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CAVALCADE CAVALCADE WINS SIXTIETH KENTUCKY DERB NEAR RECORD CROWD SEES DERBY Gathering Includes Many Distinguished People From Near and Far LOUISVILLE Ky May 5 A nearrecord crowd saw the running of the Kentucky Derby here this afternoon No official figures were available but the attendance was variously estimated at between 40000 and 60000 souls and they came from near and far to pay tribute to King Horse in this the cradle of racing and the home of turfdoms most alluring event As early as dawn people began trickling into Churchill Downs and by 10 oclock there was a crowd comparable to Saturdays gatherings here By noon the grounds and stands were thronged and jwhen the first race was called to the post there was scarcely a spare inch of breathing room roomScenes Scenes and incidents of Kentucky Derbys of past years were being reenacted during the early morning hours Before the gates opened long queues of Derby visitors were in waiting Many had been motoring all night from towns and cities within a radius of 600 miles Others had arrived earlier and caught a few hours of sleep in automo ¬ biles and other conveyances The eyes of the turf were perched in their usual quar ¬ ters in the grandstand catching every move of the thoroughbreds in their gallops Sev ¬ eral Derby candidates were blown out just to see if they had their speed Hundreds of employes policemen bartenders waiters special watchmen parimutuel clerks and supernumeraries who go to make up the Derby Day organization were at their posts postsWhen When the gates opened at 9 oclock a con ¬ tinuous stream of persons was noted enter ¬ ing the commodious plant All signs indi ¬ cated a banner turnout When the batteries of mutuel machines were unloosed selling tickets on the Derby alone the calls began slowly at first but increasing rapidly as the morning drew apace Lines in front of the 2 machines became congested at times while those wickets selling tickets of larger denominations did their share of business Sellers estimated that the advance play was well above that of last year Before yearBefore 10 oclock every seat of vantage not reserved was occupied Those without reservations who came after that hour had to take pot luck or stand up Many upMany brought along camp stools and other improvised equipment to rest weary bones until the big race would be called to the post It was a merry throng and all seemed bent on a day of pleasure regardless of the Continued on thirtythird page NEAR RECORD CROWD CROWDSEES SEES KENTUCKY DERBY Continued from first page Derby and its termination There did not appear to be any favorite in the early morn ¬ j ing gathering Sgt Byrne would start a fever among these people as quickly as Cavalcade Mata Hari and Bazaar were t the darlings of the feminine element Program news and tracfng publication J hawkers were as busy as cranberry mer chants during the mpniing hours and even busier later it wasvsaid that 50000 pro grams were printed It was a sight to see the crowds at the long J bars quaffing beakers t tthe of the very best beer long before npom How many barrels of beer were ordered for the refreshment of the Derby guests could not be learned but 500 would not miss it far Sandwiches hard J by the foaming suds disappeared as rapidly as the razor blade carver could assemble them As the crowd became more dense Derby discussion became more vehement and it sounded like a confusion of tongues when the followers of various candidates gave voice to their opinions The merits of Cav alcade Mata Hari Peace Chance Sir Thomas Bazaar Discovery Spy Hill Agrar ian Singing Wood Speedmore Sgt Byrne j and Time Clock were extolled each in their turn and all of them collectively As the time drew near for the jockeys to go into their quarters there was a jam around the secretarys office The crowd wanted to get closeups of the star riders one of whom would pilotcthe Derby winner They saw Mack Garner who rode Cavalcade looking as well and alert as he did twenty years ago when he was booting em down in the cow country And they got a glimpse of Charley Kurtsinger Agrarians rider Wayne Wright the pilot of Peace Chance Johnny Gilbert who guided Mata Hari r Frarik Horn Speedmofes jockey Tony Pas cuma who rode Sir Thomas and the rest In the eyes of each jockey the onlookers tried to glean some hint of the outcome of the race Those who made box reservations and others fortunate enough to be invitedto sit in them began arriving around 11 oclock and they behaved much the same