The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-25

Chicago. June e2.-Thirty thousand
people saw Virginia" Bradley's Aiahoa
gelding. Robert waddell. at L. TO l n
the betting, win the fourteenth Amer
ican Derby at Washington park track
today by one length IN 2:33 As. record
time for the race. Few I'm the surging.
cheering throng had backed the COM
paratively friendless animal to capture
the rich stake. yet never since the day
that the grand filly Modestiy took the
first American Derby has the tumul-
tuous cheering-the genuine ovation
given the horse and rider-been equal
ed in this state.
Jockey Bullman, to whom fell the
honor Of taking two Derbies In success
sion. was swept into a human maels-
from. Upon the shoulders OF strong
men this popular rider was carried and
a detail of bluecoats had to be called
to clear the admiring throngs from the
course. -
Terminus, the w. T. Shafer colt. was
| a good second, while the favorite. r.
| T. Wilson. Jr's. colt, the Parader. was
tired third. Frank Ferrelrs Bonni-
| bert, that shared with the Parader at
| one time the honors of favorite. failed
to run his race and was fourth. His
Eminence had @ bad start, but. under
Jockey Odom's terrific riding at the
end. landed in fifth position.
Sannazarro, Six Shooter Beau Gal
liant, Silverdale and Sadie s., finished
in the order named behind His Emil
| nence.
That is was a truly run race. was the
opinion of every unprejudiced spectl-
tor. The Parader. was seventh away
at the drop of the starters red flag az
ter the field had made one false break
Pigott had orders to make a killing
pace He at once took to the front and
there The Parader remained until the
stretch was reached. Pigott is strong
rider and is credited with considerable
judgment. but he did not figure upon
all of the problems that were known
his mount into second place and kept
Robert Waddell within striking dis
tance until the head of the stretch.
Strengthening out a drive in the
stretch the horses gave an inkling OF
the final result of the race.
| "Parader is beaten" came from the
throats Of thousands. pullman is go-
ing after him" Then waddell parsed
the crack eastern colt and Buliman had
no doubt of his victory. The Parader
was two lengths before Terminus with
the tired or sulky Bonnibert fourth,
| three lengths ahead OF His Emlnence
on whom Odom was making one Of his
whirling finishes. The remainder of the
field was beaten off.
| Down to the wire and under Z flash
ed the winner. waddell. still fun OF run-
ming. length ahead Of Terminus. who
just snatched second place from The
Parader by neck. The Parade- was
five lengths ahead Of Bonnibert and the
remainder Of the field straggle under
the wire just ahead OF the surgfng
crowd that broke from the infield and
over the fences to greet the equine
hero and his popular Jockey, BulIman.
Immediately the Derby had been
run, extravagant stories were clrtu-
lated In the crowd about the fortune
Virginia" Bradley had won on the
victory OF his gelding. Turfmen rush-
| ed to the paddock and Overwhelmed
the tall Virginia with congratuiafions-
| Enthusiasts who escaped the vigilance
Of the officers at the gate sought 20
destroy the owners old hat. tear on
his coat and play similar pranks on tie
| quaintest character on the western
turf. But Pa" Bradley was not 70 ber
stampeded. He declared that he :uof
"knowd" he would win with Waddel1.
and that he had played a few so btIIs
in the Winter book when the geIdiriw
was held at 100 10 /. The turfmen
jumped to the conclusion that he hs6
won at least $4,000 and renewed fne{r
enthusiasm until the fortunate ov1n1r-
Of the Derby winner nearly tainted.
Waddell won $4,000 for his owner
and Bradley paid 5000 of IT to Jockev
BuIlman.