Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
GALLANT NORWICH
IS DERBY WINNER
Unconqucrcd Thoroughbred
Callops Home Ahead of
Field in Turf Classic.
WINS AS HE PLEASES
Flashes TO Front Early in Race
and Is Never in
Danger.
CONTINUED From FRS, paseJ


vich. with the rest OF the Aeld hght-
Ink for the pace and watching the
two leaders. FIFTY fee, from the
start Jockey Johnson urged Norwich
Into the lead. and before they I'm
ishcd the hrst quarter IL was evident
that the great colt would retain f..
When the Ayers sped past the .tand
on the start Of the furnishing mile
ana a quarter race. Norwich led bv
length. with Busy American In second
place, My Play third and Startlc
trailing fourth, The field spread gu,
IN tho back stretch with Norwich
setting tho pace. followed by three
hurscs running abreast.
Norwich. running with marvelou.
pace, made the turn into the stretch
without losing foot. and straight
cncd away FOR the run To the wiz.
F"t M"sic began TO show a burst NJ
src"d. closing the gap between him
and Norwich. jockey johnson. on
Moryich. knew he was in for race.
ana he laid his face down against the
etcaminG neck OF Morvich. shouting
words nf encouragement to the horse,
hn, never applying the whip.
Withs,nnds Challenge.
inc colt apparently understood
what was expected Of him. Increased
hi speed and crossed the wirc two
10 gths ahead OF Bet Mosie, while
~ great crowd ,hriek.d his name
ir n the stands. There was roar
n thousands OF throa,s and an
OF n Derby had passed into history.
owner Block rushed down 10 the
judges stand to congratulate Jockey
Johnson, followed by Fred Burlew.
famous trainer OF the colt. who ten
d"rly pe,ted his charge
Mr Block. from "a box near the
finish. watched the race OF hi. super
horse. which won $4,000 In purses
In his eleven victories last year As
the horses started the race. Block
climbed on chair. He tried TO light
cigarette and failed. His hands
trcmb!cd SO that the match went out.
When Norwich charged nearer and
nearer 10 the hn!.h line, running
easily Block shouted:
Greatest Day of Owners Life.
Norwich. old boy. you're eating the
ground. Hold /, all the way"
Block was SIN 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 tho fence tn the Judges staud.
where. in the presence OF Governor
Edwin +. Morrow, OF Kentucky. he
WAS presented with large loving
cup. Mr.. BLOCK could hardly reply.
All he could say was: It's the great
es; day OF my life. ! feel TOO deeply
To talk about IL. My horse has run
other races. but there is only one
Kentucky Derby. Norwich could
bring me or himself no greater
honor"
The crowd that Witnessed the race
was the largest that ever saw the
Kentucky Derby. The weather was
fawless. warm sun blazcd down
on the field. tempered with a cooling
breeze. The 'hronS. which began ar
irving at 10 o'clock in the morning.
occupied every inch of space from
which the race could be seen
Galaxy OF Notnbies Prea~nt.
The crowd was 30 dense in the
space for an eighth OF mile In
front OF the huge stands that the
spectators jumped up and down dur
ing the finish OF the races. hoping
that during the fraction OF second
they were in the air they would get
glimpse OF the Contcnders as to
whether their choice was up among
the leaders. IL was impossible to
move around In the betting ring re-
served for the pari mutuel machines.
through which officials estima, ed
that more than sl.50o,000 passed dur
ing the afternoon on the seven races
There was a galaxy OF notables in
attendance. The list included Gov
ernor Morrow, Of Kentucky; Governor
Warren T. McRay. of indiana: Albert
Il. Fall. Secretary OF the Interior:
Mark Smith. former United States
Senator from Arizona: Governor Har-
rs Davis. Of Ohio; army officers and
several motion picture stars