The New York herald., 1921-05-08
BRADLEY COLTS
RUN 0NE-TW0 IN
KENTUCKY DERBY
Behave Yourself and Black
Servant Lead Home Field
in $4,000 Classic.
PRUDERY FINISHES THIRD
More Than Fifty Thousand
Turf Followers See Big Race
at Churchill Downs.

special Despatch to THE New YoRK HERALD
LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 7.-Kentucky
triumphed in the Derby. For the first
time since Old Rosebud galloped home
in front in 1914 victory perched on the
banner of the Blue Grass State at
Churchill Downs to-day when Behave
Yourself, Il. r. Bradley's brown son of
Marathon-Miss Ringlets, flashed past
the judges the winner by a head Of
the most valuable turf event in the
country. Second to Behave Yourself
was his stablemate, Black Servant.
Open daylight followed the pair, for
Harry Payne Whitney's Prudery.
which finished third, was six lengths
in the wake of the entry.
The other horses finished in the fol-
lowing order Tryster, Careful, Coyne,
Leonardo H., Uncle Velo, Bon Homme.
Platnet. Star Voter and Muskallonge.
Behave yourself was ridden by Jockey
Thompson. former stable boy. who
never before had piloted horse in an
important event. Jockey Lyke, the
crack rider of the Bradley stable. was
told that he would be rewarded with
$4,000 If ne pioted his horse to victory.
and he was given the choice of the
mounts. choosing Black Servant. Owner
Bradley was the first to congratulate
the youthful Thompson on his brilliant
victory and it is probable that the $4,000
reward will go to him.
The outcome of the forty-seventh
Kentucky Derby was one of the most
popular In the long history of the race.
Friends showered congratulations on
Mr.. Bradley as he pushed through the
crowd to the judges stand and the
thousands on the lawn yelled their ap-
proval. This enthusiasm was shared
by those who had wagered against the
chances of the victorious pair. 1t was
a Kentucky triumph and ali kentuck-
ians were jubiant
To Black Servant goes little less
credit than that awarded the winner.
1t was he who went to the front with
the rise of the barrier and set pace
that withered the hearts Of his rivals,
ALI but one--his stabemate. First
Leonardo III. essayed to run with the
son of Black Toney. He challenged as
they made the first turn and again
at the half mile pole. but each time
the flying leader responded with de-
termination that held the lead. Finally
struggle no longer and dropped back
beaten. Careful also succumbed to the
hopeless class.
winner Comes From Behind.
While Black Servant was out front
sending dismay into the hearts or all
who questioned his supremacy his stable
mate was far back. Few knew that he
was In the race. Even his owner did not
l.aI
were pinned the hopes of the stable. so
when Behave Yourself plodded UP the
back stretch in eighth place he was
unnoticed AS they turned into the
stretch he was sixth Then as they
etraightened away to the test that brings
victory or defeat, Behave Yourself came
like wild horse.
Past Tryster, Careful and Prudery
tore the brown colt. Only Black Ser
want remained between him and the
crowd of his age. 1t was his stable
mate and with success assured the en-
trv II seemed that the race was over.
Eut Behave Yourself did not reason so.
on he came and breasted his compar-
ion. Past Black Servant he forged, and
as the driving pair neared the eightn
mole the son OF Marathon led by half
= length Black Servant still was not
beaten Even as he had raced into sub
mission rivals in the early stages he
again bent to his task. Steadily he
crept up. Past saddle glrth and with
ers no moved His flaming nostrils
stnged the brown colts neck as they
approac ched the wire, but there he hung.
His gameness survived the long strug-
gle. but the call was too severe. His
aching muscles faltered slightly, only
slightly. but enough to give the verdict
TO his dauntless stable mate.
Never has such an ovation been given
to a Derby winner as greeted the return
OF the victorious Bradley pair to the
scales for Weighing In. Gov. Morrow
congratulated the owner of the two
great -year-olds on the victory,
which has restored to Kentucky the SUI
premacy OF the turf which was lost TO
the East after the victory of Old Rose
bud in 1914. the last time that q Blue
Grass owner had won the race.
4 tremendous plunge on the Whitney
entry resulted In the Bradley entry pay
ing odds of almost to |, which was
better than the odds quoted yesterday
on Black Servant in the winter book.
whore he was only $ to l. In this par
ticular Il resembled the Derby OF last
year. as the Parr entry paid better odds
at the track than II did In the winter.
Track Lightning Fast.
The Derby horses went to the post at