The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-11
KENTUCKY DERBY.
Lockout Wins the Event Hand
lily in a Whipping Finish.
. FINE DAY AND A GOOD RACE.
an louisville Turned Out to See the
Rssning-Dixon's Forfeit Returned
~ Grimm Won't Fight.

Ior,syrLLE, May 10-Thirty thousand
..osIe saw the Kentucky derby Of 1898
- by Lookout, the feet son of Trouba-
~ At Churchill Downs this afternoon.
amer day was never seen on a Derby
S.v which TO Kentucky is the greatest
t,s,yaI on the calendar. The attendance
=. ore of the largest in the history OF the
1aekev club and almost rivaled the
.nyd in attendance at the famous
fsobroeck-Molly Mccarthy race OF
ears ago. Long before noon the big
nurse was black with people. Men who
vent broke in the pool rooI.s had chance
10 see the derby, for Louisvilie's track
spen. its gates to the public on Derby day.
fbeywere on foot. in buggies. carts, wagons,
fsrr;ages and played ball between races.
IRE grand stand and club house were
houauets of crinoline and big hats. for the
bsles of Kentucky were there. The Re-
,nhlieau brethren from the league con-
y,ntion were out in force. Six fine look
inc 3year-olds faced Starter Pettingill.
They were:
Lockout aud Boundless. OF Cushing 4 Orth's
& s,ables: scoggins Bros. feet Buck MoCann.
Tmer Baisy's Llnger. Plu.us Of the Bashford
The betting ring was damned. and thir-
ty.fve bookmakers laid odds. Cushing
- Orth entry, Lookout, rider,
/. Kunze. and Boundless. rider. r. Williams,
vas the favorite combination at to 10;
Back McCann, rider Thorpe, was second
choice at to /; Plutus, rider A. Clayton,
snird choice at to 1; Mirage, with the
great Isaac Murphy up, fourth at IL to ],
and Linger, rider Flynn. rank outsider.
ct 20 to I.
After the break away and some delay at
the post, Pettingill dropped the flag with
Lookout in the lead, Linger second. Buck
NcCann third, Piutus fourth, Boundless
fifth and Mirage last. Lookout at once
vent into the lead by three lengths, and
gained advantage clear to the end under .
pull. winning as he pleased, with lots
to spare. Plutus, Buck McCann and Mirage
ran in a bunch nearly all the way. but
Piutus left them in the stretch and got
second place in a whipping finish. one
length in front Of Boundless. who was
nearly two lengths ahead of Buck Nc
Cam. Linger was beaten at the end Of
the first mile, coming in five lengths be-
hind Mirage. Not single favorite out
side of the derby was first. Summaries Of
lnces:
The Kentucky Derby, for 3tyear-old colts and
Aes fosl Of $780, Sl00 entrance, half forfeit, SO
Il declared Oh or before May 1. 1892, so If de-
csred on or before May 1. 1898, the money TO &C
company the declarations, with 5000 added. OF
which 500 was to 60 TO the second and $3.50
10 the third. the fourth to save the
stake. closed with forty nominations, distance
one mile and one-half-Lookout, LIZ, kuuze, =
20 10, coupled with Boundless, won easllv by
three lengths: Flutus, IL. A. Clayton. 4 to /,
second by length: Boundless. 122, r. Williams.
third by two lengths: Buck McCsnn, l2o,
Thorpe, 10 1. fourth by two lengths: Mirage.
L. Isaac Murphy, u to ], fifth by three lengths:
Lnger. L., Flynn, ~ toll, finished last Time,
S23g4
siT lurlongs-G!ee Boy won, Ryage. second.
london third. Time, l:l7lz
Five fuylongs-Cedar Brook won, Pat second.
pockstader third. Time, ]: 04.
six furlongs. FIRST heat-Empress Frederick
Won. Whitenose second, Interior third. Time,
ail7.
Second heat-Empress Frederick won. Sir
Charles second, Interior third Time, 1:l6l<
Third heat-whitenose won, Empress Fred
srick second. Time, lis.
Fourth heat-Whitenoso won. Empress Fred.
sriek second. No time
Four and . half NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. won,
EOsanond second, Circus third. Time. IS.