as those in the grandstand sections Derby discussion was rife and they too had their difficulty establishing a prepost choice Among the boxholders were persons high in the social and business life of the cbun try public servants turfmen and turf women stage and screen celebrities and others othersPostmasterGeneral PostmasterGeneral James A Farley headed a large delegation here from Wash ington which included among others Gen Hugh S Johnson director of the NRA Mrs Henry A Wa ce wife of the secretary of agriculture Mrs Woodrow Wilson Law ¬ rence Robert assistant secretary of treas ury Harry Hopkins FEAA administrator and Dan McGrath special assistant post ¬ mastergeneral Among other high political figures in the clubhouse boxes were Gov Ruby Laffoon of Kentucky Mayor Neville Miller of Louis ville Lieut Gov A B Chandler of Ken tucky John F Curry retired Tammany leader New York Gov Eugene Talmadge Georgia Thomas J Pendergast Kansas City political leader Mrs Sam Conner national Democratic committeewoman from Ken ¬ tucky Emil Hurja assistant chairman of the National Democratic Committee and Gov William A Comstock of Michigan Practically all of the leading turfmen and turfwomen of the country were on hand Some of them were Mrs Payne Whitney of New York Johnson N Camden of Kentucky Joseph E Widener of Philadelphia Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt C W Bidwill of Chi ¬ cago Stuyvesant Peabqdy rof Chicago Otto O Lehmann of Chicago Mrs Joseph Leiter of Chicago Norriian Church of Los Angeles J H and Mrs Louchheim of New York Mrs Frank J Heller of New York Mrs Isabel Dodge Sloane of New York C V Whitney of New York William Ziegler Jr of New York John Hay Whitney and Wil liam Woodward of New York Others were ColE R Bradley of Ken tucky the Nash brothers of Chicago Charles T Fisher of Detroit Roy Carruthers of Chi cago Herbert N Woolf of Kansas City Desha Breckenridge of Kentucky Mrs Jo seph N Madden of Kentucky George H Bull of New York and J Frederick Beyers of PittsburghThe Pittsburgh The movie industry was represented by several celebrated artists Mae West and Clark Gable and Hollywood officials Charles Pettijohn general counsel for the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors and Hal Roach a director It is estimated that at least 5000 came down from Chicago to see the Derby Some of them not already mentioned are Judge Dennis E Sullivan P H Joyce Vincent Bendix L E Block P D Block Max E Weinstock Lawrence H Heppner Mitchell C Robin Irving S Wolff Mrs A Hamilton Lamb Miss Sara Mitchell Thomas McHale Scott W Lucas A J Stillwell Foreman N Leopold and Sarrichey V Graham Senator R J Barr John Jirgil Dr Peter J Wumke Mr and Mrs Harry C Daniels Mr and Mrs Charles Levy H H Gross Albert Sabath and Mrs Leland K Neeves also CityMr were here from the Windy City Mr and Mrs Russell A Firestone of the Akron Ohio rubber Firestones were among those present entertaining a large party So was Frarik C Rice one of the big three politicians of the South and Brent Snowden of Memphis said to be the wealthiest man in Dixie William Caine commissioner and Robert A QBrien secretary of the New Jersey Rac ¬ ing Commission were early arrivals at the track They explained they were put early to get their bearings Ralph Tudor Kansas City banker and Thomas Jacksonr a banker from Snow Hill Mdj found time between races to exchange banking tips The Hotel New Yorker special from Gotham hove intP Louisville shortly after 11 oclock this morning Included in the threecar special section were Ralph Hitz president of the hotel Tplice Commissioner John F Ryan Harold Jacpby president of the Schenley Products Company Thomas D Green president of the American Hotel Association Col Seymour Weiss New Or ¬ leans and Harry Richman orchestra leader leaderThey They were guests at a luncheon at the i Seelbach Hotel before they repaired to Churchill Downs There were fifty in the party Another late arrival was Herbert Bayard Swop e member of the newly organized New York Racing Commission He came yith a group which included among oltiers Ber ¬ nard Baruch New York capitalist A special plane of the American AiiNvays got in this morning from Chicago with the following passengers A Lillywhite A C Stott A M Adler Judge Hugo E Friend Robert Bain Charles W McCoy and George Fort FortAnother Another late arrival wasL J Moss newly elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks and associated with the American Turf Associa ¬ tion He was met by a large delegation of Louisville Elks headed by Arnold Wester l man
