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1 1 $ sj History of Kentucky Derby # 1 - The third and last installment of the historical review of the Kentucky Derby is here presented, the first and second installments having appeared in Daily Racing Form editions of May 8 and May 9 respectively: I PAUL JONES— 1920. Seventeen started in 1920 and Paul Jones, carrying the silks of Ral Parr and trained by William Garth, surprised the vast assemblage by triumphing over the Whitney and other stars, finishing a head in front of Upset, with On Watch third. A summary of the race follows : PAUL. JONES— Br. g, by Sea King— May Florence, by Hamburg 1 UrSET— Ch. c, by Whisk Broom II.— Pank-hurst, by Voter 2 ON WATCH— B. c, by Colin— Rubia Gran-da, by Greenan 3 Time, 2 :09. Also ran — Damask, Donnacona. Blazes, By Golly, Wildair, Bersagliere, Patches, Herron, Sandy Beal, Prince Tal, David Harum, Cleopatra, Peace Pennant and Sterling. Seventeen started. Favorite — Whitney entry Upset, Damask and Wildair. Winning owner — R. Parr. Breeder — J. E. Madden, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 12 starts, 5 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds. BEHAVE YOURSELF— 1921. In 1921 E. R. Bradley not only achieved his lifelong ambition of breeding and owning a Derby winner, but had the extra satisfaction of seeing two of his Idle Hour Stud horses finish first and second in that most coveted race when Behave Yourself and Black Servant led home the grand band of three-year-olds that carried the silks and hopes of the most propinent horsemen East and West. A summary of the race follows : BEHAVE YOURSELF— Br. c, by Marathon — Miss Ringlets, by Handball 1 BLACK SERVANT— Br. c, by Black Toney — Padula, by La veno 2 PRUDERY— B. f, by Peter Pan— Polly Flinders, by Burgomaster 3 Time, 2:04%. Also ran— Tryster, Careful, Coyne, Leonardo II., Unele Velo, Bon Homme, Planet, Star Voter and Muskallonge. Favorite — Whitney entry Prudery and Tryster. Winning owner — E. R. Bradley. Breeder— E. R. Bradley, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 7 starts, 3 wins, 0 seconds, 1 third. M0RVICH— 1922. Heralded far and wide as another Man o War, the unbeaten colt Morvich, champion two-year-old of 1921, owned by Benjamin Block of New York, a newcomer on the turf, won the Derby of 1922, the richest in the history of the race. Morvich, however, was far from being another Man o War and strange as it may seem the Derby was the only race he won in 1922. A summary of the race follows : MORVICH— Br. c, by Runnymede— Ilymir, 1;- Dr. Leggo 1 BET MOflE— B. c, by North Star III.— Santa Anna II., by Martagon 2 JOHN FINN— Ch. c, by Dick Finnell— Coruscate, by Chorister 3 Time, 2:04%. Also ran — Deadlock, My Play, Letterman, Surf Rider, Startle, By Gosh and Busy American. Favorite — Morvich. Winning owner — B. Block. Breeder — A. B. Rpreckels. California. Two-year-old form — 11 starts, 11 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds. ZEV— 1923. It was indeed right and proper that the greatest money winner on the American turf, Zev, should be the victor of the forty-ninth running of one of Americas most famous races. The Rancocas star came west with reputation sullied by his inglorious showing in the Preakness Stakes, but immediately made amends for that defeat by leading all the way in the Derby, to win by a length and a half. J. S. Cosdens Martingale was second and W. J. Salmons Vigil third. The race was worth 3,600 to the winner, which was ridden by that superb horseman, Earl Sande, Americas premier jockey. A summary of the race follows : ZEV — Br. c, by The Finn — Miss Kearney, by Planudes 1 MARTINGALE— B. c, by Martinet— Lady Irma, by Scmpronius 2 VIGIL— Ch. c, by Jim Gaffney— Vignola, by Solitaire II 3 Time, 2:05%. Also ran— Nassau, Chittagong, Enchant-mc::t, Rialto, Aspiration, Prince K., Bright Tomorrow, In Metnoriam, Bo McMillan, Better Luck, Wida, Picketer, General Thatcher, Calcutta, The Clown, Golden Rule, Cherry Pie and Pravus. Twenty-one started. Favorite — Whitney and Greentree Stable entry Enchantment, Rialto, Picketer and Cherry Pie. Winning owner — Rancocas Stable. Breeder — J. E. Madden, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 12 starts, 5 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds. BLACK GOLD— 1924. Black Gold, ridden by J. D. Mooney wearing the colors of a woman, Mrs. R. M. Hoots, scored an impressive victory in the Golden Jubilee running of the famous race. Black Gold had been raced through the winter months at New Orleans and established a great