Show Whirly to Be Retired at E End Of 43 Racing Competition By JOH JOHN B. B McDERMOTT CORAL GABLES Fla Jan 5 UP The UP-The The turfs turf's greatest money money- winning horse of all time time Whirl Whirl Whirl- away will away will be retired to stud at the conclusion of ot the 1943 raCing season Trainer Ben en Jones said today Several conferences between Jones and Warren Wright owner of the thoroughbred top horse on the Calumet farm roster brought about the deci decision ion Jones revealed Mr right V has been figuring g gon on retiring y for some sometime sometime sometime time Jones said He plans to use him for stud purposes and while something may happen to alter that decision it appears final now The year old chestnut has been assigned top weight of pounds for lot the March 6 running of the Widener Cup at Hialeah P Park rk He never has won with more than than pounds on his back and will spot six pounds to Charles S. S Howards Howard's winner of for tor an time all-time record will be shooting at this year before before be be- fore closing the books on his lifetime lifetime lifetime life life- time earnings Several weeks ago It it was reported retorted he might shoot for forthe forthe forthe the million-dollar million mark The thought of retirement for his prize horse was not a happy one for Jones If was my horse he would still be running when he was 10 years old Jones declared He is the soundest horse I have 1 ever seen Jones declined to predict the outcome of the Widener has never won with th that t big a load he said It is too early to tell what the Widener will bring Other leading contenders besides way and are Ben F. F Whitakers Whitaker's Requested i Howards Howard's Kayak II H Harold Clarks Clark's Riverland Townsend 1 B. B Martins Martin's Bolingbroke Galbreath Galbreath Galbreath Gal- Gal breath Dienst's Best Seller and G Greentree r e e en a t r e e stables stable's The Rhymer The Rhymer won the classic last i year Riverland and Bolingbroke both hold wins over |