The New York herald., 1922-05-10
Trainer Burlew Is Well
Pleased and Will Send Colt
Full Distance To-day.
BY GOSH SHOWS SPEED
Reels Off Fastest Mile and
Quarter of Year; Busy Amer
lean Withdrawn.
BY HENRY ". KING.

LOUISVILLE. Ky, May 9.-Morvich,
Benjamin Blocks renowned colt.
which is the favorite for the Derby
which will be run here next Saturday,
gave a group of Kentucky horsemen a
glimpse of his speed at Churchill
Downs this morning. He arrived here
from New York on Sunday in fine fet-
tie and was ready for work yesterday
morning, but Fred Burlew, his trainer.
decided to wait until to-day to breeze
him. He let him breeze half mile in
o:4s As seconds.
This is not fast, but he accomplished
his task with such ridiculous ease that
all .who saw him proclaimed him a
speed marvel. Although he was step
ping the first furlong in OIL 2-5, the
quarter in 0:24 2-5 and -eighths
in e:36 AS, a group Of Kentuckians
wondered when he was going to break.
Fred Burlew was particularly pleased
with the work and announced after it
that the colt is better now than he ever
was. Tomorrow morning he will have
his Derby test. He will be sent over
he full mile and quarter route. His
work will not break any watches for
Burlew said that he probably will let
him travel no faster than 2:10. Mr..
Block and q party Of his friends from
New York saw him breeze this morn
ing and, like his trainer, were excep-
tionAlly enthusiastic about it.
Knee Not Larger.
The Eentuckv borsar,,en savaral of
whom saw him last year, we're not i'm
pressed with Morvich's big kpee To
them it appeared larger than Last year.
It does seem larger, but it isn't. The
flesh and muscles on either side of it
are drawn tighter than they were last
season, and that makes the knee appear
to protrude more.
While Norwich was working over the
Churchill Downs track e. R. Bradley's
by Gosh was reeling off the fastest mile
and a quarter of the year at Lexing-
ton9 Tye is Mr.. Bradley's choice for the
S50.C00 classic. He ran the distance In
. 2:06S-5
Busy American. Mr.. Bradleys IA
vorite. will not start in the Derby. He
bucked on Saturday and this morning
his ahins were so sore that It was found
necessary to take him out of training
for fortnight or so. 1t is rare that n
tiii &C DuChS, Oul busy <AffcIi-
candid not race as a two-year-old. and
mis- .pard race last Saturday caused his
-ships TO burn up.
Bet his withdrawal did not cause
tNr Bradley much chagrin, because his
by Gosh was nearly as good. in his
opinion, aid this morning he showed
that he is a fast colt. If he can run
as he works he must be figured as a
contender in the big race. He was
eager to run when brought on the track
and although under slight restraint he
stepped the first quarter In :24 AS, the
half mile in 048 2-5, fve-eighths in
0f 1-5 and six furlongs in ] IA 1-5.
Fit of Green came on the track and
raced with him the remaiing half mile.
Stopping along together BY Gosh sped
rast the seven-clghths pole in 1 :27 and
.he mile pole in 40. BY Gosh was
a;ll full of running and covered n mile
aud an eighth in :53 and finished the
i,ci4y distance in :06 3-5. He was
straight at the finish but at no stage OF
.he journey was he urged and he was
net distressed much when pulled UP.