The herald., 1894-05-16
THE KENTUCKY DERBY.
CHANT WON ALL THE WAY AS HE
PLEASED.
Pearl Song Finished Second, sigurd
Third = Tho Winner Was the
Favorite and Was We'll
Backed with Money.

LOUISVILLE, May l5.-Over l5,UUU peo-
pie assembled at Churchill Downs to
see the contest for the twentieth re-
newal of the Kentucky Derby. AL
though this race has steadily depreci-
ated in Importance as turf event for
several years, the honor of taking this
class in the trophy ia still ksenly COM
peted for by the Kentucky breeders, and
it is regarded as the highest test Of a
thoroughbred colt to take up 122 pounds
over mile and half in racing time, at
the beginning of the season, and fre-
quently the winner and many Of the
participants are broken down and end
their turf life as result of the prepara-
lion for participation in the race.
Long before noon the free field was
packed with the nondescripts, who, in
accordance with old Kentucky racing
customs, take holiday en this occasion
The smart thunder shower at noon had
no effect upon this element. 1t prob
ably improved the track, laying the dust
and leaving it in good condition, as the
time made In other events on today's
card indicates.
THE FAvoRITE WELL BACKED.
Lexington, the Bluegrass capital. has
sent no local champion here to contend
for the blue ribbon and turf stakes, but
as the Falsetto colt, Chant, came from
Lexington to this course. they supported
him as against a Louisville trained
horse, rather than be without cham
pion. This support, and the fact that
practical turf men who regarded racing
as O business and not from q sentimental
standpoint, favored horse who had al
ready run and won, as against unknown
quantities who had not faced the flag,
save in their 2-yesr-old form, made
Chant prohibjtive favorite, and the
result of the race showed the wisdom of
the Judgment of many, as Chant ''won
all the way" as he pleased, and might
have easily disposed OF much better
field than he met today.
Pat Scoggan's colt, while OF good
enough quality to have made the race
interesting, was withdrawn today on
account of split hoof, sustained in ex-
ercising.
CHANTS EASY VICTORY.
The horses got away at the second
break, Tom Elmore making the most of
running start and showing half
dozen lengths in the van for the first
quaater. when Pearl Song took up the
running and showed the way to the
stand. Here Chant drew up with the
bunch and was in front for the run up
the back stretch, and running easy
under Goodales strsining pail, he kept
just in front OF his field into the stretch
At this point, the last quarter of the
distance, the bunch had become q pro-
cession, and Chant was easily stalling
off the challenges of Pearl Song, who
was 10 lengths in front of Sigurd. AL
Boyer was fourth and Tom Elmors was
30 bad fifth that hs would have been
distanced had the flag been used.
The fractional time was as follows ::
Hall. 521a three.quarters, :181s mile,
:4634; mile and q quarter, 2:13A /;
mile and half, 2:41.
The value of the stake to the winner
was $4,000. The winner ia Falsetto
colt and is the property OF Z. Leigh,
who also owns the great Bramble handi-
cap horse Clifford. Pearl Song, the sec
ond horse, is also by Fslsette. These
are the first of Falsetto's get to win 8
place in the Kentucky derby, excepting
Galitel, who ran second to Macbeth in
1888.
Jhe other i've races on today's card
were divided between favorites and out
s!ders; the second race was won by the
2, ear-old imp. Glenelg filly Elize, Prov
ing to be the good thing OF the day,
as she received good backing from her
stable following at from 80 to l to- 20 to l..
SUMMARY OF THE RACES.
Six furlongs = Parole won. Florean
second. Vauckluse third; time, l:17h.
Five furlongs-E Elizabeth won, Blasco
second. Glenone third; time, :05.
Kentucky Derby, for 3-year-olds, one
AND half miles, $2590 added 1860 20
second. $3.50 TO third-Chsnt won, Pearl
Song second, Sigurd third; time, 2:4l.
One mile-ValerR won, Professor sec-
ond. Ranger third; time, :46.
Four and half furlongs-M Myrtle won
Adams second, Irksome third; time,
0:57.
Six furlongs-Helen N. won, Saliva
tion second, Somersault third time,
1:16.