The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-12
THE KENTUCKY DERBY.
Azra Wins the Great Race by KoSe.
Other Races.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May u.-Despite the
cold and threatening weather 1000 people
were at the Derby day opening on the
Churchill Downs spring meeting. The
track was in fair condition but not fast. a
pretter race than the eighteenth Kentucky
Derby was never run on this track. Though
there was but three horses in it there was
excitement and doubt from the first few
jumps. Money poured in on COTrigan' s
entTy, lille the home plungerS backed ARA
at the odds of to and 2 10 l. 1t seemed
to be the intention Of COrrigan TO let Huron
make the running with 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 pro-
gramme was carried out y ell enough 20 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 answered nObly. AS he
went ahead, however, BrittOD shot Huron
ahead, keeping the distance the same be-
tween him and ARA. There was not foot
Of difference in this distance until they
reached 200 Yards OF the wire when ARA
was three lengths behind. Then Clayton
stTaightened himself and called on Long 5
candidate. The response was prompt and
he gained slowly on CorTlgan'S pride
Neek-and-neck they raced as the crowd
yelled wildly, both horses going their level
best, and il was q case OF good iOckeying.
Just as they got under the wire the nose of
ARA was lifted in front and the Derby was
was over. Phil Dwyer was length be-
hind, and in tie finish was coming very
fast Time, 2:4h. The distance was a
mile ana half.
The starters, weights and jockeys were :
ARA ID "a. Clayton, Q 70 3; Huron I'D
(Britton), ? to 5; Phil Dwyer ID (OVertOn),
tO5.
The winner gets $3.50.
The summaries Of the other races were as
follows:
Six furlongs. Bettina won, John Berkely
second, Critic third. Time. 1:1352.
Five furlOngs, Court Lore won, Inquire
second, MaTmaduke third. Time, 1:0jh.
Three-quarters Of a mile, heats, Maud
Howard won, Ell Eshe!by second, Johnnie
Greener third. Time, / 19.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE track was slow
and the WiRners were:
Four and a half fuVlOngs, Kismet won,
Neva second, Expense third. Time,
1:12A.
Twr-year-olds. four furlongs, The Jewel
won, Sarah second, Merge third. Time,
O:51.
SIX and a half furlongs, Vedette won,
Oregon Eclipse second, the Deacon third.
Time, %
Six furlongs, Coronet won. L. J. Knight
second. Odette third. Time. 1874
Five and half furlOngs, Texas Girl won,
No Remarks second, Jim Daughterty third.
Time, 1:12A.
Handicap, one mile and twenty yards,
CayosO won, Valera second, Jim Dunn
third. Time, :46A.
The Coming Handicap Race.
New YORK, May lit is just as hard
to pick the winner in the brooklyn handicap
to-day as 1t was one month ago. The rain
storm last night aud to-day has changed
the complexion of it TO certain extent Had
the race been run yesterday the prize un-
doubtedly would have been cap
tured by NJ. 4. Dwyel's Longstreet
The latter has done phenOmally good
work. He has reeled off a mile in IA
without an effort on dry track He doesn' t
like wet going, however, and il the track,
wet and heavy now, doesn't dry out before
Monday, the day of the big race, Long gfel 10 w s
greatest sons chances Of winning will be
remote. He will 60 to Tie post, however,
let the weather be what il viii. In addition
20 LOngstreet, DwYer may start Banquet
and Raceland Both these In their present
condition will be hard 10 beat, no matter
what The going is like. The only handi-
capped candidate that worked this morning
was last years suburban winner, LOantaka.
de had 100 pounds up, and under the per-
sonal supervision OF his owner, C.. ID.
McCOun, covered a mile in 80. He could
have done much better had be been pushed.
CHICAGO. May 1.-THE board of review
Of the National TFOtting Association to-day
In the case of the horse AlcryOn, which was
ruled off in the famous race with stallion
Nelson. turned the matter over TO the presi-
dent, Ex-Governor Bulkeley Of Connecticut,
who temporarily reinstated the driver.