Derby Of International Aspect: Sport-Loving Men and Women From Near and Far Throng Louisville to Witness Americas Outstanding Turf Event, Daily Racing Form, 1937-05-08

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DERBY OF INTERNATIONAL ASPECT SportLoving Men and Women From Near and Far FarThrong Throng Louisville to Witness Americas AmericasOutstanding Outstanding Turf Event LOUISVILLE Ky May 7 The Kentucky Derby Americas out ¬ standing sports event draws patrons from all parts of the world But chiefly of course does it appeal to the sportsloving public of the United States The love of the thoroughbred still burns inextinguishable in the breasts of Americans in spite of the advanced age of automobiles tractors trucks and airnlanes In no other country has the Kins of Snorts such loyal adherents There will be gov ¬ ernors from at least fifteen other states VicePresident John Nance Garner a Texan of the old school schoolwill will be here to cheer Heelfly the represen ¬ tative of the Lone Star State There are many Texans on the ground already and easily identified by their tengallon hats If Heelfly wins the Derby Downs spectators can expect to hear the loudest cowboy whoop they ever heard heardAlfred Alfred M Landon defeated Republican candidate is another horse lover and a Kentucky Derby lover He will be here High officials of many states and notables from Hollywood and New York could be seen in the crowd today and more will arrive in the morning morningPOPULAR POPULAR JACK DEMPSEY DEMPSEYAnd And of course Jack Dempsey once a king himself in his line comes each year to pay his respects to King Horse No other celebrity attracts any more attention than the genial Jack JackOthers Others among the nations notables com ¬ ing to the race are Postmaster General James A Farley James Roosevelt son of the president and Jesse Jones of the Re ¬ construction CorporationFourteen Finance Corporation Fourteen of the Pullman Companys fif ¬ teen private cars will be here and approxi ¬ mately five hundred privately owned or business cars of the railroads Four private Continued on tenth page DERBY OF JNTER JNTERNATIONAL NATIONAL ASPECT Continued from first page cars will be used to transport the officials of the Seagram Company from Montreal Detroit and New York and each of the railroads reports vast increases in passenger service serviceColonel Colonel Richard B George owner of Glad Acres Farm and stable his mother Mrs Sudie George Miss Cleo George and Mrs E S Weiss comprised one party of Texans that came from Dallas DallasAmong Among others to arrive from Fort Worth and Dallas were J Marnone J Payne George B McCamey John Thorwald George Shepps and Walter OHara OHaraNEW NEW YORK DELEGATION BIG BIGJudge Judge George Olvaney brought a large party in a private car from New York and John F Curry also a former Tammany chieftain headed another large party of New Yorkers YorkersMr Mr and Mrs Earl Gresch of St Peters ¬ burg Fla Mr Walton Touchstone of Avon Park Fla and Mr George Geyer of Chi ¬ cago will be guests of Mr and Mrs J F Babbitt BabbittMr Mr and Mrs Alexander Hamilton Adams will be hosts to Mr and Mrs James Bunn Norman Johnson Frank Gunn and Leo Jarboe of Chicago Sam Weger and Edward Grossman of Rockford 111 James Shinkle and James Baker of Huntington W Va VaMr Mr and Mrs Charles Welsch and Miss Lee Welsch will be the guests of Mr and Mrs E A Weidekamp WeidekampMr Mr and Mrs Sidney Rosenblum will have as their guests Mr and Mrs John Haus of St Louis and Messrs Jerome Alshuler Al ¬ bert Pike and Chris Solsesbeig of Aurora 111 Arthur Tuppre and Ernest Gluck of Chicago and Bert Bacharach of New York YorkMANY MANY EASTERN GUESTS GUESTSMrs Mrs Eugene Sommer Niagara Falls and Mrs Alfred S Kohl and Miss Hazel Efford Buffalo will be guests of Mrs Theodore Stankovitz and Miss Carolyn Kelly Miss Rita Rosenberg will be hostess to Misses Jeanette Solinger Brinkley Ark Ruth Mal vin Cleveland and Miss Evelyn Raff Chicago ChicagoMessrs Messrs Howard Riegler Cincinnati and George Allen Boston will be the guests of Mr and Mrs George F Laib LaibMr Mr and Mrs Henning Chambers will en ¬ tertain Mr Joseph Kennedy Mrs C J Hofforan Atlanta Miss Cora Garwood Athens Ga Miss Emily Garwood Little Rock Mr B E Sale Atlanta will be the guests of Mr and Mrs B C Sale SaleMr Mr and Mrs Walter Ayers Fort Smith Ark and Mr and Mrs Matt Rothart Ben ton Ark will be the guests of Mr and Airs Thomas F McGuire Mr and Mrs Senator K Gray will have as their guests Mr and Mrs Boyle O Rodes St Louis Mr and Mrs Glen B Woodward Bloomngton Ind Mr and Mrs Nulton Par ¬ rish and Mr and Mrs Herbert Trandall Hamilton Ohio and Mrs H F Allen Lon ¬ don England and A O Robertson New York


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