Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-10
BRAVO, MONTANA!
The Blue Ribbon Of the
American Turf Captured.
PRETTY GOOD FOR A TERRITORY
Proctor KnOtt's COlOrs Lowered by
Steed Bred in the Wild
and Woody West.
associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

LOUISVILLE, May 9.-To-day inaugu
rates the Spring meeting of the Louisville
Jockey Club. The prospect for success
full racing was never better. People
fiocked here from far and near to attsnC
the meeting and witness the principa
event of to-day's programme, the "Ken
lucky Derby"
The weather is delightful, and the
track safe, but not fast, in consequence Of
continued drought. The attendance is
10, 900 to $4,000.
Proctor Knott, last years Futurity win
ner, was decided the Derby favorite,
selling over the field 800 to SIS.
For the Kentucky Derby eight candi-
dates faced the starters, Spokane, Proc
tor Knott, Cassius, Outbound, Hin&n
Craft, Sportsman, Once Again and Bot
maker. The crowd continues pouring in F.,
and is now estimated at 20 900 to q, 900.
LOUISVILLE, May 9.-The spring meet
ing Of the Louisville Jockey Club opened
to-day. The weather was very fine, and
the largest crowd ever known was pres
ent, being variously estimated at from
Is 900 to 25 900. The track was in good
condition, well sprinkled, hard and safe,
though there were two inches of dust,
and little fast. Montana answers to
California in the results OF the day. All
else is eclipsed in the Kentucky
Derby. 1t has been in sight and hear
ing for weeks. The great race was ex-
pected, and expectation did not rise TO
the reality. AS three years ago Haggin
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the Kentucky Derby record of 2:361a
Armstrong came to-day 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 favorites. Arm
strong, year ago, said he was
going TO take this, the highest
honor to the west. There were not
enough Coast people to overcome the inn
mense enthusiasm which backed the
home horse, Proctor Knott. and betting
was nearly all one way. The first pool
sold this morning was $3.50 for Knott and
Sill for the field and while much better
than this was done in the books, and
especially in private bets, this shows
the strength of the sentiment. ALI bets
against Knott were snapped, and the
only reason Kentucky is not broke to-
night is the lack of men from the West
to take their offers.
AS the horses filed up the ira k for the
great event all appeared in perfec- con-
dition. Game Chicken, the great Futur-
ity winner, was cheered to the echo as he
came out sixth, and, Young's entries
who followed, shared In the applause.
Spokane was hardly noticed, though a
quiet tip was out among the knowing
that he was saved for the occasion. Fac
ing the post starters and riders
were Sportsman, lis, Issac Lew
is; Spokane 11S; Proctor Knott,
lis, Barnes; Once-Again 11S, Muir
ply; Book-maker 118, Warwick ;
Cassius 118, Tural; Outbound 11S, Hol
lis; Hindoo Craft lis, Armstrong. The
race was run out of the chute. Ferguson
had little difficulty in getting them off
together, and the start was very even.
Hindoo Craft was in front. Book-maker
second, Spokane third. On the way
down to the stand Barnes gave Proctor
Knott his head, and the great
gelding bounded forward like flash,
passing the stand five lengths in the
lead, Hindoo Craft second and Spokane
third. Youpg's pair were close behind.
All the way round to the head of the
stretch the positions were little changed,
though the crowd were closing up on
Knott, who was evidently waiting for
the finish. AS they turned, the stretch
race commenced, and seldom was such a
run witnessed in America. Knott was
let out, but Spokane came up
with a tremendous rush. Half way
down the stretch Knott swerved
and Spokane forged to the front by two
lengths. Barnes wheeled the favorite
into line just as they reached the dis
lance stand, and he came up like bolt.
1t was too late, however, and Spokane
passed under the wire winner by a
nose, Once.Again third, three lengths
off. The rest were strung out.
Spokane is owned by Noah Armstrong,
of Helena, Montana, where he was bred.
He wintered at Memphis. The race was
worth $4 800 to the winner.
The quarters in the Derby were run as
follows: First quarter l IA, one-half
mile :411s mile and quarter 2 100.
The following is a summary OF the
other races:
Maiden two-year- olds, fve-eighths of a
mile. Swifter won, Pinkie 7. second,
Morse third. Time :044.
One and a sixteenth mile, Come-to-
Taw won, Badge second, Laviana Belle
third. Time :511a.
All ages, three quarter mile heats first
hat Bravo won, Fudor second, Macauley
third, Weeks and Vanguard distanced.
Time 1:17. Second heat, Bravo first,
Prather second, Macauley third. Time
1864.
NASHVILLE, May Attendance very
large; track dusty; weather warm.
Seven furlonga, Deer Lodge won, ]. t.
Rusk second, Eva Wise third. Time
l 80.
Mile, Ange1us won, j. 7. second, Gard
ner third. Time, l :431a.
Five furlongs, Heartsease won, Cecil
B. second, Mary j. third. Time :06.
Five furlongs-Clara G kept in the
lead all the way around and won by 1
neck from Santalene, Terra Gotta three
lengths away. Mclaughlin rode like 6
demon down the stretch and could have
won ON Terra Gotta easily, but thinking
Santalene could win, he pulled Terra
Gotta almost double, but Santalene
failed to come to the front and Clara {
took the race. After some delay the
Judges gave the purse to Clara @, bu
ruled Jockey mclaughlin and Terra
Gotta off the track and declare all b5t:
off, reserving their decision as to the
place of the horses. Time, :4S14.
Eleven.sixteenths of INTELLECTUALLY
won, Red Leaf second, Montpelier third
Time, :1014.
BALTIMORE, May 9.-One mile-Sal
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