Show Fillies Capture Trotting Races But Falter in Kentucky Derby T Take ke Four of Eight of Famous Ham Ham- but Win at ChUrchill By HENRY McLEMORE l United Press Sports Writer J NEW YORK April Being IS-Being a a. hand with gals I never quite un l why fillies ant Win in the thc Kentucky derby and a a. ream rain of data on the thc trotting s stake ke which has seen four of its t taken en doesn't help to clear things up If the girls c can win the Hamble- Hamble tonian it seems seems' they ought t to be able to win the derby The latter is only a mile and a quarter run while the with its system ot of best two out of three heats for victory nearly always requires the wInner to trot at least three miles And its it's not unusual what with the able practice starts for a if amble Hamble tonian winner to do lour four live five I or even ix aix miles in an Last year eAt at Goshen Mary l Reynolds around the dusty dusty dus- dus ty track four foul times before belore the they I dropped the floral Ute life preserver around her neck and handed her owner the Mr Reyn ald the aUver plate And the year ear before that the Marchion 1 eu Cu another precocious lame la did around four mud before belore win win- AU All of which would lad cate that the boyl boya who uy ay the fillies arent aren't reared ared for distance dont don't know what they're talking about abouL Furthermore or moreover if you like that word the Hamble- Hamble tonian ladles ladies have hav to pull B a buggy be hind them And the buggy Is no baby carriage either and it contains an adult gentleman w who o usually weighs In the neighborhood of eleven r twelve stone Yet de despite pite the long haul and the excess baggage the fillies ns as I said have won lour four ot of the eight Hamble- Hamble They missed out In 1926 the inaugural race hut cut Isola's Worthy started them off in 1927 The b boys ys took it the next two years with Han overs over's Bertha winning In 1930 Calumet Calu met home In front In 31 Marchioness and Mary Maty Reyn olds were invincible the p past st two years The he girls are likely to make it three In a row ow for the winter books have Bertha C. C Hanover as the favorite She Ii I. quoted at 3 to 1 and Is II given riven a shade chide over overLord Lord Jim the next In line Among the other who are conceded a good chance are Maine Mame and Fay Mack Pay Fay Mack MackIs Is known as the old gray snare In that thit she Ls is practically the only gray trotter pr or pacer campaigning on the grand grand' circuit It will wUl be a bIg break for the sports writers if Fay whis for lor what could be sweeter than a lead about the old gray mare mare she aint what she he used to be she's be ter t I |