Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-15

chestnut son of Whisk Broom IL
Prudery, won the fifty-third Ken
lucky Derby today He won just as
he had been expected to win, by beating
Osmand and Jock in a sensational drive
down the stretch.
His time for the mile and a quarter
was 2:06, two and three fifths seconds
slower than Old Rose Buds record of
2:03 2-5.
The parimutuelS, in which the Whit
ney entry of Whiskery and Bostonian
was the favorite, showed the sur
prisingly good odds of $3.50 on each So
straight ticket. The entry paid $3.50
to place and $34O to show. OSmand
paid $6.40 and $3.50, while Jock paid
$1420 to show.
The largest crowd that ever wit
messed turf event on American soil
filled every available inch of the stands,
the brick terrace in front of the grand
stand and the greenSWard between the
clubhouse and the track, and packed
the rail in the infield.
So much for the cold facts.
1t was a typical Derby day crowd
that began with yell as the bugle
called the Is starters to the post. Jock,
which was destined to set the pace and
then falter in the stretch, pranced up
onsithes track in front. Then came the
others, each being accorded an ovation
by those who were pulling for him to
win,
They paraded, past the clubhouse
and then back, down before the grand
49, u OF hoo n
of the stretch. Hydromel was bit
fractions and broke the barrier for a
sprint down the track. He was soon
brought under control by Jockey w.
Garner and returned to the barrier,
Jockeying for Favorable position. occu-
pied minute more and at -5:10 o'clock
they began the journey.
Jock, from the rail position, proved a
''gun at the barrier" and was on top
in ten jumps. Down the stretch the
Is horses charged, each pursuing the
flying leader and making for the rail
Past the quarter pole they fled, Jock
increasing his lead with every jump
Earl Sande, on Osmand, was about his
business in a hurry and moved into
second position, with Scapa Flow third
About the first turn they tore, Jock
in front and apparently going away
Behind Osnand and Scapa Flow the
others were making their bids, but
there wasn't a chance for any except
one. Linus McAtee, wearing the light
blue and white SaShed blouse of the
Whitney stable, his mount Whiskery
moved to one side and bettered his po-
Sition. Sandea timed his move with
the first faltering step by Jock and on
the back stretch began his drive.
Osmand, the sprinter they called him
was sprinting. sprinting as he never
had before. Around the last turn and
into the head of the stretch they came
their stout hearts willing but their
bursting muscle weakening. All save
one -WhiskeIy
On the outside, while Jock and Os-
mand were settling for the present the
question of supremacy, WhiSkery came
fast to finish al head in front OF Os-
mand. Jock was third, two lengths
back.
Trailing in for an eighth of mile
down the track came Hydormel, Bos-
tonian, winner of the Preakness last
Monday; Buddy Bauer, Royal Julian
Fred Jr., Scapa Flow, Black Panther
Kiev, Rolled Stocking, Rip Rap, Be
withus and EFar Eagle, in the order
named. Saxon, My Son and Mr.. Kirk
wood were scratched.
It was a.decisive victory for the
east, each ofthe first three horses being
owned by eastern sportSmen. H. p
Whitney, of New York, received $51, ,02E
as his colts Share of the purse, and q
$4,000 gold service. Osmand, owned by
j. E. Widetler, of Philadelphia, Wor
$4,000; Jock $4,000, and Hydromel
$1,000.
The western horses, with the excep-
ton of Hydroulel, were well back in the
field.
A wind and rain storm broke imme-
diately after the race, scattering the
crowd, both those in the clubhouse
grounds and those who had swept on
the track for "a closeup of the winning
horse and jockey.
Other thousands ran for the street
cars and automobiles and when the
sixth race was run little more than an
average day crowd remained in the
gathering dusk of another Derby day.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May IA tR.-
Snatched from comparative obscuritJ
by his feat fof riding Whiskery to vic
tory here today in the fifty third re-
newal of the Kentucky Derby, Linus
McAtee said shortly after the race to-
day that hea had realized his greatest
ambition. ~
The young Jockey excitedly left a
group of neWspaperinen aT the judges
stand because he was in hurry to
change clothes to catch a night train
for New YORK. One, however, chased
him, intervieying him "on the run. and
while the rider enjoyed a shower bath
'Ill tell the world Wliskery is game,
McAtee said; @He went strong for the
first half mile, but until he reached the
stretch I was not sure he would carry
me across the finish line in front. I
was in great fear of Osnland. Didn't
Earl Sande give him wonderful ride?"
McAtee was born 20 years ago in
Camden, Nj He has been racing
since he was a youngster. Today's
was his sixth attempt to win the Ken