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EIGHT STARTERS FOR 5,000 DETROIT DERBY i - Two Fillies, Split Second and Sparta, Included Among Contestants Tatterdemalion to Represent C. V. Whitney Rush-away Most Colorful Member of Field Hollyrood Most Formidable Rival Expect Big Crowd DETROIT, Mich., June 12. Eight three-year-olds, two of which are fillies, were named for the 5,000 added Detroit Derby, which will have its third running here tomorrow afternoon. The members of the gentler sex named for the mile and three-sixteenths journey are King Ranchs Split Second and Hal Price Headleys Sparta. The latter will be coupled with Hollyrood. Adding a last-minute touch of glamour to the race, Split Second and Tatterdemalion rolled into the Fair Grounds siding this morning after a speedy trip from Belmont Park. Max Hirsch, who saddled Bold Venture for his Kentucky Derby and Preakness triumphs, and Ira Hanford, the little apprentice, who directed Bold Venture in the , .. an 1 T r -ueruy, came aiong witn spilt Second, and Jack Healey presonally supervised the transfer of C. V. Whitneys Tatterdemalion. All during the week there were rumors of what horses would be sent from the East. Only the invasion of Split Second was assured and a last-minute switch in plans sent Tatterdemalion here to take the place of Bright Plumage, which failed dismally in the Shevlin Stakes. That race also prevented James Fitzsimmons from sending one of the seven eligibles he has in his barn. He expected to rely on Teufel, but he fell by the wayside in the Shevlin Stakes, and, with the exception of Granville, which Fitzsimmons is saving for the Dwyer Stakes, he did not have a candidate worthy of the overnight journey. This pair of candidates made the trek here to oppose Rushaway, a triple Derby winner; Hollyrood, which finished third to Granville and Mr. Bones in the Belmont Stakes last Saturday; Sparta, which has not won a race this year; Tugboat Frank, which won a stakes at Narragansett Park; Flag Cadet, a good plater, and Jimmie Cabaniss, which was graduated from the maiden ranks here ten days ago. With the exception of Hollyrood, all of them have been under colors since the meeting opened. DERBY PROSPECT. The Derby, which will be broadcast over a nation-wide hookup, will be the sixth event on an eight-race program. The post time for the race will be 5:30 oclock. A substitute affair also is carded to be used in the event it is necessary to discard one of the original events. Due to his two Derby triumphs at two different tracks on consecutive days, Rushaway is the most colorful member of the field. The rugged Haste gelding has won three Derbys since Alf G. Tarn, of Winnipeg, Canada, purchased him from Joseph E. Widener last winter. He has started sixteen times this year and has won eight races. His last engagement was in the Derby Trial Handicap on Tuesday, when he finished second to Sir Jim James. Rushaway started thirteen times as a two-year-old and won two races. Being an allowance race, Rushaway will carry the top impost of 123 pounds. With the exception of Split Second and Sparta, which will carry 114 pounds each, the others will carry 119 pounds each. Unlike last year when he was one of the leading money winning two-year-olds, Hollyrood has not won a race this year. He started his years campaign at Jamaica and finished third to Tintagel and Seabiscuit. His next effort was in the Wood Stakes, and although he led Tintagel to the finish, he was a badly beaten sixth. From there he journeyed to Pimlico to filL his engagement in the Preakness Stakes, but fifth was the best he could do. Since then he has contested the Latonia Derby and Belmont Stakes. BELOW HER JUVENILE RECORD. Sparta also has failed to live up to the reputation she established last year. The daughter of St Germans and Alcibiades won five races and 2,595 last year. Probably one of the best, if not the best, filly of the year, Split Second has been undercolors three times this season. She finished third to Blue Sheen and High Fleet in the Acorn Stakes and was second to High Fleet in the Coaching Club American Oaks. In Continued on thirty-fifth page. EIGHT STARTERS FOR 5,000 DETROIT DERBY Continued from first page. both races she was called upon to give away much weight to other members of the field. If confidence means anything the one that beats Split Second will get all the money. That is the way Max Hirsch felt about it this morning, and Ira "Babe" Hanford seconded the motion. Tatterdemalion won one race last year and has been successful twice this season. His most recent victory was at the expense of Neap and two others at Aqueduct. He had his final preparation at Belmont Park on Wednesday. One of the busiest three-year-olds of the year, Flag Cadet, has started twenty-four times. Although the son of American Flag has won only two races this year, he has been out of the money only on few occasions. Jimmie Cabaniss, another winter campaigner, was graduated from the maiden ranks here ten days ago. He followed that up with a sparkling victory, but was badly beaten in the Derby Trial Handicap. A victory in the Providence Handicap at Narragansett is Tugboat Franks most important score. At the end of the mile and a sixteenth of that stake Seabiscuit, Columbiana and Sir Jim James were far in his 1 wake. He showed a good effort in the Derby Trial Handicap and prefers the longer route of the Derby. There was some comment on the post positions drawn by Rushaway and Hollyrood. They drew one and two places and, as the start is made on the turn, there are many who believe that Flag Cadet, which drew number five, was the lucky one. However, with only a small field, starter Eddie Thomas indicated that he might leave the inside position vacant, moving the field farther to the outside. Split Second drew number eight position, with Tatterdemalion starting from the seventh stall. Raymond "Sonny" Workman will be astride Tatterdemalion. He came here to ride Discovery in the first running of the local race, which was won by Cavalcade, with Plight second and New Deal third. The first renewal last year went to Roman Soldier. Sun Portland was second and Blackbirder third. In the event eight start, the race will gross 8,380. Of this the winner will receive 8,105. Second money is ,000, third ,000, fourth ,500, and fifth 00. The management reports the heaviest demand for boxes and reserve seat accommodations of any Derby. Three sections of the grandstand have been set aside and only a few seats were unsold this morning. A continuance of the wonderful spring weather that prevails today is forecast for tomorrow, and in that event the track will be at its best. However, there appears little hope that the record of 1:58, established by Cavalcade and equalled by Discovery in winning the Detroit Challenge Cup last year, will be lowered.
