The record-union., 1892-05-12
SADDLE AND WHIP.
THE TALENT SURPRISED IN THE
KENTUCKY DERBY.
ARA Comes to the Front in an Excft-
ing Finish-The Brooklyn
Handicap.
Special to the REcoRD-US1ox.


LOUISVILLE (Ky.), May 1l.-Despite the
cold and threatening weather, 1900
people We're at the Derby Day opening of
the Churchill Downs spring meeting.
The track was fair, but not fast. Prettier
races than the eighteenth Kentucky
Derby were never run on this track
Though but three horses were in it, it
was excitement and doubt from the first
few jumps. Money poured in on the
Corrigan entry, while the home plungers
reyeled in ARA at odds of to 5 and 2 to
l. 1t seemed 10 be the intention of Cor
rigan to let Huron make the running,
with the pace too hot for ARA, and win
the race with Phil Dwyer when ARA was
run out, but Corrigan met with another
Kentucky surprise. The programme was
carried out well enough to the head of
the stretch. Farther and farther away
from ARA did Huron get, until five
lengths separated them.
AS they passed the stand Clayton eased
up on ARA lightly, and the call was an
swered nobly. AS he went ahead. how
ever, Britton shot Huron ahead, keeping
the distance the same between him and
ARA. There was not foot of difference
in this distance until they reached two
hundred yards of the wire, when ARA
was three lengths behind. Then Clayton
Strengthened himself and called on the
long candidate. The response was
prompt, and he gained slowly on Corri-
gan's pride. Neck and neck they raced
as the crowd cheered wildly, both horses
going level best, and it was a case of
jockey. Just as they got under the wire
the nose of ARA was lifted in front, and
the Derby was won. Phi. Dwyer was a
length behind, and in the finish was COM
ing very fast. Time, 2:4l4. The distance
was mile and half
The starters and Jockeys were: ARA
(l22) a. Clayton, to 5; Huron 122) Brit
ton, 2 to >; Phil. Dwyer Q22) Overton, 2
to 5. The winner gets 81, go.
The summaries of the other races fol-
low:
Six furlongs, Bettina won. John
Berkely second, Critic third. Time, 1:I31.
Five furlongs, Court Lore won, Inquire
second, Marmaduke third. Time, l:05I.
Three-quarters Of mile, heats; Maud
Howard won, Ed. Eshelby second, john
ME Greener third. Time, 1:l9. The or
der and time in the second heat were the
same.
ST. LOUIS RACES.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE track was
slow. -Four and half furlongs. Kismet
won, Neva G.. second, Expense third.
Time, 1:l24.
Two-year-olds, four furlongs, The
Jewel won, Sarah c. second, Merge
third. Time, 0:50.
Six and half furlongs, Vedette won,
Oregon Eclipse second, The Deacon
third. Time, l:25.
Six furlongs, Coronet won, L. J. Knight
second, Odette third. Time. 1:I3a.
Five and a half furlongs, Texas Girl
won, No Remarks second, Jim Daugh-
erty third. Time, 1:l24.
Handicap, mile and twenty yards;
Cayoso won, Valera second, Jim Dunn
third. Time, 1:464.
BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
NEW YORK, May LIT is Just as hard
to pick the winner in the BROOKLYN
handicap to-day as it was one month ago
The rainstorm last night and to-day has
changed the complexion of it to certain
extent. Had the race been run yester-
day the prize undoubtedly would have
been captured by NJ. f. Dwyers Long
street. The latter has done phenomenally
good work. He has reeled Oft a mile in
l:44 without an effort on dry track. He
doesn't like wet going, however, and if
the track, wet and heavy now, doesn't
dry out before Monday, the day of the
big race, Longfollow's greatest sons
chances of winning will be remote. He
will go to the post, however, let the weather
be what it will. In addition to Long
street, Dwyer may start Banquet and
Raceland. Both these in the present con-
ditiOn will be hard to beat, no matter
what the going is like. The only handi-
capped candidate that worked this morn
ing was last years suburban winner
Loantaka. He had 100 pounds up and
under the personal supervision of his
owner, e. II. McCoun. covered a mile in
1:59. lie could have done much better
had he been pushed.