The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-04
THE KENIUCKY DERBY

Won at Louisville Yesterday by the
Favorite, Lieut.. Gibson, in senaa-
tional Time-It Was a Procession
From Start to Finish.
LOUISVILLE. KY, May s.-Lleuten-
ant Gibson, the good son Of G. w.
Johnson. showed this afternoon, that
the confidence placed in him by the tai
ent had been fully justified. for he won
the Twenty-sixth Kentucky Derby as
he pleased, taking three-quarters Of a
second on the track record for one mile
and q quarter. Time, 2:O6h. Bloriznr
was second, half length In front OF
Thrive, who waE length In front OF
Highland Lad. while His Excellency.
Kentucky Farmer and Hindus, were
strung out In the order named.
The race itself was In some respects
disappointment The sensational work
In the trials OF the various candidates
within the past week had given rise %
the belief that the rawhide and steel
would be Piled very vigorously during
the last eighth OF the journey In the big
event. The promised finish failed to
materiallZe-Lleut. Gibson was 20 far
superior to his field that they could not
make race Of 1t.
The Derby was the fourth event Of
the card. and when the entries were
finally posted II was found that oron-
tas and Benadier had been scratched,
leaving seven Of the best colts In the
west to contend for the honor.
Kentucky Farmer, Lieut.. Gibson, His
Excellency. Highland Lad, F'lOrizar,
Thrive and Hindus came on the track In
the order named, and each was In turn
cheerd as he paraded in front OF the
stand.
Starter Chlnn had but little trouble In
getting them away, and there was
murmur from the 5000 people present,
and all eyes were fixed on the seven
colts as they came down to the stand.
When the bit Of red bunting fell they
were all In motion, with Kentucky
Farmer having a head the advantage
over Lieut. Gibson, who was second.
The positions remained practically
unchanged as they travelled the first
quarter, except that Thrive moved up
a little nearer the front, while Lieut..
Gibson had been sent 10 the head OF the
procession by BolaHd. When they
reached the first quarter, after passing
the stand, Lieut.. Gibson was showing
the way by three lengths. with Ken
lucky Farmer second and His Excellen-
cy third. 1t was evident from the very
fall OF the flag that Boland. on Lieut..
Gibson, was to make a runaway race
OF 1t.
At the half-mile post, Lieut.. Gibson
was going with an even, steady stride,
four lengths in front Of F1orizar. while
Kentucky Farmer, Thrive and Hindus
were strung out for q dozen lengths
In the order named. AS they rounded
the upper turn and came into the
stretch. Gibson had not relinquished
more than half length. Florizar was
second. n length In front Of Highland
Lad, his stable companion, with His
EXcellency fourth.
But little change was made in the
final run. except that Thrive moved up
to third place. while Highland Lad and
His Excellency gave evidences of dis
tress at the killing pace which Lieut.
Gibson maintained to the finish, for the
twenty sixth Kentucky Dedby ended as
II began. in procession, with Lieut..
Gibson at the head. and his field trail
ing. He passed under the wire win
ner by two lengths OF daylight, with
out having been touched, in the sensa-
tIonal time of 2:06k.