Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-02
|AVORITE, CALL BOY, Is VICTOR
\ THE l44TH RUNNING OF CLASSIC
N HISTORIC EPSON DOWNS TRACK.

EPSON, Eng, June l lP).-AlwayS in
mt OF his field, Call Boy, favorite in
pettng, carried the colors Of his
ner, Frank Curzon, theatrical man,
victory in the 144th running of the
torlcal deby today He set up a new
fords too, for he covered the mile
aI4aalf over the Epson Downs
1ISe - two minutes, "a 2-5 seconds,
once more demonstrated the truth
PC 'btood will tell" For Call Boys
brothers, Captain Cutie and Cor
ach, all three the sons of Hurry On,
We been derby winners in recent
ars.
Sir Victor SassoonS Hot Night was
Fond, and Maj j. S. Courtlaud's
ian Nor finished third. Twenty
ree horses ran.
Ever the classic of the English turf,
lays derby was something even more
an that, for many thousands were
lracted by the presence at EPSON of
pt. Charles Lindbergh, Americas
ing ace, who went there as the guest
LoIp1 Lonsdale, noted English peer
q Spe tlng man. The king and queen
England never fail to witness the
Pat race, and the Prince of Wales
uld not miss it for all the world
They were all there, and with them
glands rloblest peers and tens Of
Dusands of the kings subjects, and
arly as many from other countries.
yer were the Downs so denSely pack
with automobiles and enthusiastic
fctators an deven though the SOW
flgns and other royalties and Cap
n Lindhergh attracted vast atten-
IA, the race, in the end, was the
ng.
t was a laundering of hoofs over
course in heavy mist, and the
ce was soon over. But Call Boys |
inning of the derby in record time |
PANT little to Captain Lindbergh, who
his monoplane had raced death |
ross the Atlantic and won He had
dyed for stakes so much more i'm
'rtant than the few millions of pounds
Rich changed hands today at EPSON,
'at he was little concerned baout the |
|nner whether Call Boy, Hot Night, /
ian Nor or other strangely named
'rSeS, over which half a million eager /
[tcherS, including the king and queen,
'eered wildly.
When asked if he knew much about /
rises, he said, 81 rode lot when
IS a boy, but I never rode in a race, I
Id have not the slightest knowledge |
put race horses or professional rae
b. I didn't have any favorite in the /
trby, and didn't know enough about
+ race to select a favorite, and con-
Auently did not bet
|'Rlucky' Lindbergh-the British
sss mas rechristened him, for it /
esn't s9 the nickname Lucky
nQST even stand up to see Call 7
y finish two lengths ahead of Hot
ght, who in turn was eight lengths
front of Shain Nor. He looked
rough his field glasses in the early
rt of the race, but trusted to his long
ng eyes for view of the finish of
glands turf classic. It meant
thing to him that the two famous
noghueS, father and son, were riding
ers, that Call Boy had negotiated the Y
lrse in faster time than ever before,
d that he had taken a proud place
h his brothers, Captain Cutie and
ronach, as a Derby winner.
Fortune followed in the wake of Call
US Derby victory for those few
lders Of winning sweepstakes tickets.
The dental mechanic, fitzpatrick,
o won She great Calcutta sweep, is
!, luckie6t of ALL He is safe from
, curiosity of the London crowds, for
lives in Capetown on the southern
st tip of South Africa.
Ie took firset prize in the Calcutta,
rth 10000 pounds, or about $814,0O0,
is reported to have sold half
crest in his ticket to a syndicate
10000 pounds cash, so he received
mere $4,000 pounds or $455 900 for
81 ticket. Fitzpatrick is a bachelor.
has a brother and sister in the
tied States, but their addresses are
known here.
he identity of the winners of the
Ond and third prizes in the Calcutta
sep were not revealed but the holder
Hot Nights ticket has $4,000 pounds
$407, 400 awaiting him, while Shain
RS number is worth AZ 900 pounds or
8, 700. {
he stock exchange sweep was won ;
William Jones, aged so, a retired
k who lives quietly at Felixtowe,
wins SIS 900 pounds or $363, ,75O. Mr..
les said tonight that he was still "a
deSt little man" and had no particu- ;
plans as to the use of his suddenly
uired wealth. Second prize in this
ep, $4,000 pounds or $169, ,750, goes
A. j. Latham, a young London clerk.