The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-30
THE KENTUCKY DERBY
A MAGNIFICENT RACE AT LOUIS
VILE YESTERDAY.
SON OF FALSETT0 WINS
ALARD sCHECK, THE FAvORTTE,
WAS NEVER IN 1T.

His Eminence Made the Mile and n
Quarter in 2;O7sa, without the Use
of whip or Spur. and $4,000 Ken
tucl<ians saw liz DOne-Eighteen
BOolxmakers Were Kept busy Re-
eeiving the Bets-SannazarrO Got
Second Money, but the Favorite
Was Nowhere.
Louisville, KY, April 29.-The twenty
seventh Kentucky Derby has passed into
history. and not one of the 5000 persons
that saw it can say aught except that
it was a race from the flag until the good
son of Falsetto passed under the wire
a winner in the good time of 2:07A.
His Eminence was nit to-day to battle
against any colt in the West. He won,
and deserved to win, for with long. even
strides, he negotiated the distance of
mile and a quarter like clockwork, and
never once did WINFIELD have occasion
to resort to either whip or spur
The track was lightning fast. In the
betting ring there was a sursing crowd,
and the eighteen books did a rush bust
ness, not only on the Derby, but on all
other events. Big money came in on His
Eminence at to 2. and when some more
venturesome bookmakers chalked up 3
against the colt, money came in so live
ly that it was impossible to handle it.
The contingent from the Blue Grass Sec
ton of the state came down prepared to
back Sannazarro, and they put their
money on him in goodly quantities.
The horses got away on comparatively
even terms. with His Eminence and Drls-
coll having perhaps a necks advantage
over the other three. When they
Strengthened out on the back stretch,
WINFIELD, on His Eminence, was hugging
the rail, a length in the lead,
Alard Shec1 had moved up to second
place and was a half-length in front of
Amur, who was about the same distance
from Sannazarro and DriscoiI, who were
moving down the back stretch OH even
terms
Memphis Horse Couldn't Make 1t.
Preparatory to making the final run
down the stretch, Jockey Woods loosened
his rein called on the Schorr entry to
overtake His Eminence but the Memphis
horse was not equal to it. AS they turn
ed into the stretch Sannazarro moved in
to second place, followed by DriscoE, and
Alard Scheck, the favorite, was left to
fight it out with Amur.
First Race-Five and a half furiongs
The Rush, to ,, won. with The Lady in
Blue. 20 to 1. second, and Mosketo, 40 to
l. third. Time 1861.
Second Race-Four furlongs. Endurance
by Right, 8 to 5, won, with Miss Thomey,
Is to l, second, and Scortick, 40 to 1, third.
Time 1:i9.
Third Race-One mile. Espionage, to
2, won, with Chorus Boy, 10 to /, second,
and Mr.. Phinizy, to 2, third. Time
Time 1:HA.
Fourth Race-The Kentucky Derby, one
and one-quarter miles. His Eminence. 5
to q won, with Sanazarro 4 to l. second
and Driscoll. % to l. third, Amur. rs to 1,
four AIard Scheck, Z to 10, no place mon
ey, fifth. Time by eighths: 10, 2512, Ss, 81,
1904, ZIG 2-S. 1:29. 1:4S, 1881. 2:O7%.
Fifth Race-Four furlongs. Eddie
Busch. to 5. won. with Red Hook, II to
5. second and Badger, 9 to 1. third. Time
:491z.
Sixth Race-Six furlongs. Velma Clark
to 5, won, with Locust Blossom. to 2,
second, and Northumbera, to l, third.
Time 1:15ia