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AMONG THOSE PRESENT FOR THE DERBY LOUISVILLE Ky May 7 The magnetic appeal of tha Kentucky Derby which for years has attracted to Churchill Downs per ¬ sons outstanding in almost every walk of life this season will draw the greatest galaxy of notables ever to witness a sporting event in this country countryAs As has been the case for years the spec ¬ tacle of Americas finest threeyearolds rac ¬ ing the gruelling mile and a quarter of the Derby will be viewed by distinguished per ¬ sons from almost all parts of North America and some foreign countries countriesThe The field of public service will have Its most notable representation in the history of the event the countrys second citizen Vice President John Nance Garner of Texas heading a long list of political figures which includes Postmaster General James A Far ¬ ley Alfred M Landori former governor of Kansas and Republican presidential candi ¬ date last year the governors of at least a dozen states mayors of a score or more large cities and numerous congressmen also are included among the leading political personages coming to Louisville for the race raceOther Other branches of public life to be well represented include the motion picture in ¬ dustry and the theater and sports Out ¬ standing figures in the realm of finance industry agriculture and society also will be prominent in the trek of thousands here for the battle of the equine bluebloods bluebloodsLIST LIST OF BOX HOLDERS HOLDERSA A partial list of those who have boxes re ¬ served follows followsVicePresident VicePresident John N Garner Postmaster General James A Farley Governor A B Chandler of Kentucky Mayor Neville Miller of Louisville Mayor B F Dickman of St Louis former Governor Alfred M Landon of Kansas Governor O D Johnson of South Carolina Governor C H Hurley of Massa ¬ chusetts Governor C Townsend of Indiana Mayor E R Wilson of Lexington J H Whitney C V Whitney Marshall Field W J Salmon M L Schwartz J F Curry G H Bull M L Annenberg and H B Swope all from New York YorkChicago Chicago is well represented by P A Nash whose party will include Mayor Kelly Vin ¬ cent Bendix Warren Wright Foreman M Leopold C W Bidwill Mrs Efhel Mars D L Hirsch P H Joyce A W Kruse O W Lehman H H Cross John Marsch and a host of others othersFrom From other points such well known per ¬ sons as Maj L A Beard A B Hancock S S Combs H P Headley P T Chinn T R Underwood L Le Bus S M Look T B Cromwell H B Miller Thomas Piatt Lex ¬ ington Ky Mrs Payne Whitney New York Mrs Desha Breckinridge Lexington Mrs I D Sloane Joseph E Widener G D Widener Philadelphia and others too nu ¬ merous to mention Mrs John Hertz whose Reigh Count won the 1928 Kentucky Derby and Mrs Payne Whitney owner of Twenty Grand which set the present record of 201 for the mile and onequarter in winning the 1931 renewal will be among the thousands present for tomor ¬ rows Derby Mrs Hertz will have a large party from Chicago and Mrs Whitney will have among her guests her daughter Mrs Charles S Payson and her son John Hay Whitney
