Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-21
AMERICAN DERBY
SATURDAYS CLASSIC EVENT AT
WASHINGTON PARK.
EXPRESSIONS OF h0RSEMEN.
Lieutenant Gibson Han the Call in
Betting-sam Phillips and Ad-
vance Guard Follow.

Chicago. June 21.-The probable start
ers and Jockeys in the great American
derby to be run at Washington Park on
Saturday are as follows: Lieutenant
Gibson, Boland; Sam Philips. Burns:
Advance Guard, Taral; Sidney Lucas.
-: All Gold, O'Connor; Highland
Lad. Van Queen; Yellow Tail. THORPE;
Barrack. p. McDermott: Pupil. pullman;
James, Mitchell. Ft he.
The division OF sentiment among well
informed horsemen as to the probable
winner Of the classic event is quite re-
markable. Although Lieutenant Glib.
son still has the call. there is q big fol-
lowing for the others, especially for Sam
Phillips and Advance Guard.
The supporters Of the favorite bank on
his phenomenal Speeu, as shown by the
actual time recorded than by the quality
Of horses he has defeated. Others re-
fuse to accept a time standard and more
over there are those who think lLieuten-
ant Gibson's work out on Tuesday in
which he made the mile and a hall in
2:S5&, could not have failed to injure
his derby nance
OF this feature trainer Charles Hughes
said:
"It must be borne in mind that Glib
son has not raced for three weeks and
that he is going to run on Saturday
against horses prepared in actual con-
tests 1t has therefore. been necessary
to give him some stiff preparation. l
believe Lieutenant Gibson will 60 to the
post thoroughly fit on Saturday"
The hacker Of other horses are figuring
on weight and distance. together with a
high class of competitive speed. stopping
the favorite before the mile and a half
has been covered. ''There is one in there
thai will make him stop in the first part
Of the race" said he. That one is
Yellow Tail. All horsemen know Vel
low Tail is one Of the fastest horses in
the world. blu he is being given little
| consideration in the derby because it is
not thought he can go the mile and a
half. Yellow Tail has been at Wash
ington Park for several weeks and has
been quietly and thoroughly prepared.
The fact that Advance Guard seemed to
show decided superiority over Yellow
Tail at San Francisco over a distance OF
! ground is mainly RESPONSIBLE for the
price of 50 to 1 now offered against Vel
low Tail for the derby.
J.. w. Schorr's Derby candidate. Sam
Phillips, was given a trial over the full
| distance at Washington park yesterday
that horsemen consider almost, If not
| quite, as meritorious as Lieutenant Glib
| sons work the day before. With a stable
boy named Poat in the saddle the Mem
| phis colt covered the mile and a half ir
d.Dt 2 uI1lllI well "llhll Iii ~ oht
finishing fresh and strong and seemingly
none the worse for his trial.
w. M. Barrick has arrived from thu
east, bringing with him his Derby colt
James.
Responsible bookmakers have beer
taking many bets on the Derby. The pre-.
| vailing odds are:
Lieutenant Gibson, 5 to 2: Advance
Guard. 4 to I: Sam Phillips. 5 to 1; James
6 to l: Morris entry, 6 to 1: All Gold. II
to 1: Sidney Lucas. Is to 1:Highland Lad
20 to 1: Yellow Tail and Barrack, so to 1
While there will be no ''betting ring
with criers posting odds and soliciting
bets from the lines of booths, 'hant
book" men will, it Is said. pass amons
the crowds and accept wagers on tn,
horses at the Washington Park club OF
Derby day. This is the position taken BY
the officials of the South Sid Pacinl
club in acknowledgment of Mayor Har
rlson's edict to Chief Ripley that "al
gambling at Washington park must b.
suppressed"