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- — — ► LOUIS B. MAYER— His English-bred, Domingo, earned the right to compete in the Preakness Saturday when he was an easy winner at Jamaica yesterday. 9 ~ Majority of Derby Contestants Pimlico-Bound for Preakness i Shut Out and Eight of His Foes Go East — With Regards And Hollywood Stay at Downs LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 4.— Of the 15 three-year-olds who took part in last Saturdays renewal of the Kentucky Derby, only two remained at Churchill Downs today. They are Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Grimes With Regards, who ran fourth after pacing the field for more than a mile of the classic run of a mile and a quarter, and Emerson F. Woodwards Hollywood, who finished ninth. All- of the others were shipped away, either yesterday or this morning. Many of them are bound for Pimlico and the Preakness Stakes, which will be staged on Saturday. Maryland-bound yesterday were Mrs. Payne Whitneys Derby champion, Shut Out; his running mate, Devil Diver, and William Woodwards Apache, and they were followed this morning by Mrs. Albert Sabaths Derby runner-up, Alsab; Valdina Farms Valdina Orphan, who ran third; Ben F. Whitakers Requested and William Dupont, Jr.s, Fairy Manah. Another promising three-year-old to leave here yesterday for Maryland was Warren Wrights Sun Again, but there was some doubt whether he will compete in the Preakness. The remaining Derby contestants went in several directions. Mrs. Ethel V. Mars Dogpatch left yesterday for New York; Mrs. Edward Mulrenans First Fiddle and Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Moores Sir War departed for the same destination this morning. T. D. Buhls Sweep Swinger was sent yesterday to Detroit and this morning E. C. A. Bergers Boot and Spur was transferred to Chicago. Fairy Manah Very Doubtful Of the nine three -year -olds who were shipped from here to Maryland, seven may be seen in the Preakness — at least those were the intentions for them when they departed. The possible exceptions are Fairy Manah and Sun Again. The former did not run to expectations in the Derby and trainer R. E. Handlen said it was highly improbable that he would be sent to the post in the Maryland fixture. The decision, however, will rest with owner duPont, the trainer said. As for Sun Agains status in relation to the Preakness, that also was to be settled later. Trainer Ben A. Jones said the colt has not done well since his hard race in the Derby Trial Stakes here last Tuesday and it was for this reason that he was withdrawn from the Derby. Sun Agains training this spring twice was set back by firing treatments for a splint, and his tough race in the Trial, in which he was narrowly beaten by Valdina Orphan, did not help him any, Jones said. Whether he takes part in the Preakness also will await a later decision, according to the trainer. The Greentree Stable forces left here confident of repeating their Derby success in the Preakness. Shut Out came out of the Churchill Downs classic none the worse for the experience and trainer John M. Gaver looks only for him to run to last Saturdays performance to take down the Pimlico stake. Devil Diver, who was thought to be the superior of Shut Out until their efforts last Saturday proved otherwise, also came out of the Derby without a scar and. Continued on Page Two . i , i 1 Shut Out and Eight of His Derby Rivals Head for Pimlico and Preakness Stakes i * * 1 f t 1 c i c t ] j | i , , j , • , , , 1 ; 1 1 ; ■ ; ! 1 . . ! ! - f i . - With Regards and Hollywood* Only Members of Starting Field Staying at Downs Continued from Page Three unless the stable decides his help will not be needed, he will be ready for his engagement this week-end. The owners and trainers of Alsab and Valdina Orphan had no excuses to offer for their defeat in the Derby, but looked for greater success in the Preakness. Alsab, everyone thought, ran an excellent race for a horse who has been so strenuously | drilled and campaigned since last winter . and fans also were full of praise for Val- , dina Orphan, who forced With Regards ; brisk pace. , August Swenke, trainer of the Sabath colt, said Alsab came out of the race ; without a mark, and Frank Catrone, con- . ditioner of the Valdina thoroughbreds, had the same to say for Valdina Orphan. Catrone said that Hollywood was left behind because he will not be needed in the Preakness. Hollywood, he stated, failed to . reach contention in last Saturdays engagement and may need further development if he is to show himself to be a horse of real quality. As the Derby showed, the trainer added, Valdina Orphan is the Valdina Farms stables top three-year-old, and on his efforts the Texas establishment will pin its hopes of a Preakness triumph. Expect Requested to Do Better Also confidently looking forward to bet-1 ter luck in the Preakness, are the connec-• tions of Requested, who might have had some trouble in the Derby and who certainly did not run his race. J. H. McCoole, the horses trainer, took the defeat in stride, but ventured the forecast that he will show to much better advantage this week-end. He said he thought the horse met some interference, but hardly enough to account for his failure to finish better than next to last. Apache and Fair Call are others for whom better efforts are hoped in the Preakness, and they, too, came out of the Derby unmarked. Dogpatch, First Fiddle and Sir War are destined for racing in New York, and they may be heard from later in competition with the countrys top three-year-old. Dogpatch is to be pointed for the Withers, his next important engagement, and that stake also may attract First Fiddle and Sir War. Sweep Swinger, who will be seen under colors at Detroit, might be shipped to Chi- cago for several engagements this summer, and Boot and Spur is intended for cam-. paigning on the Illinois circuit, where he also may be found in several stakes. With Regards, the only casualty of the i Derby, is to get a rest, according to trainer Grimes. The colt grabbed himself and sustained a cut on his left front heel, but ; he was to have been given a respite under any circumstances. He will be sent to I Chicago later, and his next big engage-5 . ments are the Arlington Classic and the : American Derby. The injury he sustained I is not believed to be serious. As horsemen and others today reviewed I | . , ; , ; . . the Derby in retrospect, it was generally agreed that the race was cleanly and truly run and that the best horse finished in front. There were some who thought that the way in which some of the horses were started from a second gate did not give them an equal chance with those who broke from the one nearest the inside rail, but there were just as many who believed otherwise. At any rate, two gates were necessary with so many contestants and starter Reuben White was generally applauded for the excellence of the break. There may have been a little crowding in the first quarter mile as the horses battled for position, but no more than average or normal, as a large field goes into action and the best indication that most of those directly concerned, owners, trainers and jockeys, thought the race was truly run, was the complete absence of excuses for the beaten horses. The crowd, too, enjoyed the spectacle and most of the fans left here with the feeling that they had seen a real champion in Shut Out. The attendance might have been a little short of record proportions, but the occasion was a complete success, nevertheless, and the Churchill Downs management, headed by Col. Matt J. Winn, was roundly commended for the smooth manner in which it staged- its great spectacle. With a splendid Derby week behind it, Churchill Downs today began the final two weeks of its annual spring session, which will see the running of two other important fixtures, the Kentucky Oaks, this Saturday, and the Kentucky Handicap on the final day. a week later.
