The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
MUCH DOUBT ARISES AFTER
 DOWNS SPEED TEST IS RUN
Superiority Of America's Crack 3-Year-0Id Horses After Race Leaves Grave Disagreement As To Which Thoroughbred Won

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Nov. 17.-(By Associated Press. s.)-Newspaper pho tographs of the Zev-In Memoriam match at Churchill Downs today, shows the heads of the two horses are on practically a dead line with In Memoriam having a fraction the better of it, if anything. Spectators on the finish line contended that In Memoriam's nose was projected far ther than Zev's at the line finish. The newspaper photographs seem to bear out this.
 Photographs besides showing In MemoEian to be a fraction of a nose in the lead IS inches from the wire, show one of his fore feet as just having hit the track and his body lunging forward from the impact of the stride, while Zevs correspond ing foot is on its downward motion and cannot have given him an added Impetus on the final jump before ! both crossed the wire.
 The controversy raging over the thrillinA, ending of the match will not be ended by newspaper photo graphs as spectators, d number of them dinectly beneath the judges stand on g. direct line with the finish pole, were telling the wide world to- . night that In Memoriam had won. Each person was continent that he was right because each saw 1t with my own eyes"
 Jockey Garner was plainly dumb founded Vhen his eyes caught the number of Zev on the score board as winner of the race. His face was a puzzle. Then he blurted out:
 You can tell them that my horse won the race. That figure Is wrong"
 Sande, facing 8 battery of cameras, was all smiles as he pulled up in front of the Judges stand.
 T simply let Zev run his own way" he said. In the home stretch called Zev to win. He didn't fail lne-he never has. But l want to say that Zev got away to bad start, although I was not worried for felt that Zev conld overcome the lead. We kept right behind In far we couldn't catch him."
 CHURCHILL DOWNS. LOUIS WILLIE. Ky. Nov. 17.-zev again is king. Racing from behind with all i. the power and determination of the perfect race horse, the famous son of The Finn nosed out a victory over the western marvel In Memoriam, in almost the last second of their match race here today.
 In Memorian, for two weeks the wonder of the turf by his previous defeat of Harry Sinclair's champion, was beaten by a nose and the 3-year- old crown was back on the blink cred head of Zev.
 Zev's time was 2:O6 S-5 for the mile and a quarter. three seconds slower than the track record for that distance.
 The race belongs to Earl Sande, who was up on Zev, almost as much as to the champion. Sande rode a race excellently judged at every moment.
 Carl Weidemann's horse. In Me moriam. took the lead at the start and for the first mile led the eastern colt by an advantage that ranged --from one length to two.
 When Ssndes masterful piloting gradually lessened the daylight be- tween his mount and the Kentucky horse until a few bare inches gave him victory at the final bit of stretch, Kentucky had witnessed race that win rank long in history.
 It was hard to tell who won. Ken tuckians already had begun their . plans of celebration, and were spend .s ing the thousands they had bet on T the racing idol of this whole coun- tryside. But after a moments hesi- tation, the judges gave a decision. Zey's stout heart and that priceless bit of nose had put the racing stakes aboard eastern bound trains.
 Garner Sets Pace.
 Sande permitted Mack Garner, with the leg on In Memoriam, to seize the lead the second the barrier shot up. He allowed Garner to set the pace. In Memoriam crept to the
 ha was two good lengths In the lead Zev was holding his pace, and Sande ; had decided the lead should not in- crease.
 At the three-quarters, Sande's mas terful riding became apparent He began to urge his mount to the front, Zev was only a length behind
 Sande let him out. The son of the Finn responded with the courageous blood of the thoroughbred. In the | final eighth Zev closed in for the des- perate, climatic struggle that pro yided one of the biggest thrills of this wears track season.
 -s Zev sprang forward with an eager willingness as Sande called upon him for all he had to give.
 The two horses were head to head Midway down the stretch, Zev strode ahead by a neck. Garner whipped up I speeding colts dashed to the wire. !. The Kntucky horse responded with a slight gain and for a moment 1t q looked as if he had recovered the lead.
 But the colts had reached the wire. {, zey had passed the line with his nose < ahead The closeness of the race and . the difficulty the 35,000 spectators ex- perienced in discerning the winner Is indicated by the fact that In Memo riam passed Zev a second or two after the finish.
 Hundreds of Kentunckians thought their favortte had won. Cheers were raised by supporters of both horses, confident of their judgment, and their money, when the judges ordered Zev's number to be raised.
 4 S2 ticlkS on Zev paid s2.S0.
 By taking the winners purse Of s25,OO0, Zev became the champion a money horse in the history of either X the American or English turf. In two seasons Sinclair's horse has won 1- s295,o73.
 A fast track. clear skies and bright sunshine favored the race.
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