Evening star., 1939-04-30
Throng Of 100000,
Mark for Classic,
Seems Assured
New Low Admission Set
At so Cents for 10000
In S. R. o. BIeuchers
BY GLENN RAMSEY,

BY GLENN RAMSEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 29.-The
winnah of the Kentucky Derby?
sub, If I could be certain-well,
the newspaper profession would be
without a slightly graying, partly
bald typewriter puncher, and the
upper brackets of the income tax
would gain fresh name.
But with the Nations mammoth,
stupendots, gigantic, super-colossa
horse race for 3-year-old thorough
breds on tap for next Saturday it
looks form this distance not guar
anteedD that eight colts seem most
likely to go to the post for Churchill
Downs $50,000 added at a mile and
a quarter, to wit:
For the East-Wll1lam Wood
wards Johrstown, w. L. Brann's
Challedon, John Hay Whitney's
Heather Brown and William Zieg-
Ter, jr's Ell Chico.
For the West-Herbert M. Woolf's
Technician, w. E. Boeings Porter's
Mite, Joe w. Browns T. M. Dor
sett and Mrs. Bessie Franzheim's
Xalapa Clown.
Record 100000 Gate Expected.
Col. Matt Winn, the white-haired
and ruddy-faced impresario of the
Downs, expects at least 100000 spec
tators to be present for the event
the greatest attendance since Aris-
tides breezed home the winner in
1875. The May race will be the
65th running.
The smart boys believe nine
horses are sure starters, but a lot
of things can and ofttimes do hap
pen the last week Of preparations,
so they have listed the following
as still possibilities:
Junius w. Bells Steel Heels, T.
D. Taggart's Yale O. Nine, Mrs. c.
Gregory's Lostagal, Dan Lehan's Fern
Creek, John Marsch's Lightspur,
Mrs E. Vammars' On Location and
No Competition with Up The Greek,
Giles County, Magic Key. Sports
Writer and Rule All possible SUBJ
stitutions for the Mars most prom
ising), T. E. Mueller's Timeful, c. H.
Trotters Silent Witness, E. F. Wood
wards Viscounty and w. H. White
houses American Byrd.
There you have the setup as
close as even the railbirds care to
go.
Bradley Followers Sad.
Down in the Bluegrass thorough
bred country, the sadness among
the So betting fraternity is evident
because there is not an E. r. Brad
ley entrant for the second year in a
row.
The colonel. returning from Flor
Ida short time ago, looked at the
swollen spot in the leg of his hope
full, Benefactor, shook his head, and
announced that the big fellow could
not stand the rigorous training
ahead. So the great host of fellows
who wager on a Bradley horse re-
gardless are turning elsewhere.
While Fasteners are attempting
to select their choices among Johns
town, Ell Chico, Challedon and the
Whitney horses, here in the West
the hardboots chiefly have their
eyes directed at Technician, be-
cause he had the sa0e sire, Insco,
as Lawrin, the 1898 winner; is being
trained by the same man who con-
ditioned Lawrin, and has been most
impressive in his workouts. Not to
mention his racing record.
Technician Well Liked.
They like Technician in spite OF
superstition that precedents in the
Derby seldom are broken. In the
long history of the classic no horse
by the same sire has won two
Derbies in a raw.
Just last Sunday Technician staged
q sensational workout. He tossed
off a mile in from 1:39 is to lao
fiat on a choppy track. Checkers
caught the Woolf entry at lao, but
Trainer Ben Jones said his watch
showed the faster time.
Johnstown of the Eastern troupe
set the racing boys on their col
lective ear by setting new track
record at Jamaica Tuesday. The,
mark of 1:41 is for the mile and
10 yards had stood for IA years.
Johnstown, winning by lengths,
stepped the distance in ! 40 As. He
was 1-to-3 choice in the betting.
Despite Johnstown's impressive
ness in this race, the supporters OF
Ell Chico and Challedon can point
to their speedy showing on Eastern
tracks.
Much Class in Field.
Ell Chico lost his first start IN
the East by nose in a three-quar-
ters try. It was hard one to lose.
Challedon, in his first Eastern race,
was in fast company in the Chesa-
peake Stakes at Havre de Grace,
but really travelled in the stretch
to take third money. Ell Chico won
seven out of seven starts as
2-year- r-old.
Many Westerners are sticking with
T. M. Dorsett, Porter's Mite and
Xalapa Clown. The former showed
real speed in his major Eastern test.
Xalapa Clown has been doing well
in his Downs workouts. The Clown
was the first horse to run the Derby
distance in training, doing the IN
miles in 2:104-5. Porter's Mite has
been taking things easy since Santa
Anita, except for the Chesapeake,
when he ran fourth.
All the color that has character
ized Derbies in former years will be
here again. Derby banners will ny
along the main streets, the Downs
will wear festive dress and crowds
will jam the thoroughfares.
New Low Price Set.
There will be considerable new, in
r,udiro 5) cents general admission. A