the Stratfoid '. a oyed from Palm t Pine, to many Shakespearean Festival. NANCES LAD, the pride of HA Dabson breezes over Pimlico track in Preakess workout. mere diversion. But it earns its The now annual Festival willit-TeSotfKng" take placein Stratford, Ontario from June 27 to August 27. ..rhant o.. , ... _, . ,.".. .. During the two-month peiod two plays by the Bard will be per- formed as well as the old Greek classic, "Oedipus ex," which was also offered last year.v Shakespeare Productions The Shakespeare plays are "Jul, ins Caesar" and "The Merchant of Venice" Shylock, in the latter play, willre e done by Frederickr- Talk, a leading ator of the Eng-F gu e M a e lish stage. Tyrone Gthrie is di- 7 rectng the dramas. In the other part pf the Festival Princess Dress Igor Stravinsky's "A Soldier Tale" (Le Histoire du Soldat) will be presented. Though the music for this modern work is often per-e formed, it is seldom given in full production. Justn McCarty figures on making you a fashion Toronto Ballerina Lillian Jarvis, Toronto ballerina princess with the most beautiful cut pique dress will play the dancer in the work Miss Jarvy s dane m rh of rk.n enimaginable . . . high busted, fitted through Miss Jarvis is a member of Cana- - da's National Ballet Company, and the midriff, flared skirt ... 1955 look has been with the group since its formation in 1951. ..y , The Soldier of the title will be A look . - .call it what you will, it's the played by Douglas Rain. Narrating lovely look.., in bite.., sizes 11 to 14. the tale will be Franchot Tone and French mime Marcel Marceau will portray the Devil. Douglas Campbell, who starred 17.95 In last year's plays, is staging the drama. Violinist Alexander Schnei- der will be featured with the or- chestra, conducted by Paul Scher- -x 7J-.'A man. Four-Week Program "A Soldier's Tale" will be per- formed four tiTes during the mu- sic season, July19 to August11 The four-week music program also featuring the Hart House Or- MAIN AT LIBERTY ANN ARBOR chestra with Boyd Neel conduct- ihes rawthBy.HeOnly the finest quality at prices that are fair. Other guest artists include Elis- abeth Schwarzkopf, Isaac Stern, Lois Marshall, Glenn Gould and Alexander Schneider. tt-t RV V4 4 :' :: ..