The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10
POT 0'LUCK RUNS
SECOND IN STAKES
Arcaro Rides Third Derby
Winner Earning $64,S5O
For Owner
Nv ORLO ROBERTSON

BY ORLO ROBERTSON
LOUISVILLE, KY, June S-CR
the way over practl-
cally the entire mile and one-quar-
ter of muddy going, Hoop Jr. to-
day won the list and richest OF
all Kentucky Derbies so easily IL
appeared his Is rival three year
Odds were in another race.
With Eddie Arcaro in the saddle
for his third triumph in, Amerl-
cas- premier race, the son OF Sir
Gallahad 3rd carried F. W. Hoop
er's blue and white silks across
the finish line six lengths in ad-
vance of Pot O'Luck from War
rem Wright's Calumet Farm.
Mrs. w. G. Lewis Darby Dieppe'
hoping to be the first grey horse
to carry off honors in the CLASSIC
run for the roses, was third, beat
en- half length for runner-up
honors. 1t. Com. T. D. Bulls Air
Sailor failed to land in the money
picture by a neck as the other
horses finished far back.
Running over track soaked by
three days of rain and under over
cast skies that threatened all day
long to drench the crowd of 65,-
loco, the Jacksonville, Fla, -oWned
Hoop Jr. stepped out in front OF
the pack inside of the first SIX
teenth of mile and never was
headed.
Arcaro, who won in 1888 with
Lawrin and four years ago with
Whirlaway, rated Hoop along In
front of the pack until he hit the
head of the home stretch-a quar-
ter-mile from the finish line.
Then, acting as if he was up on
another Whirlaway, the veteran
Newport, KY, Italian called on
Hoop Jr. The race for the $64, $50,
winners share of the gross purse
of $86,875, was settled right there.
When the Hooper bay crossed the
finish line swinging on the bit, he
enjoyed the biggest margin of vic
tory since WhirlaWay won by eight
lengths.
Hoop Jr. ran all but the first
quarter mile on the rail, where the
going was heaviest, but he stepped
the distance in 2:07-the slowest
time since Gallant Fox needed 2:07
3-5 to win over a good track in
1880. The last time the Derby was
run over a muddy track in &29,
Clyde Van Dusen was clocked in
2:10 2-5.
Arcaro's victory, scored with a
colt that cost Hooper $4,000 as a
yearling, tied him for jockey hon
ors in the Derby with Earle Sande
and Isaac Murphy each of whom
rode three winners.
Hoop Jr. was the favorite parad-
ing to the post but by the time
Reuben White gave them the word
to go, the huge throng had estab-
apparently remembering the two
lished Pot O'Luck as its choice,
previous triumphs of Wright's col
ors and one additional by Trainer
Ben Jones.
AS the result, the well built colt
trained by Ivan Parke, who him
self twice rode in the Derby but
never tasted the fruits of victory
paid $9.40, $3.50 and $500 across
the board. A So place ticket or
Pot O'Luck returned $3.50 and q
show ducat $500. Darby Dieppe
paid $500 to show.
A total of SITS, 408 was wagerec
on the race, surprising the prev
ious high of S694,87O bet in 1926
when Bubbling Over won.
Breaking from near the outside
on the large field, Hoop Jr. need
ed only two cracks of Arcaro'i
whip to send him bounding AS
]. X. Houssers Bymeabond. HI
swung straight down the middle o.
the track, where the going wa!
much better, opened a two-lengtf
lead as he passed the judges stane
and then went over to the rail
AS Hoop Jr. rounded the frs
turn, with Bymeabond a length
back, Alexis from Henry Lunger':
Christiana Stable was running
smoothly in third place. Pc
O'Luck, Darby Dieppe and Col. C
V. Whitney's well backed JeeI
were far back, with the latter GU
in the middle of the track.
Swinging into the back stretch
Arcaro still had tight hold OF
the reins with Bymeabond hold
ing to second place. Alexis fosnt
the pace too swift and dropped
back as Air Sailor moved int
third and Fighting Step, owned b.
the Murlogg Farm, entered tn.
scene. Meantime, Doug Dodson OF
Pot O'Luck and Melvin Calvert OF
DARBY Dieppe were gradually
closing in but Hoop Jr. still wa:
a long way up front.
There was little change inotheil
positions as Hoop Jr. showed thu
way out of the backstreteh, round
ed the final turn and pointed hi
nose toward the finish line. Il
most, as if he was shot out of ;
cannon, the Sir Gallahad Offspring
shook off his competitors. Bymea
bond quickly called quits as Pc
O'Luck and Darby Dieppe cam'
charging up to get into the money
They were running strongly a