Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-15
THE SPORTING WORLD.
The Louisville Derby the
Event of the Day.
MACBETH THE WINNING srEED.

He Brings His Owner Fortune
Kentucky Shekels Go to
ChicagO-The Race.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches to the HEaAI.n !,
LOUISVILLE, May 14.-Macbeth won
the Derby by . length, Gallifet second
and White third. Time, 1881.
SCENE AT THE FIELD.
The chief turf event OF the year in
Kentucky never had q more disgreeable
day. Heavy black clouds hung over
head and chilly winds chilled the spec
tators to the marrow. The field. how
ever, presented its wonted aspect and
was black with humanity and vehicles
Of all descriptions. The ladies' stand
was filed with Kentucky's famed beau
ties and the grand stand and betting
booths we're packed and jam1ned when
The saddling bell for the first race was
rung.
PRELIMINARY REPORT
LOUISVILLE, May IA indications this
are that the following horses
will compete for the Kentucky derby,
which will be run between 3 and a O'Clock
his afternoon Gallifet and Alexandria,
Melbourne stables; The Chevalier, Mae
beth, White, Col. Zeb Ward and Auto
,rat. As stated last night, Prince Char
ie, the Pacific Coast representative,
pulled up lame in his work, and this
he was scratched.
The following was the average pool
h Mo1 ~
ct and Alexandra, $50 The Chevalier,
'22; Macbeth, SIG; White, 80; Autocrat,
Longroll and Zeb Ward in the field, $17.
A chilling northwest wind is blowing
md the weather is disagreeable, but the
are the dusty track will be
/ trife slow, with shivering mass of
Of thoroughbreds. The city is
with strangers and the only
opic is the Derby.
Gallifet's owner, W. s. Barnes, regards
lis horse as a sure winner. He has
money on his colt, Alexandria, in the
,ooks at 500 to 81, and it is understood
hat if he is good enough he will be al
owed to head his stable. His com panion,
.ongroll, may start, but it is oubtful.
Much uncertainty exists about jockeys
o ride in the Derby. George Covington
will ride Macbeth. Isaac Lewis is ex-
,ected to ride Chevalier and Winkle
White.
1t was said last night that the Mel
bourne stable would have Garrison here
o ride Gallifet, but it is more probable
hat Mccarthy will pilot the favorite
With lesser star on Alexandria, perhaps
Barnes.
LOUISVILLE, May 14.-After the 1:15
tart Chevalier (Lewis) got off first, the
,thers well up. Coming into the stretch
,ut Of the chute, Col. Zeb Ward led by
wo lengths, Alexandra second, Cheva-
Ter third, Macbeth fourth, GaIliiet fifth
md Autocrat sixth. Passing the stand,
Alexandria was in the lead, Gallifet
econd, Chevalier third, and the rest
,unched. On the up stretch Zeb Ward
lropped away back, Gallifet setting his
,ace, followed with a gap Of two lengths,
md Macbeth, Chevalier, White, Auto
rat and Alexandria in the order named.
into the stretch, Mac
,eth moved forward, taking the lead,
Jovington handling him beautifully.
on Gallifet was second and
whipping hard J. White third, rest strung
,ut. Macbeth easily retained first place
o the wire, passing under first by full
ength without touch OF the whip, and
ooking ready to do another quarter.
1allifet was second and working hard
md badly puml ed out; he was length
md quarter in front of White. The
,thers were fully three lengths behind.
Nithers rode White.
THE WINNER.
Macbeth is a magnificent looking
,elding and won this great race in a
Jtyle that places him up with the very
best in the land.
1t was stated after the race that Han
xins, the owner, had won $70,-
700. 1t was great victory for the Chi
,ago stables, as after consideration it is
.ather astonishing that odds of to l
we're obtainable against him, looking at
lis first-class performances in the
south.
FORMER RECORD.
Macbeth Second started frequently as
doing most of his running
1t Louisville and Latonia; at the latter
place in the fall, he won the Kimball
stakes, three-fourths mile. Beyond this
mis- performances attracted but little at
sention until this year, when his win
ming the one and one-e:ghth mile handi-
cap at Memphis in :551a, with White
Nose second and Panama third, and sub
the Aryoso Hotel stakes from
Long Chance and Frederick, brought
him into prominence as Derby candid
ate. He ran second in the Mer-
chants stakes at Memphis, Little Minch
winning in 2:10. He was beaten at
Nashville in the Troubadour stakes by
Cruiser, Emperor of Norfolk and volante,
and also by Leo in another race at the
,ame place. Poteen beat him at Lex
ngton in the Distiller's stakes, he rum
ming second and the time being 2 :08.
He ran second in the Chevalier Phoenix
Hotel stakes. He was started six or
sight times as two-year-old, running
second number OF times in only ordi-
nary fields and not winning or doing
anything worthy of note. He ran
second to the Emperor of Norfolk at
Nashville in the Lawyers stakes in the
first part of this month, Cruiser being
.hird. The distance was one and one
Iourth miles and time 2 :09h.
A MORE ENTHUSIASTIC ACCOUNT
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 14.-Another
Derby has been run, another
Iavorite beaten and another thorough
bred crowned with the laurel wreath of
victory, and excellence bestowed where
in horse flesh is best under
stood, leaps into fame and brings his
owners fortune. Macbeth, the great
dark son of Macduff, dam Ag-
mes, belonging to the well-known
Chicago stable Of Hawkins is the equine
here in Kentucky tonight. and though