Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-05-26

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LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 14A-Anothes
Kentucky derby has been run, another
favorite beaten, and another great thor
oughbred crowned with laurel wreaths
of victory and excellence. Macbeth.
the great dark SON of Macduff, dam Az
mes, belonging to the well known Chi.
cago stable of George Harkins, is the
equine hero in Kentucky tonight The
weather was cold, threatening and dis
agreeable, but this did not operate
against the presence Of an immense
throng. The ladies were out in full
force. The track was about second or
two slow.
The third race was the Kentucky
Derby, $4,000 added, of which $500 To
second and 5000 to third. The starters
were Alexandria. us; Autocrat, lis; Col.
Zeh Ward, 11S; Gallifit, IFS; Macbeth.
lilo; The Cheyalier, lis; White, IFS:
Auction, Melbourne Wables, so. The
Chevalier, S27; Macbeth, $11; White,
IS; the field St1. Books of the Mel.
bourn stable, "a to So; the Chevalier, 3
to L; Autocrat, 10 to 1; White. 4 TO 1:
Macbeth, 8 to /; Zeb Ward, 10 to1.
Gallifit and Alexandria were first to
show ON the track. The Cheyalier. a
magnificent looking black colt, received
an ovation as he loped past the stand.
White received some recognition, but
Macbeth comparatively little. After one
false start Caldwell got them off up in
the chute in great style and
the fun began. The Chevalier led
away, with Autocrat and CALI
nit close up, White third and
the others not far off Into the stretch
they swerved, Col. Zeb Ward holding
in front for what was to he only short
lived glory, Alexandria second, White
third, Chevalier fourth. Gallift fifth,
Autocrat sixth and Macbeth last. Cow
ington, the winner OF the Gayoso hotel
stakes at Memphis, and other leading
southern events. was playing the move
admirably, awaiting the game which he
kent up, and which, if McCarty, on Gal
lift, had better adhered to, might have
led to more interesting finish. Pass
ing the grand stand, Alexandria moved
to the fore to the music of thousands of
Threats there, his stable companion
beth. Ward and Autoerat back in a
back stretch Gallift's jockey
seemed to become impatient and
let the chestnut have his head,
first by length to almost the !
entire way to the next turn, Chevalier |
second and Macbeth third Ward had |
dropped hack, and Alexandria and Auto |
,rat had also appeared to be weary Of |
he rapid pace set by the fleet son of |
talsettO. AS they approached the turn, |
CovingtOn was seen to give Macbeth |
more head, and the colt answered like |
he staying one he proved himself to be. |
By the time the lead of the long run 4
nome was reached, he had collared Gal |
ifet, and was running easy. McCarty /
began to use the lash on his favorite,
ont at the eighth pole it was evident to |
Ill that it was no use. Macbeth was /
easy with his head up
md without urging. Gallifet was
hard, and as Macbeth passed /
lnder the wire q length in front of him, |
ie looked severely punished and ready
o quit. White was third, two lengths
behind Alexandria, q bad fourth, Che
Talier fifth, Atocrat sixth and Ward sew
nth and last. The time was 1881. and |
compares fayorably with that made in
ormer DerbYs.
Macbeth won in the gallop, and
eemed ready to go another quarter. 1t
vas stated after the race that the Chi
ago stable had certainly won $40, 1000
IN Macbeth, if not more. They closed
he winter books on him in New Or
cans, this city, and probably other
places.