Show I I j Derby ry Becomes I Richest Eva m the t Turf I Large Slices of Dough Added to Winners Winner's P Purse I h fly Dy y his on to reduce the share of the tho horse norse that finish finishes s second cond In the Kentucky derby rental at Churchill Downs In May I from Irom l to that of the ho horse e that finishes third from flom to and the shave shaf of the tha horse that brings up fourth nt roni m to 1000 and his plan n to M I M f oo P the S saved Il with Il certain I additional IO j I money mony that will be from Increased I starting ices fees to the share of th Lit b- b br r that AM finishes first General M Manager Matt J. J i. i inn Winn of the Kentucky To I cub will make the Impending derby the richest I event vent o of the American racing year to the winning horse ns as well as the richest In added money RICHER STAKES The of 1022 1922 will have an IHl added money value valus of the same Rame as last lat years year's as all against for the nl ness neB th this the great special of the Maryland JOckey clubs club's May meeting at the course of Baltimore Tho llio D. D the banner year 3 event of the Ve l associations association's May ay an and 1 June meeting will be a II race but not one of the tha k added money variety The purse pUrl of the Helmont will be guaranteed by the Westchester WestChester West West- Chester association which conducts the racing at magnificent Belmont Helmont park X N Nw w YorKa and the country's most minus ni t place But about half of this purse pursa of will be made up by the subscriptions sub sub- forfeits and starting fees of horsemen who make nominations in the Belmont and sen to the post The first Belmont Delmont renewal as a a. event will not cost the Westchester association lation more than titan 1 it If it taxes them as heavily lIy a as that F riCE FEU The rhe nomination fee of the Kentucky derby derby der der- by Is hi nominal 25 15 25 The starting fee Is practically nominal noo 00 Last season and the season eRson before the starting fee was va ridiculously small 50 The Increase of UGO 20 was a step In the right direction but not a big enough one Colonel Winn and his hla associates could have Increased d the starting fee to 1000 1000 1000 Is the startIng startIng start- start Ing log fee of the Preakness without having Incurred the risk of losing to this seasons season's renewal of the derby a a. single horse of promise or inflicting hardship on th the bors horsemen men who annually support Kentucky racing Also Aiso he might have Increased the nomination fee to In I February March larch and April ever every man mart who has a year 2 I old capable of gallop ing a a. trial mile mill In I 1 39 or 1 40 believes that he be haa hs the tho Impending Kentucky derby Preakness and Belmont renewals renewal s wed up no matter how palpably his colt or filly may bave have been beets outclassed an as a B. year old by some other colt cott of filly or perhaps half haIr a a. dozen other colts and fillies He lie fl figures figure urs that his horse horae has improved over winter and will go on farther than will colts or fillies that regularly beat him as n a year 2 1 And he has haa plenty of precedents pre pre- to support this theory Oftener than not the best olds 3 of a s II ason are colts and fillies that were as year 2 olds regarded by loy expert opinion as sec see ond or third raters rater TEARS YI Behave Yourself last seasons season's Kentucky derby winner Inner was wall not rated a a. top sawyer SAWyer saw SAW- yer among amonI the olds 2 of or 1920 Paul Jones the tha Kentucky dub derby and Suburban handicap winner of 1 1520 20 was a third rate 2 year In 1919 The year before last Leonardo Sd and ana half balf a a. dozen lozen other colts and fillies could do anything they pl to the tIre destined winner of or the Preakness renewal of last May l Sir Barton Darton winner In 1913 un of renewals of 01 the tho Kentucky the Ir the Belmont and the Withers was as a a. maiden when h be went into winter Quarters at Commander J J. J K L. L Ro Reas' Maryland farm Eternal Billy Kelly and all e. e. e could beat him as al a a. y I-y ear ur Dunboyne did b beat at him In the Ulmont r futurity revival of t 1918 Purchase Pur Put chase Darton's great year old old ear rival In 1919 un and an conqueror in the Dwyer renewal at Aqueduct won only one race in 1918 1915 Samuel C. C Hildreth put the big son of oC Or- Or mondale and away a B. discredIted Red 2 year friar Rook Johren Liberty Lib Lib- erty Loan Roamer and a dozen other horses that have won renown as