New-York tribune., 1921-05-08
Bradley Colts
Thrill 10000
I'm Close Finish
Winner Takes Lead Coming
Into Stretch and Beats
Black Servant to Win.
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came out of the West the Kentucky,
fyrei, Kentueky-owned Marathon--Miss!
Kinglets colt, Behave Yourself. ac-'
csaIned champion of three-year-oids att
Churchill Downs in the forty seventh
running of the richest race IN moneys
Value in the world in 1921.
Then to make the result more sur
13fising, the chief contestant for the
prize was his stabfemate, Black Ser
yant. by Black ToneyPadula, the tive
ebits running as the E. r. Bradley en-
ffy. 1t fell to filly, Prudery, coupled
with Tryster as the Harry Payne Whit
pey entry and the favorite since the
grows flew, TO take third money.
pssThe $4,000 persons gathered to wit
ness the great race greeted the game
little brown victor and the jockey, O.,
Thompson, himself never before con-
sidered in the star class, in yelling
cheers that rolled from the spacious
clubhouse through the long, packed
Erandstand, down the paddock and
spread across to the inield, where
10000 other persons screamed. their
enthusiasm,
gss Event Typical of Kentucky
,sThe occasion was typical of Ken
tucky, for the losers yielded nothing in
popular acclaim TO the lucky ones, who
held the winning pasteboards, which
tire overburdened pari-mutuel machines
had spun out all day like an inexhaus-
table mint.
Behave Yourself ran the mile and g
fourth in 2:04 1-5. The Derby record
made by Old Rosebud in 1914 stands
at 2:03 s2-5. Behave Yourself won by a
head from Black Servant, with Prudery
: six lengths behind him. Careful was
four lengths behind the Whitney flly,
with Coyne, Leonardo III and the others
bsailing. This is E. r. Bradley's first
&ferby success. The race paid him
saS,450. The balance of the purse goes
10 the third and fourth horses.
HsThe first to congratulate Jockey
Thompson was giant colored man, q
ssable employee of Bradley. He hur-
died the fence and helped Thompson
from his mount and aided him through
the throng to the judges's stand.
nfA great cheer went up from the stand
as Attorney General Harry Daugherty
and Governor McCray of Indiana con-
graduated the little rider. The band
then struck up "My Old Kentucky
Home" and the rejoicing became gen.
eral.
~ $f,750,ooo Bet on Result
There was upward of $1,75O,0oo
wagered in the hundreds of machines
on the race. The winner paid 5000
for a 50 mutual ticket The police
handled the crowd superbly. There
was not an arrest. Known crooks
were arrested the night before and run
cut of town. There were 1900 en-
ployees of the Jockey Club on duty.
The track was lightning fast.
AS the horses came from the paddock
under colors, not only the Churchill
Downs throngs but the minds of the
people who love thoroughbreds from
every state in the Union were fixed on
the slender bride reins that held spir-
ated, eavorting steeds in check while
.bhe famous old course for the long pa
gades before the grandstand.
Men OF finance, veterans of the turf,
,stylshly gowned women, even to alert
pickaninnies perched on the tops of
buildings and in trees, combined to
,paake the gathering one of the most re-
splarkable and most democratic ever
seen on an American racecourse.
First to step out on the track was
Refave Yourself, with the diminutive
Hhompson in the saddle. Next to come
tglissening in the sun, was Prudery
.awakening the first real applause, with
attention to Hummer, her popular
rider.
Tedious Wait at Post
81 Careful, with frankie Keogh; then
leonardo ii, A. Schuttinger up, and
s&toTe applause all down the lawn.
sEoy.ae had his admirers, with Garner
sin the saddle ever popular. Black Ser
ayanu was more warmly received than
mis- stablemate. Lyke was his rider.
iStar Voter made fine impression, but
pryster caught the eye of every one.
sand he and Coltiletti were hailed as
public choices.
ss The wait at the post was tedious.
fTryster caused much of the delay.
dNever was more care taken to get the
largest Derby field in years off to an
teyen start, and we'll did the starter
bsncceed. Tryster made powerful bid
nm the early running, and Leonardo II,
turning the first half, looked like he
would soon overhaul the flying Black
fsservant. Then came Behave Yourself
sand Prudery at killing pace.
"Can Black Servant last?" was the
sauestion passing through the assem-
blage.
ots'Leonardo overhauling them," was
.again heard, but hope began to sink
lfor the hackers of the Sweep colt, as
bwell as of Tryster. Star Voter was
hopeless. Muskallonge's surprising
burst of speed had vanished, and the
crowd settled in the conviction that
one of the Bradley f1iers was to win.
Flags clipped two-fifths of second
from the record for seven furlongs
,and reduced it to 1:24 3-5. Broomspun
.sbgeeZed mile in 1886 1-5, as against
The best previous performance in
1877 2-5, and Fair Phantom sprinted
{ half mile in 0:46 3-5, which is two
EsSths of a second better than other
gorts.