Evening star., 1932-06-19

w WASHINGTON PARK, Chicago,
M June l8.-With amazing
v v gusto, a thoroughbred by
that name, dropped out OF
the clouds today to win the s50,000
American Derby, to the astonishment
Of 10000 spectators.
In a nsational stretch drive that
was reminiscent of Man o'War, his
granddaddy, Gusto, owned by Morton
L. Schwartz. wealthy New Yorker,
charged from sixth place to conquer
OSculator. heavily-p.ayed fayorlte, With
blistering speed, GuSto came on and on.
and did not stop until he had triumpheo
over Oscula.or by two and one-Aal1
lengths.
Prince Hotspur, belonging to the
estate of the late Joseph Letter Of Chi
cago and grouped with the Chicago
owned l Say in the field, finished third.
staggering along four lengths back Of
the winner l Say, the only filly in the
race. finished fourth. seven lengths bac.i
of Prince Hotspur, after setting the pace
the first mile
Stepenfe.chit Is Eighth.
The speedy Yonkel was fifth. with
Sunmeius sixth. Marmion seventh!
S:epenfetchit eighth. Adobe Post ninth
RoWoy Boy tenth and Big Beau winding
up last.
Gusto, a 3-year-old chestnut son of
American Flag-Daylight Saving, which
had only won two races in its career
ran the mile and quarter route over
4 heavy. muddy track in 2:l025.
The winner closing at 9 to in the
betting. rewarded its hackers with
lucrative price of s2l "a to win, s99l
to place and $40 10 show. The place
price on Osculator, the favorite. was
S482, with 1894 to show. Prince
Hotspur, the fielder" paid $4.04 to
show
The race had a gross value of s5s,-
725, with $4,000 going to Owner
Schwartz and $4,000 to w. r. Coe OF
New York. owner OF Osculator. Primo.
Hotspur earned $4,000 and Say $1,000
for her brilliant race in finishing
fourth.
While today's race was disappointing
from the absence of Burgoo King. win
ner of the Kentucky Derby and the
Preakness, and the last-mnute with
drawal of Boatswain, regarded es one
of the favorites. the contest brought
together IL of the fleetest 3-year- -olds
in America Boatswain, which con-
quered Burgoo King IN the Withers
was forced out because of a bowed
tendon, the same kind of an injury
that caused Col E. R. Bradley to with
hold entering Burgoo King.
Field Reduced From IA.
The original field of IA was reduced
shortly before 2 o'clock blythe scratch
ing of Boatswain, along with Our Fancy
and Minton.
The race was a triumph Of the East
over the West and was earned easily
Owner Schwartz remained IN New
York. but Make Hirsch, the trainer
gether with the trophy presented BY
the Washington Park Jockey Club
Hirsch was called into the stand i'm
mediately after the race for the presen'
tation.
"All I can say, gentlemen" he be.
gan, sis that I am proud that ths
American Derby was won by the sor
of American Flag, who was a son ol
the greatest horse of all time-Man-o''
War;"
MY horse Is a great, game thorough
bred. He ran a marvelously game
race. He may be beaten at mile ane
a quarter. but no horse in America CAR
coquest him at miles. That's all
Thank you."
Standing beside Hirsch was tn,
diminutive lad from the Pacific Coast
Jockey S. Coucci. who so gamely rod
Gusto in that winning stretch run.
Previous to today's race Gusto hat
started six times this season, winninl
only one. That was his last previou
race, 7-furlong affair at Aque
duct ten days ago, when he beat Wa
Plane and Panax by five lengths.
Osculator Starts in Front.
After a delay of two minutes at tn
post, the field of IL broke in perfec
alignment, with Osculator. ridden b,
Bobby Jones, charging to the front