The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
IT IS UNCLE BOB'S DERBY.
THE COLT sam BRYANT SOLD FOR
$4,000 BINS THE RICH STAKE

Rather n Poor Field and Light Betting for
Race worth so Mneh Moncy-BO. 900
Persons Cheer tho VIctor-GeorEe Ham
kinS said to Have Won tho Colt Out
Lucky Baldwin In Second Place.
CHICAGO, June 2l.-Uncle Bob Sam Bry-
ants second Proctor Knott scored hol-
low victory In tho rich American Derby
here to-day. But although he didn't carey
the game chicken colors of that veteran
turiman. his victory was BrvantS iri-
umph. as ho received $4,000 of the valuable
stakes as n supplement to tho $4,000 paid n
few days since by Mr.. liaukos for the colt.
The starters in the great race wero: Ben
KinEsbury, los Iia2lettl; Uncle Bob. 115 tkiley):
Mt. Lebanon, 1l5 tOvortonl; Good-by. IFS (Hol-
lisl: jed, lis (Souenl; Santiago, lis tBnrnesJ;
SUnnybrOok, rs tlIrittonl. Uncle Bob was the
biggest iavoritc that ever started for the race
save Emperor OF Norfolk In 1888, to 3 being
q good price, while Santiago was rated next at
3 to 1. Ben kinGsbury. the heraldod Western
wonder, to l; jed, s to l; Good-by, IL to |:
Sunnybrook, Is to l and Mt. Lebanon, 20 to
/. For milo, the race was n hot one. but first
one and then another fell by the wavside and
In the stretch tho contest narrowed down
to a match between Uncle Bob. Santiago, and
Ben kinGsbury, tho former always having tho
lengths in 2:55'. tho slowest Derby yet rum
But in former years the track was much better
than 1t was to-day. Nursod and reserved for a
final brush, the skiful hand OF Barnes guided
Santiago into the place beating Ben Kings
bury two lengths for that honor. Then
camo Jed Sunnybrook, Mt. Lebanon.
and Goodby none Of which showed
within many pounds of high class form. Tho
winner is rangy bay gelding, bred like Proc
tor Knott, him by Luke Blackburn, out of
Vintage Time, by imported Great Tom. Gen.
". II. Jackson OF Belle Meade stud bred him
and sold him when II yearlng to Sam Bryant
for $3.50 llc Won once last season out OF five
starts while this year he is as yet unboaten.
1t is said that counting tho stake. which was
worth sl5,55O. his now owner, George
Haukins, paid for Uncle Bob to-day.
tho short price. As a betting race
other DerPys here have ecliDsed to-day's. the
of mohey considering tho value OF tho stake
ard the interest in the result. For Western
patrons OF the turf. as never before had like
number of firms done business on n race track
IL this SECTION: The starting Was well done py
now Judges. J. j. burke. Clint C.. Riley and
Geo. II. Wheeler, prevented repetition OF the
As to the attendance. it Is said to be unpar-
alleled, 1t being estimated that over 10000
the grounds The weather was more ike fall
than summer cloudy and cool: but still tho
SPECTATORS remained to the end and saw Pali-
their races. Tho sport opened with purse
for thrce-year-olds and upward at ono
mile and tho, scratching OF Mora. Crnw-
ish, and Al Farrow left a field OF three
to 20 to the post. NobesDierre was
nvorite at ) to 4 on, but no died away to noh-
lug in the stretch, and lalisade came away rs
he pleased winning by four lengths. After |
dug dong finish Bobby Beach managed to
boat IohesDierro half length for second
plac'. Time. %. The winner with this race |
stepped into tho $4,000 winning line. his earn
inGs in the three races he has won this season |
being Sj,2ip. The second race. II purse for all |
ages at one mile, had four starters. and OF |
them Ceci B. was II strong favorile. but |
the sticky mud was evidently not to her |
liking and the Wesi Side hor,e Vermont. won |
with n few reminders by length from Clifford. !
tho latter hcatng the favorite half length for |
second placa. Time "a =. The winner was |
the longest shot in the betting. to being his !
price at the close Then came the Derby de- |
scribed above which was followed by selling |
mile and a sixteenth. Eight started, and Bertha.
the favorte. won easly by five lengths from !
Clamor. who beat Duke OF Highlands length |
and half for second place. Time. POP. |
Scvon two year-olis started in the five fur |
long purse which closed the days sport, King
Solomon hoing scratched DickersOn. ridden |
by K. Williams. was tho favorite. but he was |
rlev"ry beaten by Don Marche. n 5-to-l shot. |
the last named making all the running and |
winning by length. Laura DoXey was third, |
0 length behind the favorte. Time, 1909.