St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-26
WON ON ITS MERITS.
Few Complaints Regarding
the Taking Of the Derby
by Boundless.
Jockey Garrison Rode Pre-
eisely as Ordered by Own
er Cushing.
The Delay at the Post Serious
for Three of the Candi-
dates.
Mr.. Cushing Says Lookout
Would Have Won but for
His Sulking.

CHICAGO, June 25.-Boundless' vic
tory in the American Derby yesterday is
generally acknowledged to have been
on its merits. The fearful delay at the
post may have injured the chances of
some horses more than others, but
Boundless' conquest was so decisive
that malcontents have little cause to
complain. Ex-Jockey Tom O'Hara,
who was standing at the eighth pole,
says of the finish:
"When they passed me st. Leonards
was in front by good half length, and,
while not being ridden hard, was
being urged a little. Then came
Clifford, who was then almost
gone. A full length behind him and
on the outside was Boundless, with
Garrison holding him back. | immedl-
ately turned to the gentleman by my
side and SAID 'Boundless will win. He
will catch that other horse as soon
as Garrison lets go his head, and. if 1t
comes to a fighting flush, nobody can
beat Garrison.'
"But no such contest was necessary.
Garrison
Lef the Horse Loose,
and he moved forward as if the others
had stopped. lie looked as if he could
have won by great deal more than he
did,
There are others, however, who think
Garrison's riding was responsible for
the result, that the great Jockey COM
pretended the situation from the start,
nursed his colt and got more out of him
than any other jockey could do. This is
what Fred Taral bas to say: the de-
lay at the post is what killed st. Leon
ards. He is bundle of nerves, and
every false start weakened him. After
they had been there an hour and half,
he was trembling like leaf. If the
race should be run over / would win."
Fortunately, none of the horses at
present appear to have been seriously
injured by the
severe Ordeal,
although it was common opinion last
night that not one of them would be fit
to race again in month. Clifford's
friends are among those who think they
were hurt by the long delay. They
argue that the colt was small and not
capable to compete with the others
when it came to a ques-
ton of endurance. There is also
no other possible way of explaining
Don Alonzo's early collapse. although
he is apparently strong colt. Much
satisfaction is expressed that the great
race was won by Western horse, and
that the rich purse went to a poor man
instead of one of the several millIonalres
who were bidders. John K. Cushing
bought Boundless of w. s. Barnes
last fall at Lexington. He went to
Barnes before the sale and told him he
had not a cent to bid with, but Barnes
told him to chip in, and the future
Derby winner was exchanged on
promise to pay $4,000 Mr.. Cushing re-
Gently bought out his partner, Mr.. Orth,
and this lett him without any money, so
he had nothing with which to back his
colt Saturday. Speaking of his
Instructions to Garrison,
Owner Cushing says: 81 had all thes
faith in the world in GarrIson's ability,
but knew my colt, and thought |
could instruct anybody how to ride
him. was afraid Garrison might not
ride to orders, but he told me he had
not been treated right in the East, and
would give s5,0O0to win OIL Western
horse. We walked over to the stable
and talked the race over. | told
him to stay up where he belonged,
but not to make too .much use
of the colt. The cold would make him
believe he could run over the moon the
first half-mile, and then would want to
loaf, and, unless the rider knew his
characteristics, he would think the colt
was quitting. / told him TO stick the
steel into him il he began to loaf, as he
could go the distance all right, but not
to use the whip, as that would make
him swerye. Garrison rode precisely
according to orders"
Mr.. Cushing declares that if Lookout
had not sulked he would have won the
race by block.
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