Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 May 1942 — Page 24

SPORTS... By Eddie Ash

IF Mrs. Al Sabath’s Alsab should pick off the wreath of roses in the 68th running of the Kentucky Derby tomorrow, it would mark the seventh time a woman has owned a winner of the famous race for 3-year-olds. . . .

And you’ll know along about 5:40 p. m. The first woman-owner winner at Churchill Downs was Mrs. C. E. (Boots) Darnell, with Elwood, in 1904. . , . This bay colt, 15 to 1 in the wagering, came from last place to win by half a length from Ed Tierney. The next colt to win for a woman was the unforgettable Black Gold, triumphant in the Kentucky Derby of 1924. . He was owned by Mrs. R. M. Hoots, an Indian woman from Oklatioma, . . . Black Gold had not accomplished anything remarkable as a 3-Yearsold but hit his stride as a 3-year-old-and liked the route. The third woman owner of a Derby winner was Mrs. John D. Hertz, with Reigh Count, in 1928, on a track deep with mud. . . . Reigh Count, coupled with Reigh Olga because they were trained by the same man, was a $2.05 to $1 favorite, who took the lead at the mile, merely galloped through the stretch, and won by three lengths, eased up. | ‘The fourth woman Derby winner owner was Mrs. Payne Whitney, on her flier, Twenty Grand, officially entered as owned by Greentree stable, the operating name of Mrs. Whitney. . . . Twenty Grand, favorite by 88 cents to $1, was victorious by four lengths, and by stepping it in 2:01 4/5, cracked the record of 2:03 2/5 which had been posted in 1914 by Old Rosebud, and which mark endured until Whirlaway lowered it to 2:01 2/5 in last year’s running.

Mrs. Mars Absent When Her Horse Won

THE FIFTH woman Derby winner owner was Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane, operating as the Brookmeade stable, who saw her grand colt, Cavalcade, win the 1934 horse classic by two and a half lengths, with the rest of the field staggering behind him. Mrs. Ethel V. Mars, owner of the Milky Way farm, was the most recent of the women who owned the horse which won the Derby. . . . Mrs. Mars, who spent a fortune. trying to get a horse which could win the Derby, thought little of the chances of Gallahadion, was not at the Derby when her colors flashed to victory—and thus missed the thrill of 2 lifetime. :

” 8 ” 8 ” » FALSETTO, which sired three winners of the Kentucky Derby, was 18 years old when his son, Chant, won the 1894 Derby; 25 when another son, His Eminence, was victorious in 1901, and 30 when his son, Sir Huon, won the Derby in 1906. . . . The 67 Derbies have been won by 59 colts, seven geldings and one filly. . . « The last gelding to score was Clyde Van Dusen in 1929. The only “field horse” to win the Kentucky Derby was Flying Ebony, in 1923, under the expert handling of Earl Sande, in a race of 20 starters on a muddy, slippery track. . .. The presence of Flying Ebony as a “fielder” and with Sande up, caused the “field” to become

second choice in the betting at only $3.15 to $1.

We're Stringing With Requested to Win IN A KENTUCKY DERBY “experting” contest that closed on

April 10, this department sent to

Churchill Downs the following

prediction on the finish of tomorrow’s horse classic, naming the first five, as per request by the Derby public relations department: Requested, Alsab, Devil Diver, Sun‘ Again, Shut Out. . . . And

the time of 2:04. . . . Guess we'll stick by that lineup. .

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and Shut Out are coupled as the Greentree entry, but in the “expert-

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THE DERBY will be the seventh race on a nine-card program

and the horses are expected to go

postward along ‘about 5:30. . . .

It will be on the air for all to hear, as usual, but Churchill Downs

officials expect a post-war throng, '- wagering on all races.

maybe more, and with heavy

American troops in far-away Iceland, in England, in Northern | Ireland and Atlantic bases will hear a description of the Derby by

short wave.

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Carrico Pitches A One-Hitter

Tech’s baseball team ran its vietory streak to six straight yesterday

s5¢| afternoon, as they walloped Rock-

ville 7 to 1 on the East side field. Martin Carrico allowed only one hit while whiffing eight batsmen. Scoring three runs in the first

438 inning, on the successful working

of the squeeze play, the Greenclads were never threatened. Taking advantage of two Rockville errors Tech pushed four more markers across in the sixth frame. Carrico with a shutout in his

3 grasp, hit a Rockville batter with

bases loaded for the Rock’s only run. 000 000 1—1 1 3

9 FIGHT RESULTS MINNEAPOLIS Rey Re 146, New Zork, knocked a Dick Ba: Banners, 143, Burman, 187, Baltimore,

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By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer LOUISVILLE, May 1.—There's a strange, baffling, interesting thing about this year’s Derby. No horse is going vo win It. Of course, in the end some horse is going to win it but let's go back in the barns and talk to the horsemen, the fellows who should really know. It would be so awfully easy to write about the stables that are going to win. Let's consider the stables that are going to win and why they think the opposition can't win. That’s the confusing point. We wouldn't know just what would happen but can you imagine a horse race, most of all the derby,

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the possibility is not to be ignored. Alsab Can’t Win

Let’s forget about tradition, background and ballyhoo. Why hold a race nobody can win? That seems to be the case out here, and of course we are kidding. You spend an hour or so walking up and down the backside and talking to horsemen and you get the notion this year’s derby is the silliest thing in the world, and what isn’t? You have a picture in your mind of a field of eight, ten or twelve going through the motions and all of a sudden quitting. Maybe quitting is not the word. It certainly isn’t. Let's say just getting tired. Now if horses have the sense we

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going to fight it out to the end for a meaningless slab of tile or a chattery “hello mom, I win easy” radio blurb. To get the facts or what seem to be the facts and high time is right. Over there in the semi-dawn of the

