Show Women Owners Will Make Strong Bid in Big Derby By fly Associated Press NEW V YORK April 30 Although 30 Although not presenting as formidable a threat as in other recent years women owners again will make a strong bid in the Kentucky derby der y at Churchill Downs May 2 Only five of the fair sex have have seen their colors borne to victory in the 61 years cars of the one and one- one quarter mile classic Mrs Lasca Durnell was the tho first when Elwood won in 1904 Twenty years ears elapsed before Black Gold one of the most popular h horses ever to capture the Blue Grass stake came from off the pace to win with the silks of Mrs R. R M. M Hoots Mrs John D. D Hertz's Reigh Count whipped 21 other year three the largest field ever to face the barrier in 1928 Three years later Mrs Payne Whitney owner of the famous Greentree Stable sent out the mighty Twenty Grand to smash the track record in the sizzling time of 4 45 Mrs Dodge Sloane's Cavalcade running like his name made it No 5 6 for the women owners Two Winners inners Back Only two of oC the quintet have horses borses eligible jor for this years jears re re- re newal and with the e exception of Mrs Whitneys Whitney's Memory Brook none figures strongly in the future books Dooks Mrs Whitney also has named Gal- Gal sac Jamboree Brush Hook and York while Mrs Sloane has nominated nominated nominated nomi nomi- Gean Canach Corundum Delphinium Indian Broom and Clocks If any of the latter answer the bugle call caIl it will be Delphinium and he is considered a very doubtful doubtful doubtful doubt doubt- ful start starter r. r Memory Brook however rates more than an outside chance The son of St St. Germans Germans daddy daddy of Twenty Twenty Twenty ty Grand wintered Grand wintered well at Mrs Whitneys Whitney's farm near Red Bank N. N J. J after a a. than better-than-average two- two year old campaign He faced aced the barrier eight times and won three races His best effort was in taking the Spalding Lowe Jenkins handicap at Laurel last fall faU Wheatley It Stable The chief strength of the women owners numerically at least is housed in the Wheatley Stable which Mrs H. H C. C Phipps owns ly y with her brother Ogden Mills Snark nark and Teufel are the stable stars ars Mrs Ethel V. V Mars owner of or the Milky Way Yay Farm and Mrs Silas D. D X Mason ason have candidates in The Fighter and He Did respectively which may prove dangerous The Fighter Tighter has shown nothing more than nan brilliant ant sprinting ability so soar far ar but He Did was good enough to o win the Santa Anita Derby |