The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-07
BEN BRUSH THE WINNER.
sENsdTT0NAB FTHISH FOR THE
DERBY AT CHURCHIBL DOWNS.
The Gallant Sos OF Brambie Catches Rea
Edcr In the rinai strides and Gets sits
Nose In F~ront-Dwyer's Colt IN Odds.on
FavorIts-A Race for Harry Reed.

Eder In the FinaI strides and Gets nis
Nose In Front-Dwyer'- dolt m odds"on
Favorits-A Race for Harry Heed.
LOUISVILLE. May o.-The twenty.second re-
newal of the Kentucky Derby was the occasion
this afternoon OF one of the most memorable
contests In the history OF tho great race. Fiji
teen thousand persons saw the honors carried
on by Michael Dryers great son OF Bramble
Ben Brush after n battle In the sstretch second
only to that OF 1880. when the Montana stables
Spokane won by the shortest OF noses. The
weather to-day was bright and beautiful, and
no other Derby was ever run under more auspi-
cious circumstances.
All the candidates were on the ground yes
terday save The Dragon. which arrived this
morning at IL o'clock. lie came down from
Lexington, and to all appearances stood the
trip well. Churchill Downs began to fill at noon.
and by . O'Clock there was not n vacant spot to be
found. The beauty and culture of the old Com
monwealth was In attendance. and on the whole
1t was one of the most distinguished audiences
ever seen on tho famous old course. The first
two races before the Derby were disposed OF In
short order, aud when 3 o'clock arrived the en-
try board showed the Derby starters to be:
semper EGO, lit Perklns; First Mate, III CThorpe);
The Dragon, III (OvertonD; Ulysses, III Or. Williams;
Ben Brush. Az CSimms); Ben Elder. 1T (TaborJ; Par.
son, 100 tnrltton); The Winner, III twalkerl.
When the betting opened there was the great
est evidence of nervousness on the part OF the
bookmakers. for they hardly know how to place
the horses. There had been tips on all of them.
and there were large delegations on hand to
play them all. There were sixteen books on the
ground, and the first one opened Bon Brush at
2 TO . as n feeler. Then he went to l to 9, and
in one or two books he was never better than
this. Semper Ego. on the strength of n
hot tip from Lexington and a pros
pective heavy play by the Lexington
contingent, was at @ to /, and Brown
Dicks Ulysses. actively touted by the rail birds.
was Mt the same price. First Mate was second
choice at 4 to 1. Ben Elder opened at IL to 1.
Parson was SO and The Winner 20 to /.
Tho second betting showed Semper Ego at 3,
First Mate s. The Dragon 8, Ben Brush still at
1 to 2, Ben Elder 12 to /, The Parson 100 to 1,
and The Winner at 30 to l.. Sir vassar. Loki.
and Rewarder had declined the Issue.
1t was 4:1O o'clock when tho bugle called
them to the post and they lined up before Col.
Jack Chinn. Ben Elder was first out. and he
was greeted with light applause. Then came
the rank outsider Parson, and, while he was a
fne-looking piece of horsefesh, he was received
with derision. Then came Ulysses, who caused
the negroes to GO into spasms. He certainly did
look oil over a winner, and many a dollar went
down on him after he had been seen in public.
Then came The Winner. Next came tho hero
of the day. Ben Brush. As he logged
ENVY .tHc phiuOCh tuc GEoWu WcIlJ VIII.
The horse looked the equine king oil over. and
seemed perfectly well aware OF all he was ex-
Mate, and semper Ego, and all were loudly APP
plauded by their friends. starter Chinn lined
Dragon on the outside. Semper Ego was ia see
ond place, Ben Elder third, Ulysses fourth, and
The Parson fifth. On the extreme outside was
At the first attempt semper, Ego and Ben Elder
till First Mate, ten lengths ahead Of them. had
started out. At the first break Semper Ego
TIM Time h The r brar "TA and ie FIRST Mate lao s ran aR Ssif a f rars
long before they could be STOPPED. At the third
shot shatSu to the .nff 'front.' Mef IKE "H a ffe ash. Tas w Rnn h %ss
second. sempcr Ego third, while Ulysses,
and Ben FTash followed, with The Par;
leaders till they hit the head OF the stretch.
