Evening star., 1940-03-09
LIST Of 127 Tops
39 Nominees
By Dozen
BushfuI Duck Offers
Bradley Chance for
Another One-Two
BY ALEX McNEILL,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

LOUISVILLE, KY, March D.
Railbirds at Churchill Downs paired
Bimelech and Bradley today as Col.
Matt j. Winn announced 127 NOM
inees for the 66th running Of the
Kentucky Derby May 4.
A long hard winter hasn't shaken
the belief of Kentuckians in the
ability of Bimelech to give Owner
Col. E. r. Bradley his fifth Kentucky
Derby victory.
The Black Tony-La Troienne colt
headed the list of thoroughbred
qualified for the s75 900 added classic
for 3-year-olds. One of the nomi-
nees, A. c. Ernsts Dollarville, died
last Saturday. His nomination fee,
however, stays in the pot.
The purse for the IL mile race
was hiked this year to SIS, 900 added
and the subscription list was up an
even dozen over 1899, although short
of the l40 entries predicted by Col.
Wlnn, president of Churchill Downs.
Robert E. Lee Formidable.
Although unbeaten and perhaps
the shortest price winter book fav-
orite in history, Big BIN" isn't the
whole show. The cream of the
American 3-year-olds is challenging
him and, in addition, he may expect
run for the money from Robert E.
Lee, an expatriate American which
has been racing under the colors Of
j. F. Byer in England. Another
foreign" horse is listed as Rufigi
and owned by Lord Carnavon, titled
Irishman.
Robert E. Lee is Americana born,
although of imported parents
Quatre Bras II-Annabell Lee. Hs
was returned to this country after
the wars started. While in England
he won five races, and each triumph
was accomplished in little short Of
a canter. His earnings, however.
were only $1,000, compared with
Bimelech's s135,O9O as a 2-year-old.
Andy K, owned by Tony Pelleteri
and Big Bins" hottest rival last
year. also is eligible for a crack at
the Kentucky Derby glory. Andy X.
collected victories in the Arlington
Futurity and Champagne Stakes last
year.
Trouble for BimeIech.
Other nominees believed capable
of giving Bimelech plenty Of troubIs
in the classic include C. v. Whit
ney's Carrier Pigeon and Flight
Command, Arnold Hangers Roman
Flag, winner of the Breeders Fu-
turity; Joseph E. Widener's Roman.
Maxwell Howard's diminutive Vic
tory Morn and J. Y. Christmas
Rough Pass, winner of six races. in
cluding two stakes as 2-year-old
| Staunch Bradley supporters pull
| ing for the Colonel to have an
other one-two year see the Idle
Hour Farm threat in the nominal
ton of Big Bins" stablemate.
Bashful Duck. The Colonel has seen
his colors run first and second On
two different occasions.
The only outstanding absentee eA-
tries from the 3-year-olds are Calory,
Boy Angler. Straight Lead. Para
sang and Woof Woof, recent winner
of the Flamingo Stakes.
The horses nominated have won
as Juveniles around $500,000.
Joining Bradley in the defense of
Kentucky are nominations from the
stables of Warren Wright, Hal Price
Headley, Thomas Piatt, C. c. Van
Meter, Mrs. j. w. Parrish and j. D.
We'll.
From Louisville are nominations
from T. E. Mueller, Mrs. Kirby
Ramsey and M. J. Schmitt.
Woodward and Whitneys Back.
William Woodward, who has seen
three horses carrying his colors step
into the winners circle, including
Johnstown, last years victor. is
back, as are the three branches Of
the Whitney family-Mrs. Payne
Whitney (Greentree Stables, John
Hay Whitney and C. v. Whitney.
To aid the strong Eastern bid ars
subscriptions also from the Bran
don Stables, w. L. Brann and Will
liam Ziegler, jr.
Mrs. Ethel v. Mars, with five NOM
inees: John Marsch, Mrs. Emil Dem
emark and Mrs. Fred Grabner con-
stitute Illinois bid. Herbert Woolf,
the man from Missouri, hopes to re-
peat his 1898 Lawrin victory.
Other leading owners with NOM
inees include A. c. Ernst, Leo j.
Marks, Charles T. Fisher, valdina
Farms, H. M. Warner, L. B. Mayer
from the movie colony and c. S.
Howard; proud owner Of the mighty
Seabiscuit.
Only seven fillies were nominated
for the race, which has ueen won
only once by member Of the "fair"
sex-Regret, back In 1915.