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r----" Kentucky Derbys of Past-Charts and Future Books 1929 I j The 1929 Kentucky Derby furnished quite a paradox in that E. R. Bradley, the man who won four Derbys, failed to capture the famous race with, undoubtedly, the best horse he ever started in the Blue Grass classic. Blue Larkspur, opening future book choice, pre-post and actual starting favorite, was a "Bradley" horse which did not win the Derby. He opened at 7 to 1, with High Strung second choice at 8 to 1. Blue Larkspur went down steadily in the betting until he was quoted last at 2 1-2 to 1. Clyde Van Dusen on April 16 became the second choice and continued so into the race. He was the first son of Man o War to win the Derby and, strangely enough, he was about as large in stature as War Admiral, the last son of the great "Red" to win. Ervast was the forerunner of Indian Broom and other West Coast sensations that came East from California heralded as probable champions. He did not get to the post. The failure of Blue Larkspur to even place that year was blamed on the footing that day, much slop and mud prevailing. The field for the 1929 Derby numbered twenty-one, and among the unplaced besides Blue Larkspur, such other horses that became more or less famous later were Windy City, The Nut and Karl Eitel, as a glance over the following repro-. duction of the chart of the race shows: FIFTH RACE 1 1-4 MILES. Woodtrap, May 21, 19212:037106. Fifty-Fifth 36255 Running KENTUCKY DERBY. 0,000 Added. 3-year-olds. Weight-for- May-18-29-C.D NeTvalue to winner 3,950 and gold trophy; second, ,000; third, ,000; fourth, ,000. Index Horse- Egt A Wt PP St 1 Str Fin Jockeys Owners Eguiv. Odds Strt 36073CLYDEVNDUSENwb126 20 7 1 l3 l2 l3 l2 McAteeL H P Gardner 300-100 36140 NAISHAPUR wb126 4 2 12 122 83 5 23 AllenCE Wilshire Stable .JS 36175 PANCHIO wb126 13 1 4 33 2" 2 3 ColtilettiF Three Ds Stock Farm 844-100 35572 BLUE LARKSPUR w 126 21 4 3 4 5i 3h 44 GarnerM E R Bradley 000! inn 36140 WINDY CITY w 126 19 9 S 8 73 84 5 PoolE F M Grabner ?ooi 35626 VOLTEAR vb126 1 8 5and 52 6 7n 6h ODonnellS DLxiana ?o , 36023 THE NUT wb 126 18 3 171 10 4 61 7 RobertsonA Warm Stable 4062-100 36023 POLKING wb126 14 18 23 24 34 43 8 PascumaA H T Archibald t 31283 KARL EITEL vb126 10 16 7 9 9 9 JonesR J J Coughhn Z8S0-1UU 35839 UPSET LAD wl26 5 13 10i 17 14 131 10s ChiavettaF- Belle Isle Stable t 361743CALF ROPER wb126 9 15 16 15 103 103 11 HardyL Three Ds Stock Farm T 360232MINOTAUR wb126 7 14 101 92 ll2 14 12h HalbertF J R Thompson 3080-100 35572 BAY BEAUTY wb 126 15 10 11 14 12h 171 13 HorvathK E R Bradley 35982 CHICATIE wb126 3 12 141 14h 131 13 14 GarnerW Fair Stable 8709-100 36073 PAUL BUNYAN wb126 12 17 192 191 182 15 15 ClellandO L M Severson . t 36023 ESSARE w-b126 6 5 6 61 15 141 163 ConnellyD Jacques Stable t 36140 LD BRAEDALBANE wb 126 8 11 13 131 16 162 172 CrumpW D Breckinridge . t 36174 BEN MACHREE wb121 16 21 203 lfc 171 181 181 AbelA C C and G Y Hieatt t 36201 CHIP wb126U 20 21 203 193 193 19s HeupclJ Mrs E L Swikard t 36140 PRINCE PAT wb126 17 19 18and 21 21 20 20 LaidleyO Three Ds Stock Farm 361402PARAPHRASE wb126 2 6 9 16" 201 21 21 FronkW H P Headley t fMutuel field. JE. R. Bradley entry; Three Ds Stock Farm entry. Time, a, nLand Sigt,T"" "fejoUL BOOHI-G OBM-j !US.::::::::::::::: 5 8-M SS 3mm JKS S3! THREE Ds STOCK FARM ENTRY 100 Field 3.50 75 lou - Winner Ch. g, by Man o War Uncles Lassie, by Uncle trained by C. Van Dusen; bred by Mr. H. P. Gardner. WENT TO POST 4:58. AT POST 13 minutes. Start e,ood and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. CLYDE VAN DUSEN took the lead after the first quarter, saved ground while setting the pace and responded to a light shaking up to the stretch to hold his opponents safe. NAISHAPUR, slow to start and racing wide, began moving up after going five eighths and, after being blocked in the stretch, where no swerved, finished with a rush when clear. PANCHIO was prominent for the entire race and, benefited by a strong ride, outfinished BLUE LARKSPUR. The latter ran well to the stretch turn, where he dropped back, but came again gamely after going to the inside in the stretch and just failed to get up for third place. WINDY CITY raced well and held on gamely. VOLTEAR tired in the final drive. BEN MACHREE finished with a rush. KARL EITEL tired. MINOTAUR was always far back. ESSARE showed early speed. FOLKING was done alter reaching tne streicn. Scratched-36140 Ervast, 126; mWBorls, 126; 36140 The Choctaw, 126; 36226 St. Ignatius, . 126; 36136 ,C17 Hiram Kelly, 126. The Future Book prices from the opening quotations until the day of the race follow: . Feby March April May May Horse. 26 9 16 14 15 Odds Odds Odds Odds Odds Clyde Van Dusen 10 10 8 5 4 Naishapur ... 50 25 15 8 6 Panchio 50 100 ... ... 100 Blue Larkspur 7 6 3 3 2? Windy City .... 50 50 30 20 15 Voltear 40 40 ... 12 10 The Nut 50 50 40 ... 30 Folking 50 100 ... ... ... Karl Eitel 25 20 ... 25 30 Upset Lad -. 50 50 40 ... 50 Calf Roper 50 100 50 60 Minotaur .... 50 100 60 30 30 Bay Beauty 50 40 ... , 25 30 Chicatie 50 60 Paul Bunyan 50 200 Essare 50 40 30 30 40 Lord Braedalbane 50 200 ... 60 100 Ben Machree 50 200 Chip 50 200 60 ... 100 Prince Pat.. 50 200 ... ... 30 Paraphrase 50 100 ... ... ... High Strung . 8 10 30 Roguish Eye 10 10 10 Ervast 10 15 50 10 20 Twink 12 W ... i
