European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 06, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Londay May 6, 1968 the stars and stripes Page \7 Ussery pilots dancer s image to Derby Victory i Louisville by. A lobby Ussery i whip lost and Kitten paddled dancer s in a wit his hands As he Rode to Tetory in the 94th Kentucky do by saturday and became the St jockey with two straight Derby victories in 66 years i Ussery dropped the whip at she 3-16 pole As he headed for Ala Row Hole on the rail where k and dancer s image Saile Jast Calumet farms Forward pass in the final strides and non by 1j4 lengths i i just Don t remember us Lerv said when asked about the cropped whip. I know 1 hit him at least once in the  was Only the film patrol record of the 11a mile Derby hat testified that the 33-year old rider from Vian okla.,was smacking Peter Fuller s native dancer Colt to Victory. With two fingers held aloft the grinning jockey let the Esti mated 100,000 fans know he realized he had become the first rider since Jimmy Winkfield in1901-02 to score two straight in America s favorite horse race. He did it the hardest of hard ways. Off to the slowest Start of Allin the Field of 14, dancer s image was More than 15 length behind the Leader Kentucky Sherry after the Long stretch Start As they turned into the  into the turn for Home he had closed a Little ground and was 10th, 13 lengths behind Kentucky Sherry who was beginning to tire. There were still eight Colts i front of dancer s image when he hit the Quarter mile Home stretch but when Ussery dropped the whip just about the length of a football Field later the col was flying. He overtook Forward pass who had held a Brief Lead in the final strides and was gaining ground when he crossed the Fin  s hat from Al Lippe s Saddle Rock farm closed in the final Quarter mile along with . Commercial from Millard Waldheim s Bra Mazon farms to finish three four. Mrs. Joe w. Brown s Ken Tucky Sherry settled for fifth. The Victory for Fuller a bos ton sportsman with his first Derby starter netted $122,600from the $165,100 pot second largest in the history of the Clas sic. Ussery credited by Trainer Lou Cavalaris As the major Rea son for dancer s image s four straight victories said when the Colt Cut to the rail in the stretch he knew he was a Winner. When he starts his move there s no horse going to stay with him said Ussery who also was aboard the Grey Colt in the Wood memorial and governor Gold cup winners Circle. Cavalaris changed his strategy after Only four starts this year removing the Blinker dancer s image had been Wear a a Jyl sit a. " " ? in Iasi. Of. Her  $ ?. V j a. A a " met of & diff % Ink by we ,. So a. " More than an image dancer s jockey Bobby Ussery to win the 1968 Ken final strides to win by 1& lengths. For image sired by the famous native Tucky Derby saturday. Dancer s image Ward pass was second Francies hat dancer hits the wire under the urging of sailed past favorite Forward pass in the third. A i Noto festive air reigned at Downs Louisville by. Up Churchill Downs saturday re gained the festive air it lacked to a marked degree a year ago when open housing demonstrators threatened to disrupt the running of the Kentucky Derby and ten Sions ran High. Early in the week a year ago six of them scrambled onto the track in front of the horseracing through the stretch and no one knew what to expect on Derby Day. Nothing happened to mar the running of the race. The housing situation has since been settled and it was a relaxed and Carefree crowd that started to pour into the race track As soon As the Gates opened at 8a.m. Hundreds of them had been waiting for hours and the Early Comers headed straight for the Wield to pick out Choice spots. The huge sprawling grand stand was empty for All the seats were reserved and Hud been foldout months ago. Incy came carrying lunch baskets and coolers Camp chairs and bar stools paper sacks an blankets. One Young Matron pushed a stroller holding a year old baby and another toted a in aluminium step ladder Oil never last until the Derby predicted the ticket taker As the baby went by. Determined to control the huge crowd in the infield police were enforcing a Law forbidding bring ing alcoholic beverages onto premises licensed to sell. City police were lined up teach Entrance. They examined every Basket cooler bag an oversized woman s handbag. The Derby fans took it Good nut redly. I Why Are you hungry asked one surprised woman when asked to open a lunch Basket. If you Are please take Sandwich she