Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-26
CARLSBAD A SLAYER.
The Sturdy Son Of Glenelg Wins the
Great American Derby.
AZRA, TEE FAVORITE, UNPLACED.
Fifty Thousand People See the Race and
the Excitement Great.
RESULTS AT sHEEPSHElD BAY TRACK

| filled the fine clubhouse of the w ashlngton
Park Jockey Club and filed handsome
equipages in the inner field. Fifteen
thousand more persons, chiefly women in
bright attire, packed the two tiers and the
roof of the immense grand stand of the club,
and a crowd of nearly, if not fully, 10000
more persons jammed the betting ring,
jostled one another in the pool lawn and
paddock, and swarmed into the fields to-day
and saw the great American Derby of one
and one-half miles for 3-year-olds, won by
Carlsbad, son of Glenelg, In 3:04Z, the
slowest time in which it has yet been run.
And all of them saw in the vast crowd a
sight greater than the greatest Derby ever
run. Last year Al 900 persons saw the con-
test for the rich purse and stake money, but
is estimated that $4,000 people were on the
race grounds
| Tho Rum .rs Pr -v.d TO b. Game.
The race itself was good exhibition of
game, sturdy racing in the worst going pos
sible, and it was not speed but bottom
which carried the day. Carlsbad showed
that he is great stayer, and along with the
S17.soo which the purse netted him R. A.
| Swigert tonight has the knowledge that he
has horse game clear through, and strong
and fast, for Carlsbad led his field for the
| last mile, and in the stretch outran the
| speedy California horse ZGldivar, who,
handicapped by being forced into the worst
part of the track, made a great squirt to
catch the leader and land the purse. Zal-
diyar could not do better than get the place
in such heavy going as fell to him, while
Cicero made almost an equal favorte with
ARA, the great crack, ran fine third and
justified to some extent the Judgment OF
persons who chose good lightweight
horse on whom to put their money. Like
mo st great stake events with big fields, the
favorite tailed to come out first. fourth be-
ing the best Azra could get. The winner
was surprise for the public and most of
the talent, going to the post with odds of 10
to against him, after opening at to L
The day was clear but the track heavy.
Th. Great Event of the Day.
The American Derby was the third event
on the programme, and for this all present
waited while the two preceding races were
run. The great number of entries had
dwipdled last night to field of IL probable
starters, to which one other addition was
made this morning when Bob Forrester's
owner decided to start him. Three with
drawals were made this morning, however,
so that only ten horses faced the starter.
The horses scratched were fllume, Belfast
and Faraday. Those who ran were Chief
Justice, Prince of Darkness, Azra, Cicero,
Newton, Galindo, Zallivar. Emperor
Regent, Carlsbad and Bob Forester. This
made a large field for such bad track, and
comprising most of the Western cracks, it
was realized that the race would be-a good
one. ARA has steadily ruled the
tavorite on his record as the winner
of the Kentucky Derby and many thought
that the Bashford Manor stable would land
the purse, Notwithstanding ARA had 127
pounds to carry. The stable scratched Bash
ford. ARA had shown himself good,
game horse on heavy track, and the book
makers opened him at 5 to 2. The heavy
track made many think we'll of Ed Cor
rigan's fnely-bred LongteIlow colt with
only 115 pounds up, and he was at equal
choice in the books with ARA. Zaldivar
and GalindO, the two California horses, were
said to be fine and took great deal Of
money at 6 to 1. Carlsbad, the winner,
opened at to 1, and then retired until 10 to
was offered just before the horses went to
the post, while Azra's odds wera forced
down to 9 to 1, so that he started clean
favorite, with Cicero 3 to second choice.
The Start svas Good One.
The second good attempt got the horses
well'togesher, the flag fell, and they're off,
welled up through the great crowd. Chief
Justice got all the advantage of the lead
and with length and half start was first
for the only time in the race, Prince Of
Darkness second By head in front of the
favorite, ARA third, Carlsbad, Newton,
Cicero, Galindo and Zaldivar following in a
bunch in tine order named, Prince Regent
and Bob Forester bringing up the rear.
Carlsbad at once began to move up, and at
the head of the stretch had collared Zal-
divar the leader, Chiet Justice, ARA aud
Cicero running together and without any
apparent advantage for any one of them.
The California horse kept the>lead and swept
down the stretch with good length lead,
ARA, Carlsbad, Gafindo and Prince of
Darkness Tapped on each other in the
order named. A link was let out on
Carlsbad as they swept around the turn
and running close to the rail at the three
quarter post he had taken the lead from
Zaldivar by three-fourths of length, and
from then on never relinquished it, though
closely pressed at times. Zaldivar was half
a length in front of the San Anita stables
colt Galindo, who was going very well at
this stage of the game, while Cicero was al
ready under the whip, Monk Overton pun
ishing the maiden, who quickly responded.
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how heavy the track was. Galindo at this
point had displacek Zaldivar as the trailer
to the leader, while ARA mad run up and
challenged the latter. At the turn Carls-
bad had opened up a length of daylight
Williams. the jockey making a rusn with
his mount to get the choice of going.
Ihe Run Home Was Fast.
At the head of the betting lawn Williams
shook Carlsbad up and the run home was
made in the fastest time since the jump for
the lead, the last quarter being done in 30L
seconds Carlsbad passed under the wire
handy winner by length and half Zaldi-
YER second by three-quarters of a length,
Cicero a half-length in front OF the favorite
ARA, with the others well off and coming
in: Newton fifth, Chief Justice sixth, Gal
indo seventh and the other three further
away. The time of the race by quarters
was as follows: first quarter :2834 half loo,
three-uuarters 1:31, mile 2:02N, mile and a |
quarter 2:34, mile and half 3:G4I
Post betting-Azra, 2 to l; Cicero, to 1;
Galindo, to 1; Zaldivar and Carlsbad, 10 |
to l each; Prince of Darkness, 15 to 1; Chief |
j Justice, 30 to 1; Bob Forester, 80 to l, and |
Emperor Regent, 100 to 1. The other races |
resulted as follows:
First race, one mie-The Kero first, Shoshone |
second, Falero third. Time, 2:t0.
Second race. siY furlongsIhE first Aban-
Third race. American Derby.
Fourth race, mile and 4 sixreenth-Sir Bevys |
first London Smoke second Content third. Time, |
Fii tn race, i've furlongs-Castenet hrst, Mirage
second, Princess Lorraine third. Time. 1:l3
Betting on TONI orrow's Races
LOUISVILLE, June 25.-[SpeciaLl 1.-The fol-