Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
Outstanding Favorite of Mrs.
Whitney'S Stable Covers
Distance in 2.01 as.
SWEEP ALL AND MATE
RUN SECOND AND THIRD
10000 Thrilled by Kentucky Clas-
sic-Vice President Curtis
Among Spectators.
~ the Associated Press.

BY inc ASSOCiaJed PGeSS.
CHURCHILL DOWNS, LOUISVILLE,
K.y., May l6.-The roaring acclaim that
k1ongs to a super-thoroughbred echoed
Aewn the stretch of historic Churchill
Downs today as the magnificent bay
colt. Twenty Grand bounded in giant
strides to Notwithstanding victory in
the ffty-seventh running of the Ken
lucky Derby.
Belying his name, Twenty Grand
looked like the proverbial million as the
big son of st. Germans-Bonus, carrying
the Greentree colors OF Mrs. Payne
Whitney, wealthy New York sports
woman. gallopcd down the stretch tc
decisive victory over Sweep All, the
Vests surprise contender. and the
heavily backed Mate, PreakneSs winner
Twenty Grand, the outstanding IA
vorite in a field of IL contenders, came
with smashing burst of speed to beat
Sweep All by four good lengths, going
away, and shattered the Derby as well
as the track record for the route OF one
mile and a quarter.
Record on Fast Track.
The big Eastern colt, under master
full ride by Charley KurtSinger riding
his first Derby victor, covered the dis
lance in the brilliant time of minutes
as seconds on track that was
lightning fast under a blazing sun.
This performance displaced the for
Yner Derby record of 2:03 Us, made by
the famous Old Rosebud in 1914. 1t
also knocked on the track mark OF
2:03l-5 credited to the 7-year-old and
lightly weighted Woodtrap, half dozen
years ago. It was short Of the world
record Of minutes fat. held by the
mighty Whisknroon1 II
A colorful crowd Of nearly 10000
spectators responded to the thrill OF
Twenty Grand'S great feat with an
ovation riyalling that accorded the
popular conquest of Earle Sande ano
Gallant Fox a year ago The West was
prepared for this third successive tri-
umph for the East and responded with
spontaneous outburst of enthusiasm
as the rose wreath was draped over
Twenty Grand's arched neck and the
gold derby trophy was presented To
Mrs. Whitney by Charles Curtis, Vice
President of the United States.
Strongly supported right down u
post time. Twenty Grand, for each 81
ticket in the mutuels paid $3.76 TO win
So to place, and $3.50 to show.
Sweep All Best Price.
Sweep All, owned by Charles T
Fisher of Detroit, surprised the taLeni
by giving the favorite race and beat
ing the second choice, Albert c. Bost'
E'ick's Mate. by three lengths. Sweer
All paid $15.58 to place and $7.l6 u
show Mate paid the show price o.
1852
1t was horse race for at least a mile
of the route, until Twenty Grand tool
complete command. and there wa!
plenty of consolation for the West II
the ability of one of its hopes, SWEEP
All, to split the highly favored East
ern pair.
Boys Howdy and Pittsburgher, two o.
the well liked longshotS among Ken
tuckians, faded from contention, bu
Spanish Play came strong TO flnist
fourth and in the money.
The race carried a gross value o.
S63.725 and was worth S46,725 Il
Twenty Grand Sweep All won $4,000
for his owner, while Mate took the thirC
price Of $1,000 and Spanish Play fourth
money Of $1,000.
For the climax event of a bright
sunshiny day that contrasted Sharply
with the drab, rainy Derbies of the past
three years, the field of IL crack 3-year
olds went to the post for the race tina
annually focuses national and ever
worldwide interest
AS the pulses Of the thousands of on
lockers quickened and as radio broad
casters end telegraph wires flashed thei
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