Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-05
WIN, LOSE OR
UKAW By FRANCIS sTANN
Tim Coming Through, Pop

LOUISVILLE, MAY 4-History was made this chill windy
afternoon before the buge called the
SSd running Of the Kentucky Derby In the ramshacke
jockeys quarters at Churchill Downs father his son
donned silks to against each other in the
frozen roses. It's never happened before.
Johnny Adams, age AZ, and winner of more than 5000
riding Better Bee an outsider j. r. Adams o. was
aboard Shan Pac also long shot Take years Johnny
or add two decades to R., and they'd be dead ringers
Young Johnny as he's also called, first to report
to the jockeys quarters He early soak his ribs in the
sweat box Earlier this week ly reared up in the paddock
tossed r. and pinned him against the wall
Nothing cracked" the handsome youngster saying.
I'm little sore but I'm riding wouldn't miss derby for
the world. The figure it, only jockey in 10
gets mount in the Kentucky Derby"
$50
WHEN j. R. ADAMS was years old his daddy got him
pony Not the Shetland type but real
horse that called pony at race tracks Today Of
kids don't ask for ponies. They want hot rods.
Fifteen years later r. yelling I'm coming through
Pop because he jockey too and riding against his
old man. Sometimes he beat "Old Johnny" sometimes he
didn't But not until today did the Adases any other
father-son combination ever meet In the big one.
While j. R. was chatting, "Od Johnny" showed up.
years ago Adams broke his maiden and today he
weighs only few pounds than he did apprentice
He is 4fooS and scales 1l2 R. is 4foot9 and weighs no.
visitor asked Johnny how many Derbes this will make
for him. Eight nine guess" he said For your informa
on he was told by the other who had the record with him.
this is your 18th Derby."s
JOHNNY HAS WON Derbies than his boy, who
rode his first today In 1913 he placed with Blue Swords
in 1854 he again second Hasty Road Three times
however, he led the national list in winners.
Neither Johnny J. r. was in mood to predict the
SD classic Better Bee handy horse I'd say Johnny
saying but there's lot of class in this Derby More than
remember, in fact Better Bee may be real top
horse, like Bold Ruler but he's got chance If those big
horses make any mistakes or don't feel like running"
Shan Pac won't get of with speed horses like Mister
Jive Federal Hill and Bold Ruler" r. chmed but he likes
to distance Maybe of those hashy horses won't
We're both come-from- behind horses" agreed "Od
Johnny who became grandfather two years ago. II sort
Of figure my horse Better Bee will earlier than RS
Better Bee probably will start faster but how Wen finish
don't know.
1T might" he added reaectvely "be hearing familiar
voice yelling, I'm coming through, Pop"
THE ADAMSES CEASED to make history at 4:32 pm
That's when the gates opened and the big
Thereafter the history made ~ by Willie Shoemaker
and 2 by Calumet Farms Iron Lege and the Jones boys
Plain Ben and his son Jimmy, who train for Calumet.
Them has gets" and that the way with this
Derby Early in the stretch Gallant Man. who had saved
ground to the last Of mile moved up and
reached the lead between calls and according to the chart
was going stouty when his rider misjudged the finish and
he could not overke Iron Lege when back stride Thus
with break Calumet deprived Of its nominal Gen. Duke
won Derby No. g.
Shoemaker who was up on Gallant Man quickly admitted
to stewards that he goofed AS 1t was Gallant Man
beaten only by in Derby that will long be
bered As fine jockey he Is 1t washe second time that
Shoemaker has misjudged the finish line.
About year ago riding Swaps Shoemaker confused
the 18th pole with the hnsh pulled and lost the 100000
Californian to Porterhouse Costly have been his boner
Is scarcely justice to remember Shoemaker for his Fred
Merkles" Yet they won't be quickly forgotten If