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BLACK GOLD STARTS AS, .
WESTERN FAVORITE lN DERBY
m ‘ The Rancocas Entry Heavily Backed by East-
.‘Lm PLAY
ern Turf Followers — Cannon Shot to Start
LOUISVILLE. May iii—The ele-
j vatlon of Black Gold. an Oklahoma-
ibred son of a Kentucky sire and an
’ aged mare that was campaigning for
'. many years on the hush tracks of
"t :‘cld
lo?
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“‘w'
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; the Far and Middle “‘est to the post
lof favoritism in the eleventh hour
lspccuiation on the Kentucky Derby
itoria)‘. leaves the outlook for
that classic more bewildering than
it has been for many years at this
period.
_ it Black Gold wins his victory it
ngill be the climaxcf one. of the
most colorful stories in American
turf lore.
The story begins down in Mexico
several years ago. at a track where
R. )i. Hoots was campaigning a
l'ouarter" marenamed L‘seeit. One
. L—
i
.
Beau Bullet
; day he started the mare in a claim-
;ing race: another trainer put $600
‘ :in the claim box and demanded the
febated
"' to get
":‘i lucid
‘~>i3\akia
“ 'I.’ is well
‘1 eats any
francs
l L: “ ire regret-
‘ ’ ’ been al—
‘l'flcal sys-
77 terfered.
"aching was
“ho had
happiness
and get
‘ of human
that very
him the
'icrs a day
francs in
"fast.
7. ‘F
' “r was
~="racted {he
"‘ “‘0 removed
’3. ’Now.
; 7. to fear we
'1; be happy
‘5“.“xse of the
' ‘ haste is
who had
1 far other-
they
» -=‘ ever.
.‘i.
‘l of the legality or the claim.
A) _ Klein wurr
---~e\'e that wh-
mare. but Hoots refused so give her
up. although there «as no question
The
~0H1Cial! promptly ruled l'seeit off
the turf. and with her racing possi-
'_ l‘iiities thus cndod her owner packed
l lier off back to his little farm in Ok-
: lahoml.
{the more was nine years old. she
lives bred to Ivan the Terrible. and
the product of the mating was a
selling plater named Tulsa. who is
still running on the “merry—go-
rounds." The next year she pro-
duced a. tiny by Jack Atkin. named
Tuscola. This one was a little bet-
ter—she set a track record at New
Orleans one winter that still stands.
After these two foals the more was
retired.
It was four years later. after Tus-
cola had shown speed at New 0r-
lcans. that Mrs. Hoots decided again
senator Nordi-
to breed the mare.
the most cherishe
had been left her
In the meantime the
had been swelled
in Oklahoma. so 3
for a. good race
She sent the m
the court of Black ToneY. an
Gold was the result.
by her husband-
horse this time.
has been trained ever since
Cherokee Indian nan:
such turfmén. “’19 scorn
that a. two-yea _
raced until midsummer.
the colt to New 7
him at the very first
on the 8th of January“
and has gone
since. vBeIoro the
in his fourth start: he ,
track record at Je'u .son'
the end of his.
he had don $13.
so wéu'in The
of his
a started
He Won. too!
l
Transmute Dangerous Ofl’ Preakness Form
He won two conditioning races last
March to tone him up for the'Louis-
ville Derby, won that. event on St.
Patrick's Day in n. romp. conceding
loads of weight to all his field. and
last week he made his next start at.
Lou‘i5villc and won the Derby trial.
Turf Classic to Be Run Today.
OL‘ISVILLE. K32. May.17.--Indl-
sic,:styled by many Derby fans the
most. colorful sporting event in
America. has an especial signili-
canco this year. It is the golden
jubilee running of. the event. for
when the winner is brought under
the wire at historic Churchill Downs
tomorrow the span of half a. cen-
tury since Aristides. the "little red
g horse." won the firs: Derby will have
i
i
1
1
Eight years ago this spring. when i
l
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been completed.
Some one among the score and
more of thoroughbreds here to fill
their Derby engagements is a three-
irar-old “'llh speed. stamina and
courage to lead the field and win
a fortune for his owner and niche
for himself in the equine hall of
fame alongside Aristides. Ben
Brush. Donerail..01d ROsebud. Re-
gret. Exterminator and Zev.
Here are some facts:
The race — the Golden Jubilee
Kentucky Derby. for threevyear-
«This.
The place—Churchill Downs.
The distance—one and one-quar-
ter miles.
The weight—126
The record—2:03 2—5
pounds.
