Evening star., 1923-10-21
DONOCHUE HAS NO ALIBI:
SANDE is HIGHLY ELATED
British Jockey Freely Admits Better Horse Won.
American Boy Glad That Confidence in
His Mount Was Not Displaced.
BY EARLE SANDE.
As Told to G.. II. Il. RyaIl of the
New York World.


NEW YORK, October 20-Zev
N won. Everybody knows he
is a good horse now.
It's hard to say just how | feel
now after winning such great race
i feel just as if l was bursting
| inside I've ridden lot of races l
wanted to win, but l never felt like
this but once before, that was when
| won the Kentucky Derby with
Zev. l certainly appreciate the way
the people cheered me. When l got
down off Zev and weighed in they
like to tore me to pieces.
It is a great honor to have ridden
Americas champion against Eng
pay a tribute to Papyrus and
Donoghue. Papyrus must not be
much of a mud horse. for he did not
run back to his trial on Thursday.
Donoghue is a good rider, and he
took advantage of everything he
could in perfectly fair way.
Keeps Zev In Front.
Zev has not been himself for near
ly a week. but he always has been
Il
thing that is asked of him. When Mr..
| Hildreth gave me my riding instruc-
tions he told me to take Zev to the
! front, then steady him, but every time
Donoghue went to me to come away.
Zev is always a nervous horse just
before a race. and yesterday he was
more nervous than usual The big
crowd in the paddock bothered him.
and so did the cheering on the way
to the post.
1 had lots of trouble holding him
in while walking him back of Papy-
rus while we paraded.
Donoghue is quick to size up n
situation-that's part of what makes
him a good race rider. He knew
that Zev was the kind of horse that
frets a lot at the post, and he took
his time. / made up my mind that
/ was not going to let him get the
better of me, SO 1 pulled up while
he walked down to the turn. / think
this helped to steady Zev. l know 1t
Steadied me.
When we walked up to the barrier
don't think either of us was ready.
Boots" one of the assistant start
ers. was trying to steady Zev as We
went up to the gate.
Gets Worst OF Break.
When the barrier went up. instead
of getting a two-length break, i got
about a length the worst of it:
shot Zev up on the rail and got him
in front before we hit the stretch
turn. Then I took steadyfng hold
on him. l rated him about a length
in front.
The going on the rail was heavy.
so l pulled out a little. All the time
was watching Donoghue. AS we
came to the mile pole Donoghue
made run at me and 1 slipped away
little. At the three-quarter pole
looked out of the corner of my eye
and saw Donoghue sitting there with
handful of horse. Donoghue made
another run at me, and l called on
Zev a little, and ] came away again
Zev was running so easy that I knew
he had plenty left whenever Donog-
hue challenged.
I could see the English horse did not
like the heavy going. They tell me
he had smooth plates on, and that
may have had something to do with ii.
Leaving the back stretch l knew
that would win. Donoghue moved
up on me again rounding the stretch
turn, but did not turn Zev loose till
we came to the three -eights pole.
Then ] called on him and he came
away. / could see Donoghue pull his
whip. AS we hit the three -sixteenths
pole I knew there was nothing to 1t
but Zev now, but l rode him out to
the end, for Zev is the kind of horse
that is liable to pull up on you If
you're not careful
Is Great Sensation.
As we passed the line / had SEN
sation which I will never forget. I
realized that I had won a great race
with a good horse.
Zev won handily. I think he was
firing a little in the muddy going, but
that was not surprising considering
the pace l set.
When he won the Kentucky Derby
the crowd gave him a great ovation,
but 1 never had heard a race track
crowd cheer the way 1t did today.
They tell me no one ever heard
such cheering before as when Zev
came down the stretch. 1 didn't hear
a sound. l never heard the crowd, for
have my mind too much on riding.
But as / rode Zev out in the last fur
long something inside of me kept
saying, I'm winning, I'm winning"
That crowd certainly cheered me.
I'm proud I had the honor of riding
Americas horse in this international
race. It is a great honor. l tried to
do my best. 1 want to say there is no
man who can get a horse like Uncle
Sam. I want to thank him for giving
me the mount on so good horse. /
want to thank Mr.. Sinclair. too, for
he is a sportsman and I am proud to
ride for him.
Copyright, 1921