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HOW THE FAMOUS RACE WAS RUN SIXTYTHIBD SUNNING KENTUCKY DERBY 1 14 Miles Out t f Chute 50000 Added of which 6000 to second 3000 to third and 1000 to fourth Owner of winner to receive a Gold Trophy 3YearOlds Scale weights By subscription of 25 each 500 additional to start Track and Derby record Twenty Grand May 16 1931 201 3 126 Net value to winner 52050 second 6000 third 3000 fourth 1000 Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St 1 Str Fin Jockeys Equiv Odds Strt WAR ADMIRAL w 126 1 2 14 I1 14 I3 I1 3 KurtsgerC Glen Riddle Farms FarmsPOMPOON 160100 POMPOON w 126 14 6 52 4 22 25 2 RichardsH J H Louchheim LouchheimREAPING 800100 REAPING REWARD WB 126 17 7 84 64 8s 5s 3s RobtsonA Milky Way Farm FarmMELODIST 60100 MELODIST LongdenSCENESHIFTER w 126 3 10 6 51 5 5h 4 4h 41 LongdenJ Wheatley Stable StableSCENESHIFTER StableWB 1510100 SCENESHIFTER WB 126 12 13 104 124 llh 74 4 52 Stout J JHEELFLY M Howard HowardHEELFLY Howardw 1120100 WrightDELLOR HEELFLY w w26 126 10 1 34 3424 24 33 34 6 fl Wright WriehtWD Three Ds Stock Fa Farm FarmWB126 1620100 DELLOR WB126 2 4 74 9i 6 64 6 7 74 JamesB JamesBBURNING J W Parrish 1370100 BURNING STAR WB 126 15 15 14 141 13 131 131 101 8 ParkeC ParkeCCOURT Shandon Farm FarmWB126 t930100 1370100t930100 COURT SCANDAL WB WB126 126 6 61112 11 124 81 93 93121 121 9 9i SteffenE SteffenECLODION T B Martin MartinWB t930100t t930100t t CLODION WB 126 13 14 132 14i 122 9h IQi AtidersorFAIRY Atidersor W A Carter t FAIRY HILL WB 126 4 3 24 33 4 44 84114 PetersM PetersMMERRY Foxcatcher Farms FarmsWB126 4460100 MERRY MAKER WB WB126 126 7 19 172 II1 10 104 114 14 124 12J DabsonH Miss E G Rand t NO SIR WB 126 19 17 16 ll 17 13413H LeBlancH Miss M Hirsch t GREY GOLD wu26 11 18 192 194191 14 14 RosenJ E W Duffy 1 MILITARY WSB126 5 9 154151 151 151 15 CorbettC Milky Way Farm 4 SUNSET TRAIL II WB 126 18 20 20 20 20 164162 DotterR R Walsh t FENCING WSB 126 8 12 9 10J 16 172 175 WestropeJ M Howard BERNARD F w 126 16 16 185 183 19 183 181 HardyL I J Collins t SIR DAMION WB1262Q 8 11 16b 143 191 912 YagcrE Marshall Field t BILLIONAIRE WB 126 9 5 4 7 72 20 20 WoolfG E R Bradley 1650100 1650100fMutuel fMutuel field JCoupled as Milky Way Farm entry M Howard entry Time entryTime 23J 46 112 137 203 Track fast fastf f 2 MTJTUEIS PAID OFFICIAL BOOKING ODDS WAR ADMIRAL 520 420 340 160 100 110 100 70 100 100POMPOON POMPOON 940 600 370 100 200 100 MILKY 100MILKY 100Winner WAY FARM ENTRY 380 90 100 Winner Br c by Man o War Brushup by Sweep trained by G Conway bred by Mr S D Riddle WENT TO POST 442 AT POST 8J minutes Start drivingWAR good and slow Won easily second and third driving WAR ADMIRAL fractious at the post but away fast and sent clear of his company under brisk urging was taken under steady restraint after a quarter mile made the pace easily to the final half mile increased his advantage gradually following a brisk shaking up on the stretch turn and continuing well to the end won in hand POMPOON forced wide throughout and a contender from the start was reserved off the pace offered good response when called upon and held on with fine courage though he did not seriously threaten the winner REAPING REWARD in close quarters briefly approaching the first turn dropped back slightly on the stretch turn but came again only to tire in the late stages MELODIST a factor from the start tired when the real test came SCENESHIFTER jostled about on the first turn and eased back in several futile attempts to secure room between horses lost much ground on the final turn then closed well in a splendid effort HEELFLY fractious at the post but away fast had to be taken back slightly on the first turn as FAIRY HILL came over saved ground the final threequarters and tired in the stretch FAIRY HILL had speed but was through after a mile MILITARY was far back throughout COMPLETE INDEX CHART ON PAGE 16
