The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-21
DERBr DdY IN KENTUCKY.
Lord Murphy Winning In the F"siest Time
Ever Made Ia that Rnce.

exciting days over uasscd on Kentucky rncc-
course has Just been ended. Derby day is the
event Of the year In this State Of horscmcn and
horses. Tho hest timo yet made during the ilvo
years in which the Derby has becn run was
scored to-day by n Tennessee horse. The TEN
ncss"oAns are OF course iubilant. while
the Kcntuckans fall back on the be-
lief that tho victory is temporary one
only. and that tho important events on
the card for the coming week will again
send their stock to the front. 10 in many times
past. Hours before the races began thousands
of whites and negroes started out for the track
I'm all sorts OF dilapidntcd vehicles. More
walked than rode. The field was surrounded
with wagons. and every wagon was covered
with n swarm Of human bees. By2 o'clock tho
stands and quarter stretch were thronged with
tho stalwart yeOmcn and handsome women OF
Kentucky and neiRhboring States. the crowd
was 30 great and the heat and dust 30 op-
prcssive that many suffered from thirst
and partial sulTocation before tho races
onded. There was only ono pump near tho en-
trunre TO the track. with horn cup attached to
it.. When tho rush began after the races. while
ono person drank from the cup negroes would
I'll their black tclt hats with water. hold them
Ike bowls. and stick their heads in nnd drink.
Many reached tho city completely covered with
pulvoriHed lime and parched with thirst. For
tunatrly "A storm broke over Louisville before 4
O'Clock and the much needed rain began to fall.
There WIS great excitement ~ tho horses
were summoned for the first race. for the Assoc
ciati0n pur-e Of $500. one and n quarter milo
dash. The Kentucky boys cambercd up to the
top OF tho reportors stand, mounted the topS OF
tho seats In the grand stand. and porched ON
fences wagon tons. and carriage wheels. All in
tho stands sprang 10 their feet. There was great
Signal. Mollie Mckinley. Keeno Richards. Jr.,
Conn. Douglas, Mary r., Essilah. Genmorc.
Dunk ani i"rinn. E5s'dn A. was ,9e ns,y lnv9r
IS tho horses flew away. great clouds
OF dust arose. Glenmoro Showed nrst
at the front. with Fortuna second. signal third,
and the others close up They passed ;hc stand
in this order. with Glrnmorc only hall = length
from Fortuna and Signal still third. IL was
fearful race. The three leaders kept their posi-
Moiiie soon dropped back, Mary II, taking her
| place. Round they flew. a whirlwnd Of dust
| circulating over the track. As thcy came M on
the last quarter Fortuna began to creep on
two lengths in advance. holding this
advantage for the next QUARTER Az
! Fortuna gained. the cnthus asn was intense.
| Crowds Of negro boys from the training stables
| rushed across the nid and tho vast crowd
| yelled wildly. II was different from any scene
ever. witnessed on, an E'sirrn track, Before
! reaching the wire Fortuna was alon -sidr Glen
more Both riders piled the lash. Fortuna
strained every nerve, coming, unl Ter the wire
nose ana nose with Glcnmore. j was Qnnounced
| ns "A clear dead heat kcine Richards. Jr.. had
| worked up IN third place. The time was Won
! derfully last. considcrinG the condition Of the
track. the milo and Iunrier being run IN 2;lo'i.
| Tho purse was divided. which ended the rae.
Then came the great event ot the day. the race
for the Derby. flr Which the track is annually
| thrown op"nt the public free OF charge. There
this run Of milr and half Only nine oi these
started. OF these nine. four Ind won in the
Gen. Pike. Strathmore. faisrto ,and, Itin-
Sqe SPs' plnc, ase %Risss EESro baet9sr and
ycnr-oh stake at Nashville in good
form, showing that he had fecoyercd from ths
drawbacks under which he labored In Saratoga
| last summer He WINS favorite over the Others
horses were well backed against the Tcnnesse,
t. see this rHco. Other thousands packed tn
stands like hcrrings in a box. In order to Keel
4 roar resembling high wind rushlnI
through a forest went up a. the horses starte'
half mile post, on the opposite OF the trhcl
from the grand stand. Through clouds Of dus
IL the leud. Strnthmore and Lord Murphy lap
ping him. nearly side 10y side SlrMhmpr
were" We're all closely bunchcd. Rushing III
pnce for the next quarter. Strathm0re nn'
Trinidad squeezed through the rnck' but wcr
not allowed to get far away. Tho pace nov
grew hot, Buckner forging through and stick
ing his head alongside Of Sirathmores shoul
ders. Trinidad making three ~ kind, lor
Murphy was going well in the bunch hehin
firmly IN hard. Trinidad workedup At the IN
second while One Dime had taken third place
Lord Murphy was now, called on lor a
enGrt @r Seifpy %a on, M NJ Gs fGsPbS4H Pbdn
. | ming Of the last hall milo he showed ,hca
| | in front of Ada Glen who hnl collured nn
1 | passed Strait more. hy shOuldgr. From thl
| 10 the finish Lord Murphy gniErd inch hy Inc
y until at the wire be lead falsetio. who In
| spurted for second piagr. while Strathmor
- came in third. The time was 1897. the qnckes
h | 10y threo-quarters ~ u second ever mnde IN IA
Y | Kentucky Derby. The boys were Wild with eN
+ ctomcnt. AMI the legion of uettcrs on Murph
4 throw up their hats and yelled themselvt
n hOnrse.
- | mile in rounding the turn. IL required n So
y ond or so for him 20 recover his legs ana g
Il under way again. This makes his time. und'
h tho circumstances, very rcmhrkable. Inl
n Murphy is a nnc brown colt. about siNtce
n hands high. He goes on n strong, eAsy, loni
il reaching gait and has greatly improved as
q winning once. His best performance ~ tw
.. year-old was in running second Il spendthri
T.. NJ Nashville last fall.
i The Derby Day closed with desperately col
:. tested mile heat race for the Association purs
II Tho starters were Ella Rowet. Nirgi Linn, i
a King Faro. Kincsnnd. Pcru. and silver Mai
II The iavorte was King Faro. lie captured q
4 | first heat after a beautiful brush with Peru
II head. Victim third. Time. ~
- The horses were 50 evenly matched IN IN
II race that II was impossible. from their compa
- manner Of running and the dust. 10 place the
= throughout At the close OF tho second ne
n Ella Rowrit. who came down the homrstrri
= head and hoad with King Faro, extended h
81 mock at the wire winning by nose. I'm
It. lA2A-ycry fast. -
ii In tho third hent Ella Rowctt led King FG
le hy two lengths untl they slruck INTO ine sir''
Hero King Faro changed the deal fih wen
Pc cnrd and throw NJ her hand, losing the race
In n length. Time lij.