Evening star., 1924-05-18
Was Star TwO-Tear-Old.

Was Star Two 4 Tear-Old.
Black Gold first came into racing
prominence last year when as two
year-old he won several impressive
victories. His worthiness as derby
contender was further strengthened
by his victory in the Louisiana derby
at New Orleans last winter when he
romped home an easy winner by six
lengths.
His friends stampeded to his
chances last Tuesday when he won a
derby trial here at one mile in
1:37 As over a track that was slight
ly sluggish.
When the bugle blew at 4:SS o'clock
calling the horses to the post, the sun
cleaned through a rift in the clouds
painting colorful picture for the
start OF the running of the Golden
Jubilee. After the proud parade of the
nineteen starters passed the cheering
StanrS. the task of aligning them at
the barrier was begun at 4:46 and
four minutes later they were racing
away in their mad charge for vic
tory.
BracndnIe Takes Lead.
Bracadale, owned by Harry F. Sin
clair, shot to the front at the rise of
the barrier and, responding to the
urge of the alert Earl Sande, settled
into the lead for the first dash past
the grandstand. Battling was second
and Wild Aster third. Chilhowee
was fourth to leave the wire and the
thoroughbredS were in these positions
haN~ 1sae h. /,
Black Gold was hampered by the
quick breakers in the race and was
trailing fifth as the field swept by
the clubhouse. He was caught in
pocket at the half mile post and was
showed back a notch, but Mooney, his
pilot, found an opening at the three
quarters, and Black Gold, responding
with all his nobleness,. made a strug-
gle for third position, with Bracadale
still leading.
Black Colds dash down the stretch
was spectacle that never can be
forgotten by those privileged to wit
ness his triumph. Finding himself in
a pocket, Mooney tapped his mount
on the neck with his whip, and Black
Gold. shooting to the outside of the
length and maintained that advan-
tage in the final leap to the wire.
Beau Butler Gallant.
Beau Butler made a valorous strug-
gle from the start, working his way
from fifteenth position at the quarter
to eleventh at the half and tenth at
the turn into the stretch. He gained
suddenly on Altawood, finishing with
a sensational burst of speed.
Bracadale. the pace-setter, fading
and fast losing his speed, finished
fifth, with Transmute, which finished
second in the Preakness, in sixth
position. Revenue Agent struggled
into seventh place. Thorndale. eighth.
and Klondyke, ninth. Mad Play
pulled up in tenth place: King Gorin
twelfth. The other seven starters
finished in the order named: Modest.
DiogeneS, Nautical. Mr.. Mutt, Battling,
Wild Aster and Bob Tail.
When Black Gold shot across the
wire a winner the Churchill Downs
course presented a picture that has
never been equaled on any track in
America.
Crowd Hysterical.
The crowd, becoming hysterical,
lifted the winners name in a mighty
tribute and began to stampede around
the judges stand, where Mrs. Hoots,
the triumphant jockey and Trainer
Webb were called to receive their
honors.
Mrs. Hoots, past middle age. was
comely attired in very ordinary
dress like she probably would wear
on shopping errand in contrast, to
the vivid raiment of the society
leaders occupying boxes adjoining
hers. She wore a gray voile DRESS
straw hat, close fitting, pulled down
on the head.
When Mrs. Hoots was called into
the judges stand with her trainer and
jockey she probably was so happy and
so excited that she could not express
her appreciation. At least she never
smiled even when the crowd raised
a mighty cheer In her honor. Jockey
Mooney bashfully waved to the crowd
and accepted a pair of gold spurs
presented him.
Old Trainer Unperturbed.
Webb, the veteran trainer. did not
appear to be the least excited over
the victory. He wore a tan colored
of wear, soft shirt with collar at
tached, but. following his custom of
dress, did not wear a tie even on this
on the tracks.
Derby day looked dull and lowering
with every promise of showers, but
before noon the sun began to pierce
the clouds, releasing a deluge of SUM-
shine. while a strong breeze from the
southwest came up. Long before
noon the exodus from town started
to Churchill Downs. Every road
leading to the historic racing plant
was crowded with motor cars until
long after the running of the first
race of the day. Street cars were
packed to suffocation.
When the first race was finished
the crowd was SO enormous that it
was next to impossible to make any
progress in the direction OF the mu-
tual machines underneath the grand
stand, while the lawn in the front
of the grandstand, packed for a
quarter of a mile with a shouldering,
milling crowd, was impossible.
While official attendance figures were
lacking, Col. Matt J. Winn, general
manager of the Kentucky Jockey
Club, said the crowd was the largest
Churchill Downs and the best avail
able estimates placed the attendance
at between $4,000 and $4,000.
Make your own estimates and null
tiply by two and you will not be far
wrong" said Col. Winn. THE crowd
breaks all records for Churchill
Downs. although we spent $25O,O00
to make the public comfortable the
of the Downs was tested
today. 1t was the most cosmopolitan
gathering l have ever seen on the
race track in my twenty-five years
experience"