The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
$4,000 CHEER AS
LONG SHOT WINS
KENTUCKY DERBY

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place, and Vigil's show price was

place, and Vlgffs show price was
$3.50.
MnrtingaIe Takes Lead.
The field went to the post at 4:47
o'clock, and after delay of six MN.
utes, due to the unmanageable Mas
sau, Starter William S. Hamilton
sprung the barrier and a hysterical
cheer arose from the crowd as the
horses plunged into stride. Mar
tingale momentarily snatched the
lead as the field started its dash past
the grandstand, but little Earl Saude.
riding Zev. quickly ierked his charge
into the commanding position, send
ing him to the front with all the
speed for which he is famous.
Jockey Sande. laying his head close
to Zev's steaming neck, kept his
horse hugging the rail as he swept
past the grandstand, two lengths in
the lead with Martingale trailing and
Nassau fighting back in third place.
Vigil was tenth at the quarter, eighth
mt the half mile. sixth at the three
quarter role, fifth into the stretch
ana with Jockey Warner vigorously
applying the whip, started dash for
the wire length bclind Martingale
with Nassau fourth.
With a lead OF two lengths to his
credit. Jockey Sande piloted Zev
around the back stretch and straight
continued the fight to retain second
place. having the advantage of a
length over Vigil, which was gaining
at every step. making valiant bid
for second place.
Crowd Becomes Hysterical.
Running like mad horses. Zev and
Martingale shot under the wire
length and a half separating them.
The crowd became hysterical lift
ing the winners name in mighty
shout and surging around the judges
stand to get a closer view OF Zev and
his little blonde jockey.
Never before in the history OF the
Derby has such an enormous crown
packed Churchill Downs. IL was
crowd of power, wealth and beauty
beautiful women in holiday gowns
making the clubhouse and lawn III
front of the grandstand a symphony
of color. For half a mile the unlucky
spectators. unable to get seats. stooo
shoulder to shoulder in swelterins
mass, thousands Of them unable to
see only a small part of any race be-
cause of the dense throng AS the
horses Numbered past in the stretch
the picture presented sea or bod
bing heads as human jumping Jacks
leaped high in the air for fleeing
glimpse of the flying ponies. The
pressure became so great that the
infield was thrown open shortly after
2 O'Clock and thousands surged into
the enclosure for breathing space.
Governor Presents Cup.
Derby day broke partly cloudy and
dull, but before noon a friendly sun
blaZed from the sky with such inten-
sity that the perspiring spectators
sought relief under shade of verandas
while the men DOTTED their coats. AS
soon as the gates were opened at
o'clock this morning sizeable
string OF racing fans filed through
the turnstiles. BY 10 o'clock the en-
tering crowd began to thicken. Be
fore noon every seat in the huge
horses went to the post for the first
thick that men picked out trees and
women climbed chairs and fences to
find a spot to view the spectacle.
After Zev's triumph, Gov. Edwin p
Morrow of Kentucky received Jockey
Sande and D. j. Leary trainer for the
millionaire Gilman, in the judges
stand, presenting Leary with a $1,000
gold cup in tho absence of Mr.. Sim
clair.
IN the name of the Kentucky
Jockey club, and of every true lover
of the thoroughbred, l present you
this cup as a token of the victory
that is now part of Kentucky's his
tory" Governor Morrow said.
Jockey Sande grinned, shook Gov
ernor Morrow's hand and was carried
off in triumph on the shoulders OF
admirers.