The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-07

tho son oil groa. sire whon llalma
passed undcr tho wire winner OF the
twcnty.lrat Kentucky Derby this alter
noon. Such enthusiasm was never be-
foro witnessed in race courIo for the
historic Churchill Downs presented 4
sceno which will 90 down to posterity.
1t will never bo known just how many
paira OF oyes conferred on Soup" Per.
kins, when no guided llalma under tho
wire an easy winner, but the most con.
servative place tho number at 5000.
Halma won tho Derby us he pleased
and not ouce did Perkins find it necos.
sary to use tho raw.hide, for the colt
assumed tho lead from tho very fall OF
the rag and set the pace to the finish.
He was not urged foot OF the route
and when he passed the stand for the
last time. there was four good lengths
OF daylight between the son OF Hanover
and the hard.ridden Basso, who was
second.
There was enthusiasm when the frat
two events were run, but when the win
nora were posted in tho second race
there was augmented activity, for the
twenty-frs. Kentucky Derby would
soon be thing Of the past. Tho sound
OF the saddllng bell had hardly died
away before Curator, with Oyerton up,
came out OF the paddock and cantered
around the front Of the stand. The
Bashiord Manor colt was applauded,
but with the appearance Of Laureate il
increased, aud when llalma, with Per.
kins up, aup Basso, with Martin astride
him, paraded in front OF the vast crowd,
it gave vent to its approval with one
long, continuous cheer that lasted al
most until the candidates had reached
the halt milo pole, where Starter Pet
tiugill. with flag in hand, awaited
them.
Halma on performance was entitled
to be iavoritc, and ho was. in the judg-
ment oil both the spectators aud
bookies, for the first odds posted we're .
to 8. Even a. these prohibitive odds,
there was rush to place money on
him and when the flag went down, the
best obtainable was to 3. while several
books had rubbed him of the board.
Basso was not without friends. for car.
~ in the day the information was freely
circulated that ho was the winner aud
loads Of money went on him at 4 to to
win and to 5 for the place, but not
once did the odds change after they
had once been posted. Laureate, too,
had big following at 0 to .. and 1 10 5,
for place. while Curator at 10 to !, was
not altogether friendless.
At $3.50 all eyes wcEe turned toward
the halt-niIc pole, for there were the
four Derby candidates awaiting the
order to start on the journey which was
TO make ono OF their nu umber famous.
They lined up, and in the first attempt
worc sent away well punched, with
Halma, the favorite, showing in the
front by neck, Basso second, Laureate
third and Curator last. There was not
a length difference, however, between
the iour horses. Martin wanted to save
Basso for the final struggle, and as they
rounded tho first turn hc drew tho
Falsetto colt up, and at the quarter was
last, but no took good care that tho dis
tance which separated him from the
black colt lfalma did not become too
great. Hama had the lead BY head
from Curator, who had moved up 10
second, while Laureate was third and
half length back. llalma and Laur.
cate went neck and neck around the
lower turn, and whom they reached the
third quarter Perkins mount was lead.
ing by head. with Laureate still alter
him and Curator head in front OF
Basso.
"Basso has quit" was the CRY that
passed from lip TO lip aud the Falsetto
colt was showing signs Of failing. but
whom they had passed tho mile, Martin
began riding and when they showed i'll
the stretch Tor the final run, Basso was
second.
"Basso wins" was shouted almost
simultaneously from thousand or
moro throats rs Martin, riding with
might and main and plying tho whip
vigorously. went after llalma, who, ap-
parontly, was running with tho sane
case as whom he went by the stand for
the first time. The bay colt. however,
had run his race, and, although Martin
rode him to tho very wire, tho best he
could do was to finish four lengths bo.
nlhu IlhIulNt WIN bIuTcate tllru, inc
same distance from Basso and Curator
last by five lengths from Laureate. 1t
was hollow victory for Halma and tho
great son OF Hanover landed the coveted
prize without II struggle. Summary:
First, iurlongs-Potontatc, l; Sister
Mary, 2; Insomnia, s; l:lSS. Second.
4 iurlongs-Repricvo, l; Realm, .; For.
got, 3; :i0l,
Third, tho Kentucky Derby. ior
three.year-old colts and iilios.
closed with five nominations, stake
worth $500, one mile and half
byron McClellAnd's black colt lIalma,
by IIanover.JuIa l., 10. (Pcrkins) to
3. won easily by four lengths; G. II.
Smiths b. c. Dasso, by False,to.Etheldn,
l22 (Martin). to |. second BY two
lengths: Pastimc Stable ch. e., Laureate.
by folaute Imp Laureate, l22 "a. Clay.
ton). 4 TO l, third; time, 2:S7l. Cura.
tor, 100, by Alarm.Hattio Creel Over
tony. also ran. Tho FRACTIONAL time was:
Quarter, :26; half. 5l!, threo.quartors,
l:lT3; milo IA mile and quarter -;
milo and half 2:S7l.
Fourth. | mile, purse--Cattaraugus.
! /; La Creole. 9; Fred Gardner. 8; l:42l.
Fifth. 3 furlongs-Hormani, /; Rondo,
., Ohio, 3; l:03l.