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WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT IT Kentuckians Swelled with Pride PrideOver Over the Derby Result s Three Big Stake Races to Be De cided at Churchill Downs DownsThis This Week LOUISVILLE Ky May 8 Kentucky is still celebrating its double triumph in the Derby Satur ¬ day The splendid achievements of Behave Your slef and Black Servant which finished first and second respectively was the dominating topic of conversation wherever members of the sporting fra ¬ ternity gathered here today E H Kradley their owner has received telegrams of congratulations from all parts of America The blue grass people are justly proud of the Ilradley pair which brought victory in the Derby to this section for the first time since Old Kosehud won it in 1914 As far as can be learned all of the starters in the big race came out of it in good condition That it was true run and the best horse won is the unanimous opinion of not only those who had representatives in it but the general public as well and no alibis are being offered for the defeated ones The win ¬ ner showed his true mettle by coming from far back and no thoroughbred ever displayed more gameness than he did to wear his stablemate down in the drive through the stretch stretchIf If Kehave Yourself maintains his present form lie has an excellent chance of entering the list of horses with earnings of 100000 or more to their credit His Derby win brought his total up to 5S815 and he has numerous stake engagements to fill This marked his second stake victory lie having won the Queen City Handicap worth 152715 to the winner at Latonia last Autumn AutumnThe The most pleasing feature of the Derby triumph to Hradley was that Behave Yourself wiped oiit the defeat administered to him by Tryster in the Ken ¬ tucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs last November Until that race the Kradley colt held the mile record for a twoyearold 138 made when he scored in the Queen City Handicap and the Harry Payne Whitney representative cut twofifths of a second off his mark in the Ken ¬ tucky Jockey Club Stakes StakesHard Hard luck stories by the score are being told by persons who stood to win small fortunes in the winter books on Rlack Servant He was backed from CO to 1 to 10 to 1 and his owner was among those who gave him extensive support at these fig ¬ ures to be beaten by a nanow margin by his stable companion was the irony of fate It gave the lay ¬ ers a real service akin to that when Paul Jones won the race unbacked while Klazes from the same stable was unusually heavily backed backedPRAISE PRAISE FOR TRAINER THOMPSON THOMPSONMuch Much credit is due to the splendid riding of Thompson and Lyke for the Derby successes achieved by the colts said Mr Kradley but most of the credit is due to trainer Dick Thomp ¬ son and Karry Shannon manager of the Idle Hour Farm because of the pink of conditions in which the colts were sent to the post The trainers effi ciency was attested by the manner in which the colts came out of the race neither took a long breath after their hard struggle and botli cooled out fast indicating their thoroughly fit condition To Lyke is due great praise for his sound judg ¬ ment in forcing the terrific pace with the purpose of distressing his early followers and with the oommendable view of aiding Kehave Yourself It served its purpose well even if it did result in the defeat of Klack Servant his own mount At that from what Lyke says Klack Servant might Imve triumphed but for the fact that the crowd langcd in the infield along the fence rails began waving their hats programs and arms when Klacl Servant took command in the stretch and it caused the colt to prop frequently and finish sluggishly sluggishlyThere There was a frenzy of joy at Idle Hour Farm when news came of the colts Derby success In their delight some of the farm employes began tolling an alarm bell with the result that the countryside became excited and rushed to the Kradley establishment to tender their succor succorAll All the help on the farm were presented each with 50 this morning and the men in the racing Htable were each given 100 by Mr Kradley Lyke received 5000 Although beaten Mr Bradley gave him as much credit for winning the race as he did C Thompson The latters riding fee was of a like amount Trainer Dick Thompson was also generously remembered Incidentally it be ¬ came known after the Derby that the trainer had but recently become a benedict having married on Monday last Miss Dorothy Hoefig of Jamaica L I IJockey Jockey Kummer who had the mount on Prudery stated before departing for New York that hi mount had refused to extend herself fully niil that if she had run kindly she would have finished much closer to the winner winnerMISHAPS MISHAPS TO LYKE AND THOMPSON THOMPSONFor For a while it seemed owner Kradley would be deprived of the services of both his riders in the Derby for Better Still threw Lykes finger out of Joint while exercising in the morning and he had t be rushed to a local hospital for treatment Thompson while he was holding Kehave Yourself at the stable had his toes badly mashed when the Derby winner stepped on his foot Kotli riders suffered considerable pain from their injuries but in their eagerness to ride in the Derby refrained from mentioning it itOne One of the chief winners on the Derby was Tom Kearney of St Louis He backed Kehave Yourself at good odds in the winter books booksMany Many of Jhe Derby visitors left for thair homes ill various parts of the country last night and today found numerous others departing More than the usual number will remain for part or all of the Churchill Downs meeting however and the con ¬ gestion in the hotels and rooming houses has been relieved but little littleJames James W McClelland shipped the Xalapa Farm liorses to Pimlico this morning and Leonardo II and Kon Ilomnie are intended starters in the Continued on second page WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT IT Continued from first page Preakness While disappointed with the showing of his pair in the Derby McClelland has not abandoned hope for Leonardo II and he will give him another opportunity in the rich Pimlico race Jockeys A Schuttinger and T Jarvis went east with the Xalapa outfit outfitTrainer Trainer Alex B Gordon took the II C Bud Fisher horses to New York this morning Jockey George W Carroll departed at the same time In all probability Muskallonge which finished last in the Derby has finished his career as a long route performer and in the future his racing will be confined to sprinting sprintingAll All of the eastern riders wlib came here to accept mounts in the Derby returned to their home sec ¬ tions today Included among them were C Kum mer F Coltilctti C Robinson L Ensor and E Sande SandeSettling Settling into its routine running order tomorrow indications point to the best meeting in the history of Churchill Downs Three stakes will be decided during the present week the ISashford Manor for twoyearold colts and geldings Wednesday and the Clark Handicap and Kentucky Oaks Saturday The first named has 5000 added the Clark has 7500 added while the Oaks is endowed with 10000 added II P Whitney was the largest nominator to the Bashford Manor Slakes ten of his youngsters being eligible He also excels all other owners in the Clark Handicap in this Tespect as he has seven from which to choose his representation in this event His hand in tlie Oaks will be a powerful one with Prudery which finished third in the Derby as his main reliance relianceMontfort Montfort and B B Jones spent the day in Lexington Ky looking over a large number of yearlings which they have quartered at one of the stock farms there The performance of Ethel Gray in the Ten Broeck purse yesterday when she was beaten a nose in the fast time of 131 j for a mile was the most pleasing feature of their career since they became interested in thorough ¬ breds as she is the particular favorite of the stable with them and they are confident that she will be one of their most consistent winners from now on onTrainer Trainer Pete Coyne of tlie George J Long estab ¬ lishment who recently underwent an operation at i local hospital is rapidly improving and will be able to resume his duties in a short while whileGhas Ghas L Trimble racing secretary of the Omaha Neb meeting which is scheduled to run from June 2 to June 10 is visiting here in the interest of that plant He is accompanied by Clifford It Trimble also an official there Martin Nathanson has been engaged to serve as presiding judgo at Omaha while Arthur McKnight will do the start ing Purses will range from 400 to 1000 and the meeting will be conducted under the rules of the recently formed Nebraska State Racing1 Com ¬ mission which came into life through an act of the last legislature of that state
