Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12
DERBY WON BY NECK
Worth Captures Kentucky
Racing Classic.
RACE ON SLOPPY TRACK
Holiday Crowd of $4,000 Witnessed
the Event in Splitting
Rain.

LOUISVILLE, KY. May u.-Worth.
away In front and never headed lasted
Just long enough to win the Kentucky
Derby at the opening of the spring race
meet at Churchill Downs to-day. The
great HalIenbeck three-year-old kept
ahead OF six contenders. each OF which
was second at some time in the mile and
a quarter route and won from Duval In
the last jump. Had the race been ten
yards longer the odds-on-favorite would
have lost for he was fast firing at the
wire and Duval was coming with a rush.
Flamma, after acting badly at the post
and getting away last closed big gap
and finished third.
The race was run on a sloppy track
and in splitting rain. The contention
of many turf followers that Worth could
not go the distance and especially
sloppy track did not deter the public
from making him the big favorite, 81
mutuels paying only $3.50 to win. Duval
was not considered an important fac
tor and had he come up in the last jump
II Is believed his price would have been
from 20 TO - to 1. Notwithstanding the
threatening weather the crowd was typi-
cal of Kentucky Derby Day. The free
field attracted kentuckians from all over
the state and banked in the Enclosure
was a throng including many who see
but one race year. The crowd
sembled more that at a county fair than
at race course: When the horses
passed the grandstand in review
cheer went up from the 10000 persons.
Even then Flamma acted badly and as
they turned TO go to the post she tried
TO break and run. The horses were at
the post five minutes and when the bar
Tier went up Worth was out ahead with
Free Lance. the second choice in the bet
ting. second and Wheelwright third
At the three-quarters Free Lance gave
hn Hnrad MD hoo .f<yt< n
The others were punched close behind.
In the next quarter. F9amma, Guaranola.
and Sonado each were second, but the
terrific pace was too much and they
dropped back.
Coming into the stretch. Worth was
pressed by Duval two lengths behind
and Fuamma length behind DuvaL
Then came the great test Of the thorough
breds. Which could last to the wire?
Jockey Shilling. on Worth, realizing the
rush with which Duval was coming,
started 10 drive Duval kept steadily
gaining. and with Fain on Duval and
strength left in their mounts the two
horses came under the wire. Worth
neck TO the good. and F1amma two
lengths behind Duyal.
Worth seemed to be pretty much "out"
when Shilling brought him back into the
coveted ring before the judges. Gather
ing clouds and flashes of lightning
already were driving people from the
stands, and the formalities or putting the
wreath on the neck Of the winner and
handing the Jockey a bunch OF American
beauties was cut short that all might
escape the downpour that followed
quickly. The winner is out of Miss Han
over by knight of the Thistle. and is
owned by III. c. Hallenbeck. As two
year-old he was one Of the best winners
OF his class.
The time was 2o9o-5, 42-5 seconds
slower than the track record for this
event, which was made one year ago by
Meridian.
Summaries:
tMolesworthj. 81 straight. So place, s.. go
STOW. won; j. ii. Houghton, 1l5 tShilling),
koer esee $40 she sae~ th ssf0nd Tins 4
aspirin. Golden Egg, Ella Bryson and Pluck
second race, half mIle-The Widow Moon
1ea Byrne,, sl1 40 straight. SEQ place. 50. 20
show. won: inquiets. III Callahan. 81: 90
Henry. 81 50 show, third. Time 0.4s 3-5
Cour d Alene. Jene Gray. Briar Patch. Vowel
Third H 4ses i've ' and a oaen 1a fu rH
r'disn. 1l2 Peak, $3.50 straight, 81 Ia place.
s2.oo show. won: Granite, liz lkOerner,. ss.ao
,Clcose,. $40 show, third Time. l.os 40.
Fourth race, mile and qgsrter-worth. II.
shilling. $50 straight; So 81 place. s.. 80
.a9~. s: Ti@e aos ss Wheti%risst. Free
Fifth race, three fourths mile-Casey Jones'
l04 Henry. $4.lo straight. won; Miss Thorpe
100 franklin, $l2o place. second; j. B. Rob
inson, los tCallahanl, SEQ show, third Time.
lis. Pulka also
rs (Carahsn,, sl6.7o straight. won; Sir Gates
BY. Ill Henry, go place. second. Helene,
ie5 (Moiesworth) So show. third Time so
Merry Beau and Feather Buster also
Entries for Monday:
First race. six furlongs. selling-yiley, as;
Chemulpo. les; All Red. 109: York Lad, IS;
Jack Reiger. lo5: Seaclin. 100; Gold OF ophir.
*: Sy,sestris. 107; Merry Lad, Laboid. ITO.
J. III. Houghron. vreeland, 1l2.
Second race. selling: two-yesr-olds: four fur
tongs-Fiel. 1o3; Spirfua, I05; General, Arde-
lon, 1906 BenaDet. Polly Worth. Figoia. Io7;
senator James, Arceue, los; Pink Lady, lo9:
Aarshon. 11e.
Third race. three-year-olds; six furloags--Bo-
nanzs. Joe Dtebold, l04; OTnet jay Bird. Con-
gresham James, Sir Giles. Recompense, Buck
hcrE. sleeth. Cockspur, 1o7; Breaker Boy, Mack
b Eubanks. no
Fourth race. mile and serenity yards-Any
Port. no; John Furong. l12: Bachelor Girl.
81; BELL Horse. 1lS; Adams Express, III
High Private. l22. Bradley entry.
Fifth race, purse maiden two-year-olds: four
fErlonSs-Ssm Hirsch Cream, Lady Roberts.
Mollie Richards. Gold Color. 1917; Hopssck.
Peter Grimm, Pixies Peak. Sleuth, L. II. Adair,
Uncle obie, DR.. Jackson, 10.
Sixth race. selling; niie and twenty yards
supple. los; Wander, Ill; Queen Margurie,
zoe: Bobco Rocky o. By4en. ypcukk<A rna a