Show tEV FI ISH S O OSE E HE D OF OFt INtE MO IA iN G GREAT A T M H E THRONGS PACK DOWNS FOR FORo o CONTEST 1 In Memoriam Leads Whole Race but Loses Stirring Finish LOUISVILLE Ky wy Nov ov 17 CD By fly A A. A 1 P. P In In what probably wa was wa the closest cloet most thrilling finish In th the th history nf of the American turf Ze Zev Ze winner Inner of the Kentucky derby and conqueror of Ia Pap Pap- rus rue re the victory In Memoriam scored at two t weeks ago by Ly defeating ng him b by a R. scant nose nOI In n a match matoh race at one and quarter one-quarter miles milel at Churchill Downs toda today The hurricane finish was wag so eo close that hardly a spectator in a a. crowd of oC 10 persons with the possible exception of Harl Harry F. F Sinclair owner o of th the winner Inner realized that Zev had baa won on until the of official of- of decision at f the judges juden had been posted CLIMAX Co GIVES F HUGE THRILL The climax of the race furnished e thrill that set the crow crowd wild lId with PI- PI a ax a almost eve yon though that In Memoriam had triumphed II us ax the two great year old r rivals n d Into f at i the wire eire I racing neck and neck with scarcely an Inch separating their noses Trained observers With jears al of oC experience ence in watching finishes that In Memoriam hart haft won but received l tho shock chock of their lives tivee a II second later laler when the Judges poste Zev Zee n ns th tf the winner The finish it In the opinion M hf turf experts wax was so co close dole that the met I could have been called a dead heat hat and and andI not provoke an argument from I of either horse The race nce was wall won In itt 2 06 OG J 35 tires thru and two fifths seconds slower than titan the th track record for the distance d d dby by in 1921 1021 but dl did not carr carry the tho Impost Impo t of ot 12 pounds that both In iam and Zev carried carriel t lo- lo day Zev Zer as a result of his victory beconi boco the I ho hoin loo greatest money winning rare race o in the Owner Sinclair t took down of swelling l' Z Zv Zeve winnings to which shoved hIm n ahead of cf the winnings winning of ot the tho two to ICa- ICa gush glish cracks cracke Isinglass with and Donovan Dono with ZEY 70 TO GO Zey Zev's triumph probably means meane that he will 1 seek international honors as at the winner Inner of toda today's race has haa been Invited In to compete compete- in a cornered six International al at race for a II purse of francs france to be decided at nt the Longchamps course near Paris Pane next neat May a Owner Sinclair said tonight that Zev Ze undoubtedly would compete compel In n the race rare abroad if IC the offer otter till Mill holds good after dtP Zeva Zeve scheduled match race with My Own the th latter part of ot this thie month It It will be a R good thing for racing to kayo have an American horse hone com compete tiel abroad Mr Sinclair said England 1 sent Papyrus over here hen and why shouldn't we we return the compliment I Ishall shall be glad to send end Zev into late the race even If it h h. h loses lose K CK COULD liE DE CALLED C DED D HEAT Ise old horsemen honem n. n thrown Into a h litteria hysteria lit hys teria terla of excitement over today today's finish I said caid the race was the horse race of oC races and had never ne been equalled Th The superior su cu- cu perlor riding of Earl band bande hande proclaimed the greatest jockey the da daa daya of oC Tot rod Sloan I was the master toaster siro etro- tOrt they said d that a brought g victory c to Z Zv He engaged g Jockey o Mack fa nJ who h wan nan astride of In Memoriam in a whipping finish fifty yard ards from the wire jerking jerking jerk jerk- ing Zev's Zeve head bead to make the supreme ef effort Ct- Ct fort Cort In the last lut foot of the race Sand e permitted In 10 to break breall into the lead at the start and lit had Zev cling to In Memoriam like a grImI grim grini I shadow until the the- horses horse swung Into the I I stretch where he began to appl apply the tie whip for the tha finish Sande Sand at no U Urn lute I attempted to take the lead for the first mile seemingly content to allow la it Memoriam to net et the pace I The late afternoon was ea all bathed in to I I golden with Ith a cloudless sk sky and I the track was wac as fast fact as lightning WI I Zev ev and In Memoriam w were re lined tined up III t L the post at 3 35 Jut Just before the tha horses were ere sent away In Memoriam wheeled and broke through the barrier bar bar- rier ncr running fifty yards be before foro being called back for another start When the th horses shot past