The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-04
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Zev Comes In Four Lengths Behind In Memoriam And My Own Finishes Fully Six Lengths Behind ZeV

LATONIA, Ky, Nov. 3.-In Memo riam, al Kentucky horse, whose name had bean howIed down to q whisper in the Handemonium over zev and My Own before the race, came plunging home through the mud of Latonias famous track Saturday afternoon, winning the S50,000 La tonia three-year- championship stake by four lengths. In the last quarter of the mile and three-quar ters test the Kentucky critter tucked up his legs and with a heart~burst- ing effort showed far behind him the horse that won the great interna- mont Park three weeks ago. Zey was second and My Own, the horse which had been regarded as second only to him for the international championship of Great Britain and the United States, was third, six lengths behind zev. Tue 45,000 people who crowded the stands and swarmed over the lawns and infield of the historic Kentucky park went mad when the victory of Ken lucky steed became 8 proud fact be- fore their excited gaze. They swarmed through the barriers and around the judges stand, police to the contrary notwithstanding and loosed roar like all the rebel yells of the sixties in one wild burst of Kentucky delirium.
 James NJ. Cox, former governor of Ohio and democratic presl dential nominee in the last election, pre- sented the trophy cup to Carl Weide- mann, the Kentucky brewer, who owns In Memoran. while the fren- zied howl of the crowd still boomed over the flat eNpanse of the infield in waves of deafeuing sound.
 Was Western Champion.
 In Memoriam, although conceded the championship among western three-y -year-olds. had not been seen in tine stiff late competition of the eastern tracks in which Zev and My Own won their distinction. Therefore there was very little con fidence in him as proved by the fact that the iron mikes. those book making machines in use at the Ken lucky tracks, were able to pay off on In Memoriam at the rate of s23.60 for every $2 ticket, or better than II to 1. His packers were, in the main, Kentuckians, loyal to their own and wise far beyond the wis dom of the customers, who came out to the race or sent in their money to the track, in the conviction that Zev and My Own would finish in the first two places and the rest mo- where at all.
 The victory of In Memoriam was the more convincing because of the fact that the track was heavy with mud. Zev, a noted mud-runner, was said to be better in thick footing than on soft, dry loam and it was this preference which enabled him to shove Papyrus to the rear in the first furlongs of the recent match race at Belmont and keep him astern all the way to the finish. Then In Memoriam beat ZeY on his faVorite going and it Is treason to Kentucky this night to suggest that the native horse is not the best in all the world of three year-olds. Because of the fact that they ran in mud, many horsemen with no bias of local pride will con- cede the championship to In Memo riam, notwithstanding that his rec ord consists in the main of this one magnificent victory. My Own, the property of Admiral Cary Grayson, U. s. N, tired so suddenly in the last part of the long run that his claim to consideration as the champion was quietly cancelled.
 Rialto Comes In Last.
 Rialto, owned by Harry Payne Whitney, was fourth and last. pulled up to save exertion in a hopeless cause. Taylor Hay, the audacious selling platter, entered for the race Friday, who then went out and fail ed to place in claiming race Fri day afternoon. did not have quite the effrontery to go to the post when the time came to match his poor speed and power against the best on the American turf. Taylor Hay was scratched shortly before the y race.
 :. Zev broke in the lead and seemed to be certain winner most of the { way. Earl Sande, the boy who rode both Zev and My Own to many vic %tories this year, was aboard Zev again sand led him well oLt in front. My aOwn hitched on behind Zev and held ethe place for the first three quarters sof a mile. Mack Garner. riding In Memoram, nudged the Kentuckian gently forward from this point on but ~did not yet make break for the dead. Apparently saving a burst for the finish. My own was out of the trace before the horses came into the Stretch and when In Memoriam splunged ahead in the last and de- @cisive seconds of the race, My Own .had nothing left with which to dis spute the winner. Zev had run him. sself over onto his ankles and there ~l7s1F1 nTHE5A