Word: divers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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They saw the richest Derby of all time. Reason: it was the "openest" field in years and nearly every owner of a likely candidate was willing to risk the final $500 starting fee. However, the crowd settled on a favorite: Mrs. Payne Whitney's entry of Devil Diver and Shut Out. Devil Diver had not finished out of the money in 13 starts. Shut Out, son of the late, great Equipoise, had been worthy and unworthy of his name. Eddie Arcaro, Mrs. Whitney's contract rider who was itching to win his third Derby, was hard...
...smartest jockey in the business soon found that he was on the wrong horse. When he started to make his move, the Diver didn't seem to have what it takes. Shut Out did. With Jockey Wayne Wright up, the lesser regarded of the Whitney pair was up with the front runners from the drop of the flag. On the home turn, when the pacemaker, With Regards, began to falter, Shut Out shot in front. Then, in the last quarter, standing off the challenges of Alsab and Valdina Orphan, Shut Out saved the day for Mrs. Whitney. Devil Diver...
...Flamingo Stakes last February and beat Apache, pride of Broadway, in New York's Wood Memorial last week. Kentucky hard-boots like the looks of a pair of colts owned by Mrs. Payne Whitney: Shut Out, a worthy son of the late great Equipoise, and Devil Diver, rated the most promising Whitney youngster since Twenty Grand. Some diehards still think that Warren Wright's in-again, out-again Sun Again will be another Whirlaway...
...will put their two bucks on the smartest jockey in the field. That title belongs to Kentucky's Eddie Arcaro, leading stakes winner last year and winner of two of this year's richest races: the Widener and the Flamingo. This week Arcaro will ride either Devil Diver or Shut Out. If he boots home the winner, he will deserve to be ranked with Earl Sande and Negro Isaac Murphy, the only two jockeys ever to ride three Kentucky Derby winners. Arcaro won with Lawrin in 1938, with Whirlaway last year...
...Wyman Trophy is a permanent plaque with a small replica, which is automatically given to the swimmer or diver scoring the most points for the Crimson team. Former winners include: Roy S. Wallace, Jr. '35 in 1935; Charles G. Hutter, Jr. '38, of Olympic fame, in 1936, 1937, and 1938; Eric Cutler '40 in 1939 and 1940; and Franny Powers...