(Old Rose-
.4
v
.DM
which was about
a possession thin
Hoots family
by the oil boom
he decided to try
to Kentucky to
are (1 Black
Cherokee Indian Traimfid
Black Gold was deveIOpe by 3.
ed Webb. one
of the picturesquetgrodtéctstoof tn;
W ‘ c as :11
est. loiiowing the no on
should not be,
r-old Webb took
opportunity-4
right an mm “’-°’
chd o’! the minim
' self/3 ‘5'"
; track 7is muddy.
, probably
bud in 1914.)
The value«-—$50.000 added and $5.-
000 in gold plate to winner.
And some probabilities—
The field —- Twenty thorough-
brcds.
The favorite—Rancocas Stable en-
try. Mad Play and Brocadale. tor
the East. and Mrs. R. M. Hoots‘
Black Gold for the west.
The track -— Lightning fast it
fair weather continues to hold.
' Cannon Shot to Start
The good showing made by Can-
non Shot. G: A. Hart'Wcl's eligible.
when he covered the route in 2:09
3-5. is said to have resulted in his
owner deciding definitely to ates-t
the colt.
Mad Play and Bracadale breesed
neck and neck for a‘inile and a. fur-
long in 1:54 3-5. Trainer Sam Hil-
dreth saying he was well pleased
with the workouts.
Revenue Agent worked I. mile in
1:41 and Nautical covered I. mile
and one- eighth in 1:55 2-6. Ben—
jamin Block's Thorndnle wu'set
down for the same distance and
was clocked in 1:58.
Black Gold. King Gorin II. Alta-
wood, Chiihowee. Beau Butler, Bob
Tail, Wild Aster, Nautical and Mr.
Mutt. all were out for exercise. but
nothing unusual was asked of them.
LARGE'FIELD IN KY. DERBY.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May loo—Indi-
cations today were that a field of
between 15 and 20 three-year-old
coit- would start in the golden ju-
bilee ’Kentucky Derby at Churchill
Do ,. today. In the event the
‘ several eligible:
will be scratched if such
bladder-fay Black Gold and
draft. Each ham will
”rib; "1-
BLACK
3'
utstand‘ing , “Favorites” 3!
ems Fon‘n‘NorHER BATTING TITLE ‘
GOLD
Ousreo EDDlE’. nousu snout -
LEAD IN l9i8,
5?
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By NORMAN E. BROWN
When the last omcial National
League batting averages were assucd
Zack \Vheat's name led all the rest.
This despite the fact that Zachary
Davis “'heat. is now hobbllng
through his sixteenth season in the
$1M this early season mark of
Zack's can't be classed as a flash in
the pan. Judging by the way he has
been hitting since the opening (13'
he has his heart set on once more
leading his league in batting and re-
storing that lead to the leithanded
hitters after a. four year reign by
Hornsby. n riglilhanded swollen.
\Vheat topped the-old circuit in
1918 with an average of .335 for the
year. it. wasn‘t a record breaking
average. but the thing was. no one
hung up a. better one.
The next season Zack could have
retained the lead had he held to that
average. As is was Eddie Roush lift-
ed the croun off Mr. \Vheat's thatch
of 1:38 2-5 at Jamaica yesterday.
may be a starter. On the strength
at his showing his trainer. Louis
lx‘eustel. has received permission
from the owner. August Belmont. to
start the son of Orrnondalc- Dona
Rocc The probable condition of
the track causes considerable spec-
ulation. The course is now in fair.
shape only, due to recent rains. l-‘u—
vora‘ole vcathcr however. tomor-
row would make it fast.
J. L. Exendali, meteorologist in
charge of the weather bureau said
today a. rematch of a fair and
pleasant afternoon for the Derby is
on; of the question. \Veather con-
ditions throughout. the c0untry are
so unsettled that it is hard to make
a forecast for 24 hours. he said.
Turf writers, who have been fol-
lowing the workouts of the various
eiigibles today said the probable
be:
Black Gold—Owner,Mrs.
Rots: jockey. J. D. Mooney.
Mad Play—Owner. Itancocas Sta-
ble: jockey, E. Sande.
R.
ble: jockey" L. Fator.
ney; Jockey. L. Mcatee.
Klondyke—Owner. H.
ney: jockey. L. Parke.
ley: Jockey. L. Lyke.
. Bob Tall—Owner. E.
jockey, G. Carroll. '
Jeflords; jockey. C. 2Ponce.
