The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-07
NECK AND NECK IN THE DERBY
BEN BRUsH BEATS BEN EDER nY 4
SHORT NOSE.

ish II Looked as ie Ben Eder
Would BE the Winner.
Louisville. Ky. May 6-Great Is Ben
Brushi To-day at Churchill Downs. be-
fore one OF the greatest crowds that ever
assembled at that world-famous track
and IN a finish that tried and showed
his mette 90 the very last grain. the
homely looking. but honest king OF al
3-year-olds, hobbed his head first under tho
wire in as brulsing a finish as was ever
witnessed on a race track.
THIS was the twenty-second derby that
has been run over the Louisville course.
and It proved one of the best in the his
tory OF the club. The crowd was more
than the commodious grand stand could
accommodate, every seat being taken. the
aisles jammed with spectators. all the
steps packed and running over. the space
In front OF the stand black with human
ity and enough In the held to MI large
theatcr.
The betting on the big event opened
with Ben Brush the faVOrite at 70 2, the
price varying from this TO TO 3, First
Ego and Ulysses next at 6 TO ], and the
others ranging in price from 10 to 30.
Ben Eder was the first 20 appear from
the paddock, followed by Parsun, Ulysses,
The Winner. Ben Brush, The Dragon
Semper Ego and First Nate, In the order
named.
After a delay OF about twenty-five min
utes caused by the crankiness Of First
Mate and Semper Ego, they We're sent
away 10 good start, with Semper Ego
In the lead Ben Eder second and The
Winner third.
Passing the grand stand, First Mate
had assumed command, with Ego sec
ond. First Mate held the lead TO the
stretch, where Simms on Ben Brush and
Tabor on Ben Elder came to the front
and the struggle between the son OF Bram-
bic and the son of FOnsO began. They
came down the stretch at lightning speed.
their fields beaten off and nodding their
heads together like a piece of machinery;
whalebone and steel piled at every jump.
Seventy-tve yards from the wire 1t look
ed as II Ben Eder was the winner, but
Simms called on Ben Brush for a last ef-
fort and the game brown whirlwnd came
again and won his race by a short nose.
he and all the others in the face being all
out at the finish.
The fractional time was: O1S, O:25, O:37.
049h, l:02l2, 1852, l:2s9, 1A2la, 1865. Time
for whole distance, 2.07A.
The other races on the card were very
interesting and enjoyable, but were OF
derby. Among the most prominent horse
men present were August Belmont; Charles
Fleishmann, Mike pwyer, Phil Dwyer
Dunne, and host Of others.
The weather was clear and the track
fast. A summary follows:
EHhl ANdCt-OlA IuIlOubSs Harry hCoQ,
109 Simms, / to 8, won, with Jake Zim-
116.
Second e-Five-eighths Of a mile.
Stentor, 1O4, Scherrer, II to 8, won with
Chappie second and Red third. Time
1:02A.
Third Raoe-The Kentucky Derby mile
and a quarter. Ben Brush, III, Simms.
to g. won. with Ben Eder second and Sem
per Ego third Time 2.O73i.
Fourth Race-Mile. Paul Pry, 49,
and King william third. Time 1:42la.
Fifth Race-Half mile. Turtle Dove
100 c.. Reit, even, won, with White Frost
second and Princess Teck third. Time
Sixth Race--slx furlongs. Panas. 113,
Perkins, to l, won, with ROundelay Sec
ond and Mate third. Time 1916
Aqueduct Race Track. N. Y, May c.
Although the card presented here to-day
was not a brilliant one, the talent turned
out in great numbers. with the result that
the largest crowd of the week was pres
ent. I6e weather was fine and the track
dry and fast The feature of the days
sport was the close finish between Cha
rade, whose odds were to s. and Eclipse
at to l. IN the first event Charade pass
Eclipse, with a dash Of his old-time
speed, came with a rush and challenged
stirring finish ensued, Charade passing
under the line first by a short head. A
summary follows:
First Race-One mile. Charade, III,
Ballard, to 3, won, with Eclipse second
and Watchman third. Time 1:45.
Second Race-Half mile. Ellerdie, 107
ond and Contractor third Time :5215.
Third Race-Fiye furlongs The Native
108, Doggett, 8 to l, won, with Beloved
second and Irish Reel third. Time 1903
Fourth Race-One mile. Alakuma IO9
Doggctt, to /, won, with Lilly Mlls sec
ond and Signora II third Time sac.
Fifth Race-Six furiongs. Addie. 1O9
Doggett, to l. won, with Rosedale Sec
ond and Driebund third. Time 116A.
Chicago, May 6.-Three favorites and
like number of outsiders won at Shelf
field to-day. The fourth and fifth races
were, from a finish standpoint, the events
Of the day. In the fourth LILLIAN E. out
gained Sun Ross in the stretch and won
by a short head.
Hercules and Tambio hooked up after
the last jump in the hurdle race, which
the former won by an eyelash.. The In
diana state record in these events were
broken a full second. Lillian E. covered
seven furlongs in 1:23#, and Hercules
time for the one and one
eighth mile hurdle being 205
Jockey Caywood, on Linsmore. was kicked
by Sui Ross and had his leg badly in
jured. The attendance was over 5000 A
First Race-Five and one-half furlongs.
Forerunner, lO9, Irving, 10 to /, won, with
Lady Rose second and linda third. Time
second Race-six furlongs. Uncle
Abe 108, Hardin, Is to !, won, with Pan
Out second and Kamsin third. Time 1:15
Third Race-Five and one-half furlongs
Extra, 109. Caywood, TO /, won, with
Potsdam second and Dago third. Time
1903
Fourth Race-Seven furlongs. Lillian
E., IS, HathersaH, to !, won, with sun
Ross second and Inspector Hunt third
Time 1;28A.
Fifth Race-Mlle and one-eighth, over
four hurdles. Hercules, l35, Johnson, u
to /, won, with Tanbio second and Miles
Standish third. Time 2:O5.
Sixth Race-Sx furlongs. May Gallop
100, Warren. 4 10 5, won, with JapOnica
second and LaCreole third Time 1:1515
London, May 6.-The principal event at
the Chester meeting to-day was the race
for the Chester cup handicap) Of 200
sovereigns, for 3-year-olds and upward.
winning penalties, old cup course, nearly
two miles and quarter. The race was
won by DR.. Dobells The Rush with the
Duke Of Westminster's Baddilllev Sec
ond and G. j. Blakes Rock Dove third.
Richard Croker's bay horse Santa Anita.
which was entered in this race, was
scratched.