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► Leading Officials Supervise Sport McMeekin, Goode, Young Serving as Stewards at j Churchill Downs Track : CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., | May 6. — The running of the Diamond Jubi-* lee Derby will be watched by more than ; 100,000 pairs of eyes, but among those | many will be a few whose vision will be : most vital. J These are the eyes of the stewards, f starter, patrol judges and other officials under whose authority and judgment the .-all-important race will be decided. These ; I men, without exception, are among the leaders of the American roster of officials - and all have had fundamental schooling j and background on the turf that makes for ; public confidence. Presiding steward, and in charge of the 5 racing, is the veteran Sam H. McMeekin. A former newspaper man, McMeekin "grad-" j uated" to the ranks of turf officials many ■ I years ago. His experience as a turf arbiter jj I has been long and lustrous. He has been closely identified in an official capacity with the American Turf Association for the last several years. Placing Judges Jack G. Goode, associate steward, literally "grew up" with the turf. He is the son of the veteran horseman, John M. Goode, trainer of Ky. Colonel, among others, for Joseph A. Goodwin of Lexington. Jack S. Young serves as the steward representing the State of Kentucky. Young is well known to middle western racing fans from "border to border." He has had experience in Detroit of a summer and New Orleans of a winter in addition to his Kentucky stewardship. The placing judges for the Derby will be Lawrence C. Bogenschutz, who also serves as the racing secretary; James T. Clark, scion of the well-known Kentucky family; the veteran H. B. Lindenberger and Ray Hoertz. The patrol judges are deemed most competent. They include George Molesworth, who once rode Old Rosebud, although not in his winning Derby effort in 1914; Carl Burns, Winn Williamson, a grandson of Col. Matt J. Winn, and George Morris. Thomas Oliphant, who is paddock judge, is without peer in handling the important duties of his post. C. "Ben" Masden, one of the nations leading professional dockers, will officially time the Derby running. He is an acknowledged expert in his chosen work. Reuben White, the starter, once worked as a stableman for the late Col. E. R. Bradley and made good the hard way. He worked his way up from the ranks and served for many years as an assistant starter on the ground before going into the stand. In the event that the Derby finish comes down to a "close" fit the Kuprion Kamera, with inventor and developer Arthur Kuprion personally in charge, will snap the horses exactly at the finish line to assist the judges, if need be, in making their final decision. The Derby will be run under the auspices of Kentuckys distinguished racing commission, with Gen. J. Fred Miles as chairman; E. E. Dale Shaffer, vice-chairman; Arthur B. Hancock, Sr., Stanley F. Hugenberg, Sr., and Clarence LeBus, members, and J. Keene Daingerfield, secretary.
