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] I i I | i • I jMP:; alalia Hg " # j9 I j 1 J . j , i ; FAIR SEX IN KENTUCKY DERBY « Women Owners Well Represented in 1928 Entries — Mrs. Payne Whitney Notable Absentee — Mrs. John D. Hertz of Chicago Provides the Favorite ♦ The fair sex is strongly represented among the owuers who have nominations for this years Kentucky Derby. In fact, a greater number of women owners have entries in the famous race this year than ever before. While this in itself is not surprising, considering the large number of the fair sex who have become interested in the sport in the last few years, there is a rather singular coincidence that the name of the best known and most successful of women owners is missing from the list. Reference is made to Mrs. Payne Whitney, who races under the uom de course of the Greentree Stable. The remarkable achievements of this establishment are well known to the racing public. Evidently none of the two-year-old colts that bore the Greentree cherry and black last year appeared like — 09 good otwmI Derby T hirhv larrmginnt prospects. ■ TVIVc Mrs. Whitney IVhilnAv «-l*i-o1_ — 09 i~DERBY7AV0RITES OWNER"] /I £ MRS. J. D. HERTZ good otwmI Derby T hirhv larrmginnt prospects. ■ TVIVc Mrs. Whitney IVhilnAv «-l*i-o1_ I developed a splendid filly in Glade, daughter of Touch Me Not and Idle Dell, conqueror of Petee-Wrack, Beigh Count and other crack colts in the Piinlico Futurity of last November, but she realizes that KgaUucky Derbys are no races for three-year-oW fillies. Only one, Harry Payne Whitneys Begret, which scored thirteen years ago, has won the Derby. In the absence of Mrs. Payne Whitney the most prominent of the women nominators to the Derby is undoubtedly Mrs. G. F. Van-derbilt, whose colors are carried by the Fair Stable. Mrs. Vanderbilt is known wherever horses are raced as the owner of Sarazen, the best two-year-old of 1923, and the conqueror of Kpinard in the Kentucky Jockey Clubs "50.000 International Special of one mile and a quarter at Latonia in 1924. Sarazen is one of the largest money winners on the American turf, with 24,730 to his credit, only Zev, Exterminator and Man o War surpassing him in money earned. The Fair Stables entries for this years Derby are Oh Say, War Flier and Peter Simple. However, the honor of furnishing the Derby favorite belongs to a Chicago woman. Mrs. John D. Hertz, whose Beigh Count has occupied that exalted position ever since the entries were announced. Judging by the training reports emanating from Churchill Downs, Beigh Count justifies the confidence reposed in him and will continue to hold sway as the reigning choice for Americas most coveted race. Mrs. Hertz has two other Derby entries in Anita Peabody and Sea Rip. MVMY WOMF.X OWN IRS. Others of the fair sex who have repivsent-i ation in the Derby are Mrs. tieorge Sloane of the Brookmeade Stable. Mrs. II. C. Phipps, who races under the name of the Wheatley Stable : Mrs. M. E. Baker, proprietress of the Sagamore Stable ; Mrs. Katherine Hitt. Mrs. B. Viau. Mrs. A. B. Stelle. Mrs. Bthel M. Cooper. Mrs. tieorge B. Cox, Mrs. J. S. Mean. Mrs. 1*. P. Flaherty and Mrs. W. L. Brodie. The Brookmeade Stable has two entries in Brooms and Bludgeon, the former being considered one of the best of the Derby candidates from the East Mrs. M. K. Baker of Maryland has named five, including Night Life, Don Q., Scotch and Soda, Nursery Rhymes and Brentaris. .Mrs. H. C. Phipps has a strong hand in the colts Diavolo and Distraction and the filly Xixie. to say nothing of the comparatively unknown Havoc, a son of Thunderer. Mrs. Katherine EUdns Hitt, whose father and brother, Stephen B. Flkir.s and Davis Klkins, successively, represented West Virginia in the United States Senate, believes she has a first rate representative in Hot Toddy. Mrs. Fthel M. Cooper has named Happy Time, Our Own and North American ; Mrs. Louise Viau: Pennant Queen, Bedeliffe and Bramstar ; Mrs. George B. Cox, Keith ; Mrs. J. Simpson: Dean, Friars Hope; Mrs. A. B. Stelle: Governor Seth, and Mrs. 1. I. Flaherty of Chicago: Tiger Flowers. Surely the ladies are well represented and the present prospects are that several of them will enjoy the pleasure and thrill of seeing their silks carried in the fifty-fourth Kentucky Derby, on Saturday, May 19. _ . — _* __
