The record-union., 1896-05-07
The King Of Three Year-OldS BobS First
Under the Wire in a Bruising Finish.
An Immense Crowd Witnesses the
Great Event.
The Match Race at the Ingleside Track
Between Orestes, by Ormonde, and
San MateO, the Crack Salvador
TwO-Year-Old, Four and a Half
Furlongs, Won by the Son of the
American Turf King Other Events.

American Turf rfKing-Other Events.
LOUISVILLE (Ky), May 6.--Great
is Ben Brush. To-day, at Churchill
Downs, before one of the greatest
crowds that ever assembled at that
world-famous track, in a finish that
tried and showed his mettle to the very
last grain, the homely looking, but hon
est king of all three-year-olds, bobbed
his head first under the wire in as
bruising a finish as was ever witnes sed
on 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 history of the club. The crowd was
more than the commodious grand stand
could accommodate, the steps N front
Of the stand being black with humanity
and enough in the infield to fill large
theater.
The betting on the big event opened
with Brush the favorite, at l TO =, the
price varying from this to 2 to ), First
Mate second choice at to 1, Semper
Ego and Ulysses next a 6 to l. and the
to /.
Ben Eder was the first to appear fol-
lowed by Parson, Ulysses, The Winner,
Ben Brush, The Dragon, Semper Ego
and First Mate in the order named.
After delay of about twenty-five
minutes caused by the crankiness of
First Mate and Semper Ego, they were
sent away with a good start, with Sem
per Ego in the lead and Ben Brush sec
ond. Passing the stand First Mate had
assumed command with Ego second.
First Mate held the lead to the stretch,
where Sims, on Ben Brush, and Tabor.
on Ben Eder, came TO the front, and The
struggle between the son of Bramble
and the son of Fonso began. They came
down the stretch at lightning speed,
their field beaten off, and nodding their
heads together like piece of nachin-
cry, whalebone and steel being Piled
like mad at every jump. Seventy-fve
yards from the wire it looked as if Ben
Eder was the winner, but Sims called on
his mount for a last effort, and the game
brown whirlwind came again and won
his race by a short nose, he and all the
others in the race being all out at ,ha
finish. The fractional time was 0:13.
0:25. 0:491a, 1:021a, 1:1515 1:2Saa4, / :421aa
1:55, 2:0734 Summaries:
Six furlongs, Harry Reed won, Jake
Zimmerman second, Egbart third. Time
i :16.
Five-eighths of a mile, selling, Stem
tor won, Chappie second, Red third
Time-1 :02.
The Kentucky Derby one and one
ID L,
second, Semper Ego third Time
2O7A.
One mile, selling, Paul Pry won, Sligo
second, King William third. Time
1:42h.
Half mile, Turtle Dove won, White
Frost second, Princess Teck third. Time
-0:l93s
Six furlongs, Pallas won. Roundelay
second Mate third. Time-1:16.
SAN MATEO BEATS ORESTES.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-The
match race at four and half furlongs
between Orestes, by Imp. Ormonde, and
San MateO, the crack Salvador two
year-old, for 81, ,000 a side, with 81 900
added by the association, was the feat
ure Of to-day's card. San Mateo as usual
got away very fast and opened up gap
of several lengths before Orestes began
moving up to his form. Coming into
the stretch the son of the American
turf king had four lengths to the good,
but as in his previous races Orestes
made lightning finish and lost by
short neck in hard drive.
A 81 900 two-year-old sweepstake has
been arranged for Wednesday next at
five and half furlongs, the entries be-
ing Orestes, Fleur de Lis and George
Palmer. The distance is considered a
trifie too long for San Mateo, whose
owner, w. S. Hobart, declined to enter
him. Summaries:
Four furlongs. selling, Dura won,
| Greyhurst second George Palmer third.
Time-0:491a.
One mile, handicap, St. Lee won, Ca
brillo second, Wheel of Fortune third
Time-1: :42I
Mile and half, six hurdles, Bassanio
won, Templemore second, Silverado
third. Time-2:52
Match race, four and half furlongs.
$1,000 to winner, San Mateo won, Ores
tes second. Time-0:56
Five and half furlongs. selling,
Model won, Isabelle second. Cadenza
third Time-1:10
Mile and sixteenth, selling, All
Over won, Scimitar second. Perseus
third Time-1: :49L.
Five and half furlongs. selling. Circe
won. Reinhart second. Senator Bland
third. Time-i:09A.
AT SHEFFIELD.
CHICAGO, May 6.-Three favorites
and like number of outsiders won at
Sheffield to-day. Summarizes:
Five and a half furlongs, Forerunner
won, Lady Rose second, Hinda third.
Time-1:14la
Six furlongs. Uncle Abb won. Panout
second, Kamsin third. Time-1:15
Five and half furlongs, Extra won.
Potsdam second, Dago third Time
100.
Seven furlongs. Lillian f. won. Sull-
ross second, Inspector Hunt third
Time :2Ss4
One and one-eighth miles, over four
hurdles. Hercules won. Tambio second.
Miles Standish third. Time-2:05.
Six furlongs, May Gallop won. ia
ponica second, La Creole third Time
1:15E
AT AQUEDUCT TRACK.
AQUEDUCT RACETRACK IN. ".
May 6.-The feature Of to-day's sport