Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
Against Whom the Betting
was 10 to 1, Comes in an Easy
Winner.
The Victory Nets the winner the
Handsome Sum of
$4,000.

today. Fifteen thousand more people
packed the immense grand stand, and
crowd of nearly thirty thousand more were
in the betting ring, and swarming IL the
fields, when the great American derby was
won by Carlsbad, in 304 d, the slowest
time in which it has yet been run.
The race was a good exhibition of
sturdy racing and it was not speed, but
bottom which carried the day. Carlsbal
showed that he was great slayer and
along with SIT 300, which the purse net
ted him, R. A. Swigart has the knowl-
edge that he has a horse Of game clear
through and strong and fast, for Carlsbad
led the field to the last mile and in tbs
stretch cut run the speedy California
horse, Zaldlva, which was Handicapped by
being forced into the worst part Of the
track.
The day opened clear and fine, after the
season of wet weather which ha} damp
ened the hopes of the club managers. The
track was slow and heavy as the water
soaked black mud could be, the horses
sinking in the middle Of the track almost
to their fetlocAs In the stretch, close
against the outer rail, the tramping Of the
crowd had made the track fairly hard. To
this fact is largely due CaIlsbad's beating
Zaldivar, as the formers jockey rounded
him into TIE turn Gloss against the rail
forcing Zaldivar into the mud, where he
almost was anchored when the home squirt
came.
The crowd began pouring into the gate
one before TIE time set fol the first race,
and each incoming tram and cable car
brought mass of pleasure seekers,
while the Michigan avenue boulevard and
other approaches where occupied by line
Of magnificent turnouts. The derby
was the third event and the great mum.
Der of entries had dwindled to a field OF
twelve POSSIBLE starters, % which one
other addition was made this morning.
Three Withdrawals we're made later, so
that only ten horses faced the starter.
ARA steadily ruled the fayorite on his
record, ard many thought he would land
! first. The heavy track made many think
well of Corrigan's Longfellow colt, with
only 115 pounds up, and he was an equal
choice in the books with ARA, five to two.
| Zaldivar and Galindo, the NO California
horses, took a great deal of money at six
to one. Carlsbad, the winner, opened at
FIVE to one and then retired until ten to
one was offered just before the horses
went to the post, while Azra's odds were
forced down to two 10 one, SO that be
started a clean favorite, with Cicero, three
to one, second choice.
At the second attempt the horses got of
well together, Chief Justice getting the
advantage of the lead, which he held for
a short time. The others came in this
order: Prince Of Darkness, ARA, Carls-
bad, Newton, Cicero, Galindo zaldivar,
Prince Regent and Bob Forester. Carlsbad
at onece began to move up and at the head
Of the stretch had coIlared Zaldiyar, who
was then the leader, Chief Justice, ARA
and Cicero running close together. The
California horse swept down the stretch
with good half length lead. A link was
let out of CarIsbandas as they swept around
the turn, and running close to the rail at
the three quarters post, be had taken the
lead from Zaldivar by three quarters of a
length, and never reIinquished it. Zaldi-
var was half length in front Of Galindo,
who was going very we'll at tkis time,
while Cicero was already under the
whip.
The first mile was run in 1924, show
lug how heavy the track was. Galindo
at this point had displaced Zaldivar be-
hind the leader, while Azera had come up
close. At the turn, Carlsbad had opened
up length, while Galindo fell back very
fast, Zaldivar taking second place. AT
the turn, Azera, the faverite, was run
ming strong, and looked as if his
gameness might possibly land him
a winner. The race could not be
clearly seen at the head of the stretch
owing to the crowd and Azaras' Jockey
put in the claim that he was interfered
with in rounding the turn. When the
horses showed up in the stretch Zaldivar
was making great squirt, but Carlsbad
was held well in hand and had the best
of the track. He the head of the bet
ting lawn, Williams shook up Carlsbad
and the run home was made in the fast
est Tins since The jump fer the lead, the
last quarter being done in 3014 seconds.
| Calsbad passed under the wire, a winner
by length and half; Zaldivar second by
three-quarters, and Cicero half length in
front of Azera, with the others well off,
Newton fifth, Chief Justice sixth, Galindc
seventh, and the other three further
away.
i The time was: First quarter, 2S54
half, 100; quarters, 1:3l; mile
2:0214; mile and quarter, 2:34; mile and
half, 3:o414.
The race is worth SIT 500 to the winner
$4,000 to second. and 81 900 to third.
ONLY GINGERBREAD.
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