pact the grandstand grandstand grand grand- stand the first time In n Memoriam hada had a leaA leat of a length and anti a R. half and anut held lucid this margin until the three quarter pose pet was reached Then Sands Sande settled down downto to close Ulft tilO gap separating him from fruit fromIn In Memoriam As they e flashed past the ilia FaOr eJ n mile marl ie Zev luau haft I reduced In Jento lead to a a. neck Coming Into the stretch Sande took a lead of a length lh and anti In Memoriam seemed to tIre lire I ly IT and to falter fatter When Jockey Garner raw his hit victory Ictor fading he be began to fashIn fashIn lashIn fash lash In Memoriam f furiously and the HIP pair raced almost a ci al a a. team when they began be bC gan gao to dash for the I e. 1 SANIE MAKES Aln POSSIBLE rhe The punishing hurricane finish down ionn the stretch brou brought ht the the- crowd to it its It ItI I feet a shout about of In Tn I sweeping the stand stan Just a few feet from the wire Ir Garner wa wan scon 11 to tn tomake matte make a a. desperate challenge hallen e. e but Zev's Zt II speed apparently I WC was wall too great at anti and ande riding a maate-ly maate race was wan using all the lie cunning for which he ho Is I. famous to snatch c victor out of defeat ea Jr JI Hven e the betting Indicated a a fight although Zev a as the result of tuf his remarkable r performances minces In winning eight of his iii last nine races losing univ to In Memoriam was as an overwhelming favorite Zev's victory paid 40 cents ent to toa toa to toa a dollar In the ran Parl wagering the price on In Memoriam was Jl to 10 1 1 lIt IS OVERCOME IE Perhaps th the happiest man n In all AlI Amor- Amor lea ira was Sinclair the th owner of ot ut cv wit wlm watched d tho iii ra Tact with lih a 1 part party of or r f fi ion in In is that Hugo HUJo Jr rr o ol i ur r f the thc German Orran financier front 1 II u bux ha ju t l Continued J o on page age 5 5 I THRONGS PACK Continued from page 3 i j back of ot the finish line Sinclair wa W so overcome with emotion that he lie could not thank the proud admirers that swooped down on hi hi box to offer oHer con- con J There was a trace of at tears tear in his hi ht eyes ees and tremble to his lips as he claI cupe clasped ea lh the hand band f well wishes vu When hen he finally composed himself lf Sin Sin- I S 'S gave cave credit for the victory to band SandI and Sam Hildreth the white I haired trainer of ot Zen Zev This h i Is s Jh the hai t moment o oi of my lIfe hit air r S Sinclair la r said ld I knew In my i heart i f that Ze Zer didn't run the race he ha IsI Is la I capable Pable of running when he ho lost to In Ini Mem rl m at LatonIa The Che result today i proved that I Iva va wu was right Zev Is I. a great horse I t. t ham am proud of him but I am m Just justas justa as a prou of 01 Sands Pande and That f combination made today's toda's victory possible II I I LOSER sr TO I fL The E first to congratulate Sinclair was Carl Car VJ dem nn Newport X Ky sports sports- ft man ft owner ner of at vf In ln With th tears llan In his hi eyes 7 eyes but but a 8 smile mlle on his face Mr Sir 1 n fought hl his way Ia Into this th Sinclair II i box x and P Sinclair's hand band lie He tried d to I speak but words fords failed tailed him Th The two T owners tood stood their their- hans hand c clasped ed lo I looking Into each others other's cye eyes ix It i was waa a a. wonderful race shouted f nn Sir MS SinclaIr not as M a loser n but 1 as a. a Ke Kentuckian klan I want ant to congratulate you ou Your Tour horse won Von a R. a a. 2 great great race jOcke jockey You have ha v a hoe boris and hands hand lh th two owners locked arms arm and strolled Into the clubhouse cub club house dining room JOCK Y AT l Jockey Garner was plainly dumbfound P ed when his hi eyes caught Cht the number of ot Zev on the score cOre board as winner of oC the race Ills face tace was a puzzle Then he blurted out You can tell them biem that In my horse hon I Inon won non the raci race That figure Is Ia wrong krong wrong Sande Bande facing a battery of cameras wa was Yas all smiles mlles as js he lie pulled up in lit front of at the judges' judges stand I simply let Zev run his hIs' own way he Raid aId In the home stretch I called to Zev to win Ha II didn't f fall fail ll me me-he me he never has haa But Dut I want to say that Zev got away to a bait bail start although I 1 wasn't worried for I felt that Zev could overcome the lead head We Ve Ve kept right be behind behind be- be hind In Memoriam all the way waY but but not i so 50 far that we Yoe couldn't catch him hIll I |