New Britain herald., 1930-05-16
SANDE MAY BE UP
 ,ON GALLANT FOX
Americas Greatest Jockey May
 Ride FaV0rite in Derby

LoulsNllle, Ky, May 6 P) - The color and pageantry of America s greatest horse-racing classic, taking definite hue and form today for the o6th running of the Kentucky Derby, centers about two decidedly con- trasting figures of the turf the English Earl of Derby and the frecMe-faced Yankee. Earl of Sande.
 Though they travel in separate spheres, their paths will bring them into one and the same spotlight late tomorrow afternoon, if racing form and favor mean anything, for Earl Sande is the popular choice to ride the great eastern colt, Gallant Fox. to victory and enable his owner to receive the prized gold trophy from the hands of the distinguished Brit Ish patron of the turf.
 The Earl of Derby. 17th of his line will witness for the first time the American racing counterpart of the classic English event bea ring his name. The guest of Joseph E. Wid- | ener, eastern sportsman. while in this country, the English eari was | expected to reach Louisville today from Lexington. where he has been visiting some Of the choicest of blue grass breeding establishment. To morrow he will occupy a post of honor at the darby" A civic holi- . day has been declared in his honor and an opportunity has been arrapg- ed for him to broadcast impressions Of the race over an international radio "hook-up.'
 The Earl of Sande is no such stranger to Churchill Downs and the route that leads 10 the laurels of derby victory. Twice before, in 1923 and 1925, the boy who rode 10 fame from Idaho to New York has booted home winners in kentuckys classic. Tomorrow he has the chance to cap the climax of a dramatic come back by riding home a winner on Gallant
 Fox, black son of Sir Gallahad III.
 Just a week ago. Sande rode Gal lant Fox to triumph in the rich Preakness at Pimlico. 1T he wins agaln tomorrow, as he is expected to do, he will equal the best record of any jockey in the long history of the Derby and Gallant Fox will du- pllcate the achievement of Sir Bar ton which in 1919 reversed the or der, capturing the Preakness, after d surprising victory in the Derby
 No other horse ever has won both Of these three year-old classics The odds are all in favor Of Gal lant Fox, which will race in the col ors Of the Balair stud. owned by William Woodward Of Chicago. II has long been a tradition that any, thing can happen in a horse race, especially the Derby, but the eastern colt was backed down today 10 I to } by an influx of fnapcial support and was looked upon generally as the class Of the field, with the pos sible exception of Tannery, strap ping chestnut son of Ballot and owned by Edward F. Pirchard of Paris, Ky.
 Kentucky always strong for its | own, has gone down" heavily on Tannery. That famous master of the Idle Hour farm, Colonel Edward R.
 Bradley, twice rewarded with d double again has two crack con-
 tenders in Buckeye Poet and Breez. ing Thru to bolster the Kentucky entry, but Tannery is the home bred 1 favorlte in nearly all the wagering ! The odds on Tannery have been 1 backed down to about 3 to 1. If the
 track is muddy, they may be even shorter, for Tannery is general re- garded to have a better chance ot
 beating Gallant Fox in heavy going l Not less than 12 and not more than 15 horses are expected 10 an, s"er the bugle call for the race that will have an approximate value ot
 S56,ooo, Of which s46,0o0 goes to the
 winner.
 Overnight the only apparently definite withdrawal was J. N. Cam. den's Sydney but this was offset by
 the prospective addition of Dick
 O'Hara. owned by Patrick H. Joyce
 of Chicago, anad the Ally Alcibiades 1 owned by Hal Price Headley.
 Definite starters. besides Gallant ! Fox, Tannery and the Bradley pair
 were expected 10 include Kilkerry
 and Broadway Limited, Uncle Lu-
 ther, Gallant Knight. Crack Brigade
 Ned O., Longus, High Foot and Gone Away.
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