Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-02

Another Derby Picture. Poqe CT
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Crevolin'S Determine, the first
gray horse ever to win the Derby.
He succeeded where the great
Native Dancer failed a year ago.
Determine also may be the
smallest horse ever to win the
Churchill Downs classic, al
though some of the old timers in
the crowd-it's always billed at
slightly over 0.O0O-will argue
that this distinction belongs to
Clyde van Dusen, the 1929 win
ner.
Determine, who carried all the
Hollywood money that didn't 60
in on the favored, California
bred Correlation, won by a
length and a half from the
front-running Hasty House
Farms Hasty Road, who proved
once again that sons of Roman
are not meant to run the Derby
mile and a quarter with 1875
pounds up. The lightly-regarded
HaSseyampa, who went off at rs
to l or Whereabouts, finished
third. two and a half lengths
behind the firing Hasty Road.
Survives Bad Dumping.
The little champion - he
stands only ISL hands and
weighs less than 900 pounds
had to survive a bad humping at
the start when both Hasty Road
and Timely Tip banged into him.
Ray York, the California young
Ster who rode Determine in his
six straight stakes victories ON
the West Coast, did real good
job on the colt today. for he
didn't become a bit flustered
after the humping and kept the
gray son Of Alibhai in third
place behind Hasty Road and
Timely Tip during most of the
race.
York and Determine took over
the lead about a quarter of. a
mile from the finish and that
was that. The little gray was
going away at the finish and
there wasn't any doubt about his
supremacy. Jockey York must
have had his tongue in his cheek
after Tuesdays Derby Trial
when he said he didn't think he
would have caught Hasty Road
even If the race was a quarter
of a mile longer.
Determine, who was 4 to S
when HaSty Road beat him in
the Trial. paid $1,000. $3.50 and
$3.50 after his Derby triumph,
Hasty Road, the pride of Ken
tucky's hardboots, went to the
post at to l and returned $3.50
and $3.50 while Hasseyampa
paid $12 to show.
Winners Time 1908.
The winners time was 2:O3.
nearly two seconds off the track
record.
The well-played Goyamo, third
choice behind Correlation and
the Determine ALLIED entry, fin
ished fourth after a very bad
start under Eddie Arcaro. Rob-
ert S. Lytle's favored Correla-
ton was sixth and C.. v. Whit
ney'S Fisherman. like Determine
a 900-pounder, never was factor
and wound up seventh.
Shortly after the race, it was
announced in the pressbox that
Goyamo's owner. Royce G. Mar
tin of Toledo. Ohio, had died
this afternoon in Lexington.
Martin, who operated the sue
cessful Woodvale Farm, only a
few days ago. had sold a half
interest in the colt to Mrs. w.
Alton Jones. wife of a Cities
Service executive.
Determine, whose trainer is
the fabulously successful Willie
Molter, was purchased by Crevo-
lin, a Chrysler dealer in Alham-
bra, Calf, at the Keeneland
yearling sales in 1852. At the
time. the new owner was quoted
as saying. Why didn't some
body stop me-"
F0aled in Kentucky.
California. fertile State as
far as horse racing is concerned,
got a big lift out of Determines
victory even though the colt is
Kentucky bred. having been
foaled at the Forest Retreat
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