The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-05


An unexpected but thrilling part
OF the entertainment was a stable
flro last night that for time
threatened the entire derby llold,
but only one entry was In actual
danger. Howard, q long shot, and
several other horses were led from
the flaming structure Into me main
enclosure.
Mata Hari, one OF the favorites,
was In q stable only 200 feet from
the one on fire. She was not np.
probably disturbed by the commo-
ton OF Louisville, f!emen lighting
the flames. All horses IN the DOOM
Cd barn were saved Damage was
$4,000.
The crowd totailing $1,000, In
cluded tho usual tens Of thousands
Of guys named Joe" and was sea-
soned with such nationally famous
figures as Postmaster General Far
Icy, MIRA Director johnson, Ken
tucky's Governor Laffoon, stars OF
stage and screen including Mae
West, Clark Gable, Harry Richman
and Will Rogers.
Mrs Isabel Dodge sloano's great
colt, Cavaicnde, was q Arm TO I
favorite. This stalwErt brown son
Of Lanccgaye out OF hastily, fin
ished sixth on the list of money
winning Juveniles In 1893, winning
two Of his eleven stars, and hus
been conditioned perfectly for to-
days test ut O mile and quarter.
Second favoritism remained over
night on Mata Hari, the feet filly
from the Dixiana stable OF Charles
Il. Fisher. Winner OF five OF her
nine races In 1898, this beautifully
formed brown flliy for weeks was
the Derby winter book favorite.
Bradley Has Eilly
Next In line, at odds OF 9 to ],
came tho hope Of all good blue grass
racing fans, the Colonel II. T..
Bradley entry OF Bazaar, "A F'illy,
and Blue Again. Actually, tho 9
to 1 odds were on tho chances Of
The Filiy, for Bradley has no no.
ton of starting Blue Again. The
Colt was entered solely az pro-
lection against an untownrd ncci-
dent TO Bazaar during the night
Bradley must have his colors In the
derby.
There IL ono other entry rccciv.
Ing serious support. Peace Chance.
tho entry OF Joseph u. Widener Of
Philadelphia. quoted at 3 to / was
the colt fans were talking about
more and NOR. as .ha hour OF the
derby approached.
Not ali horscmen were agreed on
tho tops Just outside the select
circle In tho entry of Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt, whose Dlscov-
cry, a 10 to / shot, Ia q much de-
bated nominee. Then there's Spy
Hill, from the GreeEtree stable Of
Mrs Payne Whitney, quoted at ~
to J.; Agrarian rated by many good
judges ag q prize bet, also ut IL TO
4; Speedmorc, something OF q dark
horse at 20 to / and Sir Thomas,
once q top choice, another 30 to 1
shot.
II Colonel Bradley Ii lucky he
will have his third consecutive
derby winner, and his fifth OF all
time. The writer has put next
weeks luncheon money on the
nose Of Bradiey's Bazaar, makes
Spy Hill q second choice, the
awkwnrdly named Sergeant Byrne
third. IL the race was at a mile
Sergeant Byrne might DO tho fav-
oritc, but there are racing experts
who insist the only way tho Simon
ETH entry could do n milo and q
quarter would be In a van.
There's song about You
Ought TO Be In Pictures" and
there's an entry which would rate
such distinction II II wins, II Is
RiskuIus, the 30 to I shot upon
whom the Hollywood colony has
dumped It's money.
The tremendous long shot is
Quasimodo, quoted IT 100 to I, and
rated doubtful starter, but act
uaIly distinctly probable one. It's
owner, Mrs Il. r. Simms, has set
her heart on having her coiors In
the derby.
Celebration Great
The prc-derby celebration was q
continuous performance. There
were derby lunchcons Yesterday.
derby buffet suppcrs last night. and
derby breakfasts to-day. Bars In
tho downtown Louisville hotels re-
NAMED open throughout the night
although there are plenty OF them
they were damned.
The hotels we're packed virtually
TO suffocation. There wasn't room
In the town. Few boarding house
accommodations were available.
Between rs and 80 special trains
were tracked near the T. e. N. sta
ton Highways wer. choked with
automobiles.
Tho derby, over / Ia miles, will
be run as the sixth race OF to-day's
program. IL Ii TO start at about s
y. M, Central Standard Time. 1t
carries a prize OF $4,000 added