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title: The Derby (Posies in the Paddock)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/posies-in-the-paddock-derby-berryman-1940/
description: A full-page sports spread built around a large horse's head in a wreath of roses lettered 'The Derby', with smaller comic panels of jockeys.
section: Collection
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# The Derby (Posies in the Paddock)

A full-page sports spread built around a large horse's head in a wreath of roses lettered 'The Derby', with smaller comic panels of jockeys, bettors and a ticket window. The central text says the Derby 'dopesters' have already hung the laurels on Bimelech 'while the Bradley beauty is still in his stall'; a corner panel offers 'Gallahadion' at '2 bucks to win'. The bandwagon tag is a weak fit: the panels joke about the crowd backing the favourite.

## Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

[Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
THE BIMMY BANDWAGON RIDERS CLAIM THE PLACE HORSE WILL TRAIL BY 12 OR 15 LENGTHS.......
DUST ISN'T BAD AT ALL NOW--- GUESS MAYBE IT'S SETTLIN 'FORE I GET TO IT!
IT'S KINDA SILLY OL' BOY-- I DON'T SEE WHY WE SHOULD BOTHER TO RUN!
THEY MIGHT AS WELL PAY OFF ON BIM AND SCRATCH HIM...
WELL SUH, WHEN MAH LI'L GRAN'SON HEER'D 'BOUT A OREGON HOSS A-RUNNIN IN KAINTUCKY HE LIKED TO A-SPLIT HIS SIDES...
BETCHA HE SPILT JULEP ALL OVAH HIS HIGH CHAIR!
'AIGHT / $2 STRAIGHT
YEAH, I DID SELL 1 TICKET, BUT TH' GUY HAD ON DARK GLASSES AN' HIS HAT PULLED DOWN!
THE BOYS WHO WANT A LITTLE PROFIT ON THEIR MONEY WON'T HANG AROUND THESE WINDOWS
I DON'T BLAME YUH, KID! RIGHT IN TH' PRIME AN' THEY MAKE YUH RUN AG'IN A CANNON BALL!
"EXPERTS" SAY THE FIGHT FOR THAT 2nd PLACE DOUGH WILL BE THE REAL RACE....
THE DERBY
GALLAHADION 2 BUCKS TO WIN 2 TO PLACE 5 TO SHOW
MY OWN "HOT-HAT-SPECIAL" JIM BERRYMAN
THE DERBY DOPESTERS HAVE ALREADY HUNG THE LAURELS OF THE KENTUCKY CLASSIC ON BIMELECH WHILE THE BRADLEY BEAUTY IS STILL IN HIS STALL. AS FAR AS THEY'RE CONCERNED THE RUNNING IS A MERE FORMALITY....
```

[← 中國工人 (Chinese Worker) no. 4, May Day special: contents page and Yan'an colophon](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/chinese-worker-may-day-contents-yanan-1940/) [In the Saddle Again (Preakness) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/in-the-saddle-again-preakness-1940/)

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