The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-10
Kentucky's Classic Turf Event Is
Likely to Be Run in
the Mud.
But the Six Probable Starters All
Take Kindly to Soft
Tracks.
Lookout, Isonndless, Buck MoCann, Plu-
tus, Liager and Mirage Arc Ex-
pected to Go tho Circuit.

LOUISVILLE Ky. May 3.-That classic
turf event. the Kentuoky derby. will not be
run on fast track to- morrow. Three days OF
rain had put the track at Churchill Down
In bad condition. but the sun came ont to-
day and the wind began to blow. and II
there is no more rain the track will be fair
and they will be ridden as follows: Look
Out, Kunze; Boundless. Geo. Metz; Buck
McCanu, Thorpe; Plutus. A. Clayton; Lin
ger. Martin; Mirage. Isaac Murphy.
Which OF these is the best is question
to be asked. 1t 10 pretty hard answer,
not bucause mono Of the Ave or six starters
is mud lark, but because all of them are
more or less fond of heavy track.
IT there we're no mud horses in the race
Cushing and Orth would probably prefer
heavy going. as Lookout and Boundless
have demonstrated that ii does not stop
them. but as the others are eqallv good or
better in the mud, they would rather see .
dry track. Buck McCann comes of mud
stock aud II the distance is not too far for
him, and he docs NOT give 1t up In the
holding tho others safe.
Ono thing 10 certain, however. the scroR.
gins have their heart set on winning the
race. The reputation Of their great stud
Buchanan 10 at stake. He has the name Of
getting only sprintsrs, and ScroRRins could
afford to give double the value of tho stake
to disprove II. Plutus likes mud. and he
has NO objection to rain. The stable is q
tride mysterious about him, and il IL hard
to obtain any information except as to his
General condition:. No one outside OF bis
trainer, owner and ,ubbsrs has seen him
work better than 2:421a, but the impression
prevails that he has covered the distance In
at least six seconds better. LinRer
won his stake at Lexington in the
mud. The distance was mile
and ons-sixteenth, the weight ninety
four. In the derby he will have TO take up
122 and 90 three xteenths farther. This
will probably stop him. Mirage Is not
much thought of. but there is no telling
what Murphy's LUCK will bring about.
SAN FRANc1sco May 9.-Five-eights of Z
mile-North won. Glenn sesond. Mount
Carlos third. Time, 1:02ha.
Three foufths Of mile-Franoisco won,
Connaught second, Angelo third. Time
1:17. ~.,- ss~ ,4- +.
Mils-Notso won, Joe Cotton second.
roadshu1oh third. Time, 1:42}9.
Nine -sixteenths of mile-Iillis won,
Polaski second, Sutton third. Time, 1864.
Six furlongs-Solitude won. lnkefmau
second, Charmsr third. Time, 1:1419.
Six furlonQs-Greenhook won. HuRuenoi
second. Redlight third. Time. 1:16.
NASHVILLE. May 9-Mils-The King won
Forest Rose second. Time. 1:471s.
Half mile-Robert (by Vourno) won,
Annie Buckingham second, Sewing Cir
third. Time, :51A.
Half mile-Editha won, In Front sec
ond. Invade third. Time, I'll.
4 Five furlongs-Billy Smith won, Gilman
second, Dick Wills thitd. lime. 1:06.
Mile-Parapet won, Sam Farmer second
Ell Paso third. Time, 1:47.
Five furlonRs-Freodom won. Hesperi.
second, Dutch Oven third. Time. 1:O8s4.
ST. LOUIS, May 9-Traok heavy. Six fur
longs-Miss Aos!ey won. safe Home second
Bonfire third. Time, 1:2l.
-Four and a half furlonRs-Fusro won
Harry second. Barney Aaron third. Time
1:011a.
Six furlongs-Ed Greenwood won, Min
ME Lee second. Gray Duke third. Time
1855. ....-.
Four and half furlongs-Bone Dooto
won, Bedford second. Sinclair third. Time
:591a.
Five and half furlonos-Viola Bell won
Ruben second, Frank Ellis third. Time
1:1115.
Seven and a half furlongs-Rally won
Blaze Duke second, Edgar johnson third
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