Evening star., 1954-04-30
Richest Purse,
$1O2,80O, May
Go 10 Winner
Husty Road Draws
No. ! Post Position;
Fishermen in No. II

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 3d.
Eighteen 3-year old colts. headed
by the favored Correlation, today
were named for the 80th running
of the Kentucky Derby-a mile
and a quarter race that will like
ly be the richest in history to
the winner.
If all 18 face the starter at
$50 pm. washington time) to-
morrow, the race will have a
gross value Of $124,850 with the
winner taking down $l02, 800.
There has been one richer Derby
in total value but no winner ever
touched the 100000 mark. The
previous high was Count Turf's
$98,050 in 1851.
There were no real surprises
as trainers dropped the names
of their hopefuls into the entry
box and handed over $3.50 each
to Churchill Downs. They'll pay
another $3.50 to start.
Three Outsiders Not Entered.
Three of the outsiders were not
entered. Trainer Charley Whit
tingham entered Mrs. M. E. Oiz)
Persons Ordained in another
race and nothing was heard from
the handlers Of Hal Price Head
ley's Pinetum and Howard Jones
For Free.
In addition to Robert S. Lytle's
Correlation, the favorites named
to start the big race before an
expected crowd of more than
100000 included Goyamo. jointly
owned by Royce G. Martin and
Mrs. w. Alton Jones; A. j. Grew
olin's combination of Determine
and Allied; Hasty Road and Sea
O'Erin from A. E. Reuben's Hasty
House Farm, and c. V. Whitney's
Fisherman.
Hasty Road, a speed demon
who set a track record for the
mile of 1885 in beating Deter
mine by head in the Derby
Trial Tuesday, drew the No. l
post position. Correlation also
was well placed in the No. 4 stall.
Fisherman in 18th Position.
Of the other leading contend
erS Fisherman got far the worst
of the draw. He drew No. II.
Goyamo drew No. and Deter
mine No. Z.
Gov. Browning. a rank out-
slider who starts from the second
post position. was the first to be
entered. He is owned by K. r.
Martin of Knoxville and w. N.
Mckinney of Nashville, Tenn.
In filing their entries, two
jockey changes were announced
by the trainers. Trainer Harry
TrotSek said that Conn Nc
Creary. who won the 1851 Derby
aboard Count Turf. would ride
Sea o Erin. McCreary replaces
Hank Moreno, who was kept in
New York to fill a stakes engage
ment for his regular employer,
Harry F. Guggenheim. Johnny
Adams will be up on Hasty Road,
Sea o Erin's stablemate.
Trainer Willie Dennis said
that the little-known Layton
Risley would handle James Ses-
sion, owned by Harry James, the
band leader, and Betty Cradle,
his movie actress wife. Bobby
Baird, previously announced as
James Sessions rider, switched
to the Rebel Stables Super Devil.
Although forecasts on the out
come of the Derby flowed as
freely as mint juleps today,
one of the opinions expressed
most frequently by many So
called experts was that Amer
lca's greatest horse race would
be a duel between Correlation
and Goyamo.
There haven't been so many
questions about a Derby since
Count Turf rambled home ahead
of 19 others in 1851 at IS to /.
However. Correlation will be
ridden by the brilliant Willie
Shoemaker and Goyama has
none other than the great Eddie
Arcaro in the saddle.
Beat Goyamo in Florida.
In previous meeting this year
between the two colts, Correla-
ton and Shoemaker caught CO.
yamo and Arcaro in the stretch
to win the Florida Derby
March 20.
Meanwhile, a human flood
threatened to engulf this Ohio
River town as time approached
for the Derby.
Every Room to Be Taken.
They came from far and near
by automobile, regular and spe-
cial trains and airplanes. Hotel