Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-25
Emperor of Norfolk - Great American
Derby Victory Mt Chicago.

GhEAI hAClNG.
Emperor of Norfolk Great American
Derby Victory Mt Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 24th.-Thirty thousand
people turned out yesterday 10 see three
California horses come in first in the Amer
lean Derby. The fact that the race was al
most gilt to Baldwin's Emperor of Norfolk
did not seem to detract much from the inter-
est occasloned, so far as large majority of
the spectators were concerned. OF course
the Derby was the big race of the dav, and
as Murphy was in the pigskin for Lucky's
tavorite entry, the event was more than ever
looked upon as settled, that famous jockey
having already won the race three times
once on Modesty, once on Baldwin's Vo-
lante, and next on Silver Cloud, also Bald
wins horse.
The start was made with Emperor of
Norfolk in front and Los Angeles his mate,
alongside, with White and Billy Pinkerton
almost Tapped, Falcon within half length
and Chevalier and the Lion last, but well
up. Having secured a desirable position,
Murphy began to pull his horse back, and
White took advantage of the opportunity,
passing in a canter, with the Emperor Sec
ond. AT the three-quarter pole all were
running easy and White still lead at the
mile, but just at the turn steam was put
on and the jockeys began to ride, being in
sight of the goal, to reach which first was
worth $l4 600, Little Armstrong, on Los
Angeles, rode ali he knew how, hoping TO
win and thus save the Emperor's penalties.
But Falcon, with Hamilton, was surely
gaining.
Murphy saw the condition of affairs. and
quickly pulling his whip from his LETT boot
he held it where the horse could see it. The
Emperor knew its meaning and gave a
bound that sent him to Falcons side. An
other placed him on even terms, and a
third placed him in front, and the race was
won.
length separated the Emperor of Nor
folk and Falcon at the finish, but had Muir
ply go decided it might have been six. It
was only length, because it was the riders
desire to make finish so characteristic of
him. Los Angeles was next, neck ahead
of Chevalier.
OTHER CALIFORNIA HORSES
MOnson of Haggin's stable made his first
appearance in the fifth race and handilv
beat the field of seventeen two-year-olds.
The ether races OF the day did not cali for
particular notice, except that Volante, a
former Derby winner finished second in
the inaugural dash.
TERRA GOTTA BREAKS \ RECORD.
NEW YORK, June 24th.-Terra Gotta
knocked all the records at mile and an
eighth to pieces yesterday in the Sleeps
head Bay handicap. when with a tremen-
dous burst of speed just at the end of a
strong, hard-run race he beat the Califor-
MIA filly Firenzi, of Haggin's stable, by four
lengths. The distance was covered in l:54
and is a quarter of second faster than any
former performance, and is better than all
previous record hold. RS, because Terra
Gotta had the crushing weight of 124
pounds up. FirenZi ran a magnificent
race, but was not up to beating such rush
as Terra Gotta who had run waiting race
made at the end.
CLEvELAND's FAST MILE.
Two other California horses also ran
Porter Ashes Triboulet and Matt Storr's
Grover Cleveland. The latter ran in the
first or second places with Ordway for a
mile, which was covered in 1:404, and beat
Triboulet very badly, who was ridden by
Kelly and was never very prominent
Haggin started the FLY Blithesome in
the Mermaid stakes, but she was never
prominent, nor was his two-year- old Mar
sac in the scramble at three-quarters of a
mile in which he ran.
These were the only Californians who
appeared. Firenzi was the ONLY one who
ran really cracking good race. though
Grover Cleveland's mile in 1:4OI proves
him to be really good for mile or under.