Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-15
TRE AMERICAN TURF.
Hagin's Ben Ali Wins the Kentucky
Derby-Other Races.

/ HAG1nsS Ben Ali WINS the Ae1CuCky
Dsrby-Other Races.
L~oulsv1LLE, KY, May 14.-Derby day
has come and gone, and by all who saw it,
it has been put down IS a great turf event,
successful in every respect. The weather
was very warm. The track Was good and
fast, and the attendance was the largest
seen in Louisville for many years.
In the free field the crowd was simply
immense. They were good natured: but it
required q great deal. If execution on the
part Of the police. Betting was very good.
It was confined to auction and French
mutual pools, the bookmakers declining to
pay the sum required for the privilege by
White & Company the lessees.
FIRST RACE.
The Louisville ladies stakes, fveeights Of
a mile; Nellie B, (1O7); Blessed, 400; Jen-
ME T. 900; Plaything, (107); Cora L,
400; Lilisk, 900; Varina, (l07); Aidar,
(1O7); Bennail, 900; Wary. 400; Vio-
lette, (1O7); Valuable. (1O7). Betting WIS
a follows: Carriggan's entry Jennie T. and
try, Midair and Valuable, $25. field, $50.
At the start, which was excellent, Wary
and Jennie r. were first to show in front.
Jennie T. soon taking the lead, followed
by Wary, was not headed; Jennie T. wi,.-
ming rather easily by one length; Wary,
second; Bernial a very close third. Time
1:O1H.
One and o~ne-quarter miles. Susie Forbes,
(97): Red Girl, (97); Aretino. (122); Hattie
Carlisle, (97); Modesty. Q17). Betting as
follows: Modesty $75, Aretino SIG, Hat
tie Carlisle $40, fel6 So.
Red Girl took the lead of three lengths,
Susie Forbes, second; two lengths in front
Of Modesty, third. On tn. back stretch
Modesty went to the front Aretino, second;
Hattie Carlisle took second place. Modesty
was not headed and won easily by half q
length; Hattie Carlisle, second; Aretino,
third, three lengths off. Time-2:11k.
THE KENTUCKY DERBY.
Third race-the Kentucky Derby, one
and one-half miles. The entries were
Jim Gray, sir Joseph, Grimaldi, Laf1ide,
Harrodsburg. 118 each. The non starters
were Banfax aud Silver Cloud. Betting as
follows: Ben Ali. $500; Freeknight, 1915;
Jim Gray, SITS; Masterpiece, SIS; field,
$3.50.
There was an excellent start without de-
lay, Blue Wing, Grimaldi and Masterpiece,
as named, showing in front. In a short
d stance Masterpiece went to thefront soon
having a lead Of three lengths. Harrods-
burg second, half a length ahead of Grim.
adj, third, Grimaldi dropped back
at the stand and Jim Gray
moved up even with, him. On the
back stretch the leaders were coming back,
half pole Harrodsburg, Masterpiece and
Freeknight were in q close bunch. As they
rounded into the stretch Freeknight a in
front, but the four were very close together.
In q short time Ben Ali and Blue Wing had
the race to themselves. They had a very
hard and driving finch. Both horses were
very tired, Ben Ali winning by a short
of a length-Blue Wing Sec
ond. Freeknight a bad third-2:36 1T.
OUR RAG
Heats of one mile: Kershaw, (97); Big
Three, (92); Irish Pat, (113); Adrian,
(1O1); Fall City, (97).
FIRST HEAT-Betting: Irish Pat, $3.50;
Adrian. $38; Big Three, $35; Field, $14.
Adrian led, followed by Fall City and Big
Three. There was no change all the way
into the stretch. where Irish Pat Joined
Adrian. It wat a hard and close race to
the end, Adrian winning by one length;
Irish Pat, second; Big Three, third; Fall
City, fourth; Kershaw, fifth. Time, lay.
Mutuals paid the field $16.1O.
SECOND HEAr-Betting; Irish Pat, SITS;
Adrian 500; Field, IS.
Irish Pat and Adrian ran close together
10 named for th1ee-quarters of a mile,
Irish Pat then drew clear and won handy
by one length; Adrian, second; Big Three a
bad third; Fall City and Kershaw dis
tanced. Time, 1:44H.
Mutuals paid $14.
THIRD HEAT-Betting; Irish Pat, 500;
$22.
They ran Tapped into the stretch, where
Adrian drew away and o easily by four
Irish Pat. second. Time, 1:47.
Mutuals paid 1880.