| Show NINETEEN START IN DERBY to See Kentucky Equine Classic Cassic Saturday Brevity favored Favored to Wint Win t k By ORLO ROBERTSON Associated Press Prese Sports Writer LOUISVILLE Ky May I Their I-Their Their last workouts a matter of hist history ry nineteen year olds one of them a filly rested in the their stalls today as th the the derby fever tightened ts grip on this thor thorough ugh bred capital in preparation for the sixty second running of the turf classic at Churchill Downs tomorrow From the highways and byways byway came caine the racing clans in the greatest greatest great est throngs since the postwar de de- de So great geat was the influx of ot horsemen and horse followers many high In social and political life lite of ot the nation that the hospital hopital- ity ily of the city was waa taxed to the ut most Mrs 1 P. P A. A B. B Whitney was wa an unexpected entry this morning as 85 the trainers of the leading 3 year paid the final fee of necessary to start Inthe Inthe in inthe the turfs turf's greatest classic at Churchill Downs tomorrow was not even considered among the probable starters but Danny Stewart trainer decided to give the colt a a. chance as the result of his good fourth in tho the trial ate at atthe atthe the e Downs Tuesday Close to are expected to pack the quarter mile grandstand grandstand grandstand grand grand- stand and overflow into the flower flower- covered infield tomorrow The congestion con eon will bo be so great however that many will get only a fleeting glimpse of ot the horses a as aa they match strides over one and quarter one miles for the purse of ot The horses themselves played little part in the hysteria They went through short workouts workouts work work- outs this morning and then re retired retired retired re- re tired to their closely guarded stalls to wait walt the tho call to boots boot and saddles saddles' tomorrow at about p. p In m. 0 C. 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T The horses for the tho first event of the eight- eight race program will be called to the post at 1250 iZso The derby is scheduled scheduled sched sched- sixth on the card Along the Rialto in packed hotel lobbies and at the track the arguments arguments arguments ments were long and loud Fisticuffs FitI- FitI cuffs nearly developed as the hard hard- boots boob joined the visitors in attempting attempt attempt- ing tag to settle the race after partaking partaking ing of ot Kentucky's famous hospital hospital- ity Hot tips were to be had bad badon on oneve ever eve corner orner without asking Horse Hors t to Beat But after it had all simmered down Joseph Early Wideners Widener's Brevity Brevity ity remained the horse to be beat Winner of ot five of his six abe races the bay flash has come up to the classic in perfect condition Ho He equaled what was then the world record of ot 5 1 for one and one eighth miles mlles in winning the Florida Derby His one race race and workouts here took nothing from his standing Widener has never won the derby but this appears to be his year If It the track is fast Brevity is expected to be held at 7 to 5 or shorter odds If the going is heavy hell he'll probably still retain his position as the fa favorite favorite fa fa- but at longer odds The track was sloppy for yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yester yester- days day's races The weather man predicts predicts pre pie dicta local showers tomorrow but holds hold out a 50 60 O chance that the sun will shine at derby time If It Brevity is beaten the consensus consensus consensus sus Is that it will be by one of ot three horses WillIam horses William Woodwards Woodward's Granville Granville Gran- Gran ville yule Morton L. L Schwartz Bold Continued on Page Pare Spectators Will Watch Derby Continued from Preceding Pare Page Venture or or the Bomar stables stable's Grand Slam The latter probably will rival Brevity for favoritism i ithe it if the track is muddy for he ran hi his best year old races race over hea heavy V tracks Bold Venture comes come up to th thrace the therace therace race well seasoned by hardships He was injured in the Arlington Futurity last year and later escape escaped from a fire tire in a railroad car in which two other horses were fatally burned His six-furlong six workout o or of 1 13 5 1 over overa a sloppy track yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day left the tho wondering i iMax it If Max Hirsch veteran trainer has a areal areal areal real horse In his barns Of Ot the others A. A C. C Taylors Taylor's Indian Indian Indian In In- dian Broom is the big question mark Possessed of a world o of speed the former plater lowered the world record for one and one one- eighth miles mUes to 1 47 5 3 in beating Top Row at Tanforan True he had hat only 94 pounds on his back at th the time but since arriving at th the Downs he has fairly burned up th the track In iii morning workouts The Th big question is whether hell he'll carry pounds over the distance Indian B Broom oom worked three furlongs furlongs furlongs fur fur- longs In 3 5 3 5 today The FIghter and his were sent five eighths in 1 01 3 H He Did traveled a half in 53 and Grand Gran Slam six furlongs in |
