The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-05
MANUEL WINS WITH EASE.
FAVORITE LANDS THE KENTUCKY
DERBY WITHOUT WHIP.
Fully $4,000 People Turned Ont Ia
See the Great Event, the Weather
Being Ideal-NOne OF the Five
Starters Were without Backlog.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. May A--The East
triumphed today, for the scarlet OF A. H.
and D. II Morris was first under the wire
In the twenty fifth Kentucky Derby at
Churchill Downs this afternoon. and 3d.
90 people cheered the son OF Fob Miles
when Taral rode into ,he semi-circse and
saiuteI- II could not be called a great
race, for the much-toute1 favorite won as
he pleased, without an application OF whip
or spur or even a shaking up.
1t was an ideal day for the big event, and
all Kentucky seemed TO have turned out
TO do honor to the occasion. ana incident
ally back their own Judgment. for IL was
a packed mass of humanity. not only dur
Ing the Derby. but from the call Of the
first race to the close. Long before the
hour Of noon people started for Churchill
Downs In smart traps and traps Of an
antiuua,ed kind. and when the fourth
race the Kentucky Derby. 10 which many
thousands have been looking forward with
an interest characteristic of the kentuck-
ian was reached every place O. vantage
In stand and paddock had human occu-
pant. The betting ring was surging
mass and down on a football field was
mild compared "a the Glowing those OF a
speculative turn had TO encounter In their
efforts 10 place a bet.
The Derby was the fourth on The card,
and when tho bsigie sounded. Mace. Man
uel. His Lordship. Corsino and Fontaiu-
hieau came in the turn in the order named
and each was appiamIed even Fontain-
bieau. who was not friendless
Starter Chinn had little tion5is In get
ting them away. for on the first break
the flag went down and the struggle for
the honors OF the twenty-ttfto Kentucky
Derby was on. They were all in motion
and punched when sent away. with Mss-
uA half a length to the good. and Prn-
tainhleau second TIE others we'll up. After
a few strides Turner took Ills fsors.slIia
To the front and cut out the running pas.
the stand and down tn the iurg lie MAS
leading by halt length when they
straixhtenesf out FOR their run down the
hack stretch Manuel meanwhile had &c
cupss=i "A comfort able position IN third
rsac. ha. after they had completed the
first half mile ~ the Journey. Tarai took
hin q, the front ard soon bad an adj
vantage 81 half length. WITH HIS Lard
ship second Corsine third Maxo fourth
and Fortatmtaest last As they rounded
the turn into the stretch Corssue moved
up 90 second. and Tommy Burns began IN
work <sss the winner 81 sns t-zf.fornis Def
by. lie was hay length heaint Haunel
when they Began the Haa run down tie
stretch. wisn Aaxo third His Tsortssfp
fourth ard Funtasrsflean bringing up the
rear These positions were maintained
down the stretch and - the w1re. Manuel
winning as he pleased hy "A length without
being touched II was ous little more than
n workout for Manuel. Results.
Five ard half sssrSonEs. opening
srrasr eass-Assrnas5a won. frtnssts second.
T4~ Lady sEs Rlge third. Time. fzs.
Fear furfonss-TAeats1ars Gia@on Won
Atlantic second. Samaritan sh.ra- Time.
S.si@s
Mic seEffDg-N0ru-a ven. Traveller SEC
ord Wee Regal third Time. isa
TIE ksHtur&s Derby one and quarter
rifles s. asA- Nanaei ~ fTaral / TO =
wet: cc~xsne. - tEgIrssSjs TO l. second !.
NAxo, II. (ConIeyD. 10 !. tAirc- Fraction