The Washington times., 1931-05-18
SHIPS
STARHORSE
EAST
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 18.-
Twenty Grand, winner OF the
1881 Kentucky Derby, in the rec
ord time of 2:01 AS for the mile
and quarter, will now be
groomed for the Belmont Stakes
on June 13 and for any other
track events in which his train
ers elect to start him.
The enthroned champion OF
American three-year-oldS has been
shipped back East in q a palace
horse car. 1t was freely predicted
by the rail birds at Churchill that
he will score another triumph in
the Belmont. which is the true
Derby distance of one and one
half miles. When Twenty Grand
finished the mile and quarter
here Saturday he was as fresh as
daisy and looked as if he could
keep up his fast pace for another
quarter mile without any trouble.
$499,454 Bet on Derby
One of the most interesting
postmortemS today was the dis
closure that the volume of betting
at Churchill Downs was quite
heavy, considering general busl-
ness conditions. Well over a mil
lion dollars was poured into the
mutuel machines.
To be specific, a total of ST.
377.2O8 was wagered on the
seven races on the Derby Day
card, which compared with a
total of S1.641,949. On the
classic fifth race-Ghe Derby
the sum of S499,454 was bet.
Although this was the first
year that the sum bet on the
Derby itself fell below the $780,
900 mark, it was generally con-
ceded that the amount was above
expectations in view of the ten
dency of the public to tighten up
on the purse strings on non-eS-
SentialS, luxuries and the like.
Most of the betting on Satur-
day was done in small amounts.
The 50 and $5 windows were
busy all afternoon but you never
had to stand in line to get
bet down at the $40 window and
$50 and 500 tickets were almost
a rarity. 1t was said that those
who patronized the $40 in pros
porous 1928 for example were
doing business at the 81 windows
on Saturday.
Crowd Estimates Differ
The Derby, considering the
crowd, the weather and the spec
tacular manner in which Twenty
Grand won it, was regarded as a
distinct success by the manage
ment. There was variance OF
opinion as regards the number of
spectators that witnessed the
event. Colonel Matt j. Winn, ex-
ecutive director of Churchill
Downs, asserted it was the largest
throng that ever witnessed the
Derby. Yet some estimates placed
the number of spectators as low
as $4,000. However, most esti-
mates ranged from $4,000 to
10000.
Sweep All, who finished sec
Ond in the Derby and who is
owned by Charles Fisher, of De
trOit, will not go East for the
Belmont, it is understood. He
probably will be reserved for
the American Derby and the
Arlington Classic.
Mate, A. C. Bostwick's famous
three-year-old who came in third
in the Derby on Saturday, has
been shipped back East. He has
not as yet been nominated for
the Belmont.
The scratching of Equipoise
was disappointment to his
thousands of admirers. He had
been a heavily played favorite in
the winter book. He will be
rested up in the hope that the
quarter crack which developed in
his right front leg will heal Suf
ficiently so that he can race later
in the season.
Twenty Grads victory was ex-
ceedingly popular in the Blue
Grass State. For one thing, he
was ridden by Charley KurtSinger,
a Louisville boy, and for another
the colt was bred in the Blue
Grass region, on Mrs. Payne Whit
ney'S farm near Lexington. The
victory of Twenty Grand netted
$48.725 and brought the total of
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