The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-26
The CHICAGO DERBY.

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I CHICAGO, June 25.-Today was the
opening day of the Washington Park
Jockey club races. The great event of the
day was the American derby, and it was
witnessed by at least $4,000 persons. They
filled the club house and grand stand.
Jostled one another in the pool lawn and
betting ring, and swarmed into the fields.
Ihe weather was moderately warm, but
the track. owing to the recent heavy rains,
was heavy and slow. the horses sinking in
the middle of the track almost to their
| 1etlocks. The derby was the third event
on the card, and had the following start
ers: Chief Justice, Prince of Darkness.
Emperor Regent, Carlsbad and Bob For
ester. The distance was mile aud a half.
Chief Justice got the advantage at the
start and lead by length and half. He
was soon overtaken by the California
| horse Zaldivar. who kept good lengths
lead. and swept down the stretch, fol
| lowed by ARA, Carlsbad, Golinda and
Prince of Darkness in the order named. A
| link was let out on Carlsbad as they
swept around the turn and they were
running close together. At the three
quarters post he had taken the lead from
Zaldivar by three-quarters of length.
From then on he never relinquished it,
though closely pressed at times. At the
turn Carlsbad had opened up a length of
daylight, Jockey Williams making rush
with his mount to get the choice of going.
Golinda fell back very fast, and at the
turn had only seventh place, and was run
out, Zaliivar again taking the place.
AT the turn ARA, the fayorite, was run
ming strong and it looked as if his game
ness might possibly land him the winner
when it came to the hard work in the run
home, while Cicero, the next behind ARA,
was in fourth place and coming again, |
after having been held back a little on the |
back stretch. The race could not be clear |
lyseen at the head of the stretch, owing |
to the crowd, and Azra's jocky put in the |
claim that he had been interfered with in |
rounding into the turn. Carlsbad, when |
the horses showed into the stretch appear
ed to be leading; but the cry arose, Look |
at Zaldivar; see how be IS comingr' and |
the coast animal was making a great |
squirt. But Carlsbad had the best of the |
track and was close against the rail, while
Zaldivar had to go out into the softer
ground, which proved fatal, and Carlsbad !
passed under the wire, winner by a length |
and half, with Zaldivar second, Cicero /
third, ARA fourth, Newton fifth, Chief |
Justice sixth, Golinda seventh, and the
other three further away. The time was
3:041L.
The race is worth about 800 to the
winner, $1,000 TO the second and 81, 900 to
the third. The time (3:041) is the slowest
in which the derby has yet been run. The
race itself was good exhibition of game
sturdy racing in the worst going possible,
and it was not speed but bottom which
carried the day. Carlsbad showed that he
is a great slayer, and along with the S17 800
which the purse netted HIM, r. A. Swiger5
tonight has the knowledge that he has a
horse game clear through, and strong and
fast; tor Carlsbad led the field for the last
mile, and in the stretch outran the speedy
California horse Zaldivar, who, while
by being forced into tho
worst part of the track. made great
spurt to catch the leader and land the
purse.
Zaldivar could not do better than to get
I place in such heavy going as fell to him,
while Cicero, an almost equal favOrite. ran
fine third, and justified to some extent :
,he Judgment of those who chose a good
lightweight horse on whom to put their ,
money. Like all good stake events with
Dig fields, the favorite failed to come out ,
irst, fourth being the best ARA could get. {
The winner was surprise for the public !
md most of the talent, going to the post ,
With odds of 10 to against him, after ]
opening at to l. i
Post betting-Azra. to /; Cicero, 3 to i; l
6 to l.; Zaldivar aud Carlsbad, 10 I
o each; Prince of Darkness, Is to /; |
Chief Justice, 30 to l; Bob Forester, 10 to c
and Emperor, 100 to ).
The winners of other races were The {
1ero, Hercules Second, Sir Bevis, Cas- t
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