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WAR ADMIRAL War Admiral Wins Gallant Son of Man o War Easily Carries off Noted Kentucky Derby Favorite Triumphs in Masterly Style Over Pompoon and Reaping Reward With Melodist Finishing Fourth in Great Field of Twenty Starters LOUISVILLE Ky May 8 War Admiral all the way the little buf speedy son of Man o War came out of Maryland to defeat nineteen other topnotch threeyearolds in the sixtythird running of the historic Ken ¬ tucky Derby staged under matchless conditions and before the largest crowd ever to assemble for the nations most popular horse race Taking the lead soon after the start War Admiral was never headed As his fine speed was cleverly and brilliantly conserved by Charles Kurtsinger with ¬ standing one bid at the far turn and another from Eompoon soon after reaching the stretch the little brown colt gave the Glen Riddle Farm of Jerome H Louchhemi s capable colorbearer made a very courageous effort at overtaking War Admiral but at the finish of the mile and one quarter test he was a length and onehalt short of victory victoryWar War Admiral and Pompoon were clearly best of the field as Reaping1 Reward of the Milky Way Farm entry and principal hope of the West was beaten another eight lengths for third money while the Wheatley Stables Melodist was still another three lengths away for the fourth award Through awardThrough his victory which marked a double in the event for Kurtsinger a Louis viile boy War Admiral earned 52050 of the Derby purse of 62575 Because of illness his owner was unable to be present to re ¬ ceive the 5000 gold trophy from Albert B Chandler governor of Kentucky but trainer placeJ George Conway served in his place J H Louchheim another Philadelphian received 6000 for Pompoon finishing sec ¬ ond while Mrs Ethel V Mars Reaping Rewards owner was enriched to the ex ¬ tent of 3000 Fourth money of 1000 went to the Wheatley Stable StableFAST FAST TIME BECOBDED BECOBDEDWar War Admiral ran the Derby distance in 2031s under 126 pounds an impost carried by all the other starters as there was no f illyk in the race It was the second fastest time since the race has been run over the mile and a quarter route being exceeded only by that of Twenty Grand which gave Kurt singer his first Derby victory in 1931 in doing the distance in 201 the track record His recordHis dazzling speed was just too much for his opponents and although Kurtsinger had him under stout restraint the son of Man o War Brushup by Sweep raced the opening quarter in 23Vs the half in 44 three quarters in 112 and the mile in 137 although some of the others might have turned a faster last quarter than he War Admiral had smothered all of the colts which had been near him in the early stages except Pompoon while opening up such a lead on the slow beginners like Reaping Reward that they were unable to menace him through the stretch Continued on seventeenth page WAR ADMIRAL THE WINNER Continued from first page Installed a solid favorite by virtue of his two galloping victories at Havre de Grace including the Chesapeake Stakes and the splendid manner in which he had trained since then War Admiral was accorded a mighty ovation as the smiling Charley Kurtsinger jogged him back to the win ¬ ners saddling enclosure where such digni ¬ taries as VicePresident John Nance Garner Governor Chandler PostmasterGeneral James A Farley Col Matt Winn and Sen ¬ ator Johnson N Camden were waiting waitingCLEAN CLEAN RUN BACK BACKThe The Derby was one of the cleanest since the event has come to attract large fields almost annually being the second largest in listory Because of the mass of horses con ¬ siderable crowding occurred but there was no deliberate jamming on the part of the jockeys and Military was about the only lorse which suffered t any noticeable ex ¬ tent tentAlthough Although the inside post position was con ¬ sidered a bugaboo to War Admiral Kurt singer had him away so quickly that he was able to wrest the lead from Heelfly within a sixteenth of a mile The latter colt broke up in the middle of the pack coming out of his stall so fast that it seemed that he might have gained a step at the start startAs As soon as he had the Man o War colt in the clear Kurtsinger reached down and took a steady hold on him but War Admiral gave freely of his speed and raced down the straightaway with frictionless action while Seelfly was under mild urging in an attempt to keep up with him himFor For the first time in many years there were no scratches from the overnight en ¬ tries Of the twenty horses whose names were sent through the entry box yesterday the only ones considered doubtful at all were Bernard F and Burning Star StarI I J Collins and Al Miller owner and trainer of Bernard F did not decide upon a jockey until last night but their selection of Lee Hardy did not come as a surprise surpriseJ J J Greely trainer of Burning Star stated this morning that his colt would start after he had held a conference with P A and R J Nash owners of Shandon Farm FarmTRACK TRACK AT ITS BEST BESTThe The track was in its very best condition having been regarded as fast during the training period this morning Superinten ¬ dent Tom Young had light harrows on it all day BO that the bright sun could draw out even more of the moisture which had accrued from rains earlier in the week weekAdvancing Advancing the post time for the first race from 1 oclock to 1230 made a hit with the crowd as it provided a greater margin be ¬ tween races and the immense crowd moved around with much more freedom freedomJust Just before the running of the first race all the jockeys having mounts in the Derby were called before presiding steward Charles F Price and his associates and were warned that rough riding would not be tolerated in the classic running and that any infrac ¬ tions of the rules would be dealt with se ¬ verely verelyWEDENER WEDENER VICTOBY VICTOBYThe The first race a dash of four and a half furlongs saw the colors of Joseph E Wide ner carried to a popular victory by the two yearold Cuckoo coupled in an entry with Commission Top Billing was second and Verakee third while Commission led home the four others which completed the field Cuckoo ridden by Leon Haas raced around the leaders on the stretch turn and while bearing in taking command continued on to score by a length and a half Top Billing second choice reached the front approaching the furlong post but though easily best of the others could not hold the winner winnerThe The second race also was won by the fa ¬ vorite as the Woolford Farms Trinchera running a much better race than he did here several days ago turned back six other sprinters over six furlongs Taken in hand by apprentice Sammy Roberts when outrun by Board Trade the eightyearold Trinchera forged to the front in the stretch and scored with a length and a half to spare Board Trade tired badly after his early display of speed and Transfun moved up to take sec ¬ ond money and Good King was third Board Trade finished fourth fourthBELLY BELLY JONES FIRST FIRSTThe The Woolford Farm and apprentice Rob ¬ erts also accounted for the third race in which Billy Jones defeated seven others over a mile and a sixteenth The eightyear old son of Sweep On which won nine races and was out of the money only once in six ¬ teen starts last year was scoring his third success of 1937 and in winning became the third straight choice to flatter the talent this afternoon Closest to Billy Jones at the end of the mile and a sixteenth was Lame Duck a length back while Barbara J was third and Manhattan fourth fourthThe The procession of winning favorites came to an end with the running of the fourth event but Roberts continued his triumphant ways when Cherokee Red owned by S G Baker Sr won that event a sprint of six and a half furlongs Cherokee Red was second choice in the betting to Adolf which dropped out of the picture after working his way to the front a furlong out Fight Back was second and Pierre Andre the pace ¬ maker for about three furlongs third Miss Twinkle led home the others in the field of eleven n