year 3 olds In the United States in the course of the last ten or fifteen n years came out of the 2 year old ruck tuck Johr Johren n the winner In 1918 1915 of renewals of the Suburban handicap the Belmont Delmont stakes the th Latonia derby the tha Saratoga cup and the Lawrence Lawrnce tion began his year old s I. season ason an unknown unknown un un- un- un known maiden mallen Th man owning or trainIng trainIng training train- train Ing a a. year old tho that t has shown some promise as a year old who will not take a a. 1000 1000 chance for a a. purse of does not live anywhere FElt IKIC I Tho The starting fee of the ss ban baa haRI j bon been 1000 1000 r Ivr since the specials I value In added mon y uon-y y wire rals rala d to 40 This hen heavy vy starting charge charile b charge h o avy vy by comparison with either the old starting fee of 50 or the n. n new one of noo of tho the Kentucky derby derbY did did not a year ago ngo last I spring prevent ten colts and anti fillies from bucking the tho redoubtable ble Man o War Var i I which had had a careful preparation for fori i the akness Preakness at the Riddle farm on tho the C shore chore of Maryland In the mildest of ts and anti und und-r the most favorable I I COU I I Usually Kentucky derby r renewals attract atI attract at- at l I tract fields of twelve to fifteen 3 year i i Lost Leat season elev n ran with Behave Yours Your- Your s elf If lf and the tire starting fees fetn aggregated With a a. fild of like strength comp competing this a s ason allon the tIre fees will total I The wll wIll increase the winners winnet's winners winner's win win- ners ner's share to and nd raise the value of the tha race to him Irim or her from last seasons seasons season's sea sa j sons son's 4 to 8 Last season beI because be- be dISS I cause e of the p disproportionately tI generous r i I rewards to the horses that finished second r a and fourth the Kentucky e Derby I I with an n add d money value 0 g greater than the added money monCy value of either the 11 j I ss or th the Maryland futurity yielded the winner Behave Yourself leps Ilu I titan than the Maryland futurity paid lt it Its win win- I nr ncr r r Morvich and less lees than the I Preakness pale pal Its successful competitor the starred yi This arrangement arrange arrange- arrangement ment did Old not fairly advertise tIre tha derby as I the most valuable of American racing prizes It was because of this ibis fact that the r cent rI decision to readjust the derby awards was taken by Colonel Sinn Inn and his bin I associates of the Kentucky Kentuck Jockey club dl dl- I I t I PRIZES With Ith a II net value of about the the I Kentucky derby will offer the biggest prize I any year old or any horse of any age Rge I 1 i can win outside of nf France this year Three i iI j French Jo races paid more than to i I thele thel winners last season These were the Grand Prix the Prix du nt I Ido do la tl and nd tho the Prix du Con Municipal Thesa French races will be r r with even n greater I values this year They must of necessity lead tit the world again But the Kentucky derby will be a II richer event than either the ipsom derby or the Thousand or Two Thousand Guineas a. a or the St. St Leger Britain's lInt Brit ain's ains richest prizes for Cor year 3 It will eclipse clipse the great cup races of English racing rac rae ing easily and throw Into the shade hade an any purse pun offered In Australia or Argentina Last year th the Thousand and Two Thousand I Guineas e each of which I paid a u upward of I I S t I. I to Its r w winner n were er the e richest h of British turf prizes The Epsom derby fell I behind thes thu several thousand dollars In the thC of seasons of 1923 and 1924 the Thousand and nd Two Thousand GuInean and the Derby of Epsom will be added money races of O or more each n nl the pest past t the beth racing i a associations oc conducting du n them h have pot not added a a. pound to the subscriptions I starting fees and forfeits of ot the Ins ing owners They have ve been subscription affairs affaire strictly strictly- Tire lle adding of will wilt Increase the v value of or each ach of them and they will wilt menace tile the priority of ot the Ken- Ken I tuck tucky derby Rut But th the nf enterprising manage m ment of nf the Kentucky Jockey club who have bave brought racing Inthe Blue Grass Grau state stale i to a a. plane piane of or pro prosperity and popularity un naE un- un l E dreamed of In the past may be d depended ion I on to lo meet I that ency y when it arises |