Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17

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Son of John came laundering ba
by a scant nose Singlefoot, trailin
finished fourth, half length ahead {
Swope, owned by Bud Fisher. the
famous cartoonist, was sixth and the
Prince of Bourbon trailed in seventh.
Then came Needle Gun and then Ken
lucky Cardinal, the colt for which G..
Frank Croissant, youthful Chicago
millionaire recently purchased for
10000. so that he might have horse
in Americas greatest turf classic.
Quatrain Is Twelfth.
Boon Companion, finishing tenth,
followed Kentucky Cardinal to the
wire with Broadway Jones in desper-
ate pursuit. The overwhelmingly
played favorite Quatrain, winner of
the Louisiana derby and New Orleans
handicap. carrying ton of money,
struggled across the finish badly
beaten for twelfth place. After Quat-
rain came Almadel, Backbone, Sweep
ing Away, Eiector. The Bat, Lee o.
Cotner, Voltaic and Chief UncaS,
fioundering across the wire in the or
der named.
Flying Ebony, coupled in the COM
pany of eight others, comprising the
each 81 invested on his chances. The
place price was $3.50 and the show
money $3.50. If Flying Ebony had not
been included in the mutual field, his
odds undoubtedly would have reached
100 to /. Captain Hal rewarded his
hackers with $3.50 to place and S4.40
to show A show ticket in the mu-
fuels paid $3.50 on Son of John.
The race, witnessed by from 1000
to $4,000 spectators, the greatest
throng that ever witnessed a horse
race in America, was decided under
highly dramatic conditions. After a
day of glorious sunshine, black clouds
suddenly gathered in the southwest
threatening a deluge every second
When the officials saw the approach
of the impending storm, it was hur
riedly decided to advance the post time
20 minutes in an attempt to beat the
on-coming downpour.
About two minutes before the q
thoroughbredS were lined up at the
barrier for their start, a brisk shower
started falling, driving the thousand.
of gaily attired spectators, forced Il
stand out of the open to the shelter Of
the already packed stands and bet
ting sheds beneath. Then the shower
suddenly ceased, as quickly as it haC
started. but the instant the race WIS
finished. a terrific downpour cut loose
soaking thousands to the skin.
Clothes Are Ruined.
Costly wearing apparel. designed
along graceful lines lost their grace
colors literally and actually ran riot
while the wearers, thoroughly misera
BILE in the face of the pitiless down
pour. scampered for shelter that was
nowhere available. Thousands of beau.
tifully gowned women had to stand
and face the music of the drenchine
rain, their fashionable creations droop
ing and ruined and their clothes cling.
ing to their rain-Soaked bodies
Leaders of society, sowned in crea.
tions designed by artists in Paris and
New York, sat in the choice box seats
out in the open. without the protec
ton of the roof of the clubhouse
When the storm broke they broke for
shelter, and before the few that got
there had reached their haven OF
refuge they looked as if they had been
thrown into the Ohio River and then
hung out to dry. Tears streaming
shamelessiy down the faces of many
showed that their JOY of a Derby day
had turned to sadness.
As the rain fell down in sheets the
doWnpour was accompanied by flashes
| OF lightning as vivid as the colorings
OF the costumes and rumblings OF
thunder heavier than the hoofbeats
OF a thousand flying horses The
horses were called to the post, but the
women were no longer interested.
What they wanted more than any.
thing else in the world was shelter
and they began hunting for it, aban.
doning stately grace for speed.
Gowns ,-{nt Of
flowers, dots and other designs quickly
lost their shape. flowers faded dots
enlarged irregularly and the whole
mass OF colors ran down, completing
the discomfort of the wearerS by turn
ing light-colOred stockings into a con
glomeration of pink, red, blue black
and every other color. Leghorn hats
pink milan hats. large white felt hats
and just hats dropped; f1imsy dresses
chung closely to their Inundated wear.
ers and fancy shoes soaked up more
water than there was room inside
them comfortably.
When the rain finally did cease, i,
was all too late-thousands of dollars
worth of beautiful clothing had beer
ruined and thousands of equally
beautiful women were miserably un
comfortable
|oSt CSotcS over west.
The race was traditional struggle
between East and West The tri
umphant Flying Ebony, one of II
Eastern thoroughbreds in the 20 en-
gagged In the contest, is Eastern only
In ownership. He was bred in old
Kentucky. and is by The Finn Princess
Mary. The Finn was father of Zey
winner Of the 1923 derby, and, like
Zev, Flying Ebony also was supposed
to be only a Splinter. He had never
raced over route longer than 6 fur
longs. and as gyear-oid won two
out Of five starts. He finished third
once and fourth on the other two oc
casions.
Flying Ebony's victory. gave the
colts owner, Clifford A. Cochran, his
second turf triumph within 10 DAYS
as his Coventry won the $50 900 Freak.
ness a week ago yesterday. A. A
Kaiser of Louisville, owner of Captain
Hal, who finished second, took, a
chance, and both lost and won The
owner Of Captain Hal, comparatively
poor man, had refused offers ranging
from $4,000 upward for the son OF
Black Toney Wavering, in order to
start him in the Derby. He lost the
race but he won $4,000 as second.place
money, and had the distinction of see,
Ing his Derby. candidate the only
one of the heavy fayerites to finish
In the money.
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