The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-21
THE CHICAGO DERBY
The Great Western Race is Won
by Strathmeath.
HIGH TARIFF FALLS DOWN DEAD
The Event Excited Far More Interest Than any
Of Its Seven Predecessors Immense
and Fashionable Audience.


Derby of 1891. A scarlet flash on the hori
ION, $4,000 people breathless, a CLEAN o
white beneath the wire and the riches
stake race in the west was over 1t was By
Strathmeath, New York's favorite, tina
the battle was won.
Half mile off where had been the thicl
of the fight, lay motionless on the track thu
corpse of High Tariff. Tom Kelly, the gal
liant beasts rider, twice Derby rider OF
that course, had this time pushed the limi
OF equine endurance. There wa
a sudden plunge upward, a queer staggel
OF twenty yards and High Tariff sanl
down into the mud, lifeless. Whether
in point Of horses, famous jockeys, mag
nificence of the fashionable display anC
marvellous out-ponring of the people, a.
well as the sensational incidents and the
bulky purse, probably no such race was
ever witnessed this side of the Alleghenies
certainly not in Chicago. No one of the
seven Derbys that in preceding years have
made Washington parks celebrity, more
than fringed in interest to-day's event
The weather was very good, being just
cloudy enough to prevent the hot June sun
from making the day uncomfortable. 1t
had been raining here for three days, but
not drop fell to-day. Such a multitude of
ladies' as put In an appearance at the track
was something unprecedented, and sc great
was the crush that hundreds Of them were
wedged helplessly in the enormous mob of
male sports that packed the lawn solid in
front OF the betting ring. No aisle or stair
way In the grand stand afforded an inch of
standing room; the galleries and roof
were black with people, while ap-
proaches from end to end Of the
| stretch, including ever the club house
grounds, We're full almost to suffocation.
In the field showed line after line of all
manner OF vehicles, loaded down with peo-
pie. Everyo body agreed that despite the
yielding. dustless condition of the soil, that
the rains had left, the race, with the array
OF powerful animals entered, was 10 be q
magnificent struggle So intent was the
huge concourse OF people on the real event
Of the day that the first two races were
passed almost unnoticed, except when
Isaac Lewis, who was to ride Kir gman in
the Derby, appeared in the second race
astride San Diego. Tie friends of the
Bluegrass Derby winner gave Lewis a vol
ley OF encouraging cheers, which were re-
echoed as he brought Santiago in winner.
Many a misguided Kentuckian and other
well-meaning person now straightaway
went to buying booth and pinned their
faith and money on Kingman.
The confusion in the bookmakers' quar-
tiers as the time for the big race approached
was the worst ever witnessed in Washing
ton park, and the bedlam, scarcely miti-
gated, spread TO other portions of the
grounds. The roof over the bookmakers'
heads in front of whom clamored thousands
of eager gamesters, had by this time be-
come thick with other thousands. The po-
lice, fearing the frail supports would give
way, causing perhaps the loss of scores of
lives, attempted to clear the platform.
Many jumped promptly into the mass of
people on the lawn. Suddenly the sup
ports creaked, as the line OF police forced
back the crowd en- masse, and the fact was
clearly demonstrated that it was less per-
ilous TO allow the reckless mob to remain
unmolested.
The huLbub was at its height when the
horses came out for the Derby, the favor
ties being warmly received. This is the
way they were recorded: SNOWFALL, 122,
betting to l Forerunner, 125, Allen. 10 TO
l; Lodowick, 122, Hill, ID to / !; Michael, 125,
5 to L; Hingman, 1919. Isaac
Lewis, 4 to l; High Tariff, Kelly and Poet
Scout, lis, Overton, II to L; Valera, 127, |
Britain, ~ to L; Strathmeath, 122, G., Cow
ington, 80 to l. Balgowan was scratched |
about an hour before the race.
AT last the bugle sounded for the race |
and frightful rush began in fruitless at |
positions from which to view the |
race. Starter Sheridan mounted his box |
and returned the boys. Then the horses |
were placed in line and ready for start.
The first trial was false, half dozen re-
fusing to break. The second attempt was
without result. At the third trial the
horses moved in a solid phalanx toward the
starter. The red flag descended and a
mighty roar went up from the multitude
and the tip-toed thousands realized the
great Derby was on. Forerunner jumped
70 the front and was closely fol-
owed by Pessara and Poet Scout,
md led to the first turn; Lodo-
wick was last Five lengths away
coming down the stretch Poet Scout had
orged to the front, Strathmeath moving
I'D to second place and Kingman third.
Passing the stand these positions were
turdily maintained. At the turn Michael
lad worked to the front and set a merry
race down the back stretch, Poet Scout
till second, while Kingman and Strath-
meath went back to the bunch. 1t was at {
his point that the sensation of the day i
ook place. High Tariff had started sixth ,
nd had been showed relentlessly through ,
he heavy going, notwithstanding his
"a pounds weight Kiley, by sheer {
orce of will, seemed determined !
o equal his last record, and If within ,
uman possibility 10 again carry off the
=
nd had passed three competitors when !
ature rebelled. An instant later the fleet ,
acer was helpless cripple, laundering
wildly in the mire. kiley regretfully tried 4
o check the poor wreck and at last sue :
eeded, only moment later to feel the
nimal tremble and fall in q heap. The :
,ckey hastily extricated himself unhurt. :
Meantime the pace of the others was get
ing hotter and hotter and the horses \
wung into the stretch with Poet Scout in :
d front, Strathmesth second and Michael r
bird. Overton now began to ride, firing i
be leader desperately and for moment it !
,oked as IL he might win, but Covington :
lyly brought Strathmeath up by the outer +
all with a rush, stealing the former
pen length, without the use of the whip :
r spur. Poet Scout was second, half q h
,ngth before Kingman, third. Time a
Al. OF the other races two were won
y favorites and as Strathmeath carried
ne bulk of the money in the Derby, the
rowd went home happy.
The following are other events:
Three year-olds and upward. mile-Job d
arter won. Yale '9l second, Labold third. o
ime-1 :53iz.
Tnree-year -olds and upward, mile and o
n eighth-Santiago won, Sportsman sec f
nd, Dickerson third. Time-2:05. Y
Three-year-o and upward. mile and 8
le- sixteentn-St Adams won, Martin q
ussell second, Marie X. third. Time
572@.
Two-year- olds, Eve furlongs-
on, Frank Kinney second, Curt Gum
ird. Time-1 :07.
Sheepshead Bay Races.
BAY, N. Y, June 90. Seven
won, Pagan second,
ongford third. Time-1 30 As.
ivesfurlonos-Merrv Monarch won Air ~