The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
GREAT SPOKANE.
Memphis Form Again Victorious,
The Game and Fleet Son of Hyder
Ali Wins the American Derby.
Forty Thousand People witneu7
the Grand Performance.
The Kentucky Derby Winner Last
AL Around the Course.
But Whom Kiley Called on Him He
Shot to the Front,
And Won Somewhat Easily. While
Proctor Game In Last.
Scenes az the Track-Sam Bryant's
Discontinue.
A Tremendous Rush to Put Big
Money On.
The Memphis Pool-rooms Knocked
Silly by Local Spectators.
A Popular Victory Every body Had n
Spokane Ticket, and a Big Shout
Wont Up When the Re-
suit Was Announced.
The Memphis Pool-rooms Knocked
Silly by Local Spectators.
Popular Victory-Everyb body Had n
Spokane Ticket, and Big Shout
Wont Up When the Re-
suit Was Announced.

The American Derby OF 1889 is thing
OF the past, and Spokane, the Memphis.
trained horse, has added one more victory
TO his crown Of aures, making the unpar.
alleled achievement OF winning three
classic events right of the reel in one
two.three ordor-the Kentucky Derby,
the Clark stakes and the American Derby.
This has never been done before, aud
probably will never bo done again In u
hundred years to come. llurrah for Spo.
kane!
TnE ArPTAL gave the public the straight
tip yesterday, and the public played II, to
the great disgust of the bookmakcrs, who
wcro hit hard. Tho TuH Exchange lost
$1,000 on the race; the Newmarket, -. 500,
and the Derby, 5000. Tho latter
would have lost more but Bennett
saw the storm coming and went over TO
the Newmarket aud hcdgcd out $500 at .
to /, scooping in $1,000 ON the play.
There's nothing like having accommodat.
ing neighbors There wcro eight starters
in the race, all cracks in the worlds opin.
ion, and nearly evenly matched. in spite
OF which TnE APrEAL undertook 10 name
the first and second horse, and the result
justified rnE APPEALS prediction. There
was no excuse yesterday Tor any APPEAL
reader who plays the races not 10 win ON
the Derby, and judging from the shout
that went up from 800 threats when Spo-
kane was announced as the winner the
conclusion is inevitable that the boys
backed TnE ArrEALt tip
TnE APrEAL OF yesterday contained the
following, which Il takes pride in ppro.
ducing
"Im APPEAL inclinos 10 the opinion
that the race lies between Spokane aud
Sorrento. and that they will finish In that
order" alt was easy To- see
that Proctor Knott had as many friends A.
Spokane, especially among those who lost
on him before and hate 10 admit that
their judgment was at fault Ills first de.
feat they attribute 10 bad riding. his sec.
ond To poor form. With Fitzpatrick up,
they say, Proctor Knott will show
them all his heels II IL this class
OF people that on the Golfers OF itc
pOolrooms The technical nnme Tor ,ncm
Is 'suckcrs'" "The information
from Chicago Is that spoka.e is in iirst
rate condition. A letter Ecciycd q few
days ago from his owner Mr.. Armstrong,
reported him 90 be IA fine icttle. II lac
goes TO the pos, III Y is hard 10 see how ho
can lose"
IN addition 20 the above Tur ArrEAi.
named Marchma In the first race, Penn l.
aud Moniia Handy IN the second, and Pat
Donovan In the fourth -Four winners
and two place horses. Now Is the time To
sui,arriho