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TWENTY-NINE REMAIN POSSIBLE DERBY STARTERS 9 . Indian Broom Latest to Take Place Among Foremost Eligibles Largest Field in History of Race Possibility Because of Delay in Training Brevity and Hollyrood Continue to Hold Posts of Favorites LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 13. A new scare was thrown into the camps of Kentucky Derby eligibles here when news was flashed across the continent that Maj. Austin C. Taylors candidate, Indian Broom, had humbled the mighty Top Row and went on to smash the worlds record for a mile and a furlong to eclipse the mark which J. E. Wideners early Derby favorite, Brevity, had equalled only a short time ago. Indian Broom accomplished this astounding feat at Tanforan where, on Saturday, he raced across the finish a decisive winner over Top Row and several other older handicap performers and set a record of 1:47 for the mile and a furlong, three-fifths of a second ? faster than the mark set by Discovery and tied in the Florida Derby by Brevity. In this smashing performance Indian Broom was winning the 0,000 added Marchbank Handicap, his fourth consecutive victory, to skyrocket to a place among those which must be given serious consideration as contenders for the sixty-second Kentcky Derby, to be run here on May 2. Indian Broom carried only ninety-four pounds, thirty less than Top Row shouldered and ten under what he should have carried by the scale, as horsemen view it, any three-year-olds capable of mastering such a well-seasoned handicap giant as Top Row, and at the same time displaying such speed, must be respected. Therefore, horsemen today regarded the Marchbank Handicap winner a certain threat for the Derby. With the certain participation, barring accident, of Indian Broom in the coveted Kentucky race, the list of probable starters in the mile and a quarter 0,000 added prize today stood at twenty-nine. This large number of likely starters within less than three weeks of the race, not only insures a Continued on eighteenth page. TWENTY-NINE REMAIN POSSIBLE DERBY STARTERS Continued from first page. large field for the contest, but possibly a record one for the race as well. The more probable starters in the Derby, together with their owners and tenative riders, are listed here. All of them are to carry 126 pounds, no fillies being included in the list. Horse. Probable jockey. Brevity W. D. Wright Hollyrood W. Saunders Coldstream N. Wall Bien Joli J. Renick Granville F. Horn The Fighter ....A. Robertson Indian Broom. B. James Bright Plumage R. Workman Memory Book S. Coucci Ned Reigh Grand Slam J. Bryson He Did C. Kurtsinger Ttennob .C; Corbett Sangreal Tintagel Bold Venture Bright Light H. Richard Dnieper .-. t.H. Tinker Delphinium .M. Corona Count Morse E. Arcaro Banister L. Balaski White Cockade Postage Due J. Bejshak Boston Pal L. Canfield Silas W. Garner Snark Brush Hook J. Wagner Erin Torch.. C. Stevenson Wise Duke These horses, either by their records or their advanced training and the intention of their stables at this time, are entitled to such rating. At the same time another group 1 consisting of a dozen less formidable prospects, not to overlook the possibility of two springing from unexpected sources, may provide additions to the actual field of starters. Thus, it can be seen that the contest for Derby glory here two weeks from next Saturday may engage the largest array in the history of the prize. The largest field met in 1928, the year Reigh Count finished in front. Besides Indian Broom, two other Derby eligibles, The Fighter and Sangreal, both owned by Mrs. Ethel V. Mars, further distinguished themselves by triumphing in engagements at Arlington Downs on Saturday last. The Fighter won over Tennob, He Did and five others in the track record time of 1:42 for a mile and seventy yards in winning the Taylor Purse, while Sangreal flashed keen speed in defeating the older West Main, along with five others in the David Crockett Handicap. Carrying level weight with the six-year-old West Main, Sangreal ran three-quarters in 1:11. While these horses were boosting their stock for the Derby, another eligible sagged a trifle when P. A. and R. J. Nashs Bright Light took a beating in the Southern Maryland Handicap at Bowie Saturday. He was led home by four, all older than himself in a field of eight. However, as one such performance does not spell elimination and the Nash colt previously opened his three-year-old campaign with a sparkling winning effort, he retains a place among those likely to get to the Derby post. If Indian Broom should go on to win the Derby, a touch of drama will be inserted into the proceedings, for it is recalled that his present owner purchased the horse from Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane who has been casting about for another horse which she hopes might duplicate the feat of Cavalcade, which won the Derby under her colors two years ago. Anxious to provide the winner of the 1936 Derby, Mrs. Sloane nominated no less than five, among them Indian Broom, which, by the fortunes of racing may turn out to be the best of all of them. The other four which she named for the race are Delphinium, Clocks, Corundum and Gean Canach. Only one other owner named as many as five for the race and she is Mrs. Payne Whitney, whose Twenty Grand accounted for the renewal of 1931. Special Agent, which was included in the deal through which Major Taylor acquired the flashy Indian Broom, also has raced with marked success for his new owner. According to word brought here from the coast Major Taylor gave 1,000 for the two horses. Following his brilliant form on the Pacifio Coast, the shipment of Indian Broom across the continent and his subsequent preparation here for the Derby will be watched with keen interest. It is believed that trainer D. Cannon will send the Taylor star here within a short time, thereby giving him the longest possible time to become acclimated. It is likely that he will arrive at the Downs before the many candidates expected to come from the East, where a number of them will be held for engagements in Maryland and New York. As the four horses Albert "Pec" Dunne brought here from California for David Butler, Golden State sportsman, have been doing well, all of them may be expected to fill engagements during the forthcoming Downs meeting. They are Manners Man, First Entry, Felwyn, and Forewarned. Since arriving here, Dunne has taken up King Cicero, which wintered in Kentucky.
