Evening star., 1923-10-21
BY STEVE DONOGHUE.


NEW YORK, October 20.-We
NJ lost-Papyrus and l. We
have no excuses. Zev is a
good horse. The best horse under
the conditions won. Papyrus for
the first time | have been up on
him failed to answer when l asked
him. He didn't have any more to
give. laid whip on him-the only
time he's ever felt whip, but he
was all out. ! got no answer. He
was just tired horse
1 felt we could win until we turned
into the stretch from the far turn.
We had been running close behind all
the way. 1t had been my plan. All
the way around 1 felt we could ride
over zev whenever we wanted
We broke well. Then 1 pulled
Papyrus up and Zev shot past. At
the first turn Papyrus swerved out
from the rail. He was picking the
better going. / went with him. We
were we'll out from the rail all the
way around.
Was Sure of Victory.
! was still certain we could run over
him on the run home. All the way to
the far turn Papyrus kept up his
easy gait. He did not falter. I
could not feel him slip.
He seemed to be fresh and full of
run until the far turn, Zev was only
a short length ahead. 1 gave Papyrus
his rein. l put my hands on his neck
He thumped on at the same even pace.
He had never failed me before. let
him hear the whip. No answer. Then
] laid IT on him.
1t broke me to whip him, but it was
that or nothing, 1t was then | felt
him duell under me (meaning tired).
] knew he was all out. We finished,
pulled up. i did not want to push
him to no purpose. At the finish
him like that.
Papyrus disappointed me. He's a
good horse. but the long trip had
changed him. He was not the same
horse / raced in England. His heart
was all right, but the horse of him
had gone out in the mud. 1 pressed
him more than he's ever been pressed
before.
Carries Out Plans.
The race was run just as I had
planned it-until the run home. Papy-
rus had never seemed in better con-
dition. He seemed as fine up to the
last turn as he has ever been. Until L
asked and he failed to answer l was
confident we'd win by at least
Zev surprised me- He stayed and
Papyrus did not. That is the whole
story of the race. 1t was a slow
race. Neither horse was running as
we'll as Papyrus ran in our trial on
Thursday.
TO me. 1 shook hands with MN atter
the finish, while we were still in the
fnlatiOnS,' Salu.
ditions. You rode a fine race.
Thanks" said sande 81 ~ nad aI yn,1 tne
hs5se' hS5 Better fSq inek rHds next sStf time" me-
Sande is a fine lad. We met ana
had a good greeting before the race:
MAY the best horse win, we ooth
Your crowd was magnificent. I've
never been greeted more warmly.
Appreciated 1t Anyway.
"Atta. boy, Steve" girl screamed:
didn't know what she meant, but
knew it was friendly. All the way
from the paddock to the post l coui9
hear your people yelling steve, goou
old Steve. come on" They were SO
friendly ii seemed-excepting for the
dirt track-as If he were on EPSON
Downs. 1t was almost as IL Sanoe
were the stranger-not l.. nave
raced before bigger crowds but never
R fairer one. aao;oIs
among them of course Starter Cas-
sfdy for their fairness, but my warm
est feeling goes to the public, whlch
has treated me so splendidly.
weighed in before Sande. Then.
YOUR photographers took me in hand.
That was a little trying, but 1t was
soon over. Then the parade passed
the stand.
Papyrus was as gentle and quiet as
NIyc tIril
stand without a culver before the
break. That is not sluggishness, IL
Is his perfect racing disposition. TO
the crowd his quiteness was propaoly
surprising. 1t was not TO me: Ihere
were only two surprises in the race
FOR me. One was when Zev did not
crack open and the other was out
there at the far turn when 1 asked
and Papyrus did not answer
Difference I'm shoeing.
Papyrus was shod with smooth
plates. Zev had your American cork
clips" for mud. At home we are not
allowed to use scorks; i,S .haI papyruS mas
Mr.. Jarvis did not feel the horse
should be Handicapped by new
method of shoeing. What effect corks
would have l do not know. l Papyrus
did not seem to me to be slipping.
I leave for England on the Aqui-
tania, sailing Tuesday. have to get
back to race in the mbridgeshire
on the 31st. I hope to come back
here for a visit.
Naturally, 1 am broken up by the
loss of today's race. 1t was the big
moment of my twenty years OF rae
ing. But / feel sorry for Papyrus, too.
He wanted to win the race as bad as
j did and his big heart gave me all
he had. 1t was no ones fault that he
didn't have enough.
Copyright, 1921