Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
CLYDE VAN DUSEN
BEATEN. ONE STEP
Ma Yerkes Equals Record for
Track to Trim Sydney
and Take-0ff.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
r ATONIA, KY, June 22.-Clyd
Van Dusen, Kentucky Derb,
winner, led the Latonia Derb,
IL field here today over q mile and
a-quarter route, with the ex
cepti0n of one step. That step, the
very last Of the race, proved q win
ming one for Buddy Basil, outsider, who
snatched $23,0T6 away from Clyde Van
Dusen's owners.
Buddy Basil, ridden by D. Dubois,
Jagged out Of the money until he
reached the mile post. Dubois then
brought his mount to q contending
position and fought 1t out with Clyde
Van Dusen in the stretch, beating the
kentucky Derby winner to the wire by
, nose.
Buddy Basil paid the longest price
In Latonia Derby history, awarding his
hackers with $l3S.6S for q So straight
ticket, $44.42 to place and $l5.l2 to
show.
The time was 2:30 Us, about two Sec
onds slower than the record set by
Handy Mandy. Clyde Van Dusen
showed his followers he could run on
a dry field as well SIS In heavy going,
He paid $3.50 to place and 1886 to
show.
Ben Machree finished third q length
back Of Clyde Van Dseen and paid
$4.66 to show. Ben Machrec got OF to
. slow start. but made q game finish
African, favortte, was fourth, two
lengths behind Ben Machree.
Lord Braedalbane, the Choctaw, Am
sterdam and Boris finished in the order
named.
Opener to Tony Joe.
T. P. Hayes Tony Joe was the win
ner Of the initial event on today's card,
a gallop OF a mile and q sixteenth for
3-year-olds and up. Spotlight, from the
w. Z. Hupp stable, was second, and P. j.
Germans Respond was third. Eight
horses made the journey.
Tony Joe, away well. was taken to
the trent and Led his field home in a
hard drive to win by head. Spotlight.
away slowly, was shaken up ut the haIf-
mile pole, got on even terms with the
winner q sixteenth from the finish, but
faltered in the final strides to take the
place by two lengths. Respond, away
fast, was carried wide on FIRST turn.
made up some ground into the stretch
when Strengthened out, but had to be
satisfied with the show money Tony
Joe rewarded his hackers with $45.
Dedicate Is Graduated.
The second number. for 2-year- old
ssSe D Ses Sen ~ Req the sdey f4o
Gallaher 81 Combs string, was second,
and j. L. Pontius' Michigan Boy was
third. Star Play was cut down In this
number approaching the far turn and
was pulled up. Dedicate was taken into
. good lead on the stretch turn and won
eased UP by length and half. Red
Rider. away slowly. was hustled into
contention and closed strongly to take
Boy came strong through the stretch to
take the show by o nose. Dedicate paid
1928.
II. p. Whitney's 4-year-old Agitator
led home the field in the third number
On the card. CleOra, from the Harmed
Bros string, was next best, and Hy
Schneider, from the d. T. Morris Stable,
was third. Agitator, away last, worked
his way UP on the outside, came with
good speed through the stretch and
won easily by q length and a half.
Cleora, away fast, was always pursuing
or being pursued by the leader, and
closed strong to take the place by q
length. Hy Schneider raced In close
quarters, and was forced wide coming
into stretch. Agitator paid $4.s4.
Record for Ma Yerkes.
The Brown Hotel Stables Ma Yerkes
captured the Roessler purse and In do
ing 20 equaled the track record. sgd
ney, from the d. Z. Stewart Stable,
was second and Take on, from the
w. H. Whitehouse string. was third.
Ma Yerkes set very rapid pace, con-
tinued gamely through the stretch and
won by one and one-half lengths with
speed in reserve. She could have easily
lowered the track record had she been
driven out In the last furlong. Sydney.
of slowly, closed ganely to take the
place money by two lengths. Take-On
was much used in forcing the pace and
tired badly In the stretch drive. Ma
Yerkes paid &3.lS.
Gel. Shaw q Winner.
w. n. Whitehouse's 4-year-old, Col.
Shaw, accounted for the sixth num-
Der. Hedemora was second and Mayor
Walker was third.
! Col. Shaw, away well and racing for
wardly under light restraint, went into
contention at the half-mile mark and
held on gamely to the stretch, where,
under hard urging, he got up in final
stride to win by q nose. Hedemora,
away fast and showing usual early
speed, opened long lead in the first
half mile and when seemingly through
came again In the last sixteenth to take
the place by 10 lengths. Mayor Walk
er raced evenly to take the show money
by four lengths.
The race was worth $1,000 to the
WhitehouSe Stable.
WOoIorae Has It Easy.
The closing number went to F. P.
Lettellier's 3-year-old, Woolorac. Gey-
ser from the T. Sanford Stable was
second and Beaumont, the Hal Price
Headley entry, was third.
Woolorac. away slow, was allowed to
race far back to the approach to the
stretch turn, where he moved up with
a rush and went into the lead when
Strengthened out in stretch TO win
easily by fve lengths. Geyser, away
well, running an evenly-rated race, SUI
fered some interference, but closed
strong to take the place by half 8
length.
Beaumont, away slow, was rushed
into the front at the half-mile post
where he came on well, but tired in
T. the last furlong to take the show BY
two lengths.