Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-21
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in THRILLING FINISH
Joey Bibb Lands Third in
UpSet-Sun Meadow Last
in Field of Eleven.
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

w WASHINGTON PARK, Chi
}" cago, June 2O.-Mate,
Y v which conquered Twenty
Grand in the Preakness.
galloped to victory in the $50 600
American Derby at Washington
Park today.
The chestnut three-year-old.
owned by A. c. Bostwick of Phila-
oelphia, won in a thrilling driy-
ing finish with Pittsburgher, gain
Ing the victory by the narrowest
possible margin-by a nose.
joey Bibb, sensational allowance
race performer in the West, furnished
d stunning surprise by finishing third
tnree lengths ahead Of Morpheus. the
bnlrd outsider to share in the rich purse
MAZE finished the mile and a quarter
IN 2:O4 is, equaling the track record
~ Montanaro two years ago when he
carried only SO pounds. The Bostwick
entry had the heavy impost of 12s
pounds, top weight in the Derby.
A crowd Of 10000 saw the race
Mate, outstanding favorite, rewarded
MS packers with $3.50 to win, 1894 to
place and $40 to show. Pittsbureher
paid Sl9.28 to place and $12O2 to show.
Inc snow price on joey Bibb was $II.90.
$4S,67S Goes to Winner.
The race had gross value of s5s. s7S.
with $48,675 going to Owner Bostwick.
the 31-year-old millionaire sportsman.
Pltt5ourgher. owned by Theodore q.
Mueller OF Kentucky, earned Sc, 600 for
finishing second, while c. e. Van Meter.
another kentuckian, the owner of Joey
Blbb, received $1,000. The San Mateo
stock Farm Of California, owners Of
Morpheus, which took fourth place.
was awarded $1,000.
The shocking upset was the over
wheimlng defeat of Sun Meadow, which
nnlshed second to Twenty Grand in
the Belmont stakes a week ago. He
was never in the running and came in
last in the field of IL. Sun Meadow
met with interference shortly after the
start, but worked his way up to fourth
place, only to falter badly after swerv-
ing at the far turn. He was second
choice in the betting
Spanish Play, the main reliance Of
the West, finished fifth, with BOYS
Howdy sixth, Oswego seventh, Knights
Call eighth, Ladder ninth, and The
Mongol, the 100-to-1 shot in the race,
heattng out Sun Meadow for tenth
place.
Mate or to Slow Start.
Mate, of to a slow start and out
run early, staged a remarkably cour-
ageous drive under the handling of
George Ellis to come from seventh
place in the last half mile and over
take the flying Pittsburgher in the
stretch.
Mate got away in fourth position,
with Boys Howdy setting the pace. At
the quarter mile pole Mate was seventh,
hugging the rail. Boys Howdy con-
tmued in the lead at the half mile,
with Ellis still hugging the rail and
running seventh. On the back stretch,
however, he moved to the outside and
when the three-quarter mark was
reached he was charging into fourth
place, six lengths back of Ladder,
which had Snatched the lead.
Bounding into the stretch. Jockey
Ellis twice tipped his whip against the
sides of the brown colt. Mate responded
like a flash and moved past Pitts
burgher.
Although headed, PittSburgher came
on again with furious burst of speed
under the Furnishing ride of Jockey
Charlie Corbett Mate had plenty in
reserve, however, and Ellis. with his
mastery riding skill, dashed on to q
nose victory.