The sun., 1897-05-13
TYPHOON WINS THE DERBY
ORNAMENT BADLY BEATEN At
CHURCHILL DoWNS YESTERDAY.


but Typhoon Made isis own Running aud
won CIeveriy-A Very Large Crowd In
Attendance at the Historic Race Course
LOUISVILLE, May 12.-1n tho betting there
werc six horses in the twenty-third removal Of
the classic Kentucky Derby, but when 1t came
TO tho running. there were only two, a beautiful
pair Of chestnuts, Typhoon ii. and Ornament.
From the mile around the oval the race was q
procession with Typhoon ii. leading, and only
in the stretch did the $4,000 enthusiastic
Kentuckinns sec n horse race. After hanging
on grimly all around tho track, from
length to three lengths behind the
flying Typhoon H., Clayton began driving
Ornament vigorously at the turn in tho stretch
and cut down the gap to length. At the six
teenth pole, after pretty burst OF speed, Orna-
ment Tapped the leader, and for a brief moment
his head showed In front, but Garner called on
the game Typhoon ii. and the good colt an
swcred II he had unlimited speed and on.
durance to meet the demand. He shot ahead
and sped under tho wire n winner by three.
quarters of q length in the slow time OF 2:12ia.
Not in years has the Kentucky Derby been
awaited with tho degree of interest that this
afternoons contest aroused, and the wisoacres
judged it in advance as widcopen race. The
men with money TO wager were OF many minds
and tho winter book took in money In all man
ner OF sums on tho five colts that faced the
starter to-day. The ring could not handle the
money offered. The crowd was frcnZied, and
pushed. jostled, and swore in the struggle to
reach tho stands where the best odds were
offered. Ornament opened at to . favorite
with Typhoon ii. at . to l. DR.. Catlett sold at
to .. DR.. Shepard Is TO /, Ben Brown
and Goshen each ut 10 to /. The Ornament
odds receded to even money under the heavy
play, but at the post he went back to TO 5, Ty-
phoon II; going TO IL to o. Tho candidates
cheers being dvded between the ehesnus shet ue
Ornament was ugly at the post for II while, but
Starter star, Williams, caught iag them in good line
bunch, coming down past the stand. cvery set
OF legs moving rhythmically; Typhoon II. was
lott third, and DR.. Shepard, Ben Brown, and
-. At the first turn they began to string out,
Typhoon III. shooting TO tho front for two
lengths lead, 0rnament being the same dis
ing their old positions. Rounding into the back
stretch the procession began, and Typhoon II.
increased his lead TO three lengths. AT the half
up a length. AT the three-quartcrs he had cut
down Typho0n III, lS LEA lead length ,
the favorites hackers.
Rounding. the turn Clayton began driving
murmur as the leaders swept into the stretch on
the dry going The murlnur grew to roar
"SSTs wh?A FHnh on irregular succession;
- A sixteenth from home Ornament collared
Typhoon H., and forged ahead under the whip.
The, The, son Of Top, dalian. bounded for:
the backs,retch DR.. Catlett had passed
Shepard and TO the wire maintained bis
Of Shepard. who led brown and Goshen, who
were strung out a dozen lengths. The fractional
time was as follows: O:25, o:5l, l:ls 1:454,
The heavy rains OF last night soaked the track.
and the sun came out in time to make only
lll n raj nnd ha
hackStretch sloppy. Considering this. however,
the time was vcr% slow, Ben Brush winning last
The crowd thai saw the afternoons sport was
one Of The largest ever gathered al beautiful
delegations TO witness he contest which ranks in
the esteem OF kentuckians, ahead of the Fourth
Derby differed from lag, yea; in being purely
colts, the East turning the trick then with Mike
Fastener, The form players backed Typhoon
almost so!idly on his two.s scar-od perforl.ancss,
proved himself clearly the bcs, horse in the race
at every stage OF the game. Ornaments spurt
in the stretch was the last desrairing effort OF
game but tired horse, while Typhoon III. ran
easily throughout the whole course and finished
strong and viii plenty to spare, the whip having
follow:
First Race-sx fnronrs; three-year.olds and up,
5000. Abuse. 90 Dorsey. to .. won; Flotow. 90
lDupeey; 70 second; Nazarine, s2'a (R, Hueston)
Second Racc-Five furOngs; selling; two-y old
colts and geldings; purse $500 Mnrircai. ld2 Nor
rsoul. 10 10 |, won; Bruin. l06 d. HID, = to l. sec
und; Flororso. loo dorsey, To |. third. Time
l:O5is.
Third Race-Kentucky Derby. three. year olds;
$4,000 guaranteed. Typhoon H. ~ Garner II TO
3, won; Ornament. III Clayton. TO 3 second; Dr.
Catlett, iii (R Williams. to third Time, 2ieL
Fourth Race-iialt mile; twoyear-od nes
purse 5000. Martha H., ll5 Clayton, even won;
Lillian Bell 1lO tJ Gardner, 10 |, second May Ag
mes. l05 IDupeel, 20 to |, third. Time, 0:5lS4.
Fifth Race-Onc mile. selling; threeH oids and
upw ard: purse 800. Crauia los &C., Rein. to s.
won; The Planter. ~ tDupeel to b, second; J. A.
Grey third. Time, l:iba4.
sixth e-Three,quarters OF mile. selling three.
yearoids and upward; purse $500. Pete lO7 (R.
Williams, I to 3, won; Old Centre, II o tDupeey, To
], sccond White Oak, l04 tGalena), 30 TO !, third
Time l:lS
Tynhoon Ii. is well known in the East having