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3 =*» Predict Great Things for Derby Winner Johnstown j Expect Woodward Colt to Win "Triple" Crown . Shipped East for His Engagement in Rich Preakness at Pimlico Next Saturday. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 8.— If Johnstown doesnt turn out to be the greatest three-year-old since Man o War, most of the 80,000 persons who saw him win Saturdays Kentucky Derby in a common canter, are going to miss their guess. No horse has ever won the Derby in easier fashion, and experienced observers confidently forecast that if no misfortune befalls the current star of William Woodwards Belair Stud, he will win the Preakness next Saturday, the Belmont Stakes, the Withers and the Arlington Classic in just as one-sided fashion. James Fitzsimmons, trainer of the colt, was said to be unwilling to concede that Johnstown is a better horse than either Gallant Fox or Omaha, which he sent to Churchill Downs to win the Derby under the Woodward silks, but turfmen here are inclined to think "Sunny Jim" is too conservative as quoted or for reasons best known to himself was just "kidding." MAKES FINE START. Johnstown, which left here yesterday for Pimlico, is in a position to surpass the three-year-old records of both Man o War, unbeaten in eleven starts, and Gallant Fox. which won more money in one season 08,725 in 1930 than any other horse in the world. In addition to the Wood Memorial Stakes and the Kentucky Derby, among Gallant Foxs successes, Johnstown has accounted for enough victories to bring his total earnings at this time to 1,875, an even 1,000 more than Gallant Fox earned in taking those two fixtures. Johnstown left here in excellent condition. Tommy Driscoll, who looked after the colt following Fitzsimmons departure, said the Woodward star came out of the Derby no more concerned than if he had just indulged in a workout. He ate six quarts of oats, in addition to his rations of hay and such delicacies as carrots, for his evening meal, and had three more quarts of oats before being shipped yesterday morning. He was accompanied back East by Challenge, Woodwards reserve Derby candidate, which was not called upon to start in the Downs fixture. William L. Branns Challedon, second in the Derby, and Joe W. Browns T. M. Dorsett also were sent to Maryland yesterday. Chal- Continued on thirty-ninth page. PREDICT GREAT THINGS FOR DERBY WINNER JOHNSTOWN Continued from first page. ledon probably will be found among the Preakness starters, particularly if the track is muddy, but trainer John B. Theall was undecided about T. M. Dorsett and the Pimlico stake when he left here. EL CHICO OUT OF PREAKNESS. Before he sent William Zieglers El Chico and Our Mat back to Belmont Park, trainer Matt Brady said the juvenile champion of last year would not be seen in the Preakness. John Hay Whitneys Heather Broom, third to Johnstown and Challedon Saturday, was sent to New York this morning, and whether he is to be a starter in the Preakness is to be determined later. The remaining three contestants in the Derby, Emerson F. Woodwards Viscounty, Herbert M. Woolfs Technician and Mrs. Ethel V. Mars On Location will remain at the Downs. All the horses came out of their ! Derby engagements without injury. Derby Day was a success in every respect, and Col. M. J. Winn, head of the track, has received congratulations from all sides on the splendid manner in which the spectacle was presented and the fine way in which the record attendance was handled. The tremendous gathering, in turn, was a tribute to the Derby, Americas premier sports event.
