St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-11
Won II ALL The WAY.
Lookout Makes a Runaway
Race of the Nineteeth Ken
lucky Derby.
He Swept Under the Wire
Two Lengths in the Lead,
Pulled UP.
Twenty Thousand People
Gather tc See This Classic
Turf Event.
Plutus, After a Gallant Strug-
gle, Finished in Second
Place.

louisville. Nav lO.-The nineteenth
of the long line of honored winners OF
the Kentucky Derby was crowned to-
dav. and his name is Lookout. He won
it grandlv. leading his field from start
to finish, and weeping under the wire
untouched bI whip or spur and with
his noble neck arched under strong
pull. Troubadour, the winner of the
big Eastern handicap and the conqueror
of The Bard and every other good
horse of hi ) day, can look upon
his young s$n with pride as one
who adds glory even to his hon
ored name. Hlutus made noble strug-
gle for the prite, but it was not in his
weaker nature to beat the son Of Trou-
badour todays Boundless, under whip
and spur, was close behind Plutus.
Buck McCann was next in line, throw
ing dust in The eyes of Mirage, with
Linger trailing far behind, an ignolnin-
iouS last.
1t was an IDEAL day for racing. The
sun shone bright and warm, bringing
out the vivid Emerald of the grass, trees
and hedges, ahd touching with brighter
colors the topi of the stables, the snow
white of the Filing which
EncIrcled the yellow Track.
the gay flags Ind brilliant colors of the
trim flower beds on the clubhouse lawn.
Never in the nineteen years in which
the famous K@ntucky trophy has been
won has such h host gathered at Church
i'll Downs. Twenty thousand is a fair
estimate of ihe multitude which saw
Lookout crowned with the laurels,
which mean for him a future life of
ease and honot and, after death, place
in the Valhallb of equine heroes. The
grand stand Twas packed with solid
mass of hun tnanity, while thousands
swarmed over the free field, iammed the
lawns and struggled in the betting shed.
The ladies' stand was a picture Of
brlght-colored gown and bOnnetS, from
which gay sd;Ging peeped the bright
faces of Kentucky beauties gathered
from every seftion of the old common
wealth.
The Derby marks Kentucky's gala
dav. From 3arly in the morning a
crowd had dtreamed out every road
leading to Tile race track, and, as the
hour for thj races approached. varie-
gated ribbons Of humanity stretched
from the cityho the track in long, wind
ing lines. Cdurt and clerk, merchant.
customer, master and man, with one
accord, tookl a half-hollday, and in
equipages which still marked the line
between theIh fastened to see the great
race, which il
Tht States Pride.
The landaus of the luxurious pleasure
seekers iOstlbd with coal carts loaded
now with al hilarious crowd OF dust
begrimed neeresses; the coach of the
rich merchant was challenged to race
by his own delivery wagon, with his
own name ami bearing of goods decorat-
ing it's SIDE and loaded with porterS and
cash boys as 1t sailed out the boulevard.
The street cars IN long trains and loaded
to the guards Sstreamed out the avenues
in unending procession. All stopped at
the gates of Churchill Downs and poured
their contents into the Seething throng
already gatheted there. The national
convention of Republican clubs and Re-
publican executive committee adjourned
to see the faces, and Gen. Clarkson,
Chairman Carter and their colleagues
dropped political plotting and Joined
the throng, which did homage to the
Derby winner.
The free field presented a scene to be
looked on nowhere else in America.
The greenSWard enclosed by the track
was dotted in groups and masses with
the thousands who, unable to spend the
needful dollar, with the sporting blood
of the true Kentuckian, stood in the hot
sun chatting each other or indulging in
small wagerS on
Their Derby FavOrites.
When the great race began trees and
covered wagons were black with the
favored ones of these free spectators,
while unbroken lines stretched within
the railing the full length of the half
mile stretch. A small bOOkmaker who
sold pools for 25 cents, the cake and
cider venderS did a thriving business
with this rabble of the Derby throng,
which took no interest i'll the other
races, but melted as soon as the great
event had been decided.
The track had dried out rapidly dur
ing the day, and when the derby was
started the track, though soft and slow,
was not muddy, and hutfs of dust fol-
lowed the racers. Thirty-three book
makers, lHC IdI BSSG lluulUGI SNeI SCeH
on the track, handled the money of the
sports. When the first two races were
finished and the derby was on the
tapis there was general movement
throughout the crowd, and each can
didate was warmly cheerei as he came
down the stretch for his preliminary
gallop. The starters and riders we're as
follows: Lookout KunZe), BoundleSs
(R. Williams), Buck McCann CThorpe),
Plutus "a. Clayton, Linger (Martin),
Mirage (Murphy). The betting was:
Cushing and Orth's entry (Boundless
and Lookout, Z 10 10; Buck McCann, Is
to 5: Linger, Is to l; Plutus, to l:
Mirage, 6 to l. Each carried 122 pounds,
p as this is the only Derby which does no
handicapping.
The Parade.
When saddled and with colors I'D
they made a beautiful display as the
contestants paraded past the stand
The blue and gold stars of Lookout and
Boundless blended prettily with the
stars and stripes of ScogganS' Buck
Mccain, the gold and cherry of the
Pepper colors on Mirage and the red
and white of the Railey silk on Linger
Plutus, with the peacock blue Of the
Bashford Manor stable. did not come by
the stand, but went straight to the post
from his stable.
PlGtus caused some delay at the post
by his ugly temper, but they were soon
in line and were sent away on equal
terms. Before dozen strides had been
taken, Lookout had taken the lead and
came sweeping round the turn and
down the stretch with the low easv