New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-10
MOURNING IN TIE BLUE GRASS.
PROCTOR KNOTT BEATEN N THE KEN
TUCKY DERBY.
SPOKANE THE wIXxER-oSLY NOSE BETWEEN

SPOKANE TIE wIHNER-oSLY 4 NOSE BETWEEN
TILEM-A PUSIsHIsG FINISH,
Louisville Ky. May O-The spring meeting Of the
Louisville Jockey Club opened to-day. JudgeS-M.
Lewis Clark, T. J. Mcgibben, General J. +. Robinson.
Tlmers-D @. Thomas, John Funk and W. S. Barnes.
Startrr-Jamcs u. Ferguson. Tho weather fine
and the largest crowd ever known present, being
variously estimated at from $1,000 Ia $4,000 Tho
track was in good condition we'll sprn ksd. hard and
safe through two inches of dust and little fast.
Montana answers to California IN the results u tho
day. All else Is eclipsed IN tho Kentucky Derby.
1t has been in sight and hearing for weeks. great
rare vas expected and the expectation did NOT rise
10 tho rraHty. As three years ago Haggin brought
Rem All u the West 10 lower the Kentucky Derby
record 10 36 l.2, so Armstrong camo to-day with
spOkAne and two seconds moro disappeared.
little crowd Of Far West turfmen were present and
With lte ado they went about backing their fayore.
Armstrong year ago said be was going to take this,
the highest honor OF the West
There were not enough coast people To overcome
the Immense enthusiasm which baked the homo
horse, Proctor Knott, and tho betting all one
way. Tho first pool sold this morning was $3.50 for
Knott and sIIl for the field, and while much better
than this done IN the books and especially
prvat, bets, this shows the strength Of the sentI
ment All bets against Knott were snapped and
the only Kentucky IL not broke tonight Is the
lack Of men fIum tho West to TAXI their offers.
As the horses filed up the track the game chicken
the Futunty winner chcered TO the echo. spokane
hardly noticed. Facing tho post the starters aud
riders we're:
sportsman. lie, Isaac lewis
SPOKANE. lis, kiley.
Proctor Knott, ll5, Barnes.
Once Again, lie, Murphy.
Bootmskcr, lls. Warwick
CAsslus, lis, Taral.
Outbound, lis, Hollis.
IIlndoocratt, lls, Armstrong
Tho racc was run out of the chute Ferguson had
lttlo difficulty in getting them oil together and tho
start was even. Hlndoocraft in front. Boot
maker second. spokane ihird. ON tho way down to
the stand Barnes gave Proctor Knott his head, and
the geding bounded forward Hike fash. passing the
stand FIVE lengths IN the lead Ilindoocraf second and
spokane third. Young's pair were close behind. All
the way round TO the head Of tho stretch the positions
pero little changed, though tho crowd closing up
on Knott who was evidently waiting for the finish.
AZ they turned around tho stretch, the race be-
gan and seldom such witnessed IN
America let out, but spokane camc up
with tremendous rush Half way down the stretch
Knott swerved and spokane forged 30 the front by two
lengths barnes wheeled the favorits into line Just
as they reached the distance stand aud he up
like bolt It was too late. however, and spokane
passed under tho wire winner by nose, Orce Again
third, throo lengths off, Tho rest were strung out
Time, = 30 IL. Quarter, 0:24 l-2; half 0:4S IL
three quarters, ~ IL; mile, ~ 12 mile and q
quarter, 900.
Beting-Knott l to ., Youngs entry 3 to l, Hin |
doocraft to l, spokane 10 10 l. sportsmsn 10 TO l.
CsssuS 10 10 l. Outbound Is to /.
spokane IS owned by Noah Armstrong, Of Helena |
Montana, where he was bird. He wntered at Mem |
pills. The race was worth ~ $50 TO tho winner
Come. tO-Taw, KNOTS stable panion, did not |
start in tho Derby, but sent for and won tho |
second race and ons-sIteonth miles, in Isl IL
spokane's Derby is tho best record. II seems !
almost Incredible that such colt could 60 a mile |
and a half in "a ~ only half second slower than
tho record made by Proctor KNOTS sire at Monmouth
Park In 1880 and oqualled by Jim Guest at Washing
ton Park in 1886 Luke Blackburn carried only Io2
pourds and Jim Guest, now SupcrvisOr-of Clifton
a sgracc-only Ds while spokanc's burden was lIs
II the time is right, his performance is highly cred
table one aud Proctor Knott IS no SLOUGH. Tho
IOter's defeat vas expected by great many good
Judges Of racing who have consistently maintained
that he does not Ike a distance OF ground. Poor
Did sam" Bryant could not haye slept n wink last
night The chances are 10 TO that no went raying
about the track swearing that Proctor Knott
poisoned lie has habit OF doing that whenever his
dol is beaten.
KNOTS trial for the Derby was so poor that many
m owner would not have started him the strength
II IT, "Tho Louisville CouHerJournal7 says on the
subject:
The sensation OF the morning Monday was a trial at
)eIby distance by the famous Proctor Knott Bryant had
lin out rather carly, aud him ahead just as II no
ueh creature a. a tout existed with the big geldlnE
va the famous Benedict Every eye was the famous
nuhIy winner when he stripped for HIS trial. and
he admrne ordinations that found vent when he
bowed In all his strength and beauty gave evidence Of
he big Reding's popularity. With something over
roper weight Proctor cSntered around and through the
sckstrech Benedict behind him. until the half pole was
rached Thep Bryant the signal 10 20 on and away
be pair went side by side Every watch on th' track was
Ut and Bryant Derby tayore breered around the
in ana through tho stretch finishing the hts' hau'
.Ie tho spectators unanimously agreed that the tina