The Omaha morning bee., 1923-11-04
In Memoriam
Romps Home to
Defeat Fast Zev
Leads Sinclair's Pride and
Crayson's My Own Down
the Stretch to
Win.
BY Associated Press.

years today, when In Memoriam de-
feated the peerless Zev and his great
est American rival, My Own, in the
$4,000 Latonia championship stakes
before a crowd of $4,000 spectators,
who braved a cold drizzing rain to
witness the startling upset.
The victory of the handsome bay
son of McGee- -Enchantess owned by
Carl Wiedemann, millionaire horse
man of Kentucky, was convincing.
Sprinting into the stretch, In Men,
oriam conquered zev, the conqueror
of Papyrus and winner of the Ken
lucky derby. raced him into submis-
sion and flashed across the wire a
winner by at least six lengths.
Back of the flashing heels of Zev
came Rear Admiral Cary T. Gray
sons My Own, trailing eight lengths
back. Rialto, the fourth start in the
race. was distanced in the stretch
and pulled up without even trying to
catch the flying leaders.
The race, at gruelling test Of one
and three-quarters miles, was run in
3 minutes and AS seconds, 5 15 Sec
onds slower than the American rec
ord for the distance, established by
Rockminister in the same race year
ago. By strange coincidence, Jockey
Mack Garner, the pride Of Kentucky's
knights Of the saddle, who rode In
Memoriam to victory today, holds the
distinction of riding Rockminister
when that 3year-old established the
record.
The triumph of In Memoriam was
stunning surprise. Kentucky, rich
in thoroughbred tradition, knows race
horses, but If any horse-wise person
had been asked last night what he
thought Of In Memoriam's chances,
the reply probably would have been:
I'm Memoriam hasn't much of a
chance, but he may spring an upset"
Harry F. Sinclair, owner Of Zev,
evidently was convinced that Zev
could not be beaten because he
plunged $6S.0O0 in the pari-mutuel
machines before the race. Sinclair
first wagered $4,000. Then he
dumped $4,000 more. AS the hour
for the start drew near, he wagered
an additional $4,000 and finally threw
$4,000 more on Zev's chances to win.
These sums were wagered at the
track this afternoon, in addition to
he amounts he wagered before leav-
.hg the east.
Because Zev and My Own were
such overwhelming favorites. a 50
ticket in the parimutuels on In
Memoriam paid the liberal price Of
$500 to win. The price on Zev was
10 cents to 81, while the figures
IN My Own were s3.75 to 81. The odds
N Rialto were $1490 to 81.
The spectacle, aside from the three
minutes of stirring struggle. was the
most brilliant in the history of the
lassic race. The crowd at the
,;arner, his boyish face alight, was
fitted to the platform in front of the
stand and took his place with Owner
Wiedemann while James NJ. Cox,
'ormer governor of Ohio, made the
presentation speech in presenting
yiedemann with a gold cup valued
ut $4,000.
The crowd let loose another shrek
Is a floral piece of American Beauties
was draped over the shoulders of
Jockey Garner Wiedemann and r.
J. Gilmore, trainer Of In Memoriam,
while the beaten Zev and My Own
walked slowly away dropping under
heir blankets.
Wiedemann, who won $50. 900 in
cash as first prize for In Memoriam's
triumph, presented the boyish look
ing Garner with a check for $4,000
as a reward for his victory.
When the four kings of the ma
tion's 3-year-olds went to the post
shortly after $3.50 p. m, the sky was
cold and overcast and a drizzling
rain, which started three hours be-
eore, suddenly stopped, leaving the
track lightning fast.
The horses were at the post little
more than a minute when William
Hamilton, the starter, sprung the
barrier. In Memoriam shot into the
lead for the first few strides. with
Zev, Rialto and My Own at his
TANKS. The flying horses had not
gone a quarter before the colors
worn by Earle Sande. riding Zev,
flashed into the lead. Zev was fully
clear at the half. and, under the
skilful handling of Sande, clung to
the lead until the mile and half was
reached. In Memoriam, trailing
third, with Zev leading by three
lengths, and My Own running second.
stated to close the gap as the flying
band flashed past the mile and
half post and turned into the stretch.
Coming from behind, Jockey Garner
spatched the lead as the field started
for the wire, jerking his charge into
the commanding position and sending
him TO the front with all the speed
he could muster.
Garner, laying his head close to
In Memoriam's neck. kept his horse
hugging the rail and steadily in
creased the gap between the fast
Zev, crossing the wire with lead OF
six lengths. My Own, OUTRAGED and
firing. struggled into third place
eight lengths back of Zev.
The fractional time Of the race
shows that Zev flashed past the first
quarter in "a rs, the half In 40 Id,
the three-quarters in 114 3-5, the
mile In 1:41, the mile and a quarter
in 2:081- and the mile and half
in 2:34 AS. where he lost the lead
Jockey Sande. who rode Zev to VIC
tory in the Kentucky derby, and In
the international race two weeks ago
against Papyrus and also has been
astride My Own in six races. declared
that in his opinion In Memoriam is
the greatest 3-year-old in the country.
II reached for my whip and went
after Zev in the stretch. but he
seemed to faIter. In Memoriam went
by me like we were tied nave no