reputation at the southern course, winning the Louisiana Derby and other stakes. After his victory in the Louisiana Derby he was installed winter book favorite for the Kentucky Derby. Before one of the largest crowds ever assembled to witness a horse race in this country, he won Kentuckys famous race from Chilhowee and Beau Butler, coming from behind in the stretch, with a great burst of speed, to win going away. The net value of the race to Mrs. Hoots was 2,775. After his victory Black Gold was shipped to Hawthorne, where he defeated Ladkin in the Chicago Derby and was then sent to Cleveland, where he won the Ohio Derby at the Maple Heights track. A summary of the race follows : BLACK GOLD— Blk. c, by Black Toney— Useeit, by Bonnie Joe 1 CHILHOWEE— B. c, by Ballot— Bourbon Lass, by Bourbon Beau 2 BEAU BUTLER— 3. c. by Black Toney— Santa Anna II., by Martagon S Time, 2:05%. Also ran — Altawood, Bracadale, Transmute, Revenue Agent, Thorndale, Klondyke, Mad Play, King Gorin II., Cannon Shot, Modest, Diogenes, Nautical, Mr. Mutt. Baffling, Wild Aster and Bob Tail. Favorite— Black Gold. Winning owner— Mrs. R. M. Hoots. Breeder — Mrs. R. M. Hoots, Oklahoma. Two-year-old form — 18 starts, 9 wins, I seconds, 2 thirds. FLYING EBONY— 1925. After winning the Preakness Stakes for G. A. Cochran with Coventry the internationally famed trainer, William Duke, now deceased, brought Flying Ebony to Churchill Downs and captured Kentuckys noted race. Earl Sande, who rode Zev to victory in the Derby of 1923, was a big factor in Flying Ebonys success, in fact the deciding factor in the race. Captain Hal finished second, just outlasting Son of John by a nose after having set the early pace. Quatrain, tha overwhelming favorite, was a dismal failure. Twenty started and the winner was one of the "field" horses. A summary of the race follows : FLYING EBONY— Blk. c, by The Finn-Princess Mary, by Hessian 1 CAPTAIN HAL— Blk. g, by Black Toney— Wavering, by Marta Santa 2 SON OF JOHN— B. c, by Sir John Johnson — Water K., by Waterboy 3 Time, 2:07%. Also ran — Single Foot, Step Along, Swope, Prince of Bourbon, Needle Gun, Kentucky Cardinal, Boon Companion, Broadway Jones, Quatrain, Almadel, Backbone, Sweeping Away, Elector, The Bat, Lee O. Cotner, Voltaic and Chief Uncas. Favorite— Quatrain. Winning Owner — G. A. Cochran. Breeder — J. E. Madden, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 8 starts, 4 wins, 1 second, 1 third. BUBBLING OVER— 1926. As in 1921, E. R. Bradley achieved the pinnacle of turf fame by taking first and second prize money with horses bred at Idle Hour Farm. With Albert Johnson in the saddle, Bubbling Over jumped away at th© start, showed the way to the stretch, where his rider permitted him to sprint away from the others and win away off by himself. His stablemate Bagenbaggage finished second and Rock Man was third. The second choice, Pompey, from the W. R. Coe stable, tired after going three-quarters and finished fifth. A summary of the race follows : BUBBLING OVER— Ch. c, by North Star HI.— Beaming Beauty, by Sweep 1 BAGENBAGGAGE— Ch. c, by Under Fire Blushing Beauty, by Cunard 2 ROCK MAN— B. c, by Trap Rock— Lydia A., by Sir Wilfred I Time, 2:03%. Also ran — Rhinock, Pompey, Espino, Light Carbine, Canter, Blondin, Display, Recollection, Champ de Mars and Roycrofter. Favorite — Idle Hour Stock Farm entry Bubbling Over and Bagenbaggage. Winning owner — Idle Hour Stock Farm stable E. R. Bradley. Breeder— E. R. Bradley, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 10 starts, 7 wins, 2 seconds, I third. WHISKERY— 1927. H. P. Whitney joined E. R. Bradley and G. J. Long as the only owners to win the Derby twice when Whiskery won in 1927. Regret, the only filly to carry off the much coveted race, was the other successful Whitney color bearer. Whiskery ran a great race to beat Osmand by a head after the latter appeared all over the winner in the stretch. Jock, the early pacemaker, tired in the last eighth, but had a length margin over Hydromel for third place. A summary of the race follows : WHISKERY— Br. c, by Whisk Broom II.— Prudery, by Peter Pan 1 OSMAND — Ch. g, by Sweeper— Ormonda, by "Superman 2 JOCK— B. c, by Colin— Kathleen, by Sem-pronius | Time, 2:06. Also ran — Hydromel, Bostonian, Buddy Bauer, Royal Julian, Fred Jr., Scapa Flow, Black Panther, Kiev, Rolled Stocking, Rip Rap, Bewithus and War Eagle. Favorite — H. P. Whitney entry Whiskery and Bostonian. Winning owner — II. P. Whitney. Breeder— H. P. Whitney, New Jersey. Two-year-old form — 18 starts, 6 wins, t seconds, 2 thirds.
