The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
Bet Mosie Finishes Second and John Finn Third-Mor- vich Wins Classic as He PIeaseS
Ny AssocIatcd Prose

Louisville, Ky, May 18.-Morvich. uneonquered as e two-year-old- is she winner of the s5o,ooo Kentucky Derby.
 The brown son of Runnymeds- Hymir, running true to form, won the event at mile and quarter In q field of ten starters today before a record breaking throng of 70.o0O spectators, the largest crowd that ever witnessed the runing for the blue ribbon event for three-year-clds.
 Norwich, running his first race a1 . three-year-old, triumphed over the best field that the nation had to send against him, and won for Owner Ben 5arnin Block, the New York sports man, s4s,775. and s7,00o worth oi Mosie, P. R. Bradley's entry, trailing the victor by two lengths. John Finn was third in the van, just . neck behind Bet Mosie. Six thousand dollars went to second place. while John Finn and Deadlock, the third and fourth horses, drew $3.0oo and $1.ooo, respectively.
 The time of 2:o4 4-5 made by Nor vich was but 2-5 seconds more than the Derby record set by Old Rosebud in 1914.
 Paid s4.4O Per Ticket.
 Norwich paid the surprisingly good odds of $40 to win in the mutuels; s4so to place, and $s.5o to show. for a g ticket The mutuel prices on Bet Mosie were s2.90 and $270, and ss,e0 on John Finn.
 Speeding into the lead <on after the start, Norwich made every post . winning post and he apparently never was in danger He accepted every challenge from the field tryint to defeat him. The colt was admir- ably 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 hack was Startle, the great Juvenile lilly of 1921, with Bygosh eighth. Busy American. another Bradley entry. did not finish. The 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 hon ors of the turf
 Ten Starters
 The sun was just beginning to sink in the west as the nine kings and one queen of the turf were sidled un tor the getaway under the con rentrated gaze of the great crowd Starter A B. Dade. the grey haired veteran Of the sport. yelled his in structions to the jockeys, each of whom was trying 10 out maneuver for the advantage in the start.
 Jockey Robinson. riding My Play, shot into the lead as the barrier was sprung. Behind him thundered Nor vich, with the rest Of the field fight ing 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 it was evident that the great colt would retain 1t. When the flyers sped past the stand on the start of the punishing mile and a qnarter race. Norwich led by a length, With Busy American in second place, Ny Play third and Startis trailing fourth The field spread out in ths back stretch with Norwich setting the pace, following by three horses running abreast.
 Norwich. running with marvellous pace, made the turn into the stretch without losing a foot and straight ened away for the run to the wire. Bet Mosie began to show burst of speed, closing the gap between him and Norwich. Jockey Johnson. on Norwich. knew he was in for race, and he laid his face down against the streaming neck of Norwich. Shouting words of encouragement to the horse, but never applying the whip.
 Norwich Finishes Strong
 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 another derby had passed into history. Owner Block rushed down to the judges stand to congratulate Jockey John son, followed by Fred Burlew, famous trainer of the colt. who tenderly petted his charge
 MT. Block, from a box near tho fin- ieh, watched the race of hls super horse. which won s115.0oo In purses lD ms II N1ctoTleS taSI year. AS the horses started the race, Block climbed on a chair. He tried to light cigar cite and failed. His hands trem ed 50 that tho 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 it all the wayi"
 Block was still shouting when a crowd of admirers seized and carried him through the thousands of per s0ns 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 R Morrow, of Kentucky. he was pres 6ented with a large loving cup
 HOnOrs to Owner
 -Mr. Block could hardly reply. All hS could say was: Its the greatest dAy of my fife. I feel too deeply to talk about it. My horse has won other races. but there is only one Kentucky Derby. Norwich could bring to me or himself, no greater honor" sThe crowd that witnessed the race VkAs the largest that ever saw the Kentucky Derby. The weather was fIA w!Ass. warm sun blaxed down oa sh4 sieie, tempered with cooling bfAsxe. The thrcng. which began arr f{Sin9 st 10 o'clock in the morning. oceupled every ;uch of space from