'Wild Astor—Owner,
. I, -
“mailbag:-
”301' leagues. .
starters. owners and Jockeys would
M.
Bracedale—Owner. Rancocas Sta.-
Transmute-Owner. H. P. VWhit-
P. V'Vhlt-
Benn Butler—Owner. E. R. Brad-
‘ E. Bradley;
'Gréen Tret» '
ALMOST SST-louse many
or: TlTLE Hoes: wit/EAR;
u'ifh tho less boastful of
.321-
avenge
Then Along Conic Rogers.
That ended the lean batting years
in the league, however. Rogers
Hornsby stepped out the next seas-
on and grabbed of! the honors with
* the hair raising percentage of .370.
The next yoar be boosted it. to .397.
despite the fact that he was shoved
around the playing field so rapidly
and frequently that. he went to the
plate dizzy and dazed. Rogers play-
ed second. third. short and the out~
field at some time or other that
year.
Two years ago Hornsby mm]: it.
three straight years with a. .4c1 av.
erage and last season dropped back
to .384. In all these campaigns
Wheat. slapped the slants of the Na-
tional league pitchers at a. merry
race—even flirted with the lead at
times, but the going was a. bit too
fast tor him.
Latest averages show the Missouri
Kid slamming everything he sees
for an average seven points over the
.450 mark. \‘l‘hich ought to land him
nomewhero it he hangs near it.
through the heat or the summer.
The gentleman right. on his bat.-
tin gtaii. so to speak, is Mr. Rogers
.Hornsby. so the battle bids fair to
be a merry one.
Vv'heat started his big league ca-
me;- in 19U9 with the Brooklyn Dod-
gcrs, playing 26 games that. season.
And he has been in the greater New‘
York bailiwick ever since. He is one
of those rare creatures-and blessed
assets to a. magnate—that does not
need a change of scenery every few
seasons to play hisbbst. He has also
confined his attentions. as far as
fielding is concerned to the outfield.
The records fall to indicate that. he
was ever obessed with the idea of
playing ’or was even coaxed to play
the imield. Most of our outttelding
brethern nurse an- insatiable desire
to play first base or shortstop or
someplace else in the inner works at
ca.
ting), all in all Zack Wheat. in his
sixteenth season. is a rare old bird.
. M
E is for Eve’s.
The new “time So: boss.
\Vhen "The Crab" quit the field
All the umps saidsmall loss.
But thousands of fans
flanker once more to see -
A Tinker-to-Evers-to-
Chance play. Agree?
.———~_.. .
Ruler in Third
JAMAICA RACE JRACK. May
IT—The big crowd here yesterday re-
ceived a. icit when P. S. P. Ran-
dolph's King Albert_ held at 12 to 1
in the betting. (loteatcd Hephaistos
by a. nose in the Montana Handicap,
the day‘s feature event over the one
'and one-sixteenth mile route. Knob.
bie, the 7 to 10 favorite. and the.
only other starter. was beaten off.
Callahan’hroke Knohbio on top.
with King Albert and Iiephnistos
running in the order named gning
around the paddock turn. Half way
down the back stretch. O‘Hara
astride King Albert. sent his mount
on top and opened up a length and
a half lead.
Turning for home it looked as if
it. were only a question of how far
King Albert would win by. but
Burns, sstride Hephalstos. went to
work on his mount and half way
home drew up on even terms with
King Albert. in the run to the wire
King Albert just lasted to gain a
nose verdict. Nnobbie. carrying the
heavylmpost of 126 pounds. stop-
ped badly in the stretch.
Frigate BeatsBar Gold.
Frigate was odds-on choice in the
second race but he had all he could
do to beat Bar Gold. who came over
here with Papyrus. The English
horse ran a remarkable race, after
having all the worst. of the racing
luck. Ssigate ran in front all the
Euseblo Gonzales. Cuban infield-
er. apparently is lost to the Roches-
ter International. league club. And
therein lies a moral which is: An
infielder should never try to catch
bullets.
Gonzales was on his way to a
big league Job when he got into
a. discussion with 3. Cuba nsport
writer last winter. The scribe de-
cided to use a. revolver instead of
a. typewriter to make his periods.
Eusebio got one of the punctuation
marks in his hand. The wound re-
o I 0
Discussing the pitching and home
run situation recently President
Heydler of the National league made
the statement that. this year’s rec-
ords tend to show that much of the
heavy clouting or recent years has
been due to poor pitchingand not
to conditions imposed on the pitch-
crs or a. lively bail.
