Evening star., 1940-05-03
Checkers Are Amazed
AT Bime|ech' S Speed
In Final Blowout
Goes Half in 49 3-5:
Fovorite Is First
Entry Dropped in Box
BY the Associated Press.

LOUISVILLE. KY, May 3.-Col
Edward R. Bradley's Bimelech,
odds-on favorite for tomorrow's
66th running of the Kentucky
Derby, was the first entry for the
race dropped in the box when the
racing secretary's Office opened at
Churchill Downs today.
Bimelech had his final blowout
today and the clockers gasped at his
speed. He went the 3 furlongs in
361s seconds and pulled up the halt
mile in 1895 seconds.
The second entry in the box was
that Of Mrs. Ethel v. Mars Gala
hadion, with Carroll Bierman the
jockey to ride him in tomorrow S
big race.
Stable Agents Make Entries.s
The stable agents, rather than the
trainers, put the entries in the box
in each case. Nose Cossman handled
thes chore for Bimmie and Nelly
Clendennin reported the entry of the
SON of Sir Gallahad III, who ran
second to the Bradley colt In Tues
days Derby trial mile. Freddie
Smith, the Cuban-born cowhand
from Utah. will be aboard Bimelech.
The next two in the entry box
were Sirocco, from the stable of
Charles T. Fisher OF the Fisher Body
family of Detroit, and Royal Man
undermining colt owned by Harold
S. Clark Of Miami Beach, Fla.
Sirocco's entry was dropped in by
Charles N. Lewis, stable agent, who
filed no Jockeys name with his fast
horse. Albert Bodiou was scheduled
to ride the colt, but Lewis said the
stable was waiting to get a line on
the condition Of the track before de-
Gliding definitely.
Moody Jolley, Royal Mans trainer
put the name of Jockey Johnny Gill
bert in the box along with that OF
his colt.
Unexpected Entry.
Next in line came the unexpected
entry of M. j. Schmitt, Louisville
lawyer, for his transmute colt, True
Star, who was purchased at the
yearllng sales at Saratoga two years
ago for $3.50. He was out 26 times
last year, winning three races and
$2,450 in money earnings. The entry
taking every one by surprise, since
the colt never figured in advance
calculations, was made by Sherman
Schmitt, son of the owner anc
trainer of the colt. Douglas West
was the jockey named.
Sixth entry was that of Charles
S. Howard's Midland, Oregon -brec
colt. Harry Silvert, the stable agent
filed, and although he named nc
boy to have the leg up on the sor
OF Mio-DArezzo, it was generally
known that Lester Balash would dc
the honors.
Ken McCombs to Ride.
The entry list jumped to sever
when the name of Roman, JOSEPH
E. Widener's Sir Gallahad III colt
was filed by Judd Ault, stable agent
Surprise was occasioned when Aul,
dropped in the name of Jockey Ker
McCombs for the horse. It had beer
expected the veteran Wayne Wright
with experience in four previou.
Derbies, would get the mount. Il
was explained that McCombs ha.
been riding at Churchill Downs ane
Wright now. is in New York. :.
In making the entry for True
Star, Sherman Schmitt said the coll
would not run in the Derby unles.
it rains tomorrow. He also was en-.
tered In the third race, an allowance
affair.
Arnold Hangers Dit, winner of tn.
Wood Memorial at Jamaica las
week, came next. His entry was flee
by Charles Lowenstein, the stable.
agent, on behalf of Trainer MAJ
Hirsch. AS expected, Jockey Leor
Buddy Haas will ride Dit in thu
big race.
At the same time, it became known
through Trainer Tom Kohlman thai
the stable of Harry M. Warner, thu
movie man. had abandoned all plan.
to enter either Sky Dog or Gallant
Dream, the barns two eligibles which
were shipped here from California