Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-04
Derby

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running ability was doubted, was
100 to 9.
Nimbus also won the l-mile
, 900 guineas In April--the frs'
OF the three British classics fos
I3-year-old colts, The bay coli Is
by Nearco out Of kons,
The official winning margin va
Nimbus by a head. with Amour
Drake another head in front oi
Swallow TAN.
Last year the Aga Khan paid
volterra. Paris movie magnate
$50 900 for a half interest in M,
Love and that French-bred colt
won the derby. The French-brec
Pearl Diver won IN ls+7.
The running time today was
minutes a. seconds. far of the
record of . minutes 33S second.
set by Mahmoud In 1896. as 1t wal
bound to be In view OF the going
Showers fell intermittently be-
fore the race. but the sunshine
came out at intervals TO the le-
lief OF a huge crowd estimated al
more than 500. 900.
Among them was Queen Eliza
beth and a royal party which
Travelled by automobile from
Windsor Castle. Princess Eliza
beth and husband Prince Philip
decided at the last moment 70
attend.
Richard failed for the 24th
time In a Derby effort by bring
ing the favored Royal Forest
home fourth. The colt closed al
| . TO 2.
The race was run over . TRACK
drenched by heavy rains durini
the night and further softenee
by today's showers.
The only American bred entry
Brown Rover from the Bel Al
stud stable OF William Woodward
New York. was far back all thu
way.
Believed Amour Drake Won.
| Mrs. Glenister. owner OF MIN
bus, was sure Amour Drake hat
won. Her husband had TO search
around the saddling Enclosure u
find her and tell her the photo
graph showed that Nimbus hat
stuck 1t out.
Come quickly, Marion" h
yelled. We've won.
| Jockey Elliott had been hot foi
the Derby mount on Nimbus evel
since the colt came samely from
behind TO win the 2.0o0 Ouineas
Young George cokng. thu
trainer of the winner. was III af1c
missed seeing the race. He heart
II over the radio.
Nimbus Led at start.
I Nimbus. drawn on almost tht
extreme outside In the bulky field
Jumped of In front al the start
For the first mile Targui, High
lander and Orani gave him Gloss
escort.
/ Rounding the bend for thu
downhili run TO Tattenham Cor
ner, leading to the stretch. Swal-
low Tail caught up with Ntmbus
Royal Forest made his move hers
and got UP TO third.
/ Swallow Tail was only . mech
back rs they went around Tattsn'
ham. Royal Forest quit at THU
point and Amour Drake cams
with q terrific rush 10 get on ever
terms with the two leaders.
! In the last 200 yards SimbsiI
held q slight lead over Swallow
Tan while Amour Drake VA
catching both Of them al ever,
stride. They swept past the flniss
line almost abreast and the jldg,
made no attempt 10 separate
them until he asw the photo.
| Ally and Rita ~ Derby.
Prince Ally Khan and his bride
Rita Hayworth. saw the runnini
of the Derby. and for many hour
were inconspicuous In the vas
crowd.
The throng was intent on rseirs
and by mid-aftsrnoon only . fev
had noticed the American mova
star and the prince. But tn
Inewiyveds rot some Kood-nassarst
cheers from persons who jamnset
into the paddock.
The Khan family eolors cut n
great figure On the race course
however. Ally started Iran. .
ioo-io-i shot, and his father. Tn
Aga Khan. entered HinGosfan
ii0o-to-e. Both horses we're los
somewhere In the pack that FOL
lowed the winning Ninbsss hofns.
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