New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
|KENTUCKY DERBY
 ! IS 0N TOMORROW
Blue Blooded Horsedah After | Thltt tYou0d Honos

ana west, north ana south Will send its blue- -blooded horsehesh in quest of the classic three-year-old honors of the American turf tomorrow in tho 65th running of tho Kentucky derby.
 If. as expected, q score of thor oughbreds % to the post around 5 p. m.. central standard time. the race will be worth 3s4,00O. of which Approximately $54,00o will % to the victor in the struggle of speed. stamina and courage over . route of one mile and . quarter.
 The weather prospects are du- bious, with the possibility 1t will be a fine day for the mud-runners. but rain or shine, heavy going or fast, the experts predict "horse race'' and the promoters expect . notable throng of upwards of V5.000 to jam the picturesque Churchill Downs.
 Millions more are expected to tune lin on the thrills of Americas most colorful turf classic over . record radio hook-up for the derby. arrang- ed by the National BroadcastinE Co. and its associated stations.
 Derby Day is Kentucky's day or days. Where England has . national Institution in its own derby and France has its fashionably brilliant Grand Prix at Longchamps. the Blue iGrass region has its horse race. All the color, the picturesque gathering. the blend of old traditions clings to this half-century old event but. after all, 1t is . horse race. No one ming Hing in the thronEs on street corners, lin the hotels, everywhere, is allowed Ito forget it. This year, as seldom Ibefore, Louisville has drawn the pilgrimage of the faithful. not only from its own hills and towns, but from far and wide.
 Kentucky, as usual. has It's ia- lyorite. The roar of the crowd tomor- row will be from the hearts. as we'll Ias the pocketbook. if Blue I.arkspur' the pride of the Blue Grass. comes home first in the colors Of the ldie Hour Farm of Col. E. R. Bradley.
 Blue I.arkspur has been the ia- yorite for the derby ever since ne closed a> f,ne two-year-old season |An his conditioning has been with lthe bix prize in mind. The Bradley lor~anization suffered 8 severe blow |in the loss of its chief trainer, l"Dick" Thompson. now seriously ii' .fter an operation for appendici,la TWednesday night. but there 1s every assurance that Blue Larkspur neV. lertheless will go to the post nt ana ready. n+
 The famous son of Black Servant declared good in any kind of gong Inrobabty will face the barrier : to Ii favorite, with Clyde Van Dusen' carrying the colors of H. F. daro, |ner. second choice. probably around to 1. on the basis of wagering re- ported today. ,. l Twice before, in 1921 and 1s7s' |Colouel Bradley has seen his hofses finish one-two in the derby. Ihe chances are against . repetitioh oI |this honor tomorrow but the famous Kentucky turfman will attempt II lbv also saddling Bay Beauty. son of Black Toney, for the classic.
 Mishaps and disappointment lhaye wrecked . good portion Of the orisinal derby entry list but there II every indication of keen intersec' ltional rivalry in the field that re- mains. The far west pins its hopei chiefly upon Naishapur, winner oi lthe Tijuana derby and q close sec Iona in the rich Coffroth handicap on Ithe Mexican track.
 There has been . strong drift Tn |the last day or two toward tnis lchestnut son of Omar Khayyam. the |1917 derby winner. Ervast is another liar western candidate but the rail. ibirds doubt whether Baron Longs lentry can so the route.
 The southwest is expected to have at least two contenders. probably lCalf Roper. Louisiana derby winner land Panchio, both carrying the col |ors of the Three D's stock farm o1
 Fort Worth. The east. not 50 vel
 represented as when Whiskery and |Zev were favorites. nevertheless hal hopes. even if somewhat faint, IT Fair Stables Chicatie, the Belle 1slt
 Stables Upset Lad and Minotaur
 runner-up in the Preakness to pr
 Treeland. Kentucky and the middle west however, present the strongest from in years against these challengers IIf Blue Larkspur should disappoint it will be no great shock to th'
 form players to have Clyde Van Du
 sen romp home first. especially a' this Man O War gelding is good II
 any kind of going. Kentuckians con
 slider Clyde Van Dusen one of thei own. for the colt has raced alto sether in this state or Illinois. al ? though he is owned by H. P. Gard
 ner of Amsterdam. N. Y. On thu
 other hand, the Nut, another high lily regarded colt, is now Kentuck, owned, although bred at Harr, Payne Whitney's farm.
 Thousands of Chicagoans. cominl | here in the biggest fleet of specia ; trains from any section. will bacl } their own favoriteA particularly Kar
 Eitel and Windy City. Bath House r John Couehlin. picturesque Chicag , political figure. appeared to hay l had his hopes dimmed when hi ? Roguish Eye went wrong recently i but they have risen sharply as tn result of q sparkling time trial b
 Karl Eitel. which covered the derb
 route in 2:0s 3-5 two days ago an finished full or running.
 , , New Broom Is Badly
 Injured in Trainin,