He pointed out that. more home
runs had been made in the Ameri-
can league this season. up to a re-
cen date, than in the similar period
of 1923. This despite the fact. that
the pitchers are sided this year by
the new rule which keeps balls in
play longer after they become dirty.
Despite the continued epidemic of
homer uns many low score games
are being turned in. in both leagues,
BRACADALE
KING ALBERT 12-1 TAKES _
THE MONTANA HANDICAP
Hephaistos a Head Behind in Jamaica Feature
..,——-‘ Sun Audience Sets New Track Record
for 51/3 Furlongs — Frigate Beats Bar Gold
in Second —- Baby Lane Loses to Exalted
way. followed by Comic Song. Ear
Gold never really had a raci g
chance until the stretch was reached
The no closed very fast and came
with a. length of winning. Comic
Song was third.
Exalted Ruler is “'in. nor.
Baby Lane was the hottest kind of
a tip in the third. but the best she
could was to finish second behind
Exaultcd Ruler. Burke rode this one
in front all the way and had to sub-
ject her to some whipping in the
stretch. She maintained her advan-
tage and at; the end was a length to
the good. Baby Lane was second
mOst of the way and finished there.
thanks to an. unambitious ride on
Lady Bess. who go third money.
Sun Audience Sets Record.
The fifth race was a sprint affair
at five and a. half furlongs. Sun
Audience. a Sun Briar colt. now
owned by Lee. Rosenberg. broke the
track record held by Lusuilite. Dun-
boynn Rigel and Finn Lag. running
the distance in 1.04 4-5. clipping
one—fifth of a second off the record.
Soon after the start Sun Audiance
took the lead and in the stretch was
hard pressed by Aragon, but‘gamely
finished a. halt length in front.
Bonaparte was third.
Itadlancy Defeats 'I‘iilay
Radiancy defeated Tlday by a
head in the sixth. Tiday was the
favorite but. would not get up in
time to win. Repartee was third.
he points out. which would indicate
that when the pitchers are right the
slugging stops. \Vhich would dis-
count any belief that the lively ball
was to blame. '
Sounds reasonable: at that.
o e o
These are the halycorn days for
Alabama. L‘niversity's boys. Ernie
\Vingard, young lefthander With the
St. Louis Browns. is the latest one to
bring fame to the institution that
produced the Sewell brothel-5.. Riggs
Stephenson and several others in the
last couple of years.
Wingard got his first real chance
a. couple or weeks ago when the
Browns and Tigers mot. Sisler sent
him in to pitch in the third inning
of the game. The Tigers led 4 to 1
at the time. Wingard held the Jung~
aleers helpless the rest of the way
and the Browns crept up from be-
hind and grabbed a victory.
1n the same series Wlngard get a
second chance. He waged a. merry
hurling battle with George Dauss for
seven innings, the score being 1 to 1
when things began to happen. The
Tigers~ collected {our runs off him
then. Yoight relieved \Vingird in the
ninth after a. pinch hitter had batJ;d
for the Alabama. boy. ‘Voight halted
the Tigers and the Browns pulled the
MONSTER WAVES WRECK' Rio DE ‘JANEfRo WATERFRONT”
l JAMAICA mm .
ii * the 7 Kentucfy Derby
FIRST RACE—Claim“: _ m
fut-longs.
Gad . . A... 118
Catherine Douglas . . . . . . . . 13¢ .
Miss Babe .. 2'07
Lydia Drew .............. 14:
Rose Berry .............. .. 14
SECOND RACE—Claiming:
-.....-o....o~e
~.-.....o.
ty yards.
Byron . 106
Gay Ben ....... . ....... . 108
Passport 100
‘Barleycorn . ...... ...... 111
Flax ......... .. .. ... . 163
Fredericktown .. . ..... .. 111
‘Venus ............ ...... 1101
Meadow Lawn 96
Anne ........ . ...... . .. 105
The Poet ............... 103
Mltau . 106
'Frldny 13th ..... 111
‘Prlnce Hamlet ......... . 118
THIRD RACE -— The Youthful
Stakes: for “voyeur-old: five and I.
half furlongs. .
23
Master Charlie ...... .... 127 ,5
High Blnder.............113 El
Elf ........ .. 109 g;
Reminder . ....... . ..... 112 g
Faddist ........... ......116 '
FOURTH RACE -—- The Lens
Beach Handicap: for thre year old!
and up: one mile and a sixteenth.
Knobbie 115
Sunslni .................. 103
Rialto ................... 119
Forest Lore .............. 90
Martingale ... ...... ..... 120
"The weight on Ordinance include.
a penalty of five pounds.
