Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-18
JAMESTOWN BARS
/ WAY At BELMONT
Derby Winner viii Meet Star
Fields, Too, in Chicago's
Two Big Races.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

~HICAGO, May 1S.-Wil
Twenty Grand, fastest o.
~ all Kentucky Derby win.
nerS, make it a one-horst
season in the field of 3-year-old
racing, as Gallant Fox did in 1880
and Zev In 1928?
Followers Of MS. Helen Hay whit
ney's gallant colt may hold that belief
but before Twenty Grand can be
crowned king Of the years 3-year Odds
there are several tasks he must &C
complish.
First one, the Derby winners sched-
ule Is the job Of defeating George Wi
dener's jamestown in the Belmont
Stakes, coming up shortly. jamestown
defeated EQuipoise at Saratoga and Bel
mont as q 2-year-old and was accorded
top place among the colts Of 1890. The
Belmont Stakes win be over IA miles
and Twenty Grand's stamina will be
well tested there.
sim Respect Mate.
Then Twenty Grand will have to win
the two big Chicago races, the $4,000
American Derby at Washington Park
and the 100000 classic at Arlington,
where he will face all-star fields. Turf
experts also would like to see him de-
feat Mate once again and beat Equi-
poise when Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit
ney's horse Is in top condition.
It Is possible that Twenty Grand may
win all Of his assignments, for he has
tremendous speed. He ran the fastest
mile In history for 2-year-old, when
winning the Kentucky Jockey Club
stakes last year, and did eight furlongs
az d. AN..aA
any other horse Of any age ever stepped.
The son Of st. Germans not only has
stepped, but also has great fighting
heart.
Has the COuraxe.
Always Q slow starter, he never Is
troubled by those In front, but gamsly
goes about the task of fighting his way
INTO the lead. It may take another
world record breaker to beat him un-
less he should run into a bad pocket or
be bumped, as Is claimed he was In
the Preakness, where Mate won.
Charlie KurtSinger, who rode Twenty
Grand in the Derby, claims the colt
picked his own path to victory. Kurt
singer has the reputation Of being q
rail rider and there were many who
believed Twenty Grand could not win
the Derby unless KurtSinger got him
on the fence. Twenty Grand stayed
far out on the track Is he passed first
one and then another Of the horses
leading. said KurtSineer I'VE had
passed them all but Sweep All at the
head OF the stretch and never have
ridden horse that Travelled so fast.
He passed Sweep All on the outside
ran at the finish"
Mate, second in favor with the bet
tors. appeared to be lacking In stamina
aga INST Twenty Grand's killing pace
The B-stwick colt was eleventh out
OF the stall, but had pulled up TO fourth
by head at the half
Mate Most Attractive.
Between the half and stretch Twenty
Grand left him behind 80 completely
that he seemed tied 70 o post. Mate
could not even gain ON Sweep All.
whose only major victory was the En-
durance Handicap at Bowie. Mate was
by far the most attrActive.lookin
horse In the race, but his blazed face
never once was In front.
IT was unfortunate that Euuipoise
should not have trained wen for the
Derby. Young Freddie Hopkins believes
that when his charge Is In his best
fettle he Is q match for any 3-year-old
IN the game, and it win be interesting
TO see what EquipoiSe really can do
should lie meet TWENTY Grand later In
the season and In his best form.
Col. Mat Winn's prediction that this
would be the greatest of al Derbies
was realized. From the viewpoint of a
race, none ever produced quite the thrill
that came when Twenty Grand pound
ed home alone to set q new record. The
crowd was UP to normal, and the per-
feet day allowed II to be q bit more
colorful than during the last five years,
when the weather was drab. The
wagering was quite heavy, for where is
there q Kentuckian who can resist the
call when there's horse race about to
be run?