The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-04

IT OVER
By JOE WILLIAMS

OUISVILLE, Ky. May 4.-The
IL boys are saying that anything
can happen in the Derby Satur-
day. that it's mad. dizzy sports
season anyhow, and what's moro.
it's time another long shot came
down in front.
Every so often there comes a
season when the grand old dope is
smacked all around the premises.
and this Is starting out like one OF
those bleak epochs. Just look what
Is happening TO the Cards and
Athletics. And how many times has
Vines. the tennis champion been
beaten IN the last two months?
one Isasor why he bows expect the IN
hold the eompetns field IN any TOO nigh
regard. Thev tell you there isn't a real
there isn't anything around thai looks
ike a Twenty Grand
y. The fact IS. saws one Or the boys
IN the game this wear The tip Of came
last year when Ton Flight beat every colt
that ana keen on doing it Won can be
Drcttv sure the colts aren't much good.
IN rou. a long stretch OF sustained
form. This is what the bows have IN
mine when they say It's about time
-The last .long shot to win vas zey st
- 70 ! With Earl sande M. victory
that broke the winter books
THE current favorite is Tick On.
Il and he will get the heavy play
But Tick On isn't a stand cut like
Twenty Grand or Gallant Fox or
Reign Count. The best race he
ever ran vas when he finished sec
ond 10 Top Flight in the Futurity
last year, coming up from eighth
position at the half mile. No, you
wouldn't call the Iona Stable star
a Standout-but as the boys say,
what other colt is?
As a general proposition the Derby IS
a truly run race and the best boss VIII
not lose any oftener than he VIII win.
10 saw is thai the best boss has at least
a nftv-fftv chance. But in a wear ike
thing ike CathoD Sazerac or Indian
The biggest Jolt form ever received IN
the Derby was when Doneral won IN
1913. paving Sis4.s0 for 81 ticket. the
there we're not verv many 50 tickets sold.
The favorlte that wear was Ten Point ana
third. Roscoe Goose rode Donerah. He
still around. training hosses
u does not always follow that Just be-
cause a field looks mediocre that II does
does 20. i8 L siaa S9 follow Sse Ions sho
winner lacks greatness. Exterminator
came 70 the DERBY an unknown 10 win a.
40 70 ]. That was the beginning OF
so 5ss for his owners before calling it
Sir Barton was ONE OF the few untcsted
colts whose greatness was generally ac-
cepted before he ever entered race. In
DERBY and won IL. the nrst and only time
this has ever been done. SO well thought
Of was the untried voungstcr that ne was
backed down to 10 70 5.
INEVITABLY, all the great bosses
Il are compared to Man o War.
and I suppose it is true that he was
tops. Still, Sam Riddle. his owner,
baked at sending him against Ex-
terminator at weight-for-age. In
1920. Man O. War was years old
and Exterminator was 5, right in his
prime. II would have been a thrill
ing thing to watch these two giants
OF the turf match strides over a
distance.
don't think there is any doubt but
that TWENTY Grand was the greatest horse
since Man o Wars time. He dto about
everything they asked him To- and usually
ne did 1t IN record time II VIII os
h never viii be but. fhen. the bows are al
Wavs saving siiiv things like that.