The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-10
SPOKANE,
Armstrong; Entry, Nips the Derby.
But One Reason Why All kentucky
Is Not Broke.
A Quiet Tip Among Knowing Ones
Failed to Save Them.
Magnanimity of the West in Not
Taking Up the Bets.
The Racing Saved for the Stretch,
and 1t Was Mighty.
Knott Let Out. but Headed by q
Tremendous Rush.
The Montana Bred Animal First
Under the String by a Nose.
Two More Seconds Taken From the
Raoord In Fina StoIa
The Montana Bred Animal First
Under the String by a Nose.
Two More Seconds Taken From the
Record iu Fine Style.
Tie Race Worth Nearly So, 900, but
What of the Outsider
Other Races over the Louisville Course,
but None OF Much Interost-Mc.
Laughlin Ruled on for Jock
eying at Nashville -Turf
Nows,
Nows.

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Of the Louisville Jockey Club opened today.
Judges. NJ. Lewis Clark, +, J. Mcgibbcn,
Gen. J. +. Robinson. Timers: Mai j. B.
Thomas, John Funk and W. S. Barnes.
Starter, James u. Ferguson. TIC weather
was very inc and the largest crowd ever
known was present, being yariously csti-
mated at from 1900 to 1900. The stand
was overlooking, aud every available space
full, while the field vas blocked with strug.
Cling humanity. The track was in good
condition, well sprinklcd, hard aud safe
through two inches Of dust and little fast.
Montana answers to California In the re.
suit Of the day. All else Is c"lipscd in the
Kentucky Derby. Il has been Ia sight aud
pcc;oi, aud the expectation did not rise to
the reality. As three years ago, Haggin
brought Ben Ali out OF the West to lower
the Kentucky Derby record TO 2.3GJl, so
Armstrong came today with Spokane, and
two seconds more disappeared. A little
crowd Of far West turfmen were present
and with little ado they went about backing
their fayoritc. Armstrong n year ago said
hc wss going to take this, the highest honor
Of the West. There were not enough coast
people TO overcome the immense cnthusi.
B asm which backed the home horse, Proctor
Knott, aud the betting was nearly all one
way. The first pool sold this morning was
$50 for Knott aud Slil for the field, and
while much better than this was done both
IN the books aud especially In private be,s,
this shows the strength OF the sentiment
All bets against Knott were snapped and
the only reason Kentucky is not broke to-
night Is the lack OF the men from the West
TO take their offers.
The horses filed up thc track for the great
even, all appeared in perfect condition The
game chicken on the grcat Futurity winner
was chccrcd 10 the rc-ocho as lac came out
sixth. and loung's entries who followed
were lost IN the applause. Spokane was
hardly noticed. though aquict tip was out
among the knowing ones that be had been
saved for the occasion. Facing the post, the
starters aud riders were Sportsman lis
Isaac Lewis spokane us, kiley; Pro, j
Knott iih. Barnes. Once Again ilh Murphy;
Bootmnkcr liN, Warwick; Cassius iiS Taral;
outbound iis, Hollis llindOocrait lis,
Armstrong.
The race was run ont of the chute Fer.
guson had little difficulty In getting them OFT
together aud the start was very even. Hin.
doocmft was IN front, Bo0imakor second
Spokane Third. ON the way down TO the
stand Barnes gave Proctor Knott his head
and the grral gcliing bounded forward Ike
n fash, y ,sing thc stand five lengths in the
lead, Undoocuit second and Spokane third,
Noupgs pair being close behind. All the
wnyAound 10 the head of the stretch the po.
'll6ns wcrr little changed, though the
6wd was closing upon Proctor who wa
Evidently waiting for thc finish. ~ they
Fturncd around the stretch the rnce COM
4 mcnccd. and seldom wns such q run wit
messed In America. Knott was let out but
Spokane came up with n tremendous rush.
Half way down the stretch Knott swcfycd
and Spokane forrcd "a the front by two
lengths Barnes wheeled the fnyOrito into
line lust as they reached the distance stand
and he came up like bolt u was too late,
however aud Spokane passed under the
wire winner by n nose. Once Again thirl
three lengths behind. Tho rest were strung
out
IA l. the general comment tonight that the
derby run today was the greatest on record,
both for the noble company and the cxcit'
ing run. No better bred horses ever started.
Milton Young fully expected TO win With
one of his entries, and backed them heavily,
rs also did barnes. big sum changed
hands on the result Tho quarters IN the
derby were run as follows First quarter,
2liG halfmlc, 4sis thrco-quirtcrs, i.llJs.
mile, i.iiis mile aud quarter 200.
Summary Kentucky Derby, mile and q
half for thrcc.ycaro 500 entrance
a. 800 added
n. Armstrong; Spokane, ch. c, Iiydor All.in.
Fam lTyanrs Proctor Knott, ch. g Luke Black. :.
burn Iullnp0nsn III fhD W
Milt loungs Once Again, b. e., Onnndnro
Black Mnfia... .s.''...''''''.' .''''''hufphy ll'
Timc-2AIE
Bciilng--rrocior Knott, io2 Young's entry 4
l. llindOocrait 10 7, hpoknnc 10 ~ !, Sportsman u
TO L. Cassus 10 TO 1. outbound ~ toi.
Spokane Is owned by Noah Armstrong o
Helena, Mont, where lac was brcds ~,
Yiniered Of Memphis. The race was wortl
a,sJO 10 the winner.
fjri noc-fiyeolshths Of mile dash, ~
maiden lW0y pure, tio0 stArter. newt
iia Tarali Plnkic 4 no, lsues; Nina ArShet W
gtrong Nictorno i0s, stoynl kwlicr iia Hollis
Tho Start was made iint trial, Ncyin gcitlnf ava
drst In the stretch hwlfrf came up with q riisl
aud won by n length, Pnklc second Mon
thlfd Timc-ior. Nictorinc, who had hcc
made favohc, was practically left at the post
Betting swliicr6 TO I, Nieiofine bto l. fnkie I
"scsoSi ksec-ono aud one sixteenth Of mil,
ali nrc1 purse 500 staricr nadgo ~, MuThl
Ioylnin heilc ii7 breckenridge. Come 10 Taw ~
Tinnegan Come ~ Taw led from start 10 finish
Coming down tbs stretch Badge made dash. an
was second only nosc behind, tavlnla Belle thif,
Bciiing--fa,lnla Belle b. I, Badge " 2, Cbme
Taw ITO q The time was li5lh
Third RACE Was The derby.
Fourth liacc-sc linz all ngpfi pure 500.
which sioO 10 second, ~ " ihid, ihfvc-quafil