The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-23

is shooting for his fifth Derby Colonel Bradley plans to start Boxthorn and Big 0awk on May (. Bcxthorn is highly tried, but Enst ones put over by the master Of Tale Hour Farm in tho past have race followers inQuiring about Big 0awk.
 Colonel Bradley started the hoe Eug pocus business in connection with the Derby in 1921. That year he had . really high class colt named Black Servant, one that be- came by fas the best in the west. Also he had a widely publicized, though mediocre, aid for Black Servant named Behave Yourself.
 With practically all of the atten- kion center don Black Servant, only . few figured Behave Yourself might win. The great majority believed that Behave Yourself would be sent out to wear down the Held, so that Black Servant could be properly paced.
 ft worked just the other way around. Black Servant forced the pace, tired in the stretch, and Be- have Yourself scored.
 Records of the two horses, either before or after the Derby, did not justify the result. What happened led to the belief that 1t was Black Servants assignment tc tire the Whitney pair, Prudery and Tryster, 50 that Behave Your self could do exactly what he ac. complished.
 BurgoO King Resigns
 There was little surprise in the Bradley victory of 1926, and lit- tle to choose between BubblinR Over and Baggenbaggage, the Idle Hour colts which ran one-two. If anything. Baggenbaggage was the better liked of the two. He had to circle the entire field to run sec ond.
 Colonel Bradley again appeared to resort to Legerdemain in 1882, when Brother Joe, a phenomenal colt, and Burgoo King, Q fair z. year-old, were his entrants.
 Burgoo King spent many hours in the sick bay, for which reason eyes were focused on Brother Joe, which continued to perform bril- liantly.
 Brother Joe apparently whipped his stablemate with ease in the las- ter's 3-year-old bow nt Lexington just prior to the Derby.
 In the big number, however, Burgoo King laughed along back of tAe pacemakers while the jock. eys watched Brother Joe, which started like Q prairie fire. When the time came for Burgoo King to make his bid, he forged ahead to "a Ave-length victory. Brother Joe was last in a field of 19.
 Colonel Bradley nominated four for the 1888 Derby, none of which rated serious consideration. Of the lot, Tingal and Beeksteak drew tho most attention, but after a while word went around that Boiler maker, a large bay of renowned blod, was the good one. Little was said about Brokers Tip, a maiden.
 A Good Brokers Tip
 Colonel Bradley's chances were given a knock in pre-Derby pei- formances in which Brokers Tip and Boilermaker ran two-three in their 3-year-old debuts, and Boil ermaker and Fingaf ran fifth and seventh behind Head Play in heavy going.
 Supposed wise ones looked ask. ance when Colonel Bradley an- nounced that he would start only one horse in the Derby-Broker's Tip.
 And coming down the stretch on the large afternoon was Brokers Tip, ridden by Don Meade, who sneaked his mouSat through on the rail, outwrestled Head Play, and won by a whisker. This was the race in which Meade and Jockey Fisher, aboard Head Play, fought down the stretch.
 The 1898 Derby was the race ever won by Brokers Tip.
 Tn Boxthorn, Colonel Bradley has as good a candidate as a ma . jority of the others who will face the barrier this year. Boxthorn is attracting most of the attention < because he is in splendid condi- ton. has won a few races, a..d is reported to be his owners choice.
 Big Gawk, a long-legged animal, has yet to start. His name aptty describes his appearance, and he does not impress as being a colt of Derby-winning caliber.
 But you never can tell about e Derby horse whose jockey sports the silks of Colonel Edward Riley Teo A4Av