Weeh to b the b bat WITH Mas ali ie his m %ns 9s First Mate Mhe
was second two lengths back and u head before
Then came mastery Willie simms's work.
At each jump he lifted his mount along. and
fifty yards from the wire he had passed First
Elder. Tabor was sttll plying the whip and
spurs as hard as lie could, but McGuigan's colt
inch by inch. A lew feet from from the wire
the noses of Ben Brush, and Ben Elder were on u
Gliding line Ben, Brush's nose was six inches
in front. All OF those on the north side OF
the line saw the finish as it really was, but a
few who had money on Ben Elder thought he
won by a short nose. II was a magnificent vic
there was not a man or woman on the ground
who did not join in the shout of applause.
the shoulders of his admirers. while Il wreath
Of roses was placed around the winners neck.
Summaries:
First Race SIX fgrlons,. Harry Reed, 100 ,slmms,.
! to 5. won; Jake zln,merman; 100 III. Williams, l5
# Time N sf i'is. la dsO ffit.'ktMiissssS and % Arss"ilns al / /" also ,G rsa:
Second Race -Five-eighths OF a mile, sieDtor, l04
31 sSsoni;; I'D + t. 80 9 T 4 % }in!GS";s: t. iS,s ,& !. 'aIri, Tine. . 70
l4 4Sir sra yisc9 Pna Eaa!sGraR;; Derby ono an, . ana,
ter miles. Ben Brush, III lSiminsl, z TO =. won. Ken
Eaer; ~ Tabor, 10 to |, second; semper Ego "
fhs ib'@" Dragon. The winner; rar"Sn, ana Ulysses s /"
Fourth Rscs-ons mile Paul pry, ne g]rhorpsl,
I .PrssiiiIo, Pluttas. AID thlGos also ram:
sS ss' S S $ssS W5 $ AL fr;$ $;,'i If rJ %,I $,;s SsSSi Z T.; : q fi is rs:
a al"'s' F Tts'. a Stsas[ and nil' ifap TS"y Hours Si'st also r rsn. "a.
s < I &C Srioqss, Pallas, lls Perkins,, .
S SSi 49, 3. il %Ss%S Sissli }s 81 Il i ia5.:a: I'D a.;Ti a. III .Iiss EFF
also ran.
starts last season. Ed Brown won with him at
Louisville and Letonia, bringing him out in a
he won in I;O2. with los up, defeating Captive,
the favorite, and three others with ease. His
Louisville, ana the Harold. Emerald, and ,Diq-
mond at Cincinnati. lie beat Ben Elder in both
pounds in the latter. Ills first defeat Was at
Sheephhead Bay, on Aug. ~. when Right Royal
ran hltn on MS ieet III "a I'VE lurlunR uash. len
brush won n handicap sweepstakes, live fur
longs. on Sept. 3, and WAS second Ia ReQuital,
sept. 10. In the FlHtbusl Stakes, ANA unplaced
to One | Love in tho Great Eastern Handicap.
At Gravesend. in the Holly Handicap. on Sept.
II, Ben Brush ran five f~urlongs, with l2l pounds
up, III ! :Olla.
NJ. +. Dwyer had just returned from his dis
appointing racing trip TO England ana WAS seek
ing "A good horse. He bought Ben Brush tor
! 1000, and won six races with him in succcs-
sion, beginning with a purse event ON Sept. 30.
A race that stamped Ben Brush ms very high
class WAS the Prospect Handicap, ihree-quarters
OF u mile, at Gravesend, un Oct. D. lie carried
l2i pounds. winning, an u heavy track, in
l;l5l4, from CresCendO, l2l; Handspring. 1925;
HaZlet, III; One | Love, l2!; lntermissiOn, %,
aud IalmerstOn, ~ pounds.
There will not ho any great degree OF sympa-
thy for the followers ut Ben Eder, as the Hot
Springs Stables favoritc has been masQuer-
aiding nearly all spring, playing second iiddle to
his stable COMPANION, Lady lneZ. The colt Is
trained by Blll MCiiulghll, who was ruled or
the trotting turf years ago for ringing the
famous gelding Small Hopes.
There were hearty cheers at the AqueduCt