The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-14

LOUISVILLE, May 10. 49, Although the
Derby proved tame, fat and uninterest-
ing, the regular spring meeting of the
Louisville Jockey Club was most
auspiciously inaugurated ut Churchill
Downs today. The city was overrun with
strangers attracted here by the Derby,
and the Democratic state convention adj
journed in honor of the occasion. The
field and every prominence without the
enclosure were black with people. The
grand stands, enlarged since last year, and
the newly terraced lawns were jammed,
and on the top of the stands so great was
the crowd perched there that apprehen-
sions were felt that there would be a coli
lapse. The attendance was nearly 10000,
and among them was the largest
number of ladies ever seen in
the ladies' stands. The club house
and lawns of the betting stands were oc-
cupied by fifty bookmakers. and they had
good deal more than they could attend
to. 1t had been announced that the start
ers would be Hart Wallace, Valeria,
Georgetown, Balgowan, Kingman and
Easton, and Larabee's pair, High Tariff
and Poet Scout. Hon. Bill Owens, of
Georgetown, owner of Georgetown, con-
cluded that his colt was not fit, and re-
fused to subject him to the trying ordeal,
and he was announced a non-starter.
Scoggins Bros. also decided not to try any
experiments with Valeria, whom they
wanted to save. Easton let High Tariff,
the best of his pair, remain in, and these.
with Kingman and Hart Wallace, MAIDS
the field.
Kingman's great race at Lexington en-
titled him TO the first call in the betting,
and it was liberal bookmaker that laid
odds of $500 to $500 on the winner. Bal
gowan was second choice, ut 5 to 2,
with and 10 to 1 obtainable against Hart
Wallace and High Tariff.
When the Derby was called Kingman
came out first, ridden by Isaac Murphy,
and recognition Of the horse and rider
was followed by cheers that the surround
ing knobs and hilltops took up and echoed
beck again. The others also were given a
cordial reception by the crowd. Ranged
up, they were given the flag sat the first
attempt. A slow pace was set.
with High Tariff making the running,
Balgowan at his saddle girths and King
man and Hart Wallace well up. The race
was slow, and at the half positions were
unchanged. They passed the stand in the
same order, but on the back stretch Hart
Wallace and High Tariff joined strides
Balgowan at his same old place. The pace
quickened as the mile was finished. King
mans stride was regular and his head was
in the air, although Murphy had been
gradually improving his position.
A furlong from the post Kingman was
on even terms with Balgowan, the rest
beaten back. The struggle was brief
Another kink of Murphy's lines went out
and the whip descended. The colts re-
Spouse was a burst of speed that shook the
hard-whipped and hard-ridden Balgowan
off and sent Kingman the winner of the
Derby by an open length. Balgowan was
second, length from High Tariff,
Hart Wallace half length to the
rear Nobody expected fast time, for
there was nothing to make Kingman run,
and with the track heavy with dust there
was no disappointment when time 2;52H
hung up. The distance was the regular
Derby route, one and a half miles, and
each carried 122 pounds. The pecuniary
value of this years Derby was about
$4,700.
Following is a summary of the other
races:
Six furlongs weight for age, three quarters of
mile-Too Sweet won, Jubilee second, Bob l.
third. Time, 1916.
Three-year-old maidens, weight for age, mile
Milt Young won, Mabelle second, Sir Abner
third. Time. 1:44.
Two-year-olds and upwards, FIVE furlongs--
Overton and John Berkeley ran dead heat, Un-
adilla third, and the purse was divided. Time,
l:04
Three-years old and upwards, three-quarters
OF mile, heats-Sull Ross won, Royal Garter
second, Duke of Highlands third. Time, LA.
Second heat-sull Ross and Royal Garter ran a
dead heat, with Ed Hopper third. Time,
I:1614. The run of was won by Sui Ross.