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i Determine Will Pass Up Preakness Screemin Jack Shows Way at Downs Ship Derby Victor West Wednesday WednesdayExpect Expect Downs Classic to Be Upped to 150000 Added in 1955 Correlation Going East By CHARLES HATTON HATTONCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 3 Californias mighty mite Deter ¬ mine the tiny gray son of Alibhai who won the Kentucky Derby last Saturday in one of the most exciting renewals of that Blue Grass classic will pass up the Preakness Stakes and will be shipped home to Cal ¬ ifornia Wednesday Willie Molter trainer of the Andrew J Crevolin colt made the announcement this morning Determine is a Preakness eligible but was not nominated for the Belmont Stakes so there cannot be a triple Crown winner this ear earThe The gallant little gray came out of the Kentucky Derby without a scratch trainer Molter said but in a weekend strategy session a decision was reached o send Determine back to the west coast and not to press their luck luckTrainer Trainer Molter and jockey Ray York also are returning to Californ First Gray to Win Race Determine was the first gray horse ever to win the Kentucky Derby and he was the first winner to take more than 100000 net His share of the bulging purse was 102050 Alfred G Vanderbilts magnifi ¬ cent Native Dancer another gra colt just missed winning the classic last year and racing experts still ire conceding victory to him except for this or that but Dark Star was first across the line and that is the way it will always appear in the records There was a rumor today that next years Kentucky Derby will carry an added value of 150000 with larger secondary awards Asked to confirm this boost of 50000 Bill Corum president of Churchill Downs said I made no reference to it but cannot deny it Saturday was a big day for CrevolirifHis Imbros won the William P Kyne Handicap at Bay Meadows running the California sportsmans winning for the day to 150850 150850C C V Whitneys Fisherman and Wood vales Goyamo whose owner died Derby day were scheduler1 to entrain together today for Belmont Park Maine Chances Black Metal and Kentucky Oaks heroine Fascinator were flown to Belmont park where Fascinator is a candidate for Wednesdays Acorn Stakes Mr and Mrs Allie Reuben and trainer Harry Trotsek will decide within the next several days daysContinued Continued on Page Three Determine to Skip Preakness Will Be Flown West Tomorrow Downs Classic Expected to Be Made 750000 Added in 55 Correlation Going East EastContinued Continued from Page One Onewhether whether to ship Hasty Road to Pimlico for the Preakness decided on Saturday May 22 22Rather Rather ironically it appears the favorite Correlation is the only colt damaged in what many saw as the roughest Derby in years He was cut about the hooves behind and evidently was struck into when Hasty Road broke out and Timely Tip came in sharply at the outset outsetDr Dr Alex Harthill who is administering the Wood winner this morning fired him for a blind splint below the knee of the right foreleg It required only a few holes and trainer Noble Tbreewitt plans to ship Correlation Thursday to Pimlico Harthill opined he could be ready for this engage ¬ ment mentIt It is remarkable that the Derby devel ¬ oped such a melee the first time it was de ¬ cided under the scrutiny of the film patrol However Ray York observed before bis departure When is not there some crowd ¬ ing when 17 horses break together This also was president Corums view and he added The stewards and I talked to the riders before the running reminding them that the public opinion of racing which is all our livelihoods is in their hands Some of the jockeys become extremely excited by the importance of the event and the gen ¬ eral atmosphere of mounting tension Corum recalled that York told him I was perfectly calm until that band struck up My Old Kentucky Home then I became wringing wet with perspiration perspirationFor For all the scrimmaging few doubt the best horse won And Determine himself suffered in the jam at the break along with the heavily backed Correlation Goy ¬ amo also was stood still in the first quar ¬ ter and was forced over on Fisherman at the furlong pole when Correlation reverted to a habit of lugging in inAttendance Attendance Off Trifle TrifleThe The Derby attendance did not appear to many quite so large as it had been in 1953 and the wagering was less extensive However a check this morning revealed there were 2700 more programs sold Sat ¬ urday than for the Native Dancer Derby actually The crowd was exceeded only once for the Derby of 1946 which was won by Assault This was a tribute to the Derby in consideration of television and some rather desponding weather forecasts forecastsWagering Wagering on the day was 4234231 which did not compare favorably with the 4306065 handled on Derby Day last sea ¬ son The7 pool on the Derby itself marked a slight increase It totalled 1543097 whereas the handle on the race a year ago was 1532731 1532731Hasseyampa Hasseyampa who stayed well finishing in third position is to remain Qn at the Downs and will be pointed for summer stakes at Chicago James Session returns from here to the West Coast CoastThus Thus it appears that only two Hasty Road and Goyamo among the first four at the end of this event are to be ac ¬ counted prospective starters in the upcom ¬ ing Preakness second of the American Triple Crown events at Baltimore If it is decided by the Reubens to bid for the Pimlico event with Hasty Road he will be a most considerable factor with Determine removed from his path and a distance of a mile and threesixteenths a sixteenth shorter than the Derby DerbyGoyamo Goyamo and Correlation moved together in the Derby and the formers race was the more impressive as he finished fourth despite being momentarily trapped in close quarters as Correlation bore over midway the stretch Correlation and Fisherman finished in relation to one another about as they had in the Wood Memorial And the Derby result showed that the form of the Trial was higher higherThe The form of the Derby also was an oc ¬ casion for rejoicing in California where the successful Determine was developed although he is a product of the stud in Kentucky It seemed to show that during the winter the worth of the form at Los Angeles was greater than that elsewhere For the Kentucky Derby was the third Determine has won this season he having accounted for the Santa Anita and Bay Meadows derbys derbysThe The result reflected the increased quality of the bloodstock offered at the yearling vendues in this country The winner was a 12000 bargain Hasty Road another at 23100 Goyamo went through the sales ring at 4500 and the fifth to finish Ad ¬ miral Porter was an 8100 yearling These were all by the way among the selected yearlings offered at Keeneland