FIFTH RACE —- Claiming; for
fozfi'ear-olds and up: one mile no
a. sixtenth. '
Eastlndian.............. 112
‘Annlvervsary . . . . . . .. . . . 105
Sword .................. 105
David Harum ............ 115
"Cork Elm .............. 1B0
Scottish Chief ......u..... 105
I'Insulate ............._... 102
Olynthus ................ 107
SIXTH RACE —— The Hamilton
Handicap; for three-year-olds; six
furlongs. .‘
Anna. Marrona 2d . . .. . . . . 115
Aga Khan ............... 110
Peter King .............. 117
Billy “’arren ......... . . . 114
Bowman i. ............... 115
'VVorthmore . . . . . .-. - . . .. . 126
'Fivvo pounds apprentice allows
ance claimed. Clear. fast.
game out of the tire. '
Sisler. confident that the young«
stei- could turn back the Indians.
gave him a. chance against. Speak-
er's crew next and \‘l’ingard let the
Indians down with one run while
the Browns socked Sherrod Sulfa
\Villiam F. Baker. president of the
Phillies. tossed off a. few mean rec
marks directed to John J. McGraw}
the other day. Said remarks were in
the nature of a. criticism of Mo-
Graw’s opinion of the l‘hils' playing.
expressed it a signed story.
“Let the fans of Philadelphia ro-
member the Meusel and Sten‘el epic
sode." said Baker. “What. was t. [be
invisible influence surrounding these
men that made their playing l0 poo:-
that the fans voiced their disapprov-
al against the players? Take also the
case of Meadows. whose work 1.!-
Phillioo was not 1|. to his ability. It
has never been made public. but t2;
is true that at the end of July. 1883.
one of the officials or the . .ew York
Club called me up at night at my
home in Rydal, PI... and offered me
3100.000 cash and new young play-
ers for rtleadows. and I refused it."
Now these are mean words. Whilc
aimed. at McGraw they tend: tho
players mentioned.
__________________..—-
FOR A CLEAN ROADSIDE.
It is not without cause that the
American Automobile association
appeals to tourists to refrain from
any kind of carelessness that might
tend to desecrate the countryside.
With the increase in touring. the
incrEase in camping and the de-
velopment. of roadside parks and
camping places the warning is more
than ever needed.
There is a vast deal of careless-
ness among motorists as among non-
motorists. Every Monday morning
finds the public parks strewn th.
litter and refuse left by the Sun
loungers. So is the countrysido‘ if.-
tered by motorists who leave behind
them remnants of lunch. luncheon
receptacles and wrapping: and who
create havoc wherever they go.
Every motorist likes to pick out
a clean and attractive spot. to camp
or to eat his lunch. He is displeas-
ed if the man who stopped there be.
fore him left the site littered. That
makes it all the more important
that he should not litter it for the
next man. Motorists who park and
camp might well adopt. a motto
pledging themselves to leave the
parking or camping site as they.
hope to find it. No one has any
reason to insist upon proper use
pect being showri for his rights un-
less he is careful to show respect
for the rights of others.
Chlihowee —- Owner. Gallagher ” _
Brothers; jockey, a, Bafvey. "Every knock is a boogit.‘ “1:0ch
Atlawood—Owner. C. 3. Head: cording to an old wheeze.
jockey. L. McDermotx. C. Arnold of St. Lauis has changed
Revenue leak—Owner. a, A. it so rfiaclif. ‘33:? cuss word is we
ochran: o k E. Sc bi . an a. a c . ,. -
C Nauticalj—walger, J. 05's Cogden; Arnold got an idea. when he saw _
Jockey. C. Kummer. St. Louis golfers cuss at driving
MmMutt—‘Owner, H. C. Fisher; balls into the water so he obtaine
Jockey. J. Mei-truce. the ball chasing concession at. on;
King Gorin zoo—Owner. Peter .or-Qe'clubu. He charges ave cog:
Coyne; Jockey. M. Garner. to the: golfer tor each ball gonzo;
Thorndale —— Owner, . Benjamin ed. 1!: split: 60-50 with e not >1
Block: Jockey. B. Marinelll. p _ 3811!,
Modest --Owner. E B. McLean; ,
lookey. J. Butweli‘. , . ~ , _ p
Diogenes—Ou'ner, anrs. W. 11.
{of ’
three year olds; one mile and sevena .
maiden fillies. two year oldl: fly, '
on?
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