St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-15
MACDUFF'S DARK SON
Macbeth II. Was the Equine
Hero Of Kentucky Last
Evening,
he Being the Winner in the
Great Derby Race at
Louisville.
The Favopite Of the Blue Grass
Region Takes the Second
Place.
Some Great Events at Brook
Ign To-Day--The Globe
Tips.

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Kentucky Derby has been run, another
favorite beaten and another great thor
oughbred. crowned with the laurel
wreath OF victory and excellence, be-
slowed where superiority in horsetieSh
is best understood, leaps into fame and
brings his owners fortune. Macbeth H.,
the great dark son of Macdutf, dam
Agnes lIaugnes. belonging to the well
known Chicago stable of Mr.. Hankins,
Is the equine hero in Kentucky tonight,
and though the choice of the sons of the
Blue Grass was the fine looking chest
nut son of FalSettO. Gallifet. they tip
their glasses 10 the Chicago winner with
the plaudit that it was well and nObly
done. The first day of the Louisville
spring meeting was cold, threatening
and disagreeable. but the chilling west
ern wind did not prevent the attendance
of an immense thrOng at Churchill
Downs. If anything the crowd was
larger than last year, and when the sun
shone out shortly after the first race, its
beams fell gratefully upon the black
mass of humans who filed the grand
stand. lawn. betting booths, the field,
and every spot from which a sight of
the track was Obtainable. Vehicles of
every degree and description, the tops
covered with black forms, filled the free
Derby field. and the fence along the
track for a quarter of a mile on either
side OF the timers stand was Surged
against by
PUSHING. EAGER MOB.
The ladies portion OF the grand stand
was packed with the fair ones, who had
F
the greatest sights of the year in this
horse-race-l0ving community. Such a
crowd on such day speaks more than
can words OF the estimation in which
the Derby is held. The track was about
as fast a. il ever is, being considered by
trainers a second or two slow. The
judges were Gen. James Z. Robinson.
Col. {. +. Clay and Col. Lew Clark: the
starter. James Caldwell.
The first race. a five furlong dash for
maiden tWo-year-oldS, was won by Mad
Stone in :O2a(, after it had been run
and won by Liberty. After Liberty
win it was discovered that the start had
been maize from the half instead of the
rye-eighths pole. The half mile was
run by Liberty in 40 seconds.
Second race. one and One-5iXteenth
miles. was won handily by Terra Gotta,
Isaac Murphy's Barrister running see
OHd. JacObin third and Wheeler I
fourth. Time. l:50.
The third race was the great one of
the day and meeting Of the Derby.
Gallifet and Alexandria. composing the
Melbourne stable entry. sold q big
faYOrite and lots of good Kentucky Shek-
els went on the odds of to >. The
Chevalier was next in favor at 3 to l;
the odds against the others being Auto
crat u to /. White to /, Macbeth to
I. Ze5 Ward 10 to l. Long Roll, the
Harper cutry. was scratched half an
hour before the race. Gallifet and AL
eNandria were the first to show on the
track and they were
GREETED WITH CHEERS
as they swung by the stand in half
mile spin together. The Chevalier.
OOlling black colt, received
an ovation a he lOped past the stand.
indicating what was known to be
fact, that his hackers were numerous
and enthusiastic. White received some
recognition. but Macbeth comparatively
little Zeb Ward and Autocrat were
quietly admired by those who were fond
of toying with very short ones. After
one false start Mr.. Caldwell got them
Oft up in the chute in great style and
the fun began. The Chevalier led
away with Autocrat and Gallifet close
mp, White third and the others not far
OF. In the stretch they Swerved out of
the unpopular chute. Col. Zeb Ward
holding i'm front for what was to be
only a >hort-lived glory. Alexandria
second. " hite third. Chevalier fourth.
Gallifet fifth. AutOcTat sixth and Mae
beth last. CovingtOn on the winner of
the GayOZO hotel stakes at Memphis and
other leading Southern events, was
playing most admirably waiting game,
(which hA Llglt and which 10
Cartv on Gallifet had better adhered to,
might have led TO a more interesting
finish. Passing the grand stand Alex
andrla moved TO the fore to the music of
the thousands OF threats there. his sta
bic companion second. Chevalier third.
White. Macbeth. Ward and Autocrat
back in a bunch. Rounding the TURN
into the back stretch Gallifet's Jockey
seemed 10 become impatient and let the
chestnut have his head, running first by
length almost the entire way to the
next turn. The Chevalier second and
Macbeth third. Ward had dropped way
back, and Alexandria and AutOcrat had
also appeared to weary of the rapid
pace set by the fleet son of FalSetto. As
they approached the turn Covington
was seen to
GIVE MACBETH MORE HEAD.
and the colt answered like the staying
one he proved himself to be. By the
time the long run home was reached.
he had colared Gallifet. and was
running easy. McCarty began to use
the lash on the favOrite, but at the
eighth pole it was evident to all
that it was no use. Macbeth was
running easy. with head up, and with
out the least bit of urging GalIifet
was working hard, and as
Macbeth passed under the wire a
length in front of him, he looked
severely punished and ready to quit.
White was third, two lengths behind
Alexandria. bad fOurt II. Chev-
alter fifth. AutOcrat sixth. and
Ward seventh and last The time
was Isl and compares favorable with
that made in former DerbyS. Macbeth
won in a gaiIOp, and seemed ready to go
another quarter. 1t was stated after
the race that the Chicago stable had GER
tainly won $4,000 on Macbeth if not
more. They closed the winter books on
him in New Orleans. this city. and prob
ably other places. The Strapping big
dark colt Will he heard of again. assured
by this performance. as indeed was in
dicatcd by his iirst-claSS running in the
South. Many now think that he was
not allowed 10 win at Nashville and
Lexington. as he might have, in order
10 secure the big odds that were to be
had today. : to l.
TO-NORRoW'S ENTRIES.
First race. one-haf mile-Entry 93: Van
trim. 81: Fan King. "a; AIpena 81: Annie
Clare %, Albert Suhl. 102; Vesper Bell.
9G Jess 96: Perdita. 81; Rachael. 81:
Bonnie Bounce. "a: Receiver, 81; March
burn. lO2: AIlahreue %.
second race three-fourths Of a miIe-La-
vina Bell. 96; Sir Joseph rs: Calcutta
los: Guardsman- LOG; ShOtover. 10S Ben
edict. o.; Pat Donovan, lib; Finalitv. rs:
Egmont. li5: Estrella, 10: Volatile. II3:
Galatea. 0s; Duhme. 1913; Bankrupt. III
Third race Uurshurne tiYe-eigh1hS mile