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COLORFUL DERBY CROWD ♦ Attendance Made Up of People From All Parts of the Country. • Representatives of the Government, Social, Political, Business and Sports World Included. LOUISVILLE. Ky., May 2.— Simultaneous ■with the clearing of the skies following the hard early morning rain, which fortunately avoided Churchill Downs, where only a drizzle fell for a few minutes, the first patrons started for the course. The daybreak rain drenched the downtown section of the city, but the word that the weatherman had spared the actual scene of the race spread rapidly and upon learning that all was bright and dry at Churchill Downs the big trek began. It was estimated that as many as 50,000 visitors were attracted by the race and as many of them were unable to obtain accommodations Friday night, they were among the first to reach the Downs. Having passed the night in hotel lobbies, restaurants, drug stores, cabarets, automobiles and other places, they were a fatigued lot and all hoped to obtain some rest after reaching the track before the racing started. Motor parties also swelled the early morning cavalcade to the course. Thousands more brought here by special trains also were early arrivals at the famous racing plant. All through the morning automobiles rolled into the city over every highway, and they were so close together that the roads for hours were clogged miles from the city. The racing, which began at 12:30, had started before the lines of cars loosened. Louisvilles contingent, possibly the largest it has mustered for the race, also began to gather at an early hour. Indications were that the outpouring of resident patrons was in the neighborhood of 30,000, Louisville box-holders this year being more numerous than in any previous season. ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. Every mode of transportation was pressed into service. In addition to the regular plane service, specials and private planes unloaded their air-minded travelers at spacious Bowman Field. The railroad sidings were lined with special trains and private cars, while lawns were pressed into service to take care of the many automobiles which could not be accommodated in the public garages. Every railroad passenger office reports an appreciable increase in business over last year, while garages and parking lots were unable to care for the mass of motors. Additional taxies were in use, but the supply proved inadequate and many private automobiles were brought into service. Never had arrangements to handle huge throngs been worked out in such detail. It was virtually impossible for a strange motorist to lose himself, once he reached the city limits. Yellow posters placed at conspicuous points directed him to the track. Thousands of shiny new automobiles bearing license plates from nearly every state in the Union, Canada and Mexico, were noted. The national administration was represented by Postmaster General James A. Farley and family, Marvin H. Mclntire, formerly of Simpsonville, Ky., secretary to President Roosevelt; Jesse H. Jones, president of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and Mrs. Jones; Harry L. Hopkins, director of the Works Program Administration, and Mrs. Hopkins. The Joneses and Hopkinses, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Wortham and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Clayton, of Houston, Texas, are the guests of Urey Woodson, former Democratic National Committeeman. The party of Mr. and Mrs. O. DeGray Vanderbilt. which arrived from Cincinnati. included Julius Fleischmann, president of Standard Brands, and Mrs. Fleischmann; William Kruse, president of American Iron and Steel Corporation; J. M. Hutton, Jr., of W. L. Hutton; Bayard Kilgore, head of the Cincinnati Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, and Mrs. Kilgore, and Mrs. Henry DeRahn, of New York. OKLAHOMA SPECIAL. A special from Oklahoma City brought a party of forty-two. J. Berry King, former state attorney-general and former candidate for governor; Mrs. King and Jessa Read, state insurance commissioner, were in the party. William Atwill, Chicago, vice-president of the Illinois Central Railroad, and Mrs. At-will had as guests in their private car Charles M. Wynns, Milwaukee, vice-president of the Northern Refrigerator Car Company; Mrs. Wynns, J. D. Braden, head of the American Arch Company, and Mrs. Braden. Joe E. Brown, Clark Gable, Nancy Carroll, Carl Laemmele and son, Connie Bennett, Lyle Talbot, Helen Morgan, Hunt Strom-berg, Randy Scott and others headed the screen star delegation. Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, Americas greatest World war ace and 1927 Dole flight winner, and Col. Art Goebel led the aviation section, which included a number of pilots who brought passengers here for the race. Among the distinguished foreigners were Cswaldo Aranha, Brazilian ambassador to the United States, and Sir Bede Clifford, British governor of the Bahamas, with Lady Clifford. Parker Gilbert, of the Morgan Banking Firm; Harry Woodridge, Albert Bissell, C. K. Billings, Ralph Hitz, William J. McCormick, Sam Woolf, Clark Howell, Jr., and manv others eminent in business or other fields were among the throng. In addition to Governor A. B. Chandler who has been here since Friday, United States Senator Alben W. Barkley, of Kentucky, and other state officials were on hand. Former Senator Ed Crump, of Ten nessee, former Governor William Comstock. of Michigan, Frank Picard, candidate for senator from Michigan; John W. Smith, vice-mayor of Detroit, and Percy Montieth, ! Detroit city official, were other officials present. Henry Montgomery, C. A. Pfeffer, Cal Lat-I ham, Patsy OToole and Roddy Hanrahan I composed a party from Detroit. Clark Howell, Jr., general manager of the Atlanta Constitution was among the promi-, nent Georgians in the private car of Ad-! miral Jessa Draper, Atlanta, naval aide to I the governor of Georgia. The Georgia party i also included Murray Shoun, H. Bethune Thompkins, bridge and chess expert; Rich-! ard Bewick, Frank C. Owens, Jason Dick 1 and Arthur S. Byrd. Cheek Lewis, president of Motion Pictures; ! L. Nathanson, president of Paramount-Pub-| lix Corporation of Canada, and Daniel Mc-1 Grath of the Department of Justice were I noted among the gathering. Col. Seymour Weiss of New Orleans, C. B. j OConnor, hotel executive of Chicago and Sam Maceo of Galveston occupied clubhouse boxes with Ralph Fitz party. I George Herman "Babe" Ruth and Jack Dempsey headed the sporting brigade. Both have been here for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Friedrich and Mr. j and Mrs. William Oches were among the vis-I itors from San Anonio. A party from St. Louis included H. B. Connelly. H. Wolff, Mrs. Harry Sandel, Max Lurie, Charles Schaper and Leon Stone. Waller Hawkins, who entertained one of the largest parties, had among his guests Harry Archer. New York composer; Mrs. Archer, Miss May Belle Manning, New York i couturier; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carreau, j Miss Florence Ford, J. D. Clemmens, all of New York, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cannon of Charlotte. N. C. Mr. Hawkins, who is executive director of the Scripps-Howard newspaper syndicate and the United Press, resides at Pelham Manor, N. Y. Joe Benjamin, Gene Normile and Joe Glea-son were among a large party of New Yorkers that arrived this morning. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lissaur had as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lucas of Washington; Winfield Offutt, Henry J. Stites and Warren J. Piper of Chicago; Maj. Robert McBride and Mrs. McBride of Indianapolis, and John J. Bradley of New York. Bennie Reuben, Fred Hodd, Col. Abe Hallow and C. H. Knebelkamp were among other New York sportsmen present. Col. J. M. Hatfield and G. C. Conway, who came from New York in their private cars, entertained large parties. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Louchheim brought a large party from Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Carlson of Chicago entertained Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Gritvaugh, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Gamble and Mr. and Mrs. Gus A. Schallburg. Mr. Carlson is an executive of the Borg-Warner Corporation. Charles F. Adams, one of the principal owners of Suffolk Downs, headed a large , delegation from Boston. Arlington Park directors making their I annual Derby pilgrimage included Otto W. , Lehmann, Charles McCulloch, Roy Carruth- ers, Leonard H. Florsheim, Harry Lobdell and Warren Wright. They were accompanied by their wives. George H. Bull, president of the Saratoga , Association, came from New York with i Charles Thieriot. Webb Everett and Hugh Blue, officials of Santa Anita Park, came from California. Charles W. Bidwill, a director of the American Turf Association, has been here since the opening of the meeting. Stuyvesant Peabody, another director of the American Turf Association, and Mrs. Peabody, of Chicago, have been daily visitors since the meeting opened. Maurice L. Galvin and Russell Sweeney, Latonia executives, came over from Covington for the feature. Lyman T. Hay of St. Louis, president of Fairmount Park, had a large party with him. Albert Sabath, head of Hawthorne, came from Chicago. Walter H. Donovan, president of the National Association of State Racing Commissioners, did much in behalf of that organization during his annual Derby visit. He was accompanied from his Florida home by Mrs. Donovan. Josh D. Frost, Michigans racing commissioner, was a Grand Slam rooter. Polk Laffoon, Sewell S. Combs, Theodore E. Mueller, Frazer Lebus and W. E. Smith, composing the Kentucky State Racing Commission, all entertained large parties, as did Tom R. Underwood, the secretary. R. B. George, president of Fair Park, Dallas, was among the many prominent Texans present for the Derby. Guy L. and E. Paul Waggoner of Arlington Downs were early arrivals. Julius Recder, Hawthorne racing secre-I tary, did missionary work for that track during his Derby visit. Sidney Brown of Detroit, Charles A. Ken-ney of Arlington Park, Eugene Bury of Omaha and Tom Brown of Rockingham Park were other racing officials present. Raymond Russell, head of Alamo Downs, San Antonio, was the guest of C. W. Hay, manager of Hawthorne.
