Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-25
ST. PAUL DERBY.
Fonso Escapes From a Pocket
on the Homestretch and Wins
by a Length and a Halt.
Good Riding and a Magnificent
Burst of Speed Wins the
Big Stakes.
FCns0 Wins the Derby.

ST. PAUL, July 23.--Something over
5000 people to-day raw what was
probably the finest derby day of the
present season, and they appreciated
1t. too, for when Prince Fouso Jumped
around the horses that had temporar-
lily headed him of and then took the
lead and race, thousands went wild.
Every one of the six starters in this
race was In II for blood and 1t was not
decided until the winner had gone
under the wire. The weather for this
the opening day OF the second annual
meeting Of the Twin City Jockey
Club, was almost perfect; the treck
was fast, the temperature warm but
not hot, and the breeze that blew
across the tack cooled the brows of
many thousands of anxious betters.
The Judges were J. J. Burke, w. w.
Williamson and w. A. Brown, and as
starter the fa"ous Ferguson ofiiciated
satisfactorily. Events Of the day were
o. follows:
First rsce-Twin City Introductory,
for three-year-olds and upward. one
miles. Cousin Jeems won by three
lengths; Anna Race second and Cstal.
pa third. Time last.
Second race-for two-year-olds. Ave
furlongs. Mount Joy took the lead at
the start and held IL tn the finish.
Msrmose second and Walnut third.
Time l021.
Third race-three-year- olds. .one and
one-sixteenth miles. Cashier finished
first by . length and . half; War
Peake second. nose In front Of Blan.
tyre. third; Insolence. JackstafY.
Meckle and others coming after. Time
1:5O.
Fourth race-Twin City derby. mile
and . quarter. Value to winner.
1880. Starters: Verge dor. I2;
Eiike, 8 to I; Prince Fonso, l25; Hath
away, even; Davidson, IA; McLellon,
l0l; Rosemont. IA; johnson, 8 to 1;
Robespsrre, Frances and Joe Black
burn, l22; Kiley (coupled) even
money. The horses we're in the best
of condition and their appearance was
the signal for burst Of applause.
which did not subside until long after
the great race had been run and de-
cided. Prince Fopso was the favorite
Of the spectators, judging by the re-
cep,ion. After one break they got
started In good style, with Davidson
in the lead. but the others were well
punched with him. They went by
the stand In close order, Davidson still
the leader by few feet. with Robe
sperrs ct bis neck and Rosemont close
at hand. Before the quarter pole was
reached Robesperre was In front, hav-
ing taken the lead from Davidson,
who was length In front Of Rose
mont, third. Robesperre was still In
tho lead at the half, length ahead Of
Davidson. who was . neck ahead Of
Verge dor, third. During oil this
time the horses were running In q
contact bunch and few strong leaps
took verge dor to the front at the
three. qusrter pole, while Joe Black
burn, who had up to now been lost,
leaped into second place, and Primes
Fonso tried TO get away from last
place. The same leader came Into the
stretch and Joe Blackburn was still
eeconb, but Prince Fonso had come up
10 third place and was seeking 10 find
a way out from the bunch that was
holding him back. Al last Hathaway
took his horse across the track, 10
clear the Others, and ran down the
track with rush, passing everything
and landing In first place, length
and q half ahead of the nearest OF
them. Joe Blackburn was second,
Verge dor third, and Davidson, Robe
sperre and Rosemont close at their
heels. II was q hotly contested race,
che result being In the balance. and all
saw the good management that disen-
tangl ed the last horse In the bunch
and his mag nificen. response to his
drivers urging when he leaped from
the last to nist place and won one ol
the greatest events Of the year. Time
2:09i.
An ImpoFtaut Oucsttou.