, 1891-05-14
KINGMAN THE KING.
The Kentucky Derby Tame,
Flat and Embarrassing.
Slow Time Made on a Track
Heavy With Dust.
Kingman, BalgOwan and High
Tariff the Leaders.

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derby proved tame, fat and uninterestine
the regular spring meeting of the Louis
vile Jockey club was most auspiciously
inauRurated at Churchill downs today.
The city was overrun with strangers at
tracted here by the derby, and the Demo-
cratic state convention adjourned in honor
of the occasion. The field and every
prominence without the enclosure was
black with people, the grand stands, en-
larRed since last year, and the newly ter
raced lawns were jammed aud on top Of
the stands so great was the crowd perched
there that apprehenslons were felt that
there would be a collapse. The attend
ance was nearly 10000 and among them
was the largest number of ladies ever 10
the ladies' stands, the club house and
lawns. The betting stand was occupied
by fifty bookmakers and they had a great
deal more than they co=ld attend to.
1t had been announced that the starters
in the derby would be Hart Wallace,
Valera. Georgetown. B~algowan. King
man and Easton and Larabie's pair. High
Tariff and Poet Scout. Hon. Bill Owens
of Georgetown. owner of Georgetown,
concluded that his colt was not fit and re-
fused to subject him to the trying ordeal
and be was announced a non-starter.
Scoggin Brothers also decided not to try
any experiments with Valera. whom they
wanted to save. Easton left High Tariff.
the best of his pair, remain in, and these.
with KinRman and Hart Wallace made
the field. Klngman's great race at
Lexington entitled him to fret call IN the
betting and Alyberal, a bookmaker, laid
odds OF 5000 TO $500 on the winner.
Balgowan was second choice at ) to .,
with 10 to ] o~btainahle against Hart
Wallace and High Tariff.
When the derby was called Kingmau
came out first. ridden by Isaac Murphy,
and the recognition of the horse and rider
was followed by cheers that the surround
Ing knobs and hilltops took up and echoed
back again. The Others were also given a
cordial reception by the crowd. Ranged
up, they were given the flag at the first
attempt. Slowly the pace was set, with
High Tariff making the running, Bal
gowan at his saddle girths. and Kingman
and Hart Wallace well up. The pace was
slow and at the half the positions were
unchanged. They passed the stand in
the same order. but on the back stretch
Hart Wallace and High Tariff Joined
strides, with Balgowan at his same old
place. The pace quickened AS the mile was
finished. kingman's 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 Bal
gowan, the rest beaten back. The
struggle was brief. Another kiuk Of
Murphy's lines went out, his whip
descended, and the colts response was a
burst OF speed that shook the hard
whipped and hard ridden Balgowan off,
and sent him the winner of the derby by
an oDen length. BalRowan was second,
a length from High Tariff, and Hart
Wallace a half length to the rear. No.
body expected fast time, for there was
nothing to make Kingman ruu, and with
the track heavy with dust there was no
disappointment when the time. 1881, was
hung M. The distance was the regular
derby rou'e, one and a hall miles. and
each carried 100 pounds. The pecuniary
value OF this years derby was about
81. 700.
The following is the summary of the
other races:
Six fur'ones, weight for sge-Too Sweet
won Jubilee second, Bob l.. third. Time.
l;l6.
Three-year old maidens. weight for age,
mile-Milt Young won, Mabelle second,
Sir Abner third. Time, I:44
Two-year-olds and upward, five f~urlongs
-Cleverton and John Berkeley ran a
dead head. Unaiilla third. Time, l:04
Purse divided.
Three year olds and upward, three.
quarters of a mile heats-Sullross won,
Royal Garter second, Duke of Highland;
third. Time, l:l5. Second heat-Sull,
ross and Royal Garter ran a dead heat,
Ed Hopper third. Time. l:l6t. The
run of was ,won by Sullross from Roya
Garter. Time, l:l6.