Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-09
C HHers Pitchers Slump Turn Veterans and Kids Feature
HOPE GALLANT FOX
WILL STRIVE ANEW
Turf Fans Pull for Him to
Compete in Two More Big
Races and Set Record.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
7 OUISVILLE, KY, June 9.-Gal-
liant Fox, winner Of the Freak
ness, the Kentucky Derby and
the Belmont Stakes, is eligible
for the American Derby, $4,000 added
race, to be run at Washington Park, ILL.,,
Saturday, and the Latonia Derby,
$25 900 added, which will be run June
%, the opening day of the Latonia, KY,
race meeting.
While William Woodward, owner OF
the great colt which has equaled Sir
Barton's record of winning the Mary
land, Kentucky and New York feature
races, has not announced his cham
pion's future engagements, Kentucky
turf followers are hopeful that Gallant
Fox will run in both the American and
Latonia derbies and are confident that
II he does, he will hang up record
that future 3-year old champions Will
shoot at for some time to come.
If the Latonia Derby is won by the
winner of the Kentucky Derby, $4,000
is added to the $4,000 stake that goes
to the owner of the victor. making the
total added money 100000. No horse
has ever collected the extra $4,000.
Seven winners of the Kentucky Derby
have won the Latonia Derby, put tne
extra SIS 900 was not offered until 1913
Sir Huon was the last horse to capture
both races, performing this feat in 1906.
Adopted BY Kentucky.
Although Gallant Fox is an Eastern
horse. his owner being a New Yorker,
and loyal Kentuckians were disappointed
that a Blue Grass entry did not win
the Kentucky Derby, the Fox now Is
considered an adopted Kentuckian by
virtue of the worship that is extended
the winner Of the big race mere. For
that reason many kentucKlanS col
lected handsomely Saturday when the
Fox won the Belmont Stakes, for ne
had almost unanimous backing from
this section. despite the fact that
Whichone, Harry Payne Whitneys en-
try. was the favorite.
Whichone also is eligible Tor both the
American Derby and the Latonla DERBY
and it is possible that the two outstano-
inc 3-vear-olds may renew their duel
for 1880 supremacy. The American
Derby distance is a mile and quarter.
the same as the Kentucky DERBY ana
the Latonia Derby is mile ana nan,
the same as the Belmont. Ga!lant FOX
has won both distances, ana also at an
intermediate distance, the PreaknesS De-
inc at a mile and -siXteenths.
Fox Is Good Traveller.
Another reason for Kentuckians back
ing Gallant Fox and hoping he VIII con-
tin1e his winning ways Is the 1eenng
here that a horse which Is shipped 10
various sections of the country ana WINS
desnite the strain of travel Is better
Thoroughbred than one which confnes
his running to but one section OF the
country. Gallant Fox spent part OF the
week between the Preakness and Ken
tucky Derby en- route from Pimllco TO
louisville and won the Derby with only
nerflnctory workouts to condition hlm
Then he entrained for the East ano
CONQUERED Whichone, which had run
only in the East and had Travelled LITTLE
in handy fashion.
So turf lovers here are wishing tnat
Mr. woodward will give his champion
additional opportunity to see the world
by shipping him to washington PARK
this week and then to Latonia Two
weeks later. Naturally, they would ike
nothing better than for Gallant Fox 10
be entered in the Latonia Derby and
capture the $4,000 extra. which mas
never been won by emerging victorious
in both Kentucky's feature races. May
be next year a real Kentucky horse Will
win both stakes, but this year they hope
the adopted Kentuckian" will turn the
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