Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-15
Blocks Great Brovn Al.
uays in Front: Busy
american and My Play
Lack Stamina
100000 BRADLEY LOSS
Ry BOOTS AND SADDLE
Louisville, Ky, May IL

II AL II. II. DTuueH uo' St"i'cu '"Ss
IL American at Lexington. in which
he won in commanding fashion, but
came out Of the race in n bad way.
there might have been n different story
Of the forty eighth running of 'he Ken
tucky Derby. Bradley had an ace in
the North Star III colt. lie believed
in him strong enough to stand to lose
$50 600 on him by the winning OF
Norwich :.
After these wagcrs were made i de-
voioned that tho Idle Hour Farm Derby
hone had bowed tcndon-slight. out
enough to forcshadow what happened
the breaking down of the colt IN 'he
big race.
The name Busy American tried
IN o;re tbc best he had against the
B,njomin Block champion. and ras
in a commanding position ,rhcn ne
srrrrcd suddcnlV as u shot ana
ras cnscd up alongside the outer
rail less than half mile from the
start.
A MOTHER dcplorablc result came out
"A of tho Derby whom My Play; fu'I
brother Of Man o. War. broke down
He. 700. was in q commanding pos,'ion
when the break came. lie was me Ley. =.
incton Stables hope. Mr' lellahn, ms
trainer, had just suffered great loss IN
thc injury, to Lucky Hour IN thc FAST
80 that stable is doubly unfortunate
Amazing Record -,
This "a not said TO dctract from the
..oo, victory Of Norwich. the Runny-
sr'ae sSo. 1Jym,r colt. IN winning his twclft h
n.or ",ort wi,h not defeat TO mar his
s.ao,d anI making his total winning.
rro,,oth;rc more than S1@,mo. one OF
,bn most amazing records in thc turI
history OF the world. The point Is
Wnry;ch did not break down. that
, proves the horse. oo ,,,
Norwich ran rcmaTkao.E ts'n In,e
l., tbc Derby. He was ever IN 'front.'
~ n,.u1 ~, ,;me he was challenged he In.
49, ayad lis mace, to move serencly away
tran''h crn' h;s GcId. He broke in front and
,", ,r"',' ~ front for the mile and fourth,
nrJ ,hc time was . :04 30. In" tracA
wa. at its fastest. .,ol
Nhen Norwich won he was rh"'red
l., TI.nn,urkians. for they love horse.
~ ~ na;d honor 20 his performance and
nv, e. hreeding, for they recalled his
=" ,iro Runnymcde. traced from the Friars
pa,sur,, out of Mavoureen. she by Bnr'
I,aJ,nn EatTn' he unbeatcn, which. In turn
'la. n. y, the races Sir Nisto, an English
Derby winner.
vor,;ch's grand dam on the sire
n' ..,, Punnino Stream. by Dom.
.a, ;,n Doncing Water. No more royal
,n0' y"m ,.o. crrr IN Derby. Nor.
r;"n ras bred IN Fnliforn'n.
,,,1r roce was perhaps tho most beau
uful derby Of the fcrty-"ighth. Ma!
- W." "heautitful month in Kentucky
~. ~ sorers and the trees at the historic
nv n. ,hsn are ut their full. The enc
'trclinr hluc grass, the landscape, II
citing setting for America 'o'em'S
race.
5000 Cheer
Tbcr the Derby crowd, Broadwa
o,d me Golden Gate, met In the "ente
of ns' n snort loving peoples own sarde
wanot w where hospitality is traditi0
orJ horsc racing a religion.
Seventy five thousann chrcr"d Nor
,.,ch colt from the Pacific slope
Thn H same 5000 would have srcete
crest horse just the same even
u, had come from Canada, England q
fare Australia. u,
,,o,or no matter whence he came.
was Kentucky's tribute to speed, tn
winged horse, not to any state or an