The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-14
FAV0RITE TAKES
EARLY LEAD AND
IS NEVER HEADED
Bet Mosie Comes Across
Tape Ahead of John
Finn by a Head

LOUISVILLE. Ky. May IA
Norwich. unconqucrcd as 2-year-
old, Is the winner Of the $4,000
Kcutucky derby.
The brown son ot Runnymedc-
Hvnlr, running truo to form, won
the event at mile and a quarter
in a field Of 10 starters today before
a record breaking throng Of 70
GOO spectators, tho largest crowd
that ever witnessed the running Of
the blue ribbon event for 3-ycnr-
ulds. Norwich. running his fifst race
as "a 3-ycnr-old. tr,umphed over the
best field that tho nation had to
send against him. ana won for own
er Benjamin Block. the New YORK
spot tam8u, &iG,715 ana $1,000 worth
OF pold plate IN the time Of 2;04 3.b.
Behind Norwich was Bet Moslc, ~
Il. Bradicy,'s entry, trailing the
victor by two lengths. John Finn
wss third I'm the van. Just a neck
bohlnd Bet Mosie. Six thousand dol
lars went TO second place, while
John Finn and Deadlock, the third
and fourth horses drew down $4,000
and $1,000 respectively
Paid Good odds.
Norwich paid the surprlaingly
good odds of Sid0 to win In the
mutucls. ti.4O TO place and 1890 for
a So ticket. The mutuel prices on
Bet Mosie were $3.50 and S2.70 and
$3.50 on John Finn.
Speeding into the lend Just after
the start. Norwich made every post
winning post and he apparently
never was In danger.
n II. H..
the field trying to defeat him. The
colt was admirably ridden by Albert
johnson and carried 1875 pounds.
My Play. a full brother to Man
o'.War. staggered into fifth place,
with Lctterman pulling up In sixth
position. Surf Rider was seventh
and far back was Startle the great
juvenile fllly Of 1921. with By Gosh
eighth. Busy American. another
Bradley entry. did not finish. The
injured leg of the Bradley star failed
20 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 OFF First.
Jockey Robinson. riding My plap
shot into the lead as the barrier was
sprung. Behind him Numbered 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 II was evident that
the great colt would retain II.
Morvlch, running with marvellous
pace, made the turn into the stretcl
without losing n foot and straight
ened away for the run to the wire
Bet Mosio began to show a burs
OF speed. closing the gap betweei
him and Norwich. Jockey johnson
on Norwich. knew ho was In for
race. and he laid his face dowi
against tho steaming neck, shouting
words OF encouragement to tn,
horse, but never applying the whip
pThero was roar from thousand
OF throats and another derby ha,
passed into history. owner Blocl
rushed down to the judges stand I,
congratulate Jockey Johnson, fol
lowed by Fred Burlew. famou
trainer of the colt. who tenderl
pattod his charge. MIR. Block fror
a box near the finish. watched IN
race of his super-horse, which wo
yil6,OOO In purses in his II vlctorlo
last year. As the horses started tn
race. Block climbed on chair. II
tPou 10 lsnt cigar ana IalIcd. ~
hands trembled 80 that the mate
went out. When Norwich charge
nearer and nearer TO tho finish lin,
running easily, Block shouted:
"Morvich, old boy. you're eatln
the ground. hold 1t all the way
block was still shouting when
crowd of admirers seized and carrie
him through the thousands OF pc
sons packed in front OF the stand.