The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-10
A BIG DAY ON THE TURF.
SPOKANE BEATS KNOTT IN THE
KENTUCKY DERBY.

The Winner Brought Out by a Mon
tana Man Who Determined a Ye ar
Ago to Take the Prize-The Great
Gelding Beaten Only by a Bit ofLuck
The Days Events on Other Tracks.
LOUISVILLE, May 9-The spring meet
ing of the Louisville Jockey Club opened
to-day. The weather was very fine aud the
largest crowd ever known was present be-
ing variously estimated at from 1900 to
% 900. TIE stand was overfowing and
every available space was full, while the
field was blocked with struggling humanity.
The track was in good condition, vel
sprlnkled, hard and safe through two inches
of dust and little fast.
Montana answers to California In the re-
suits of the day. All else is eclipsed in the
Kentucky Derby. A great race was ex-
pected, and the expectation did not rise to
reality. AS three years ago Mr.. Haggin
brought Ban Ali out of the west to lower
the Kentucky Derby record t. 1865, so
Armstrong came to-day with Spokane and
two seconds more disappeared. A little
crowd of HARVEST turfmen were present,
and with little ado they we 1t about back
ing their favori e. Mr.. Arms5ro lg
year ago said he was going to
take this, the hig lcst honor of the west.
There were OF enough coast people to
ovsrco ne the i'm Neuse ithusaTn which
backed the home horse, Poctor Knott, and
t ie betting was nearly ali one wav. The
ii st pool sold this morning was $50 for
Knott and $l1l for the field, and while
much better than this was done, bot in the
books and especially in private bees, this
shows the strength of the sentiment.
All the bets ag inst Knott were
snapped up, and the ly reason
men from the west to take her offers. AS
the horses fled up the track for the great
event all appeared ia perfect condition.
game chicken on the great Futurity winner
was cheered to the echo as he came out
sixth, and Young's entries, who followed,
were in applause. Spokane was hardly
noticed, thong a quiet tip was out ano lg
the knowing ones that he had bee1 saved for
the occasion. Facing the post, starters and
riders were: Sport man 11S, Isaac Lewis;
Spokane l1S, Wiley; Proctor Knott l1S,
Barnes; Once Again lis, Murphy; Boot
m lker lis, Warwick; Cassius 118, Taral;
Outbound lis, Hollis; Hlndo craft lis,
Armstrong. The race was run out of the
chute. Ferguson had but little difficulty in
getting them off tog ether and the sta t W as
very even. Hindoocraft was in front,
Bootmaker second and Spokane third.
On the way down to the stand
Barnes gave Proctor Knott his head
and the great gelding bounded forward
ike a flash, pa ,silg the sta d five
lengths in the lead, with Hindoocraft sec
ond and Spokane third. Young's pair were
close behind. All the way round to the he Id
of the stretcl the positions were little
changed. though the Gro I'd was closing up
on Knott, who was evidently waiting for
the finish. AS they tur ed ound the
stretch, the race commenced, and seldom
was such a run witnessed in America.
Knott was let ou1, but Spokane came up
with tremendous ru n. Half way down the
tretc Kno tsEe we'd and Spokane TO 'ged
to the front by two lengths. Barnes W eeled
the favorite iato line just as they reached
the distance stand, and he ca he up Ii >e a
bolt 1t was too late, however, and Spo-
kane passed der t e wire wi amer b nosa,
with Olce Again third, three lengths off.
The resi- we're strung out.
The distance vas a mile and half. The
time was 2.3415. Spokane is owned by
Noah Armstrong of Helena, Mont, where
he was bred. ne wintered a. Ne nphis.
The race was worth 81 $50 to the winner.
Spok ne was ten to one shot
1t is the general co nme t tonight that
the Derby un t)-day was the gre test on
record, both for mob company and exci5-
Ing run. n bette: bred racers ever started
Miito Young fully expected to win with
one Of his entries, and backed them heavily,
as also did Barns A biy sum changed
hands on the result. The quar- ers in DERBY
were run as fNllowS: First gu rter 24l5;
half mile, 4S15; three-quarters, 1:l414;
mile l4l15 mi Q and a quarter. 200.
Following is a summary of the events:
FIRST RAcB-Five furlongs Swifter won,
with Pinkey T. second and Morse third Time
l:044.
SECOND RAcE-Mile and a sixteenth; all ages.
Come 70 Taw I'd from start to finish. Badge
was second and Lavinia Bell third Time l:5515.
THIRD RACE-The deroy.
FOURTH RACE--Selling; for all ages; three
quarter heats. First heat; Bravo first, nd II
second acauley thr /, Weeks and Vanguard
distancel Time 1:17. Second heat; Bravo first,
Tudor second and Macauley third. Time 1l434.
AT PIMLICO.
BALTIMORE. May 9-Tnis was the third
day of the Pimlico races TIE we ither and
track were fac. The attendance was not
LARGE. A Imnary of ie events follows:
FIRST RAcE-One mile salvini won, with
Pocatello second and Vosburg third. Time
1885.
Sc eoxD RACE Chesapeake stakes; one mile
for 3-year old ill es. Holiday won, with So n
Gle second, and Wild lerry third. Tim :45lk
THIRD CE-Three-quarters OF a mile.
Britannia won, with Hood second and Vance
third. II ne 1854.
FOURTH RAcE-Peyton handicap, mile and a
fur ny all ages. Tne only two start ers were
Burch and The Bourbon. Burch
Time 1:57l4
FIFTH R4cE-Ssveu furlongs; selling. Romp
won. With First Attempt second and Al Reed
third. Time 1881.
AT NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 9.-The weather
was warm, tue track d lsty and the attend
ancs very large. The events were as fol-
lows:
FIRST RACE-Selling; seven furlongs. Deer
Lodge won, with T lomas J. Rus6 second and
Eva Wise third. Time 80.
SECOND RAcE-One m IL. Angelus won, with J.
T. sec md and Gardner third Time l:43l5. The
post odds were 10 TO az linst Mulker's entry,
Angelus. and J. I. Francis the short hors
vim r, rode Angelus.
THIRD Receive furlopgs. Hearts Ease
won with Cecil b. second and Mary J. third.
Time sos.
FOURTH RAcE-Rock City handicap; one and
one.siXteenth miles. c ara G. wOl, with santa
leue Seco and Terra jtta third, three lengths
away Mclaughlin rode like a demon down the
81 etch, and could have won on Terra Gotta
cast v, but thi KIN z Leary co I'D win on Santa
lene, be pulled Terra Gotta almost double But
Leary failed 10 C Dme to th5 front, and Clara G..
100 the race. The crowd set up ycil Of foul,
an | after soma delay the judges gave the purse
TO Clara c.. but ruled Jockey Mclaughlin and
Terra Gotta off the track and declared all bots
OF, reserving their decision as TO the place of
tHe horses. Tim l:Sl4.
FIFTH RACE-Selling, eleven sixteeuths of
mile. Col ghtly won, with Red Leaf seeond and
Montpelier third. Time 1904.
The judges toni hit awarded first money
IN Dla a = but yyitnhad second and third