told the  have Hud to turn Back very few the officer  Young fellow had a cooler with 12 cans of Beer in it. He just put it Down Over there and went in. There it is he said pointing. Blue grass classic set Wager Marks Louisville by. A the 94th running of the Kentucky Derby caused betting rec ords to topple at Churchill Downs  Mutual handle of $5, 06,069 was the fourth time in the history of the Derby that More than $2 million was bet on the , the $2,350,470 wagered on the Derby itself also was a sin Gle race record at the historic  Pari Nui fuels count first passed the $2 million Mark in 1964 and followed the pattern until last year when the total was shy about $67,000.the old Marks of the total wagered on the entire Derby daycare were $5,308,285 in 1966 and the $2,227,484 wagered on the Derby itself in 1965. Advance Derby betting on Friday and prior to the sixth race s a t u re a y totalled$1,065,574, also a record High. Dancer s image the Derby Winner was second Choice in f a a Gnu if on Pattii 20 later it became impossible to Check everybody a n d Many went through the Gates without inspection. But More Are showing up with Beer than Ever reach the Gate. They see us examining everything hesitate and go away. They Are Back empty handed shortly afterwards so i guess they take whatever the had Back to their cars he  enterprising Young Fel lows came in with cooler containing bags of ice and nothing  la fill it up inside and won t have to Buck the lines Allday one of them said a More enterprising fellow after he was inside jubilantly revealed he had gone to the trouble of emptying soft drink bottles and filling them wit Beer. "1 got a Case of Beer by them he  morning Clouds soon disappeared and a Bright hot Sun beat Down on the infield. The air was almost  Baths were the order of the Day. Young people scantily Clad stretched out on blankets by the hundreds and you never got out of ear Range of blaring portable radios. Ing and putting the Strong hande Ussery on his Back. It made All the difference inthe world the ohioan turned Canadian  Derby Victory smashed to bits the hundreds of false re ports that dancer s image s an Kles were too weak. The fans Here and millions who watched on National television knew they weren t not saturday anyway. There have been More re mors about this Colt than there were in world War ii Cava Laris said As he put on the Fin Ishing touches for the  at Cavalaris barn never quite understood that Colt standing in a tub of ice a Ter could signify anything Short of disaster. Even Fuller a former olym Pic boxing Champion never be came accustomed to the  gives us fits every morn ing but he always runs a big Louisville by. A owner Peter Fuller says he recently was offered $2 million Bya Syndicate for his Colt dancer s image who won the Kentucky Derby saturday. I turned it Down because my wife said she wanted to go to the Derby and she would t go unless we owned dancer s image the Boston automobile dealer said prior to the race. The Grey son of the famed native dancer is also the first new England owned Colt Ever to Winthe Derby. He was ored and foaled in Maryland but spent More than a year of his life at Fuller s Runnymede farm a North Hampton . Race in the afternoon the owner said. Not Only did Ussery break the66-year d Rought on consecutive victories but he also became Only the third rider in Derby history to turn the trick. Isaac Murphy did it in 1890-91. This horse has the will  said a Happy Ussery in the Winner s Circle  Cut the Corner and he went right by them on the  Sherry the Colt mrs. Brown bought for s150.000less than two months ago jumped to the Lead coming from the Gate while Ismael Valenzuela hustled Forward passin from his no. 13 Post position. Forward pass and Cain Hoy stable s Captain s Jig took to Kentucky Sherry s heels and pressed the Leader for three quarters of a mile. Then for Ward pass made his big move. The first Calumet Colt to Startin the Derby in 10 years passed Louisville by. A Orlo Robertson retired turf Edi Tor of the associated press proved saturday he was t put out to pasture yet As far a Kentucky derbies go. Robertson not Only picked the Correct order of finish for the first three. Dancer s image Forward pass and Francie s hat he also hit the exact Tim for the running of the race 2 02 1-5. Kentucky Sherry with ease handmade his drive just a few feet from the  inside Hole was just the right size for Ussery and dancer s image however while Francie s hat and . Com Mercial were charging on the outside. Kentucky Sherry holding on continued on up