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Here and There on the Turf Derby Now History Undying Fame of Bace Delightful Hosts Another Kentucky Derby has passed Into history Another colt has inscribed his name on the immortal role of winners of the great race and already turfmen are looking forward to the next stake race for the threeyearolds No matter how the Kentucky Derby Is won there is always tha hope of those whose horses followed the winner home that in another race they might be more fortunate fortunateNo No matter how brilliant the victory of any Derby winner many are prone to find excuses for their favorites They never appear to be entirely satisfied with the result It IB hard indeed to admit defeat and there is something to admin in the stubborn belief in a horse In the face of defeat defeatThat That is why interest in the greater stake races continues from the running of the Preakness Stakes and the Kentucky Derby in the spring until the decision of the Lawrence Realization Stakes and the other big events of the fall No champion is secure on his throne until he has gone on through the season defending his title against all comers comersFrequently Frequently the best threeyearold has not been uncovered in the Kentucky Derby but that does not seem to have been the case this year though many who saw W T Andersons imported colt Carlaris race at Tijuana where he won the Tijuana Derby and the Coffroth Handicap still consider him the master of alL It was truly unfortunate that the son of Phalaris went amiss when he seemed to be such a bright prospect for the Kentucky Derby but he would not have frightened out any of the runners of Saturday any more than he will frighten out any of them when he is brought back to the races racesThere There is scant hope that this winter sensation will be raced before August and the present plan is to have him campaign at Saratoga Springs SpringsBut But to return to the original thought what gixes racing its greatest charm is the constant optimism that brings the belief that the Derby winner may be beaten the next time out or a like optimism that he will sweep all before him to the end of the chapter Though fhe weather was unseasonably cold for the running of the Kentucky Derby and the day was gray and cloudy the magnificent outpouring of the day told eloquently of the undying fame of the race It told of the popularity of racing but the Kentucky Derby always brings out many of these who only go racing one day in the year Kentucky Derby day They look upon the Derby attendance as a delightful duty that must be performed They would feel eternally disgraced if it should be known that anything kept them away from Churchill Downs on that greatest of all the days on the American racing calendar calendarWith With such an appeal it is no wonder that beautiful Churchill Downs drew such a mon ¬ strous crowd on Saturday With many the beautiful costumes that had been prepared for the occasion had had to be laid aside for wraps and furs to ward off the bite in the air Chif ¬ fon gave way to flannels and parasols to umbrellas but not one that had prepared for the Derby missed by reason of the weather conditions conditionsThe The patron of the turf is a hardy creature that is not daunted by stress of weather and the Derby devotee whether on any other oc ¬ casions a follower of the tnrf or not cannot dodge the appeal of the big race raceCoL CoL Matt J Winn general manager of the Kentucky Jockey Club and CoL Andrew Ven nie resident manager of Churchill Downs have ever been the most delightful of racing hosts and on Kentucky Derby day each rises to the occasion brilliantly With their able staff they have made every preparation for the comfort and the convenience of the Derby day crowd It is an old story with them now but hi all the bustle and excitement of that great day the two colonels were as they always have been the same genial courteous hosts that is second nature natureThere There was never a hitch All moved along with the regularity of well oiled machinery and the fiftysecond running of the Kentucky Derby was just one more big achievement of the Kentucky Jockey Club Now preparations will begin for the next and it will be one more May we have Colonel Winn and Colonel Vennie with us for many another of these great races Belmont Park will be the scene of the next big race for threeyearolds in the Withers Stakes and the Belmont Stakes The Withers Stakes is only a mile dash but the Belmont Stakes is at a mile and a half and it affords a much better opportunity to confirm or upset the result of the Kentucky Derby DerbyThen Then there is the 25000 Fairmount Derby to be run at the Collinsville track in June also This is a new Derby but it has an instant importance not only by reason of its value but for the threeyearolds that are engaged in the race And there will be various other opportunities of importance before August and then thn chances that are afforded by the Sara ¬ toga Association Thus it is that owners never give up hope of reversing the running of this or that big race Another racing establishment is to be dis ¬ solved Senator Cooper has announced that he will sell the horses of the Bedford Farm Stable and his reason for this retirement from the turf is ill health These horses have been added to the auction that will be conducted by the FasigTipton Company at Belmont Park May 22 It is a stable that has met with a fair measure of success and doubtless the offerings will find ready buyers It was a graceful thing for Colonel Winn to invite Mayor Jimmy Walker of New York to present the Kentucky Derby trophy after the running of the race It was a graceful thing for Mayor Walker to present the cup and altogether it was a happy arrangement and just one more binding tie between the two great sections of the turf turfMayor Mayor Walker felt honored in being called upon to make the presentation and Colonel Winn the Kentucky Jockey Club and Ken ¬ tucky was honored in having Mayor Walker make the 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