Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-21
THE AMERICAN DERBY.
Tho Classic Three -Year-O1d Race Won
By Strathmeath.

The Classic Three Y cart Old Race Won
By Strathmeath.
CHICAGO, June 21. Death to one
horse, $4,000 to another-that was the
American Derby of '91. A scarlet fash on
the horizon, fifty thousand people
breathless, gleam of white beneath
the wire, and the richest stake race in
the west was over. 1t was by Strath7
meath, New York's favorite, that the
battle was won. Half a mile off where
had been the thickest of the fight, lay
motionless on the track the corpse OF
High Tariff. Tom Kiley, the gallant
beasts rider, twice a Derby victor on
that course, had this time pushed the
limit of equine endurance. There was
a sudden plunge upward, queer stag
ger of twenty yards and High
Tariff sank down into the mud lifeless
Whether in point of horses, famous
jockeys, magnifcence of fashionable dis
plan and marvellous outpouring of peo-
pie, as well as sensational incidents
and bulky purses, probably no such race
was ever witnessed this side of the Ale
ghenies, certainly not in Chicago. No
one OF the seven derbies that in preced-
ing years made Washington park cele-
brated, equaled in interest today's
event.
THE JAM AT THE PARK.
The weather was very good, being
just cloudy enough to prevent the hot
June sun from making the day uncom-
Portable. 1t had been raining here for
three days, but not drop fell today.
Such a multitude OF ladies' as
put in an appearance at the
track was something unprecedented,
and so great was the crush that hun
dreds 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 stairway in
the grand stand afforded an inch of
standing room. The galleries and roof
were black with people, while the ap-
proaches from end to end of the stretch,
including even the club house grounds,
were full almost to suffocation. In the
field showed line after line of all manner
of vehicles loaded down with people.
Everybody 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 to be magnificent struggle.
INTENSE INTEREST IN THE DEBBY.
So intent was the interest of the huge
concourse Of people in the real event of
the day, that the first two races passed
almost unnoticed, except when Isaac
Lewis, who was to ride Kingman in the
Derby, appeared in the second race
astride of Santiago. The friends of the
blue grass Derby winner gave Lewis a
volley of encouraging cheers, which
were re-echoed as he brought Santiago
in a winner. Many misguided Ken
tuckian and other we'll meaning persons
now straightway went to the betting
booths and pinned their faith and
money on Kingman.
THE HUBBUBssAT IT'S HEIGHT.
The confusion in the bookmakers'
quarters as the time for the big race APP
preached was the worst ever witnessed
in Washington park, and the bedlam,
scarcely mitigated, spread to other por-
tions of the grounds. The roof over the
bookmakers' heads, in front of whom
clamored thousands OF eager gamesters,
had by this time become thick with
that the frail support would give way,
lives, attempted to clear the platform.
MANY JumPeu Piouptiy luIo Cne ludsS VI
people on the lawn. Suddenly the sup
ports creaked as line of police forced
back the crowd en- masse, and the fact
was clearly demonstrated thatit Was less
perilous to allow the reckless mob to
unmolested. The hubbub was
at it's height when the horses came out
for the Derby, the favorites being warm
ly received.
THE STARTERS IN THE RACE.
This was the way they were recorded:
SNOWFALL (l22), Garrison, and Passara
(129), Taral post betting, to l.
Forerunner (125>, Allen, 10 to l..
Ludowic (122), Hill, 15 to 1.
Michael (125). Fitzpatrick, 8 to l..
Kingman (129), Isaac Lewis, A to /.
High Tariff (127), Kiley, and Poet