The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-05
DERBY Won BY MANUEL
Was An Ideal Day For Kentucky's
Big Event.

Louisville, KY, May 4.-The east tri-
umphed today, for the scarlet of A. Fl.
and D. H. Morris was first under the
wire in the twenty-fifth Kentucky
Derby at Churchill Downs this after
noon, and $4,000 people cheered the son
of Bob Miles when Taral rode under
the semi-circle and saluted.
1t could not be called great race, for
the much-touted favorite won as he
pleased, without an application of whip
or spur, or even 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
and incidentally back their own judg
ment, for it was a packed mass of hui
mainly, not only during the derby, but
from the call of the first race to the
close. Long before the noon hour peo
pie started for Churchill Downs in
smart traps and traps of the anti
quated kind, and when the fourth. the
Kentucky Derby TO which many thou
sands have been looking forward with
an interest characteristic of the Ken
tuckian, was reached. every place of
vantage in stand and paddock had
human occupant. The betting ring was
a surging mass and a down on a foot
ball field was mild compared to the ell
bowling those of a speculative turn had
to encounter in their efforts to place
bet.
The derby was the fourth on the card,
and when the bugle sounded Mazo.
His Lordship. Corsine and
came in the turn in the
order named, and EACH was applauded,
even Fontainbleu, who was not friend
less.
Away On First Break.
Starter Chinn had little trouble in
getting them away, for on the first
break the flag went down and the
struggle for the honors of the twenty
ifth Kentucky Derby was on.
they were all in motion and punched
:. hen sent away. with Manuel half a
length to the good, and Fontainbleau
second. the others well up. After few
strides, Turner took His LordshiD to
the front. and cut out the running past
the stand and down to the turn. He
was leading by half length when they
out for their run down the
back stretch.
Manuel meanwhile had occupied a
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 ana
last.
AS they rounded the turn into the
stretch Corsine moved up to second
and Tommy Burns began work on the
winner of the California Derby. The
son of Nibley was half length behind
Manuel when they began the final run
Town the stretch, with Mazo third. His
1ordship fourth and Fontainbleau
bringing up the rear. These positions
we're maintained down the stretch. and
o the wire, Manuel winning as he
pleased by n length without being
ouched. It was but little more than a |
for Manuel.
Results.
First race, five and half furlongs. |
'pening scramble, purse S4O0-Afamada |
Won. Primate second, The Lady in Blue |
bird. Time-1:09.
Second race. four furlongs. 2-year-old |
otis and geldings, purse s300-Lieuten-
mt Gibson won, Atlantic second, Samar- |
tan third. Time-0:5O1a
Third race. mile. selling, purse $500
daroni won. Traveller second, Cice Re-
al third. Time-1:45.
Fourth race, the Kentucky Derby. one
1iie and quarter, stake Sc, 000-Man-
cl, III (TaraD, 1 to 2 won: Corsine.
% (Burns), 8 to l, second; Mazo, III |
Control, to l, third. Fractional time
Quarter. 6:25k: half. O:501s: three
uarters. 1:1794; mile, 1:451s: mile and
quarter. 2:12. His Lordship. ITO (Tur-
err, 10 to l, fourth, and Fontainbleau,
II (overton), fifth.
Fifth race, four furiongs. purse 5000
Iollie Newman won, Unsightly second
airy Dell third. Time-0:4 93L
Sixth race, mile, selling, $iCO-Rine
ION, Lennop second. Isabey third. Time
-1:44.