Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-07-01
Ii is Run on Very Heavy Track in
the Presence of q Vast
Crowd.
Carlsbad, Against Whom the Betting
was 10 to 1, Comes in an Easy
Winner.
The Victory Nets the winner the
Handsome Sum of
$4,000.

CHICAGO, June % Five thousand per
sons of the wealtnler classes filed the fine
club house of The Washington Park club
today. Fifteen thousand more people
packed the immense grand stand, and a
crowd of nearly thirty thousand more were
in the betting ring, and swarming in the
fields, when the great American derby was
won by Carlsbad, in 3.04 ID, 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. Carlsbad
showed that he was great slayer and
along with SIT 800, which the purse net
ted him, R. A. Swigart has the knowl-
edge that he has horse OF game clear
through and strong and fast, for Carlsbad
led the field to the last mile and in the
stretch out 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 had 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 fetlocks. 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 Carlsbad's beating
Zaldivar, as the formers jockey rounded
him into the turn Gloss against the rail
forcing Zaldiyar into the mud, where he
almost was anchored when the home squirt
came.
The crowd began pouring into the gate
ong before tie time set foi the first race,
and each incoming train and cable car
brought a 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 field of
twelve possible starters, to which one
other addition was made this morning.
Three Withdrawals were made later, SO
that only ten horses faced the starter.
ARA steadily ruled the favorite on his
record, and many thought he would land
first. The heavy track made many think
well of Corrigan's Longfellow colt, with
only lis pounds up, and he was an equal
choice in the books with ARA, five to two.
Zaldivar and Galindo, the two California
horses, took 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 he
started clean favorite, with Cicero, three
to one, second choice.
At the second attempt the horses got off
we'll together, Chief Justice getting the
advantage of the lead, which he held for
short time. The others came in this
order: Prince Of Darkness, ARA, Carls-
bad, Newton, Cicero, Galindo ZaIdivar,
Prince Regent and Bob Forester. Carlsbad
at onece began to move up and at the head
of the stretch had collared Zaldivar, 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 Carlsbandas as they swept around
the turn, and running close to the rail at
the quarters post. be had taken the
lead from Zaldivar by three quarters of
length, and never relinquished it. Zaldi-
var was half length in front of Galindo,
who was going very well at tlis time,
while Cicero was already under the
whip.
The first mile was run in 1924, show
lug how heavy the track was. G,lindo
at this point had displaced ZLdivar 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
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 be was inte1fered
with in rounding the turn. When the
horses showed up in the stretch Zadivar
was making great squirt, but Carlsbad
was held we'll 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 for the lead, the
last quarter being done in 304 seconds.
Calsbad passed under the wire, winner
by length and half; Zaldivar second by
three-quarters, and Cicero half length in
front of Azera, with the others we'll off,
Newton fifth, Chief Justice sixth, Galindo
seventh, and the other three further
away.
The time was: First quarter, 2Sa4;
half, LOO; three quarters, 1:31; mile,
2:02A; mile and quarter, 2:34; mile and
half, 3:04A.
The race is worth SIT 500 to the winner;
1900 to second. and 81 900 to third.