, 1890-06-22
WON BY A MUD HORSE.
Uncle Bob Wins the Great
American Derby.
Lucky Baldwin's Entry, San
tiago. Comes in Second.
Forty Thousand People Howl
With Delight.

CHICAGO, June 2I.-Forty thousand
people assembled at Washington park
this afternoon to see Uncle Bob, son OF
Luke Blackburn, win the great American
derby. His reputation as a mud runner
was nobly sustained. No rain fell after
midnight last night, but enough came
down yesterday afternoon and evening to
render the newly narrowed track almost
ietlock deep. All this forenoon sunshine
and gloom alternated and there were dire
apprehenslons OF another down pour
Everybody that was going, however, took
chances, and the afternoon proved to be
one of the most beautiful of the season.
Before the first race was called every f ot
of space in the stands was packed, TO say
nothing of the crowds 10 carriages and on
the lawns The majority of the specta-
tors were without disguise impatient tor
the first two races tn be over, and finally
when the contestants in the great event
came out the cheering was tremendous.
The first 20 appear was Goodbve, fol
lowed closely by Ben, Kingsbury, Jed,
Mount Lebanon aud ~Sunnybrook. The
announcement had already been made OF
the withdrawal OF Protection, Frontino,
Sinaloa aud Griyson. Last of all came
the favorites-Uncle Bob and Lucky Bald
WINS entry. the sinewv looking Califor-
MAN, Santiago. While the bulk of the
crowd was shouting itself hoarse, many
Others, with money on the race, studied
once again the card where it read:
Third race. American derby, sweep
stakes for 3.year- old, at $3.50 each. with
81 Enn -ll.l. q nnn %. 49,. - AEnn
to third horse; mile and a half.
The seven horses quickly assembled at
the post and when the red flag fell the
as perfectly aligned as a file of infantry.
Goodbye was first and forged a trihe
ahead, but it was only a trfle. Passing
the stand. Jed wa slightly in the lead,
with Kingsbury close on him, while
Uncle Bob and Santiago were toward tn e
rear. Now Goodbye, who had been set
ting the pace. gave way TO SunDybrook
the latter pulling up with a sudden squirt
from almost last, while Goodbye fell back
to become a tail lender at the finish. Along
the backstretch they came still closely
punched. When rounding the turn Kings
burg led for an instant.
As they entered the stretch Uncle Bob
was noticed emerging grandly from the
cluster, followed by the California racer,
Santiago Barnes, on Santiago, made a
plucky effort. but do what he would the
mud seemed to cling desperately to San
tIago's already tired heels. Amid up
r~oarious bowls of delight Uncle Bob passed
under the wire two full lengths in the
lead, while Santiago was second, only
three quarters Of a length ahead of Kings
bury. Jed was fourth. while tho other:
struggled in, pulling up badly beaten.
Time, 2:55t. The stakes won by Uncle
Bob are about slS, 1000.
Mile,2 year-olds and upwards-Palisado
won, Bobby Beach second, Robespierre
third. Time, 1861.
Mile, all ages-Vermont won, Clifford
second, Ceciai B. third. Time. 1881.
Third race, The derby.
Mile and a sixteenth-Bertha won, ella
NOR second. Duke OF the Highland.
third. Time, 2:02.
Five furlongs, 2-year olds-Ben March
won, Dickinson second, Laura Doxey
third. Time, log.
Uncle Bob was bred in Nashville,
Tenn, and was named for a famous ole
darkey hostler at Belle Meade, Uncle
Bob The colt was SO poorly thought
of at the Belle Meade sal,
in 1888 that Uncle Bob bought
him for 1925. A few DAYS alter
ward he sold him to Sam BRYANT fol
s4O0. The next sale was by Bryant to
Hankins of Chicago, three days ago fol-
$l5 900. and $1,000 more were to be paid
if Uncle Bob won the derby race, AS be
did so, aud landed IN Hankins' poke
the SIS, 900 stake besides outside bets, il
may be considered a reasonably good
purchase.