The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-22
UNCLE BOB WINS IT.
Son Of LIKE Black burn Takes
the Chicago Derby.
ne DID NOT STICK IN MUD.
A. Csif He Gave Ne Premise 81 Great
s<ss- The stake East Earned =
WORTH ols.ooo.

CHICAGO. June 2i.-Foyty thousand peo-
pie assembled at Washington park this
afternoon 10 eco Uncle Bob. the son Of
Luke Blackburn. win the great American
derby. His reputation IS mud runner
vas MOLLY sustained. No rain fell after
midnight last night. bat enough came
down yesterday afternoon and evening 10
render the newiy-harrowed track almost
fesiock-deep. All this forenoon sunshine
and gloom alternated and there were due
apprehensions Of another down-pouY.
Everybody that was going. however. took
chances and the afternoon proved to b
one OF the most beautiful Of the season.
Before the first race was called every foot
Of space in the stand was packed. to ssy
nothing Of the crowds in carriages and on
the lawns. The majority OF the spectators
were without disguise impatient for the
frst two races to be over.
Finally, when the contestants in the
great event came out the cheering Vas
tremendous. The first to appear was
Goodbye, followed closely by Ben Kings
bury, Jed. Mount Lebanon and Sunny
brook. The announcement had already
been made OF the Withdrawal Of Protec-
ton. Frontine. Sinaloa and Grayson.
Last OF all came the favorise. Uncle Bob,
and Lucky Baldwin's entry, the sinewy-
looking California Santiago.
While the bulk of the crowd was shout
ing itself hoarse. many others with c-oney
up studied once again the card where it
read: Third race-American derby,
sweepstakes for three-year-olds. ct $3.50
each. with 1900 added, $1,000 to the Sec
ond and 500 to the third horse, mile and
a-hali."
The seven horses quickly assembled ct
the post, and when the red dag fell the
thoroughbreds were OF like the wind. but
perfectly aligned Is . fle Of infantry.
Goodbye was first to forge q trife ahead,
but it was only triAe. Passing the stand
Jed was slightly in the lead. with Kings
bury close on him, while Uncle Bob and
Santiago were toward the rear. Now
Goodbye. who had been setting the
pace. gave way to Snnnybrook. the latter
pulling up with . sudden squirt from al
most the last, while Goodbye fell back to
become the tail-ender to the finish. Along
the backstretch they came, still closely
punched. When rounding the turn Kings
bury led for an instant As they entered
the stretch Uncle Bob was noticed emery
ing grandly from the cluster. followed BY
the California racer. Santiago. Barns, on
Santiago. made . plucky effort. but do
what he would the mud seemed to cling
desperately TO Santiago's already tired
heels,
Amid uproarious howls Of delight Uncle
Bob passed under the wire two full lengths
in the lead, Santiago second, only three
quarters of . length ahead of KingshQyy.
Jed was fourth. while the others struggled
in, pulling up badly beaten. Time. 2:55<
Mile three-ycar-olds and upwards-Palisade
won. Bobby Beach second. kobespierre third.
Time, l:55ls.
Mile. all ages-vermons won, Gilfon second,
Cecil B. third. Time. 1:54l1. q
Third race, mile and one sixteenth, three
year-old and upwards-Bertha won Ciamer Sec
ond Duke Highlands third. Time. 2.ol
Five furiongs, two-year-olds-Bench March
won, Dickinson second, Laura Doxey third.
Time. 1:30 4
The Derby stakes won by Uncle Bob are
worth about $4,000.
Uncle Bob was bred in Nashville, Tenn,
and was named for q famous old darkey
hostler at Belle Meade. Uncle Bob. The
colt was 80 poorly thought OF at the Belle
Meade sale in the spring 1883, that Uncle
Bob bought him for $225. A few days
afterward he sold him to Sam Bryant for
$500. The next sale was by Bryant to
HAWKINS, of Chicago. three days ago, for
$l5.000-$2 600 more to be paid II Uncle
Bob won the Derby. As he did so, and
landed in Hankin's pocket an SIS 900 stake,
beside outside betting, it may be consid.
cred 4 reasonably GOOD purchase