The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-06-23
SPOKANE AGAIN /,
The Seattle Horse Wins the
Chicago Derby.


CuzcASo. lane H-pHrty .sev<n shous.
and pesPts Aad Sheir noney q IL Rasrs a
WAsAingsca pazk .odsy. ord they sau sySe
kAne wan the American Derby. worth
N4s0. spoknne hsd he<n favored b. FAR
SUI the Other hosses bad thear harkesp.
ProceDs KuctL fAsaxh defras<d % msrr
thAa one nesd. w0 ncs consiacrrd tiis
sraced. and many shoasanix of siallars
we're staked on his ability = win he race
p0u Jcec. toe. was also cons5derNd by
naay 70 have every Ais - sood chance
- Slokane. There waA alno q strong tin
90 Once Axaiu-
A. TIE time of the rsce dr~w near the
n0fse DAde by the lssckuake.s grew
louder and ionsier. and c<1<ss we're cried In
yocffgous toaeA The rush aAoas the hes
ting heoths was erfdemcas and hundr~ix
of people we're unable - Eet within afsy
ieet Of aboekmaker. srcksue wss hot
favorife ~ six 10 hye, though large sums
Of money uese also gos on nearly every
other horse In the race. Nearly sl,omuoo
rnanEed hands on the rsaik The rses
mendsus crowd made Il so No rrcs,
snow uas made III the preliminary paruals-.
In which each II the Contestants locked Al
10 compete Of thu valAhle stakes snreuso
wss Hest on the track. TheH Proctor Knot
sp1'eexcd aud was faiiosea by Long Dance.
on L~e. Retrieve and 0nee AGAIN. Iai
came spokane pHfisg be tasee brr~s
awass frrsnr Knot f.fnke IL frssst each
time. plainly sho~ Ing that Hryau.s aissp
poiuttn~bt ss~ 20 be pe-ce maker
Waen the iiax fell, IN IN exes lsens start.
Once Asasu MAS In srsut. foil We'd BY
sssrrs nto. Don Juse, Pructor Knott. /. nag
Dance, Resrteve aud Spokane. ia the order
asmxa- The dare evil immesiiAsel, as.-
rlled he wntr. ana Knott ehut ahead iak.
dash. 0nrc Again being taken back hy
murphy The race waa fast. amt al
-rsm, q couseut with their petitions.
wei 90 u he ssress n nd past ttv stsssss
were nof chsnxtd, exss p that sss = sSomss {
DON 10 In.s .s.u Knal. sdA
"a a. ri twu u tn s.,e a. uihs
we s.u b &sth n. sx
ssti- az rsr ana 4 s's ri :
"a. Knit - ssse sne OF hes "A
~ ~ sa.r er ssf As. uas x@4n-
~. sissa the FACE b esSne dep rat,
" sen III. hals-snia~ max feis hehsl.d III
sscers tbs ~ Sas jas day bs betw,s n
Knott and Rs.srisye, white the others. ca
q Pt Ouce Agssn. WE'RE pulling ap Ss.r-
reHto WAS cut ID In The turn buf tsse i.,ek
G . pa'iiug him to III. outside ms.i. NJ
hsfs of around ~ rapiais THAR his task
srrIssh I'd wish Joy.
= hr's the boae>trvteh wa i.ai E
was again se I'D. ar ess fsse 81 kno
NV ,su shd THE Spe kan nssd fsa
o fast ssis. he rasrise al fashug past w
al qaar'sr he was - VA ~ vassissxs ehil
Knots hs already fsless inse ts.iTd ass
Agxsn Sorrento advanced. hss shoush
stronger q an fha<e behsu ouid at ai>
susb poksfe tho came assyn der kileyss
appraised hand. tut without lasting whlss er
spur. aud won ysrs e-tliy bs a tu.a length.
Ssarento Was second q head before Re
grseyer. third, followed by Dsu Jose. i,sg
H..
fhr latter. Gu, up ard very Tired. stoppsr
~ The sssitsiine paddock ~ q ~ss taken 80
his tsaae, waite the crowd hafrs,sed AZ
the Ia q played rs = satidsc of v4sss wss
placed upen the winners hsuneLcs-
- ma n HssBes came tiow Ii from the
Northwest that spok ans wsni 70 the post
heavy fesoritc. at u The other clos
ing odds were, Knott. 2 10 1. Don Jose. q,
!: OEce Again 8 10 J.. sorrento. = To 1:
Lopg Dance aad Retrieve, ; "a each.
The ocsiiiai time of the Derby was AL
when Spok nne reached his stAli be Was
almost mobbcd by the Montana stables
freBxsed atteDda t.. who eiaag about his
neck and would not allow him To rcst
until they had shouted themselves boarse.
He WAS ruhbed down and lightly fed. and
~ the sun went down the stable boys
gathered under his SHE'D and told Of the
horses prcwess. A lusty darkey placed .
big pot on the Ore snd flied it wiih small
white leaves taken irom bag. II was Z
medicine mans fe-siver. aud IL wsa be-
ing prepared for spokane next meal
Shortly . tai. red faced man. with .
brown beard and his hands thrust in his
truusers' pockets. .sanntered along the stable
path 1t was Sam Bryant on his way to fsis
own stalls. A. he passed the Montana
stab aes he was attracted By the laughter
and loud talk, and turnins In that dlsec.
ton, saw . big darkey stirring
the steaming mass in the pot, his monta
stretched into broad grin. and as he
stirred and added the white leaves he sang,
the only intellieible words being: 'spo-
kane. my spoke" Sam Bryant sighed. Z
tear giistened in his eye, and he continued
bis way TO Join Proctor Knott
4 summary OF the races II ~ foilows.
Mile, year-oids and upwani-Narchma
won, Robin Hood second. Lci,ierkranx
third: time. ss.
Three quarters mile. ali azes--rcnn r
won. MpbitA Hardy cond. Van Tramp
third: time. lis.
Third race, American Derby, mile aud .
sixteenth-pat Donovan won, q. Nc sec
ond. vfdette third time. 1ss2
Fiveeighths mile. year utde--hed Light
won. but the Judge mistook him for Bsg
saee, and gave The rare to that horse. pisc
Ing Protection second aud SIS OIo third
Baggage actually enished next 10 the last
time .nsi.