South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-08
BEHAVE YOURSELF
WINS DERBY EVENT
AFTER GREAT RACE
Black Servant, B d y s
Other Entry, is Second and
Prudery Third.

By Associated Press:
LOUISVILLE, KY, May BE
have Yourself. Kentucky bred
three-yesr old. is the winner OF the
Kentucky derby.
The little brown colt. a son OF
Marathon and Miss Ringlets. from
the stable OF z. r. Bradley, OF Lex
ington. Ky. flashed across the wire
a winner by a scant neck after a
thrilling race with Black Servant,
his stable mate. while a record
breaking crowd OF so. 900 spectators
stood on tip toe at the Churchill
Downs course this afternoon. The
crowd was the biggest that ever saw
the running OF the blue ribbon event
for three-year-ol
Black servant Second.
Black Servant. which acted as
pacemaker for nearly the entire dis
lance. finished in second place,
while Prudery. the crack filly from
4 The Harry Payne Whitney stable,
which coupled with Tryster. was the
public choice. pulled up In third
place. six lengths behind the lead
ers. Behave Yourself ran the one
mile and a quarter in 1904 1-5 over
track lightning fast.
The race. carrying $50. 900 in ad-
ded money-the richest prize for
Y three-year- Odds in the world-was
worth S3S,4 $50 net TO the winner and
} $40. 900 TO the second Bradley entry
so the Lexington turfman won APP
proximately $50, 900 in addition to
several big wagers
Although the Whitney entry
Prudery and Tryster-were heavy
favorites. the Bradley horses were
given good support in the pari-mu-
tuel betting A 50 ticket paid $3.50
ODDS OF nearly ten to one. Place
and show money on the Bradley
entry were SIS and SO respectively
Prudery paid $3.50 to show.
Ninth at Start.
After a delay of ten minutes a
the post due to the bad acting o'
Leonardo III. the great throng il
the stands began to buzz with th'
excitement Of the getaway. Uncle
Velo. Black Servant and Muska
longe were the first three horse
away, and this was the position
they held when they passed thu
stand for the first time. Behav,
Yourself was ninth at the start.
When the horses swept down tn
back stretch. Muskalonge had fadcC
and Leonardo II moved up To almos
I o,.on tnr,,,s ,,.ftb pfaolr Cor,-apt III,
leader. with Tryster and Pruder'
two lengths back but coming up. a
they swung into the straight for tn
stretch turn Prudery went a bi
wide. while Behave Yourself an'
Black Servant were seen to move VI
ahead rapidly from the inside. a
the horses turned into the stretcl
an eighth from the wire. the Brad
ley horses were on nearly ever
terms with the rest of the fell
trailing and moth g fast enough L
endanger the re :.
AS the field into the fina
yards of the race lack Servant re
sponded TO a shak. Z up and looked
like a winner but the early pac
had evidently told, for Behave Your
self. running strong and unfalter
ingly. shot ahead of his stable mat
10 victory. The crowd, which hal
been in breathless suspense for
second. burst into a roar Of cheer
. and the running OF the 47th derb.
had passed into history.
Fnvorltc is Fourth.
The defeated field hnisied Il
81, ct
behind Black Servant: Tryste
fourth by half a length Careful
, fifth by four lengths; Coyne, sixtl
by four lengths; Leonardo II. sew
enth: Uncle Velo. eighth; Bon Hon
me. ninth: Planet. 10th; star Voter
18th: and Muskallonge. 18th. Gre
Lag and Firebrand were scratched
leaving a field of > for the start
Behave Yourself was ridden h
Jockey Thompson. a former stabl
boy who never before has pilote
, a horse in an important event.
3 After the race. Gov. Morrow O
Kentucky summoned Owner Brad
; ley TO the judges stand 10 receiv
: the congratulations on the victor
OF a Kentucky bred colt over tn
+ best horses of the east.
| A warm sun blazing from a clea
} sky made conditions perfect for tn
/ running of the derby. The attend
: ance was estimated at $4,000 with
| gate of between 100000 and $3.50
) 600.
5 The crowd included several rot
| ables, among them Harry Daugh
! erty. attorney general; Albert Fal
secretary Of the interior; Gov. MOI
= row. of Kentucky; Gov McCra'
I of Indiana, and DR.. Esteban CT
I Borges. Venezuelan minister Of fol
{ eign affairs