Riding immortal Bill Hartack dies at 74

[Kasept]

2 great articles from TIME..

1955 with Hartack on cover:
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,861684,00.html

1958 with Hialeah as the backdrop:
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,868261,00.html


AND.. Poster of Hartack TIME cover (pictured above) at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Willie-Hartack.../dp/B0002E63AA

[Riot]

2 great articles from TIME

Wow, those are terrific, thanks! Talk about "old-time" race-writing

[Samarta]

I grew up with and was good friends with his nephew who was a jocks agent in DE and MD who tragically passed away last year at the age of 44. Tough year for the family.

[Kasept]

Thoroughly brilliant piece of writing by Jay Hovdey on Hartack in the DRF:
http://www.drf.com/news/article/90666.html

Has a throwback quality and features this Joe Hirsch confection from a SI article; akin to the prize in a Cracker Jack box:

"This is no simple boy, this Hartack," Hirsch's article concluded. "He hasn't fully learned to accept all the many obligations of success as yet. But then Arcaro, too, was a renowned wild one in his youth and matured into quite a man, respected wherever there was racing in this country. Hartack is the Arcaro of tomorrow, and tomorrow is almost today."

[alysheba4]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Thoroughly brilliant piece of writing by Jay Hovdey on Hartack in the DRF:
http://www.drf.com/news/article/90666.html

Has a throwback quality and features this Joe Hirsch confection from a SI article; akin to the prize in a Cracker Jack box:

"This is no simple boy, this Hartack," Hirsch's article concluded. "He hasn't fully learned to accept all the many obligations of success as yet. But then Arcaro, too, was a renowned wild one in his youth and matured into quite a man, respected wherever there was racing in this country. Hartack is the Arcaro of tomorrow, and tomorrow is almost today."

good stuff, i wonder if bill raced in so.cal.......