Evening star., 1924-05-18

Bracadale on the rail and placed S
looked to me as if he finished a g(
struggling four.
]. D. Mooney, brother of Joe
Mooney. rode a perfect race on the
winner. He rated him patiently close
: TO the pace, moved up smoothly on
the outside, of the turn for home and
brought him along in the last furlong
with well timed rush
Bracadale forced the pace most of
the way and fought out a game fin
Mrs r NJ Hoots of Tulsa, Okla,
is the second woman to carry off the
rich prize. Far back in 1904 Elwood
carried Mrs. c. w. Durnell's colors
to victory.
Whatever the future has in store,
Black Gold always will be recalled
with more or less thoroughbred rev.
erence as the horse of the half-cen-
tury derby, the three-year- which
dedicated the remade, enlarged and
Sautified Churchill Downs, with it's
background of tradition and turf ro-
nance, to racing for another fifty
years.
Crowd Estimated at $4,000.
Black Gold raced to sensa tional
ca. vennie, an authority on attend
itnce figures, as $4,000. 1t looked
twice as big, it felt four times as big
80 those trying to move about or
shake an elbow loose. 1t was bigger
than the throng which saw the un-
beaten Oolin beat Fair Play, far back:
bigger than the gathering here a
year ago when Iev raced to victory,
and bigger even than the crowd
which shouted approval when Zev
beat Papyrus. England's derby win
ner. at Belmont Park last fall
Just before the derby was run the
crowd burst all bounds and swafmed
over the track to the infield. giving
the mounted police all they could
landle. They lined the inside rail
fSom the head of the stretch to far
below the finish, forming a human
lane almost half mile long, through
which the horses battled in the last
desperate rush.
None who saw that bitter struggle
through that last grueling furlong
will ever forget the thunder of noise
and wild acclaim. Few knew which
had carried off the prize Most
everybody had to wait for the num-
hers to go up, when the cheers broke
out again.
Blanket of Roses for Winner.
There was the usual blanket of
roses for Black Gold, set of gold
spurs and a huge bunch of roses for
]. d. Mooney, the jockey: gold stop
watch for Harry Webb, the trainer.
p. VI. Hoots, the owner.
| Mrs. Hoots, a widow, watched the
race from box with her son and
daughter-in-law. Her emotions were
hard to restrain, but quickly taking
command of her feelings she was
" Scorted to the stewards stand and
Where received in person the gold
trophy which will ever be her dearest
Possession.
Mrs Hoots is a motherly looking
,,yN1A Of
old rose hue. with her stable colors.
old rose. white cross sashes and
black cap" on hat and scarf. Mrs.
Hoots bred Black Gold herself and
| her pride in the three-year-old is
beyond words to express.
Nineteen horses faced the barrier.
Glide, the only filly named over night,
was scratched.
The start was not long delayed.
DNagenes broke through the barrier
sent them off in fair order.
BracadaIe First to Show.
Earl Sande was wide awake as
usual and Bracadale was the first to
how. On his heels thundered Baff-
ling. wild Aster, Chilhowee, Trans
mute and Black Gold. with the others
more or less strung out.
Bracadale forced a fast, even pace
throughout the first seven furlongs
lie soon shook off Battling and Wild
tster, whose places were taken by
Transmute and Chilhowee Rounding
The last turn Transmute dropped
ack, beaten, and suddenly Chilhowee
moved up on the outside and headed
Rracadale at the head of the stretch
The last named, however, was far
rom beaten and, coming again, the
wo were fighting it out when new
ianger threatened.
Black Gold had been carefully
Pated along in fourth and finally
bnoment Mooney brought him along
pn the outside to win by a neck, but
going away.
~, the meantime Lyke, on E. R.
BradIey's Beau Butler dropped from
the clouds and closing from nowhere
boined issue in the final drive.
only those directly opposite the
Finsh could separate the four. 1
Fhought Bracadale on the rail was
bird. but the second. third and
Fourth horses were SO close together
hat I felt no surprise when Beau
Buffers number went up instead
pr Bracadale.
1t was a surprise. however, when
Eord came from the judges that
Altawood had been placed fourth.
Credit Due Beau Butler.
without taking any credit from
Black Gold 1t must be suggested that
Beau Butler probably was the best
EJr hack in tenth place for a mile
be looked hopelessly beaten even at
he head of the stretch, but was clos
eg so fast that it is safe to say he
kould have won in another sixteenth.
lis was brilliant performance.
Black Gold paid for a 81 invest
nent in the mutuels. $3.50 to win;
$40 place, and $4.40 show. Chill
owee paid $3.50, $3.50, and Beau
utler, $40.
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