The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05
MANUEL WON WITH EASE
CAPTURED THE KENTUCKY DERBY
WITHOUT BEING PUSHED.
His Lordship Second, a Length Behind
the Blue Grass Stake winner
Crowd I'm the Betting Ring.

LOUISVILLE. KY, May A. The East
~triumphed to-day. for the scarlet colors OF
II. e. D.. Morris were first under the wire
in the twenty-ffth Kentucky Derby, and
$500 people cheered the son of Bob Miles
when Taral rode into the circle. 1t could
not be called a great race. for 1t was won
without an application Of whip or spur. 1t
was an ideal day for the big event. and all
Kentucky seemed TO have turned out TO
honor the day and incidentally back their
own judgment, for it was a packed mass Of
humanity, not only during the Derby. but
from the call of the first race. Long before
the noon hour people started for Churchill
Downs in smart traps and traps of the an
tiquated kind, and when the fourth race.
the Kentucky Derby. to which so many
thousands had been looking forward with an
interest thoroughly characteristic of the
K%entuckian, was called every place of VAIL
tage in stand and paddock had q human oc-
cupant. The betting ring was a surging
mass and a touchdown on a football field
was mild compared to the Showing those
OF a speculative turn had to encounter in
their efforts TO place a bet.
The Derby was the fourth on the card,
and when the bugle sounded Mazo. Manuel.
$500 >OLsALC oh4
came in turn in the order named. and each
was applauded. even Fontainebleu. which
was not friendless. Starter Chinn had little
trouble In getting them away, for on the
first break the flag went down and the strug-
gle for the horrors of the twenty-ffth Ken
lucky Derby was on. They were in motion
and punched when away, with Manuel half
a length TO the good and Foltainebleu sec
ond. After a few strides Turner took His
Lordship 10 the front and cut the running
past the stand and down TO the turn. He
was leading by half a length when they
Strengthened out for their run down the
back stretch. Manuel meanwhile had occu-
pied a comfortable position in third place,
but after they had Completed the first half
mile Of the journey Taral took him to the
front and soon had an advantage By half a
length. with His Lordship second, Corsine
third, Mazo fourth and Fontainebieu last.
As they rounded the turn in the stretch
Corsine moved up TO second and Tommy
Burns began work on the winner of the
behind Manuel when they began the final
run down the stretch. with Mazo third. His
Lordship fourth and Fontainebleu bringing
up the rear. These positions were main
tanned down the stretch and to the wire,
Manuel winning as ne pleased by a length
without being touched. 1t was but little
more than a workout for Manuel. Sum-
maries:
Fourth Race-The Kentucky Derby: one
mile and a quarter; stakes. 5000: Manuel,
III CTaraD. ] TO 2, won; Corsine. 12e (Burns),
3 to /, second: Mazo, III tConley). 4 10 J.,
third: His Lordship CTurner). 10 to /. fourth.
and Fontainebleu. III tOverton). fifth. Frac.
tional time-Quarter. :2ois; half :5512; three
quarters. 1:l7%; mile, 1:45i2; mile and a quar-
w. Gallagher and horse Patron were ruled
off by the Louisville judges this afternoon.
Gallagher is a part owner and trainer of
post when ordered. 1t was a selling race
and Gallagher was evidently afraid some
one would run the horse up if he won.