The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-23
The Derby,


In last Saturdays SPIRIT Of he 7im9
Broad Church discourses thus interest
ingly on the Derby;
"While the Kentucky Derby claims
peculiar attention and prestige by reason
OF the general attention II Unsecured from
its inception, and its importance rs the
classic three-year-old event OF the spring,
II must be conceded that inlrnsically Il
hardly compares with other thrce-year-
old fixtures, among which may be named
the Lorllard at Monmouth Park, the new
Realization at Shccpshcad Bay, and the
American Derby at Chicago. In the way
of added money, the Realization will
eclipse all OF them, rs the winner will
secure somewhere in the ncighborhOod OF
$4,000. II is about the American Der
by, however, | started 10 write, since II is
not only the richest stake IN the West,
but this year II claims special notice by
season OF ils great array OF entries and the
hiss character OF number OF the clndi-
dates entered In this respect, without
a. all dispanging the Kentucky Derby, lis
Chicago namesakc il considerably ahead
OF the other. For the next American
Derby there arr no less than az entries,
but the character Of quite number oi
these candidates is what lends special i'm.
portance 10 tho event
"ltwill be- remembered that last year the
American Derby was shorn Of everything
like a contest 10y reason OF the Emperor 81
Norfolk oycnhadowing his indifferent lot
Of competitors. The race, indeed. did
not possess the interest attaching 10 an
Ordinary selling event, although nearly
o. 900 people turned out 10 see u.
"This year there will be- an entirely dii.
iercnt sort OF contest II appearances and
prospects 90 for anything. There are sew
eral notable performers among the entries,
, all 20 nearly equally matched that great
and desperate contest Is 10 bc anticipated.
And thee may be- named ~ follows
Proctor Knott, Snlvator aud Gnlcn the
trio that finished first. second and third
In the Futurity; The Gar, fall brother 81
the Emperor Of Norfolk. French Park,
Fresno, The l.ioncss, Sorrento and Come
to-1aw. OF thosr mentioned only thWc,
Proctor Knott The Lioncss aud Como.
to-1aw, arr In the Kentucky Derby. II
is a question whether French Park will be-
sent on from the East, but II he has thor
oughly recovered from hs hmeucss lac
will probably be among the starters. ~
the stake will be- worth in the ncighbor-
hood OF $1,000 10 the winner llaggin
raced NJ Chicago lH-i year. aud II Is rrl-
ronablr % suppose hc win make deter
mined bid Tor the American Dpfby thin
year since hs representatives are
among the most formidable ~ those en-
tered. II Proctor Knott should be- sue
ccssiul In the Two Thousand al Nashville
aud the Kentucky Derby. ~ either, the
chances are that ho would bc tho iuyuritr
at Chicago Bui 20 many stakes will be-
run before the Chicago event comes oil. in
which various candidates. will have "a
chance 10 exhibit their worth, that 10 b.
useless 10 speculate at this early day o. To
the probable upsho, OF ,ho American
Derby
"ln addition 10 those named there are Ia
the American Darby lIst over score ot
winners In their two year old form. among
them hcing lio1tmakcr. iihyfiy Once
Again, Spokane, Long Side. kasson,
Long Dance, lannrs, Monsoon. Retrieve
aud GlockncL Then there Is the darl
division, assumed 10 o. dangerous AZ all
times. aud particularly numerous iu the
American Derby. lwzcut indications
point a. q larger number 81 starters than
ever before, and probably "a better byrh,
race than WIS ever rrun ut MIghinrur
Park, although the Derby Won by 4. a.
Todd Wa nearly an ideal race. in that a.,
field Was numerous aud generally ui gDU.
quality, and the finish one % The closest
and most desperate Eryr in any stake
event last 90 We, In ycarA"