Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
POMPO0N TRAILS
BY TWO LENGTHS
$1,000 Thrilled by Event,
Run in Second Fastest
Time in History.
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Admirars performance in all Derby
history, dating away back to 1875.
Kurtslnger also rode Twenty Grand
so that the Flying Dutchman" of
the turf carried off full share of
the plaudits as he achieved his Sec
ond Derby victory
New Chapter To Tradition,
Not far from the blue grass farm
where his famous sire, now 20 years
OF age, is spending his "old age" War
Admiral wrote brilliant new chap
ter to the Man O. War tradition.
second OF the famous line to capture
the rich Derby, thereby duplicating
Clyde Van Dusen's feat in the thun-
derstorm Of 1929, War Admiral raced
TO triumph on lightning fast track
IN manner removed any lingering
doubt about the little colts greatness,
Despite such bad behavior at the
post that he was largely responsible
for delay Of more than eight minute,
IN the getaway War Admiral broke on
Top, soon took command and made
every post winning one The colt
not only showed his flying heels to the
Sprlnters, such as Fairy Hill and Heel
ny, which followed the early pace but
had plenty of finishing power to stand
on the surprising stretch challenge of
Pompoon as well as the ace of Mrs.
Ethel V. Mars stable, Reaping Re-
ward, and the ugly duckling' of the
pig Held OF 20 starters, Melodist.
Riddle Is Not Present.
Illness, which confined him to his
Philadelphia home, deprived Owner
Samuel D. Riddle of the satisfaction
OF seeing his first Derby entry race so
brilliantly to victory. The Riddle
superhorse, Man O. War, did not list
the Kentucky Derby prize among his
trophies, but he has finally had the
family's thoroughbred honor embel-
lished in a fashion rarely accom-
plished in any big horse race. War
Admiral's dam was Brushup and his
trainer, 64-year-old George Conway,
likewise getting his first taste Of sad
ding 4 Derby winner.
Heavily backed all day by crowd
that overlooked the historic Downs,
War Admiral, in the favorite's role,
paid of for each 81 mutuel ticket on
the basis of $500 to win, 1920 to
place and $40 to show
Pompoon, third choice in the bet
ting behind the Mars entry of ReapinR
Reward and Military, paid $40 to
place and IS to show Reaping Re-
wards show price was $3.50
The victory's net money value to
Owner Riddle was s52,050. This was
the biggest cut in four years as the
gross value of the race amounted to
$62,575. Pompoon's good showing was
worth $4,000 to Jerome H. Louchheim,
Philadelphia contractor as Quaker
City color bearers ran one-tWo for the
first time in Derby history. Mrs. Mars
had only the consolation of $4,000 for
third money, while $1,000 went to the
Wheatley Stable as Melodist, one of
the outsiders, ran fourth.
Best Weather in Decade.
The best Derby weather in more
than a decade, with a hot sun
beaming down upon Americas FORE
AiiSoo AVA ~ 0SA4A6 S1A AAlNoA, Will AbutNA
to q gala occasion. Vice President
John N. Garner, Postmaster General
James A. Farley and ALI M. Lam
don, defeated Republican presidential
candidate of 1886, headed a host of
notables who mingled with celebrities
OF the Hollywood scene, stars of the
Broadway stage, old warriors of the
sports arena such as Gene Tunney and
Jack Dempsey, the aristocracy of
turfdom and the hardboots of "Old
kaintuck."
Estimates placed the aggregate at
tendance slightly below last years
record outpouring OF $4,000, but the
difference, If any, was difficult to de-
tect. Spectators not only packed every
inch OF the spraWling stands, from top
to bottom, but damned all Enclosures
and stood 10 deep along the infield
rail. Thousands were at the Downs
all day, waiting from sun-up to see
little more than two minutes of con-
densed horse racing excitement. Hun
dreds of women, some even with their
children, camped for hours at vantage
points where they could get no more
than a fleeting glimpse of the Derby
pack as 1t whirled through a dust
cloud in the grand climax. In sharp
contrast to the rodeo getaway last
year that marked the Derby, today's
race was free from anything more
serious than the fractions behavior
OF War Admiral, as well as several
other colts, at the post.
The shift in starting arrangements,
calculated to avoid crowding at the
bend leading to the stretch, achieved
the purpose of providing one of the
cleanest getaways in Derby history.
Takes Lead at Start.
1t was figured beforehand that only
= bad break" could jeopardize the
chances Of War Admiral and the
swift little colt, springing clear from
the No. l or rail position wasted no
time dispelling this hazard The field
had covered scarcely a dozen strides
before Kurtsinger had the favorite
just where he wanted him-out in
front and snugly established on the
rail.
There was brief moment of crowd
ing on the first turn, as War Admiral
led Fairy Hill and Heelfly on the way
to the back stretch. Reaping Reward
and Sceneshifter, one of the two
horses trained for the Derby by Earl
Sande, famous ex-jockey, got into
tight quarters at this juncture, but
nothing that occurred at this time or
elsewhere had any effect on the out
come.
In the long run down the back
stretch, War Admiral was not threat
ened. Heelfly and Fairy Hill, fighting
for second place, soon began to fade.
Going into the last turn, Pompoon
responded to Harry Richards urging
and made the one and only move and
appeared to threaten the flying leader.
With a combination of speed and cour-
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