New Britain herald., 1923-11-17
Churchill Downs Match To- day Is Racing Event of Year-Winner Likely to Meet Frances Best Step per.

greatest money winner in the history of the American turf. races today on the historic Churchill Downs course, the scene of his first impressive tri- umph. meeting In Memoriam, his con- queror of two weeks ago, in match race at a mile and one quarter that will live long in the records Of racing.
 Zev. winner Of the Kentucky derby and couqueror Of Papyrus, will go to the post carrying the hopes of his ad- mirers to blot out that surprising vic tory In Memoriam scored over him Tn the I.atonia championship stakes, hls first defeat in nine races since eaptur- ing the derby. The turf experts pre- dict he probably will be to flaw orfte. while In Memoriam. the proud bearer of the hopes of Kentucky IS expected to carry odds around to 5.
 Zey's Big Chance
 Not only will Zey have an oppor- tunity to wipe out the defeat scored hy In Memoriam. but he also will have the chance of emerging from today s race. if victorious, the greatest money winning race horse in the world. By defeating In Memoriam, and winning se5.0oO of today's sS0.000 stake, Zev's total winnings would become s3ol,- 6-s. passing the marks of the two English cracks. Issinglass, with s2si,- 2T5 and Donovan, with s277.2l5.
 After weighing the past perform ances of both horses many turf eN- perts figure that zev is faster than In Memoriam at all stages of the mlle and a quarter route and should Win handily. Rackers of the Wiedemann colt answer this argument by pointing to the best time in which the entries have negotiated the distance Of to- days contest. Zev covered the mile and a quarter route in e:o5 2-5 to win the Kentucky derby a mark that stands as his best effort for ten fur- longs, In Memoriam has a mile and s quarter in a;04 i-5 10 his credit made in winning the Illinois derby In Chicago last sumner
 Today's race, aside from contest between Americas two greatest three year olds, will he personal battle or good judgment between Earl Sande, nroolaimea the greatest jockey since Tod Sloan, and Mack Garner, the pride of Kentucky's tracks. sande' astride Zev when defeated in the La tonia race, felt tho sting Of defeat more keenly tMn did Harry r. sin- clair. owner Of the horse, Garner mas eonfland 10 his admirers that II ne ! engages sande in a close stretch battle 1 he will not be satisfied to finish sec I ond.
 to.ana ta ~s,e Race
 Although Louisville is shiyering un- ] der the stab of chilling November 1 wind. with threatening, overcast skies, today's race atll be decided with the nrosperts of 4o.OGn attendance ac- rordinr 10 the estimate of Colonel Matt l. winn, general manager or the Kentucky Jockey Club. August Bell mont. chairman of the Jockey Club ot New York. who matched Zey and papyrus. is among the notable racing I officials present
 Iimhcr Ip This Morning
 Roth Zev and In Memoriam were i scheduled for a light limbering up gall 1 lon this morning before being return- ed fo their barns to await the call Of thr bnric. Each worked half mile l yesterday, In Memoriam stepping the distan in :ss 3-5. while Zev covered inc four fnrlongs in T 3-5. He worked like a horse eager for 4 race. l Optimistic statements came from the camps of both rivals. Sam C. hIi- drsfh. white haired trainer of Zev. eN- presscd confidence that his charge would be returned the winner, but his confidence vas no greater than that Of owner Wtedemann and Trainer Bob ! Gilmore In Memoriam.
 international Race Likely
 The interest in the ZeT-In Memor- tam race was further aroused with th. announcement that officers of the
 Lonrchamps racetraclS or France had
 invited the winner to compete in 9 stx-rornered international race on
 May , for purse of one million
 francs. In addition 10 the United
 States, the other countries that probs-
 hfv we're to he invited were Spain
 Italy. Great Britain and Belgium. This
 would be the most pretentious horse
 race ever atte npted by any jockey
 club and would mean fame for the
 winner such as no other thoroughbred
 ever has attained.