Meridian Hills Opens Tomorrow

Meridian Hills Country club will open officially tomorrow afternoon with men members competing in a team match. The losing team will pay the bill for a club tournament dinner tomorrow night at 6 p. xa. Meridian Hills also will sponsor a

and 31 for men and women club members. Entry fees will be donated to the American Red Cross, which in turn will award medals to winners. The scores made on May 30 and 31 will include the club’s annual sweepstakes tournament.” Wayne Timberman, club pro, will present awards to the winners. Wayne Paulsen is chairman of the golf committee. Assisting him are G. F. Albright, Noble L. Beddinger, P. D. Powers,” Ralph W. Showalter, Roy Wilmoth, James E. Bingham and Cecil oi 1ykine

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backside we hear all this stuff: Alsab? He can’t win it because everything has happened to him. He's had seven starts this year and hasn't won once. And there is the story about his most devoted friend, the horseshoer, who was re= sponsible for a cut that did the two-year-old champion no good at all, : Forget Requested

Requested? He won the Flamingo, came from way back, won the Wood, But he’s no good. You can forget him. The popular phrase here is “You can throw him over your left shoulder.” Why is he no good? Something about his breeding. His mammy didn’t like to do a distance sc Requested is a bad bet for a mile and a quarter. The Diver—Devil Diver? You can forget about him, too. He cut himself walking around his stall and

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missed an important workout. Ordinarily he would be the horse to beat, the solid horse in the derby. But missing that one workout hurts a lot. You can throw him out, too. The best jockey in America is Eddie Arcaro, He has his choice: He can ride the Diver or Shut Out; they

Con You Imagine the Derby Without a Winner Tomorrow? Joe Can Because He Walked Up the Backside of the Track

Field for 68th Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 1 (U. P.).—Following is the field for the 68th running of the $75,000 Kentucky Derby over a mile-and-

are both members of the same family. He can’t make up his mind. There’s Sun Again, for instance; he’s three weeks off in his training. Hollywood: He must break on top or he’s through. Seems clods from front runners speckling his face he no like. Valdina Orphan—well, he was bred in Texas and Texas bred horses never win the derby. Dog Patch: Must have mud. On a fast track you can forget about him, too, but entirely. Fair Call: He was bought in for $200—this is a cheap derby but pot that cheap. Sweep Swinger: Starts too slow; can’t get to running until he reaches the mile post, but boy how he can run from there.

Well, that’s what you hear on the backside at semi-dawn. It makes you feel, that everybody can win the derby and at the same time nobody can win. That all of a sudden the whole starting field is going to quit at the mile post, look around, take a bow and say to Col. Matt Winn . . . “How'd you do today? Was it a good gate and a good play?” So, in fancy, this seems to be a derby you can forget about in the serious sense but just between you and the well-known lamp post let's see what happens to two horses that could. pay off in big dough: With Regards and Sweep Swinger. You don’t want a guy to travel all the way out here to pick a favorite, do. you? We couldn't anyway. We despise favorites.

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Alsab at No. 7 Position in Derby Field of 1

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considered doubtful starters. These include Sun Again, First Prize and Dogpatch. Sun Again is not reported up to the race but no decision will be made on his status until noon tomorrow, and Dogpatch will run only on fast footing. Some doubt was also attached to Apache, the East’s big hope, when assistant trainer Tom Driscoll the horse was not fond of mud a that trainer Sunny Jim Fitasimmons, who was due in town today, would make the final decision. If all 17 start, the derby prize will be the richest in history—a net of $65,225 for first. The gross value is $87,250 with -$8000 for second, $3000 for third and $1000 for fourth. While the owners and agents gathered in the secretary’s office to draw the field and the post positions the horsey were given their final blow-outs. Devil Diver and Shut Out turned in sparkling figures of :473-5 for a half mile and 1:012-5 for five furlongs, respectively. They worked out over a track that was fast. All other horses were out for quick breezes or slow gallops.

Dogpatch First In

Dogpatch, a stablemate of the 1940 Derby winner, Gallahadion, was the first horse named through the box. : Owner Al Sabath, Jockey Basil James and Trainer Sarge Swenke, who filed the nomination slip, came in together to enter Alsab, the 1941 juvenile champ who still is one of the low priced horses despite his seven straight defeats. Swenke ridiculed reports that Alsab was bothered by the cut he suffered on Monday and said “we won't even use bandages.” T. D. (Pinky) Grimes’ With Regards was the last of the expected

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born Se Longden and is 4 Wo of the tip horses in the big Blue Grass classic. Since this one is called the. ques tion mark Derby—so I'll ride along with the son of Questionnaire, Gentlemen, by request I give: you Requested. He is just a little bit of a thing, A tiny mite as thoroughbreds g0, Tl grant you. Actually, he looks more like a pony than a horse. His bones are small, his back is thin and his stride is short. But, gentles men, what there is of this Ree quested is all horse, solid, pure honest-to-Harry thoroughbred run ning horse. He was bid in cheap, He was sold one hot August night in the sales rings at Saratoga Springs ale ra most two years ago. The final price was a paltry $1300. We'th hink we have the winner be- — we know we are riding }¥ the only horse in the race Who | proven his pure, homely guts. N ; matter what Devil Diver may do or Valdina Orphan may do, I what the little fellow has done and will do. He will go out of the gate with one thought, one duty and on goal—to run as far as his legs take him. Maybe they won't take him ne enough. Who knows? No owner, trainer nor jockey knows for cere tain how far any horse in this 68th Kentucky Derby can run. But as Texas Ben Whitaker could tell & horse when he saw one, I know a heart when I see one and to me there is no question about the som

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