Evening star., 1927-05-15
WH|SKERY VICTOR
IN THRILLING RACE
Displays Wonderful Stamina
in 0vertaking Field to
Win Derby.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 14.-With
black storm clouds scudding over
head, a dark brown cloud came thun-
dering down the stretch at Churchill
Downs today and new American derby
history was written when Whiskery.
handsome, but somewhat contrary son
OF Broomstick I'd and of Prudery
caught Osmond firing In that last
courage-testing sixteenth of mile
and won by the shortest OF heads the
fifty-third renewal of the blue ribbon
classic of the American turf.
Astride OF Osmond was Earl Sande.
the super jockey. The crowd was
yelling like mad as 1t always yells
when Sande is In the saddle. Come
on Sande! Come on you Saridei Ride
him hoy!''
When Sande rides, 1t il always
Sande the crowd calls for. IL there
Ii just an ordinary boy at the reins,
the crowd calls the name of the
horse. That is a great tribute to
Sande.
Sande's Great Effort Vain.
And Sande rode today as he seldom
has ridden before. He took the last
fraction ofaan ounce out of the tiring
Osmand.
He lashed the bay colt with whip
and spur. He helped him forward as
only Sande can help horse.
But Whiskery was not to be denied.
He came out of the pack Of horses
which had been trailing Sande and
the Startling colt, Jock, from the
al taI, fNf TrT 49, ~1.t ry%0
Jock had given the record Derby
crowd the thrill of it's life.
Going down the back stretch this
son Of the immortal Colin opened up
a gap of or s lengths, and it looked
for all the world as If he was going to
provide one of the biggest upsets in
Derby history. All this time. however,
Sande was lying snug in second place
nursing his mount, Osmand, in front
of the pack. The Harry Payne Whit.
ney horses, Bostonian and Whiskery,
were lost In the field of 13 trailing the
leaders.
At the turn into the stretch Sande
let Osmand have his head, and the big
bay colt hooked it with Jock. Finally
the two were neck and neck, and then
Sande took the lead. All down the
stretch 1t seemed that Sande and Os-
mand must win. The $4,000 men and
women in the Derby crowd were
wildly excited.
Sande always gets big ''play." He
time as IL he would tie the record by
winning three. But coming far to the
outside was Whiskery.
Whiskery Outgames Field.
The light blue jacket and the brown
cap of his jockey could be seen creep
ing up and up. Sande heard the
laundering steps at his side. The goal
was but a short distance ahead. If
he could only lift Osmand home. But
1t was not to be. Whiskery, game to
the core, came stronger and stronger.
His head was Osmand's saddle
girth. Osmand was tired, oh so tired,
but Sande would not let him quit. Os-
mand gave his best. 1t was not
enough. Whiskery crept up stride by
stride. A few yards before the finish
ing wire was reached little McAtee, a
veteran of the saddle, but never a
popular hero, gave the colt lunge
and he was in front. Earl Sande knew
his race was run. In the last stride
he eased Osmand and it was Whisk-
cry who came back to the judges
stand to receive the floral horseshoe
and TO catch the plaudits of the lovers
Of a good game horse.
The Whitney entry was favorite in
the betting, but it was Bostonian, the
winner of the Preakness at Pimlico
last Monday, that caught the fancy
Of the turfmen. Bostonian is beau
tiful black colt. When he paraded to
the post he was audibly admired by
the throng. Although Whiskery had
run third to Bostonian in the Freak
ness, he was all but overlooked by the
crowd. Yet there were plenty of
experts who thought Whiskery should
have won the Preakness. Mr.. whitney
expected his horses to run one. two
In the Derby.
Bostonian Disappoints.
But Bostonian was disappoint.
ment. finishing far back in the ruclx.
1t was Whiskery which came along
and saved the day Eastern horses
and Eastern millionaires rode rough
shod over the Kentucky horsemen.s
Mr.. Whitney. owner of the winner.
halls from New York. and has always
beNn q noted sportsman and poIu1
player.
The owner Of .Osmarid. which nm
ished second, - Joseph y. Widener
of Philadelphia and New York multi
nillionaire traction n1agnate: ana the
owner Of Jock. which ganely heId oii
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