Evening star., 1922-05-14

seconds slower than the Derby reco
Norwich paid the surprisingly gooG
odds of $40 to win in the mutuels
$3.50 to place and $3.50 to show 70,
81 ticket. The mutuel prices or
Bet Mosie were ss9oAand $2.7o. and
$500 on John Finn.
Speeding into the lead soon after
the start, Norwich made every post
q winning post and he apparently
never was in danger. He accepted
every challenge from the field try.
ing to defeat him. The colt was ad-
lnirably ridden by Albert johnson
and carried 126 pounds.
My Play, full brother to Man
.o'war, staggered into fifth place
with Letterman pulling up in sixth
position. Surf Rider was seventh
. and far back was Startle. the great
Juvenile filly Of 1921, with By Gosh
eighth. Busy American, another
injured leg of the Bradley star failed
to withstand the strain. The colt
broke down rounding the first turn
and was pulled UP as the flying field
sped on in quest of the premier
honors of the turf.
MY Play Jumps into Lead.
The sun was Just beginning to
sink in the west as the niue kings
and one queen OF the turf were
the concentrated gaze of the great
crowd. Starter A B. Dade, the gray
haired veteran Of the sport, yelled
his instructions. to the Jockeys, each
of whom was trying to outmaneuver
the other for the advantage in the
start.
4 Jockey Robinson, riding My Play,
shot into the lead as the barrier was
sprung. Behind him thundered
Norwich, with the rest of the field
fighting for the pace and watching
the two leaders. Fifty feet from the
start, Jockey johnson urged Norwich
into the lead and before they finished
the first quarter 1t was evident that
the great colt would retain it. When
the flyers sped past the stand on the
start of the Furnishing mile and a
quarter race, Norwich led by a length,
with Busy American in second place;
My Play third and Startle trailing
fourth. The field spread out in the
back stretch, with Norwich setting
the mace. followed by three horses
running abreast.
Norwich. running with marvellous
pace. made the turn into the stretch
without losing a foot and straighten-
ed away for the run to the wire. Bet
Mosie began to show burst Of speed,
closing the gap between him and
knew he was in for a race, and he
laid his face down against the steam
Ing neck of Norwich, shouting words
OF encouragement to the horse, but
never applying the whip.
Norwich Answers Urging.
The colt apparently understood
what was expected of him, increased
his speed and crossed the wire two
lengths ahead of Bet Mosie, while
the great crowd shrieked his name
from the stands. There was a roar
from thousands of throats and an
other derby had passed into history.
Owner Block rushed down to the
Judges. stand to congratulate Jockey
johnson. followed by Fred BurIew,
famous trainer of the colt. who ten,
derly petted his charge
Mr BLOCK. from box near the
inish. watched the race of his sdper-
horse. which won s115.ooo in purses
IN his eleven victories last year. AS
the horses started the race Block
climbed on chair. He tried to light
q cigarette and failed. His hands
trembled so that the match went out.
When Norwich charged nearer and
nearer to the finish line, running
easily, Block shouted:
Norwich. old boy, you're eating
the ground! Hold 1t all the wayi"
sr R1""'- ---~~ S+ill shouting when :,
crowd of admirers seized and carried
him through the thousands of per-
sons packed in front of the stands.
With difficulty Block was boosted
over the fence to the judges stand,
where. in the presence of Gov Edwin
p. Morrow of Kentucky, he was pre-
sented with large loving Gun.
Mr.. Block could hardly reply. All
he could say was:
It's the greatest day of INV life
feel too deeply to talk about it.
My horse has Won other races. hut
there is only one Kentucky Derby,
Norwich could bring to me, or to
himself, no greater honor"
Record Crowd Sees Race.
The crowd that witnessed the race
was the largest that ever saw the
hawless. A warm sun blazed down
on the field.~tempered with cooling
breeze. The thropg. which began ar
rivfng at 10 o'clock in the morning.
occupied every inch of space from
which the race could possibly be seen.
The crowd was so derse In the spa ce
for an eighth of mile in front Of the
huge stands that the spectators
Jumped up and down during the fin
ish of the race, hoping that during
the air thew would get glimpse of
the contenders as to whether their
choice was up among the leaders.
It was impossible to move around in
the betting ring reserved Tor the parf-
mutuel machines through which offi-
,cials estimated that more than $780,
900 passed during the afternoon on
the seven races.
There was galaxy Of notab1es in
attendance. The list included Gov.
Morrow OF Kentucky Gov. Warren T.
McRay of Indiana. Albert B. Fall, Sec
retary of the Interior: Mark Smith.
former United States senator from
Texas; Gov. Harry Davis Of Ohio.
Army OFFICERS and several motion pic
ture stars.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto, 7-6; Baltimore, II. I.
Jersey City. 8: BuEalo, !.